From now until Feb 10, 2020, you can get my 1-2 Thessalonians commentary (New Covenant Commentary, Cascade/Wipf & Stock) for FREE! Click on the image below and make sure to use the code: “ebookfree” Read more

This is a new weekly series highlighting a few new books in New Testament studies   Michelle Lee-Barnewall has written an excellent study guide called Surprised by the Parables: Growing in Grace through the Stories of Jesus. There is great research behind this little book, but it is accessible and fitting for a church group. Here is the description: In the gospels, Jesus used parables to teach transformative lessons and convey deep spiritual truths about the kingdom of God. But… Read more

This blog series spotlights 50 NT scholars and their research. The goal of this series is to introduce readers to a wider circle of scholarship than they have encountered before. The majority of people on this list are early or mid-career NT scholars who are doing great research and writing. Eric D. Barreto Frederick and Margaret L. Weyerhaeuser Associate Professor of New Testament Princeton Theological Seminary Twitter @ericbarreto Why do you love teaching the New Testament? One of the joys… Read more

This is part 3 of an ongoing series. (Part 2; Part 1) “Know the Scholarship” When you try to publish an academic article, it is imperative that you demonstrate knowledge and critical engagement with the most respected and most relevant scholarship. Now, this might seem obvious, who wouldn’t do this? But I would say about 50% of the time, when I see an article rejected, a reviewer has commented that the author failed to engage with key scholarship. Sometimes this is,… Read more