A few days ago, Owen Strachan made this statement on Twitter “The gospel of grace takes men who have been softened by the devil and makes them hard, strong, lean, loving, and ferocious in pursuit of God and his glory. See ἀνδρίζεσθε in 1 Cor. 16:13, best translated “act like men.” Men aren’t soft. Men must be tough in Christ.” There are quite a number of things that are unclear and unbiblical about this statement. Strachan seems to have a developed a... 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
As of Jan, 2020, I have joined the editorial board of JSNT. This is a great honor for many reasons. Of course it is a highly respected periodical (I think one of the best for NT studies). Also, my very first blind peer-reviewed article was published with JSNT in 2008. If you are wondering which journal to publish with, please consider JSNT as it has a sterling reputation. Read more
The most popular blog series of Crux Sola is my series on Women in Ministry. See below for the full series index Index of Posts Post 1: Starting from the Beginning Post 2: Translation and Terms Post 3: Starting with Deborah Post 4: In the Beginning: Image of God, Male and Female Post 5: The Undoing (Gen 3) Post 6: Thinking about Patriarchy Post 7: Marvelous Mary (the Mother of Jesus) Post 8:Mary Magdalene: Equal to the Apostles Post 9:... Read more
New Book SHALL BE BRIGHT AT LAST: Suffering and Hope in the Letters of Paul A couple of years ago, I taught a graduate seminar on the subject “Suffering, Pain, and Hope in Paul.” Coming out of that wonderful course, 8 seminary students and myself wrote sermon-style reflections on suffering and hope in Paul. This book is part of an open-book initiative of George Fox University, so we produced it so it could be free for anyone and everyone everywhere... Read more
Have Biblical Scholars Become Too Smart For Their Own Good? Especially in the past few years, I have detected a more widespread fragmenting of the Biblical Studies academy. We have become quick to retreat into our in-group clubs of theology, ideology, and other “0logies.” And then we attack “the other,” accusing them of being evil or stupid, sometimes both. I admit, I did let myself indulge in this for a while (especially satire on social media; satire has its place,... Read more
In 2015, Prof. John Barclay wrote Paul and the Gift (Eerdmans), an important monograph that rocked Pauline studies and has widely been hailed the most important book on Paul in the last two decades. In 2020, Barclay will publish another book on the theme of grace. From what I can gather, this book revisits and summarizes his key arguments (it is much shorter than PatG), and Barclay engages with the critical feedback he has received in the last few years. If... Read more
This summer I will be attending the “Honor-Shame Conference” at Wheaton College, June 8-10. Plenary speakers include people like John M. G. Barclay (Durham) and Sheryl Takagi Silzer (SIL). There are a number of biblical scholars and theologians leading breakout sessions including: Joshua Jipp (TEDS), Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen (Fuller), and E. Randolph Richards (Palm Beach Atlantic), and I will be presenting as well. Please join us for this worthwhile conference! My session information is below. It relates to my new book, Paul... Read more
This is part 2 of a new blog series. For part 1, the advice was: Choose Your Journal Wisely. My second “note” is this: Great articles offer convincing solutions to clear problems. Often, when I find myself uninterested in or unconvinced by an article, the author has made one of two mistakes (or, maybe, both!) #1: The problem is (a) not clear, (b) not really a problem, or (c) of very little interest or consequence #2: The solution is (a) not clear, (b) not really... Read more
I have some special news to share: fall 2020, I will join the faculty of Northern Seminary to teach in New Testament alongside Scot McKnight. This is an exciting career move for me and I am stoked to engage with the Northern learning community. See the full announcement HERE. Read more
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