I got the sad news recently that Journal for the Study of Paul and His Letters will be discontinued by the publisher’s decision. This was originally Mike Bird’s idea in 2008, and he brought me on board in 2009 as associate editor. The first issue appeared in 2011. We were co-editors for several years, and then eventually passed the baton on to Stan Porter and Christopher Land. The journal had a good decade run, first with Eisenbrauns, then PSU Press. We... Read more
Amy B. Peeler, Women and the Gender of God (Eerdmans) **MUST READ OF 2022 Peeler’s book is my top book of the year. Winsome, academically rigorous, interdisciplinary, a great contribution to the ongoing discussion of gender, Scripture, and theology. Simon Gathercole, The Gospel and the Gospels (Eerdmans) Gathercole looks at the canonical gospels in relation to the wider phenomenon of gospel writing in the first few centuries. Are the 4 gospels distinctive? How? Excellent in-depth study. Michael J. Gorman, Romans (Eerdmans) The... Read more
Thank you to Dr. Jim West for reading Tell Her Story and writing up a very positive review—I’m honored and thankful! You can read the whole review HERE. Here are some things Jim says: Many years ago I read a fantastic volume titled ‘When Women Were Priests‘. It was a revolutionary and eye opening volume and more influential on my own approach to the issue of the place of women in the history of earliest Christianity than anything else. I... Read more
My friend David Moffitt (University of St. Andrews) talks about some of the key ideas in his new book: Rethinking the Atonement (Baker Academic, 2022) The Atonement—Jesus’s Work Goes On (And On!) David M. Moffitt Debates about the atonement have raged in theological circles for many years now, with wagons circled around favored theories such as penal substitution, moral example, ransom theory, Christus Victor, and so on. While advocates of various camps fiercely contend for elements of their preferred view, one... Read more
The latest issue of Bulletin for Biblical Research (32.3 2022) is dedicated to a book review discussion of Dale Allison’s book The Resurrection of Jesus (T&T Clark, 2021). When I stepped down as BBR editor, organizing this review discussion was my last contribution. I am thankful for Josh Jipp for helping me plan the issue, and for Dominick Hernandez (the new BBR editor) for seeing it through to publication. And I am especially appreciative of the reviewers and Dale’s robust engagement. You... Read more
Today, I was delighted to interview Dr. Jamie Davies (Trinity College Bristol) about his new book THE APOCALYPTIC PAUL (Cascade, 2022). Some of my doctoral students sat in on the discussion and asked some questions at the end. I wanted to post this rich conversation for the benefit of students and scholars who are interested in Pauline studies. Enjoy! If you are interested in other interviews I have conducted with biblical scholars, check out the Crux Sola TV Playlist. Read more
We are continuing a series on Ten Things I Can’t Live Without (As A Scholar). If you want to catch up on previous posts in the series, click HERE. This is a companion series to go along with my new book THE WRITER: A Guide to Research, Writing, and Publishing in Biblical Studies. #4: Scanning App for your Phone Have you ever found yourself in front of a book or document you want to copy or scan, but nowhere near... Read more
I was excited to discover today that Oxford University Press has published my article on Philemon scholarship in the Oxford Bibliographies databases. Unfortunately, full access to the 100+ item annotated bibliography I created requires an institutional subscription, but they do offer a small preview for free (click HERE). (If you have access to OBO, you might be interested in another entry I wrote on Faith in the NT.) This research on Philemon has been beneficial for one of my major... Read more
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My Top Six OT Commentaries: Psalms (Guest Writer: Dr. Elizabeth H.P. Backfish)
(Wanna get caught up on all our previous guest posts and their commentary recommendations? Here is the index link to this series.) Today, we are fortunate to have a guest expert on the Psalms, Dr. Elizabeth (Libby) Backfish, Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible at William Jessup University in Rocklin, CA; and Resident Theologian at Granite Springs Church in Lincoln, CA. She is currently writing a Psalms commentary with Andy Abernethy for Lexham Press to add to this list. Technical... Read more