{"id":13517,"date":"2020-03-10T18:50:30","date_gmt":"2020-03-11T02:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/cruxsola\/?p=13517"},"modified":"2020-03-10T18:50:30","modified_gmt":"2020-03-11T02:50:30","slug":"50-2-follow-50-nt-scholars-to-read-and-follow-carla-swafford-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/cruxsola\/2020\/03\/50-2-follow-50-nt-scholars-to-read-and-follow-carla-swafford-works\/","title":{"rendered":"#50-2-Follow: 50 NT Scholars to Read and Follow\u2014Carla Swafford Works"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p><em>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. The majority of people on this list are early or mid-career NT scholars who are doing great research and writing.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12237 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/1287\/2020\/01\/50-2-Follow.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"486\" height=\"486\"><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Introducing<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Carla Swafford Works<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Professor of New Testament<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Wesley Theological Seminary (Washington D.C.)<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13523\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/1287\/2020\/03\/Works-Carla.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\"><\/h2>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" aria-describedby=\"c2770\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-describedby=\"c2770\"><\/div>\n<h2>Explain why you love teaching and\/or writing, and why it brings you vocational satisfaction.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewNumberedItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItem freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItem\" role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"2040405938\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextLongText freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextDisabledText freebirdThemedInput\">I am addicted to the \u201caha\u201d moments that occur in the classroom when the biblical text comes alive. We all bring baggage to the biblical text through our own reading lenses. Sometimes those reading lenses hinder us from wanting to engage the text. When we develop an awareness of those lenses, though, we have more freedom to examine the text and engage it in its multiple contexts. I have found that teaching Paul\u2019s letters in particular has made me a better teacher. The majority of my students would like to avoid reading the apostle due to years of abuse within the church over (mis)interpretations of Paul. This classroom context gave birth to my book <em>The Least of These: Paul and the Marginalized<\/em>. Acknowledging our lenses can help us examine whether some of the interpretations that we have inherited are really warranted by reading the Bible in light of its own historical, social, cultural, and literary contexts. It is in these moments that I have seen \u201caha\u201d moments occur. These moments are powerful and life-giving. I love being part of that.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewNumberedItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItem freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItem\" role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1232386444\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItemHeader\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItemTitleDescContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItemTitleContainer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewNumberedItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItem freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItem\" role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1232386444\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItemHeader\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItemTitleDescContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItemTitleContainer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItemTitleDescContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItemTitleContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewNumberedItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItem freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItem\" role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"2040405938\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewNumberedItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItem freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItem\" role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"2040405938\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewNumberedItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItem freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItem\" role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"2040405938\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItemContainer\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewNumberedItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItem freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItem\" role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1232386444\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItemHeader\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItemTitleDescContainer\">\n<div>\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextLongText freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextDisabledText freebirdThemedInput\">What is one \u201cbig idea,\u201d emphasis, or theme in your scholarship that you hope impacts the way students and scholars read and understand the NT?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewNumberedItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItem freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItem\" role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1232386444\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextLongText freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextDisabledText freebirdThemedInput\">The Bible is about God. I read the Bible as a testament to the many people of faith who have come before us. They are not perfect. They struggle. They falter. The Bible demonstrates multiple ways in which these people have tried to articulate what they believe God is doing in the world. Our human languages are limited. Our human ways of thinking are limited. The Bible reflects and preserves those limitations, but it also points to a greater reality of a Creator God who loves all creation and longs to bless that creation with life abundant.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewNumberedItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItem freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItem\" role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1288714414\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItemHeader\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItemTitleDescContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItemTitleContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewNumberedItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItem freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItem\" role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1232386444\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewNumberedItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItem freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItem\" role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1232386444\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewNumberedItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItem freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItem\" role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1232386444\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewNumberedItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItem freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItem\" role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1232386444\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewNumberedItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItem freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItem\" role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1232386444\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItemContainer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItemHeader\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItemTitleDescContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewNumberedItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItem freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItem\" role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1288714414\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItemHeader\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItemTitleDescContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItemTitleContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewNumberedItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItem freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItem\" role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1232386444\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewNumberedItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItem freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItem\" role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1232386444\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItemHeader\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItemTitleDescContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItemTitleContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewNumberedItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItem freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItem\" role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1232386444\">\n<h2 class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItemContainer\">Who is your academic hero and why?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewNumberedItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItem freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItem\" role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1288714414\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextItemWrapper freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItemContainer\">\n<div aria-describedby=\"c2224\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewNumberedItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItem freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItem\" role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1288714414\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextItemWrapper freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewNumberedItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItem freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItem\" role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1288714414\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextItemWrapper freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewNumberedItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItem freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItem\" role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1288714414\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextItemWrapper freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextShortText freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextDisabledText freebirdThemedInput\" aria-describedby=\"c544\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-describedby=\"c880\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewNumberedItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItem freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItem\" role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1288714414\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextItemWrapper freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextShortText freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextDisabledText freebirdThemedInput\" aria-describedby=\"c448\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beverly_Roberts_Gaventa\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Beverly Roberts Gaventa<\/strong><\/a> has gone above and beyond the role of mentor. Of course, I have learned much from her about Paul\u2019s letters, but beyond that she has been generous with her time and her wisdom.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewNumberedItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItem freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItem\" role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1721728588\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItemHeader\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItemTitleDescContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItemTitleContainer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItemHeader\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItemTitleDescContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewNumberedItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItem freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItem\" role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1288714414\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItemHeader\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItemTitleDescContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItemTitleContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewNumberedItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItem freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItem\" role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1232386444\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewNumberedItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItem freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItem\" role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1232386444\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItemHeader\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItemTitleDescContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItemTitleContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewNumberedItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItem freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItem\" role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1232386444\">\n<h2>Name a few academic books that were formative for you as a student.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=nkgupta-20&amp;language=en_US&amp;l=li3&amp;o=1&amp;a=0802823157\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=nkgupta-20&amp;language=en_US&amp;l=li3&amp;o=1&amp;a=0800626826\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=nkgupta-20&amp;language=en_US&amp;l=li3&amp;o=1&amp;a=0300054297\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewNumberedItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItem freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItem\" role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1721728588\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextItemWrapper freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextShortText freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextDisabledText freebirdThemedInput\" aria-describedby=\"c452\"><strong>Lou Martyn<\/strong>\u2014There is a piece on Flannery O\u2019Connor and the power of grace in his <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><em>Theological Issues in the Letters of Paul<\/em><\/strong><\/span> that I have read over and over again. It reminds me of the creativity of the interpretative task.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-describedby=\"c452\"><\/div>\n<div aria-describedby=\"c452\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Theological-Issues-Letters-Louis-Martyn\/dp\/0687056225\/ref=as_li_ss_il?crid=1P20JAU6E3CHT&amp;keywords=theological+issues+in+the+letters+of+paul&amp;qid=1583894624&amp;sprefix=Theological+issues,aps,202&amp;sr=8-1&amp;linkCode=li3&amp;tag=nkgupta-20&amp;linkId=4d166832b4fd620e922f96c8e3be6b80&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\" decorated-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;ASIN=0687056225&amp;Format=_SL250_&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=nkgupta-20&amp;language=en_US\" border=\"0\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=nkgupta-20&amp;language=en_US&amp;l=li3&amp;o=1&amp;a=0687056225\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewNumberedItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItem freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItem\" role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1721728588\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextItemWrapper freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItemContainer\">\n<div aria-describedby=\"c452\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextShortText freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextDisabledText freebirdThemedInput\" aria-describedby=\"c452\">In his commentary on <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Galatians<\/strong><\/em><\/span>, he moves beyond deep scholarly engagement with the text and includes sections that help the text come alive within the first century world.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-describedby=\"c452\"><\/div>\n<div aria-describedby=\"c452\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Galatians-Anchor-Bible-James-Martyn\/dp\/0385088388\/ref=as_li_ss_il?qid=1583894650&amp;refinements=p_27:Louis+Martyn&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1&amp;text=Louis+Martyn&amp;linkCode=li3&amp;tag=nkgupta-20&amp;linkId=86937ed7eae01d4ae77b92e240d6e1f2&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\" decorated-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;ASIN=0385088388&amp;Format=_SL250_&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=nkgupta-20&amp;language=en_US\" border=\"0\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=nkgupta-20&amp;language=en_US&amp;l=li3&amp;o=1&amp;a=0385088388\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewNumberedItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItem freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItem\" role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1721728588\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextItemWrapper freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItemContainer\">\n<div aria-describedby=\"c452\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextShortText freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextDisabledText freebirdThemedInput\" aria-describedby=\"c452\">Anything by <strong>Walter Brueggemann<\/strong>, but especially <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>The Prophetic Imagination<\/em><\/span><\/strong>. Brueggemann embodies the kind of scholarship that I feel called to do, scholarship for the church rooted in the academy. His work is accessible, and it matters.<\/div>\n<div aria-describedby=\"c452\"><\/div>\n<div aria-describedby=\"c452\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Prophetic-Imagination-40th-Anniversary\/dp\/1506449301\/ref=as_li_ss_il?crid=25JDVD412S0K7&amp;keywords=the+prophetic+imagination+by+walter+brueggemann&amp;qid=1583894691&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=The+Prophetic+Imagina,stripbooks,229&amp;sr=1-1&amp;linkCode=li3&amp;tag=nkgupta-20&amp;linkId=5d26a902f0502eb45d90098517b6f05a&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\" decorated-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;ASIN=1506449301&amp;Format=_SL250_&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=nkgupta-20&amp;language=en_US\" border=\"0\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=nkgupta-20&amp;language=en_US&amp;l=li3&amp;o=1&amp;a=1506449301\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n<div aria-describedby=\"c452\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextShortText freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextDisabledText freebirdThemedInput\" aria-describedby=\"c452\"><strong>Sharon Ringe<\/strong>, my former colleague at Wesley Seminary who has retired, helped shape me as a teacher and a scholar. We still use her book in class, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Biblical Interpretation: A Roadmap<\/strong><\/em><\/span>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-describedby=\"c452\"><\/div>\n<div aria-describedby=\"c452\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Biblical-Interpretation-Sharon-H-Ringe\/dp\/0687016088\/ref=as_li_ss_il?keywords=Biblical+Interpretation:+A+Roadmap&amp;qid=1583894735&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1&amp;linkCode=li3&amp;tag=nkgupta-20&amp;linkId=3e4cd9c6ab76d23b2557fafddcf68be9&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\" decorated-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;ASIN=0687016088&amp;Format=_SL250_&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=nkgupta-20&amp;language=en_US\" border=\"0\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=nkgupta-20&amp;language=en_US&amp;l=li3&amp;o=1&amp;a=0687016088\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewNumberedItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewNumberedItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItem freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItem\" role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1230344415\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItemHeader\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItemTitleDescContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItemTitleContainer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewNumberedItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItem freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItem\" role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1721728588\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextItemWrapper freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItemContainer\">\n<div aria-describedby=\"c884\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewNumberedItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItem freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItem\" role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1721728588\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextItemWrapper freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItemContainer\">\n<div aria-describedby=\"c2228\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewNumberedItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItem freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItem\" role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1230344415\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItemHeader\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItemTitleDescContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItemTitleContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewNumberedItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItem freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItem\" role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1721728588\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextItemWrapper freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItemContainer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewNumberedItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItem freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItem\" role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1230344415\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItemHeader\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItemTitleDescContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItemTitleContainer\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>\u00a0Read Works\u2019 Work<\/h2>\n<div>\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewNumberedItemContainer\">\n<h4 class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItem freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItem\" role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1230344415\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=nkgupta-20&amp;language=en_US&amp;l=li3&amp;o=1&amp;a=1498591582\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"><em>The Least of These: Paul and the Marginalized<\/em> (Eerdmans, 2020).<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1230344415\"><\/div>\n<div role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1230344415\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0854DV71T\/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&amp;linkCode=li3&amp;tag=nkgupta-20&amp;linkId=1dccffddfde067763607e88bbbd97b54&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\" decorated-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B0854DV71T&amp;Format=_SL250_&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=nkgupta-20&amp;language=en_US\" border=\"0\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=nkgupta-20&amp;language=en_US&amp;l=li3&amp;o=1&amp;a=B0854DV71T\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewNumberedItemContainer\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewNumberedItemContainer\">\n<div role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1230344415\"><\/div>\n<h4 class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItem freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItem\" role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1230344415\"><em>The Church in the Wilderness: Paul\u2019s Use of Exodus Traditions in 1 Corinthians<\/em> (Mohr Siebeck, 2014)<\/h4>\n<div role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1230344415\"><\/div>\n<div role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1230344415\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/3161536053\/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&amp;linkCode=li3&amp;tag=nkgupta-20&amp;linkId=4ec9e571e112f5ac80610bb2ec2d534c&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\" decorated-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;ASIN=3161536053&amp;Format=_SL250_&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=nkgupta-20&amp;language=en_US\" border=\"0\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=nkgupta-20&amp;language=en_US&amp;l=li3&amp;o=1&amp;a=3161536053\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"><\/div>\n<div role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1230344415\"><\/div>\n<h4 class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItem freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItem\" role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1230344415\">\u201cPhilippians\u201d in <em>The Women\u2019s Bible Commentary<\/em> (3rd Edition)<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1230344415\"><\/div>\n<div role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1230344415\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Womens-Bible-Commentary-Third-Revised\/dp\/066423707X\/ref=as_li_ss_il?keywords=The+Women%E2%80%99s+Bible+Commentary&amp;qid=1583894852&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1&amp;linkCode=li3&amp;tag=nkgupta-20&amp;linkId=411d1fbc7ed08f178a828746b9005450&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\" decorated-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;ASIN=066423707X&amp;Format=_SL250_&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=nkgupta-20&amp;language=en_US\" border=\"0\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=nkgupta-20&amp;language=en_US&amp;l=li3&amp;o=1&amp;a=066423707X\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewNumberedItemContainer\">\n<div>\n<h3><strong>Follow Works ONLINE<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewNumberedItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItem freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItem\" role=\"listitem\" data-item-id=\"1329054694\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextItemWrapper freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewNumberedItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItem freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItem\" role=\"listitem\" data-item-id=\"1329054694\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextItemWrapper freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextShortText freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextDisabledText freebirdThemedInput\" aria-describedby=\"c459\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.workingpreacher.org\/profile\/default.aspx?uid=2-works_carla\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Working Preacher (Entries on Matthew, 1-2 Corinthians)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewNumberedItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItem freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItem\" role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1104780263\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItemHeader\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItemTitleDescContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItemTitleContainer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<hr>\n<h2>If you ran into me at SBL, and you didn\u2019t want to talk about New Testament studies, what would you want to talk about?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewNumberedItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItem freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItem\" role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1104780263\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextItemWrapper freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextShortText freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextDisabledText freebirdThemedInput\" aria-describedby=\"c462\">Travel, powerlifting, DIY home projects, and SEC football (Woo Pig Sooie! Go Razorbacks!)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewNumberedItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItem freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItem\" role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1125352587\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItemHeader\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItemTitleDescContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItemTitleContainer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItemHeader\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItemTitleDescContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItemTitleContainer\">\n<h2 class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItemTitle exportItemTitle freebirdCustomFont\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\" aria-describedby=\"i.desc.1125352587 c899\">What is a research\/writing project you are working on right now that you are excited about?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewNumberedItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItem freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItem\" role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1125352587\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextItemWrapper freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextShortText freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextDisabledText freebirdThemedInput\" aria-describedby=\"c94\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewNumberedItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItem freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItem\" role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1125352587\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextItemWrapper freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewNumberedItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItem freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItem\" role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1125352587\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextItemWrapper freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewNumberedItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsItemItem freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItem\" role=\"listitem\" data-required=\"true\" data-item-id=\"1125352587\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextItemWrapper freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextTextItemContainer\">\n<div class=\"freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextShortText freebirdFormviewerViewItemsTextDisabledText freebirdThemedInput\" aria-describedby=\"c466\">I am currently writing a commentary on 1 Corinthians, and after that I have another commentary project on the Thessalonian correspondence. 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