One thing that WordPress does for bloggers is that it tells us what phrases people entered in and clicked through that led them to my blog. Sometimes this is quite predictable (\u201cNijay Gupta\u201d) and other times not so much. In any case, I thought it would be fun and funny to respond once in a while to a series of search engine searches (partly because you sometimes never find the answers to your googlesearch questions). Here goes:<\/p>\n
1. \u201cNijay Gupta\u201d -that\u2019s me!<\/p>\n
2. \u201cnijay kelly\u201d \u2013 I had, long ago, dreamed of being the next R. Kelly. Alas, I abandoned the project when I realized I could not fly.<\/p>\n
3. \u201ckirby chair aberdeen\u201d \u2013 I have heard it has been extremely difficult to find a suitable NT chair at Aberdeen. As far as I know (since SBL), the search continues. I think someone like Joel Green would do well there, but I think it would be hard to steal him away from Fuller.<\/p>\n
4. \u201cnt wright chris wright\u201d \u2013 no relation. Although Tom Wright once told me that if he is NT Wright, then Chris is \u201cOT\u201d Wright. ahhh\u2026scholar jokes.<\/p>\n
5. \u201cpublishing the thesis\u201d \u2013 I suggest Cambridge; perhaps Brill. Try to find one that does typesetting for you, unless you have an extra 100-200 hours to burn.<\/p>\n
6. \u201cwrite an abstract in sbl\u201d \u2013 I assume this is for the conference \u2013 most important tip \u2013 it has to be interesting! Also, proofread it.<\/p>\n
7. \u201chow much do seminary professors make\u201d \u2013 I don\u2019t think you want to know. Just remind yourself, its better than flipping burgers. Unless you\u2019re flipping them at Redmill. Mmmm\u2026Redmill\u2026.<\/p>\n
8. \u201ccompleting a phd in 2 years\u201d \u2013 Are these literal years or \u201cweeks of years\u201d? Why don\u2019t you see if University of Pheonix has a suitable program. Well, in any case, go to the UK and put in the extra third year.<\/p>\n
9. \u201cbest new testament phd\u201d \u2013 go to a place with scholars you admire and respect, where you will have colleagues that will complement and sharpen you, pay attention to library holdings, and try not to go somewhere where you will need to take out over $100,000 in loans. (subliminal message: Durham, Durham, Durham, Durham\u2026.)<\/p>\n
10. \u201chow would one write their own old testament theology\u201d \u2013 see Pseudo-Philo, though he is more focused on \u201chistory.\u201d<\/p>\n
11. \u201chow to change my mind\u201d \u2013 Base it on a new archaeological discovery and not on your previously being wrong. That is how we Biblical scholars do it.<\/p>\n
12. \u201cwhat is mirror reading\u201d \u2013 Jeopardy answer: the excuse we use when we make Paul say what we want him to say<\/em><\/p>\n Hope that answers all of your questions!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" One thing that WordPress does for bloggers is that it tells us what phrases people entered in and clicked through that led them to my blog. Sometimes this is quite predictable (\u201cNijay Gupta\u201d) and other times not so much. In any case, I thought it would be fun and funny to respond once in a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4302,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1990","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n