One of the greatest losses to biblical scholarship is the death of Martin Hengel in July of this year.  A nice reminder of his academic excellence is the forthcoming book by Hengel that will be published in April/May of 2010: Saint Peter: The...

I was just told that the Jan 2010 issue of NTS has been posted online.  Please note the appearance of an article by Durham University student John K. Goodrich – on an important topic for studying the background of the Corinthian epistles.  Also, I...

Last year I was introduced to the wonderful book The Joy of Teaching (Peter Filene) through the recommendation of fellow blogger Pat McCullough.  It is short, often cleverly anecdotal, and full of practical advice for novices in the higher academic...

Can good biblical scholars also be theologians?  Especially in light of the Theological Interpretation of Scripture club (J.B. Green, R. Hays, F.B. Watson, R.W.L. Moberly, B. Gaventa, M.M. Thompson, etc…), many would say “Of course!”  It is...

Though we are, of course, in an economic downturn, I was surprised that the book hall at SBL was teeming with life.  Though many publishers had downsized (in space and number of books), books were being snatched up quickly.  I will report my ‘picks’...