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Coming Soon: Podcast Series on Journeying in Academic Biblical Studies

Faith commitments. Critical scholarship. University vs. seminary. PhD programs. British and American Universities. Jobs. The ‘politics’ of institutions. Publications. Ministry. Money (and debt). Family. Time.

These are some of the main categories of issues that many face when journeying in academic biblical studies. I have experienced both American and British PhD programs, denominational seminary and prestigious university, landing scholarships, job applications and interviews, working in the UK and USA, leaving an academic job, publishing in ‘top tier’ publications, the ‘ministry vs. academy’ dichotomy, etc.

In this podcast series, I plan to talk openly about these issues—the struggles, the decisions, strategies, and the successes. I will also be inviting other experts onto the podcast to help. Continue Reading

Expositus at 12 Months (and other work)

Over at the Expositus blog, I have posted a brief overview of the first 12 months of the organization I lead. I might add to the research summarized there that I also continue to work in New Testament-related subjects, including research related to my PhD on Luke-Acts, and marketing and teaching a NT Greek course… Continue Reading

New Publication: “Mobile Liturgy”

Recently an article of mine was published: Joshua L. Mann, “Mobile Liturgy: Reflections on the Church of England’s Daily Prayer App” Online: Heidelberg Journal of Religions on the Internet 12 (2017): 42–59. Abstract: Technologies used to represent texts are not hermeneutically neutral. Since technologies have illocutionary force, we should ask of any text, whether print or digital, In… Continue Reading

New Country, New Job

A couple of months ago I returned to the USA from the UK to lead a new research and education nonprofit (=charity in Britain) called Expositus. This is a continuation of my work in the area of digital humanities, especially faith and technology. Expositus seeks to bring tech research, training, and solutions to the local… Continue Reading

The ‘Discovery’ of 29 New Homilies on the Psalms Attr. to Origen

Recently I was participating in an academic conference where one senior scholar mentioned their involvement at a recent colloquium (cf. report) discussing 29 homilies on the Psalms recently (re)discovered and attributed to Origen. At this I noticed a bit of astonishment amongst a few that seemed to indicate this news was not as well known as… Continue Reading

Samuel b. Jacob Identified as Scribe in Another Firkowich Ms., L17

Dr Kim Phillips, a research associate at Tyndale House, Cambridge, makes the argument in a recent issue of the Tyndale Bulletin (68.1), “A New Codex from the Leningrad Codex: L17“: Samuel b. Jacob was the scribe responsible for the production of the so-called Leningrad Codex (Firkowich B19a), currently our earliest complete Masoretic Bible codex. This… Continue Reading

Digital Humanities and Theology in Finland

In February I had the pleasure of visiting the University of Turku, Finland with my colleague, director of CODEC, Pete Phillips. We were participating in a consultation of sorts that brought together computer scientists, theologians, and professionals to discuss how each of us were approaching relevant questions and technologies from our disciplinary perspectives. For my… Continue Reading

How You Should Use Academia.edu?

Dr Sarah Bond, a US scholar of Classics and DH, has recently written to tell fellow scholars using the popular academic social network Academia.edu, “It is time to delete your Academia.edu account.” Her primary concerns are the website’s for-profit character and its lack of true open-access. Continue Reading

“What is Opened in Luke 24:45, the Mind or the Scriptures?” – JBL Article

I was pleased to see an article I originally submitted in February of 2015 finally appear in the Journal of Biblical Literature, 135 no. 4 (Winter 2016): “What is Opened in Luke 24:45, the Mind or the Scriptures?” My abstract is as follows: Continue Reading

SBLCentral: A personalised (digital) research assistant for SBL members

I recently presented at the SBL in a section in which John F. Kutsko, executive director of SBL, also presented. He shared about funding the Society has received to pursue the development of SBLCentral, which “…envisions a highly customized and automated research platform…”. “The research platform would provide access to specialized content, including books, reviews, journal… Continue Reading

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