A few years ago I discussed some work by Steve Runge that challenges the foundation of Stanley Porter’s argument that the Greek verb does not grammaticalize time but only aspect–the heart of debates in Greek linguistic studies within the field of NT studies over the past 2 1/2 decades (emphasis on within the field of… Continue Reading
Larry Hurtado shares: I’m pleased to note that a multi-author book co-edited by Paul Owen and me, “Who is This Son of Man? The Latest Scholarship on a Puzzling Expression of the Historical Jesus (London: T&T Clark, 2011), originally an appallingly expensive hardback, is now available in paperback at a quite reasonable price; £16.19 ($29.95… Continue Reading
The above was the title of my ISBL paper delivered last week in St. Andrews. It seemed well received by those who attended the session (NT Methods), which I felt was a nice session of papers. My paper is part of a slightly larger project on chiasm that I hope to publish in article form… Continue Reading
For those involved in scholarship, especially at an early career period, Nijay Gupta has a helpful list of 10 Lessons Learned About Publishing As An Editor. By the way, if you’re not subscribed to Nijay’s blog yet, I would recommend doing so. As I’ve said previously, most of his posts save me time in one way… Continue Reading
Twice in the last few months I have realized the importance of having peers review something I have written BEFORE I send it off or present it. I learned three lessons, all of which are rather obvious. In the first case, I had two friends review a draft of an essay (it will appear in… Continue Reading
I was recently asked what commentaries I am finding most helpful as I research the Gospel of Luke. Briefly, in a not-so-particular order, here are a few thoughts on Luke (and a couple on Acts): I. Howard Marshall on Luke (NIGTC) (1978), though its been around a while (!), nearly always hits the significant exegetical… Continue Reading
For part one of my review, see here. Part two here. (Amazon link to the book.) I wanted to touch on a few issues before finishing up with Carroll. Continue Reading
For part one of my review, see here. (Amazon link to the book.) Carroll’s introduction is succinct and adequate, not ground-breaking yet covering real ground. I give it a mark of ‘good’ on a scale of bad to excellent (that’s something like 7 out of 10), particular in view of a semi-technical audience. On authorship,… Continue Reading
Some time back I mentioned I would be reviewing a handful of books, one of which is John T. Carroll‘s Luke: A Commentary (The New Testament Library; Louisville: WJK, 2012). The following is part one of my review, having had the chance to thoroughly read the introduction and use a good portion of the commentary proper. I… Continue Reading
Ron Huggins recently critiqued Hal Taussig’s A New New Testament, and puts his finger on a problem that I believe plagues more popular-level publishing in our field: I am not sure of the exact number but I am quite certain I have at least ten other English translations of the Gospel of Thomas on my shelves in… Continue Reading