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My Response to Koog P. Hong’s RBL Review of my Jacob and the Divine Trickster 19 Jul 2013 | 10:33 pm
(Below is a copy of the response I have submitted to RBL in the hopes they will publish and circulate it, as a fitting response to Hong’s review of my book, which you can read HERE). A Response to...
Old Testament Theology Thursday! (Sweeney/Jewish Biblical Theology Edition) 3 Aug 2012 | 03:19 am
From Marvin Sweeney’s recent Tanak: A Theological and Critical Introduction to the Jewish Bible: “The task of a Jewish biblical theology cannot be the same as that of a Christian Old Testament theolog...
What (and where) I’m teaching in the Fall . . . 30 Apr 2012 | 03:21 am
In the Fall I will be teaching at Sioux Falls Seminary in Sioux Falls, SD. I am beyond excited for this opportunity to do something I am passionate about: communicate the beauty, complexity, and impor...
Book Review: Kenton Sparks, Sacred Word, Broken Word: Biblical Authority & the Dark Side of Scripture 29 Apr 2012 | 02:39 pm
Kenton Sparks, interim provost and professor of biblical studies at Eastern University in Pennsylvania, sets out in this volume to expand upon–in a more general format–his contributions in his God’s W...
Help Compiling Bibliography on Disturbing Images of God in the OT 29 Feb 2012 | 06:39 am
Many of you may know I am currently working on my second book, tentatively titled An Untamable God: Reading the Old Testament’s Troubling Texts Theologically (under contract with Eerdmans). I have thu...
So who’s on the Twitter? 29 Feb 2012 | 06:25 am
Since Facebook has proven to be a delightful means of making connections within academia and being made aware of current trends and conservations in scholarship, I have begun, again, reading and using...
Blogging SBL San Francisco 2011 25 Nov 2011 | 07:54 am
I’m back from the Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature in San Francisco, which I attended Friday, Nov 18 – Tuesday, Nov 22. It was an excellent meeting this year, though the one compla...
Going to SBL in San Francisco . . . ? 17 Nov 2011 | 12:22 pm
Then might I suggest you join us for the inaugural sessions of the new program unit I chair (along with Chris Heard) dedicated to the book of Genesis. We have two stellar sessions this year. Genesis ...
My THIRD book under contract . . . 5 Nov 2011 | 01:19 am
I’m delighted to announce that what will be my third book is now under contract with Wipf & Stock. This will be a bit different; I am co-writing it with my teacher, mentor, and friend at Augustana Col...
Newspaper Story About Me and My First Book, Jacob and the Divine Trickster 23 Oct 2011 | 12:56 am
It’s apparently a slow news day in Mitchell, SD (we are the 8th largest city in the state, boasting a population of about 15,000!), because the Mitchell Daily Republic, our local newspaper, has today ...
