New article in Journal for the Jesus Movement in Its Jewish Setting
Just a quick update. An article I wrote for the Journal of the Jesus Movement in Its Jewish Setting was recently published. The article concerns Mark’s use of Latinisms and the location of its geographic setting. JJMJS is an open-access journal, so it can be found online free here: http://www.jjmjs.org/ Loanwords or Code-Switching? Latin […]
New Publications and Indiegogo
This summer has been eventful! Two articles I wrote are now in print: “The Date of Mark’s Gospel Apart from the Temple and Rumors of War: The Taxation Episode (12:13–17) as Evidence.” Catholic Biblical Quarterly 79 (2017): 422–437. “Capernaum: A ‘Hub’ for the Historical Jesus or the Markan Evangelist?” Journal for the Study of the […]
Superman: Champion of the Oppressed
I have uploaded some images that may interest those who have read my article, “Champion of the Oppressed: Redescribing the Jewishness of Superman as Populist Authenticity Politics,” Journal of Religion and Popular Culture 29 (2017): forthcoming. The first four Figures are discussed in the article itself. I have included some other images and interesting links […]
Appendices for Dissertation
This is a static URL that will have links to material from appendices for my dissertation. [These appendices have been temporarily removed as they are edited for inclusion in DMIPERP] [Edit: These appendices can now be read in revised form at www.ArmyOfRomanPalestine.com]
Gospel of Jesus’ Wife Blog Posts and Online Articles
This post is intended to be an up-to-date collection of blog posts and online articles cited in the article “Gender in Biblical Studies after the Forgery of The Gospel of Jesus’ Wife.” Biblical Interpretation 26 (2018): 391-412. Links cited in the article are all collected here for ease of access. [Last Updated 30 Aug 2018] […]
Gender in Biblical Studies after the Gospel of Jesus’ Wife
A couple years ago Eva Mroczek wrote an excellent blog post on the open sexism surrounding academic discourse on the Gospel of Jesus’ Wife and it seems worth revisiting in light of the Atlantic article published yesterday. It’s difficult to know what to make of all of it, but a few things warrant further discussion. […]
New Publication
A manuscript I wrote recently saw publication, “Martial and the fiscus Iudaicus Once More” in the Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha 25 (2015) 111-117. A Pre-Proof version can be read here and the full published version can be read here.
SBL presentation
SBL is right around the corner and I will be presenting at the Redescribing Early Christianity section. This year the theme is redescribing time and anachronism. Here is my abstract. Mark’s Jesus as Post-War Subject in Pre-War Galilee Abstract: While most scholars agree Mark was composed around the time of the Judaean War, […]
New Article in Bible and Critical Theory
A new article I wrote was recently published in The Bible and Critical Theory. It is titled “Rethinking the Gay Centurion: Sexual Exceptionalism, National Exceptionalism in Readings of Matt. 8:5-13//Luke 7:1-10”. You can find it online here: http://novaojs.newcastle.edu.au/ojsbct/index.php/bct/article/view/614
Martial’s Epigrams 11.94 and the Fiscus Iudaicus
Martial, Epigrams 11.94 reads: Your overflowing malice, and your detraction everywhere of my books, I pardon: circumcised poet, you are wise! This too, I disregard, that when you carp at my poesy ouplunder them: so, too, circumcised pet, you are wise! What tortures me is this, that you, circumcised poet, although born in the very […]