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Month: August 2025

Podcast recommendation

Podcast recommendation

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As you can tell from the title of this website, I believe context is crucial for understanding and interpreting the Bible well. One of my favorite Bible podcasts is dedicated to helping people understand the historical context in which Bible texts were written. It’s called Biblical Time Machine and is hosted by biblical scholar Helen Bond and journalist Dave Roos (though the latest episode announced some changes to the host lineup). https://www.biblicaltimemachine.com They are currently between seasons, but if you…

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Book release

Book release

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My second book, Under Her Wings: Mothers and Motherhood in the New Testament, is releasing on September 9 with Eerdmans Publishing Co.! This was a labor of love for me a decade in the making, and I am so excited that it is about to release. Here is the book’s description: Mothers and motherhood-related themes are present throughout the New Testament, yet they have not received sufficient attention from biblical scholars. Under Her Wings fills this gap by exploring the literary, historical,…

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Refocusing this website

Refocusing this website

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If you’ve been a follower of this blog in the past, you know that it has been inactive for a long time. When I moved from Virginia to Maryland in 2016, I didn’t have a job. I created this website primarily as a way to try to put my name and work out there so that I could get speaking invitations. But in 2017 I started my job as a core faculty member at St. Mary’s Ecumenical Institute in Baltimore….

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