In anticipation of Mark Goodacre’s paper at SBL on 18 November (see information below), Alan Garrow has kindly contributed the following article on Ron Huggins, the scholar who coined the term “Matthean Posteriority.”
Academic Jobs in Biblical Studies and Theology: Oct 20-Nov 4, 2018
Image: Ken Lund via Flickr
The past two weeks have seen a decent number of job postings from California to Oxford, Oregon to Singapore. Happy Hunting, and be sure to read this op-ed piece in preparation for SBL in Denver just a few weeks from now. [Read more…]
Teaching Outside Your Tradition: Four Suggestions Toward Transformational Pedagogy
by Amy L. Balogh | University of Denver
As a professor who teaches Hebrew Bible and Judaic studies courses across Colorado’s Front Range while also working at the University of Denver’s Center for Judaic Studies, my non-Jewish identity is a topic of conversation more often than one might expect. These exchanges, as awkward as they are, also provide priceless opportunities to reflect on the pedagogical and ethical responsibilities that are specific to teaching and supporting a religious tradition other than the Christianity with which I was raised. [Read more…]