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Lockdown Diary: Prof John Barclay, Durham University

November 17, 2020 by Tavis Bohlinger 4 Comments

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Life in lockdown is exhausting. Planning, organising, and administering online teaching is sapping all the mental energy and time at the moment, while teaching is less rewarding than usual, without significant face-to-face interaction. (God so loved the world, that he did not Zoom us …).


Also the drama, frustration and anxiety caused by the news takes up so much mental and emotional space, that it is hard to think clearly and well. The result is that there is, for me at least, very little reading/research and no extended writing taking place at all.

On the plus side, the online world allows international interaction across continents without the hassle, pollution, and expense of travel. But if this goes on long, we will find ourselves with less and less to say to each other, and unable to make meaningful new scholarly relationships. An online conference is not a patch on the real thing!

John M. G. Barclay is the Lightfoot Professor of Divinity at Durham University.

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Filed Under: Miscellaneous Tagged With: barclay, coronavirus, durham, gift, lockdown, pandemic, paul, Paul and the Gift, research, scholar, supervisor, university

a priori: David McCollough’s work on Identity Fusion in Luke-Acts

April 29, 2020 by Tavis Bohlinger Leave a Comment

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A Priori is a recently launched series on the theLAB in which we put three simple questions to scholars undertaking important research in biblical studies, theology, ethics, and more. This week we hear from David McCollough and his social anthropological work, called Identity Fusion, in Luke-Acts.

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Filed Under: A Priori Tagged With: durham, scholarship

Academic Jobs in Biblical Studies and Theology: Oct 22 – Nov 4, 2019

November 4, 2019 by Tavis Bohlinger Leave a Comment

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The past two weeks featured jobs from Canada to Austria, New York to Cambridge. Happy hunting.

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Filed Under: Academic Jobs Tagged With: academic, durham, theology

New Evangelical Graduate Fellowship at Durham

October 23, 2019 by Tavis Bohlinger Leave a Comment

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St John’s College at Durham University in England has just announced a new Evangelical Graduate Fellowship in honor of the eminent Professor Walter Moberly. If you’ve ever dreamed of working on a PhD in theology or biblical studies at the most prestigious department of theology in the world (I’m biased, but I’m not alone in that bias), this fellowship may help to realize that dream.

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Filed Under: Miscellaneous Tagged With: durham, fellowship, moberly, phd, walter

Recap of Durham’s New Song Conference on Hebrew Poetry

July 17, 2019 by Tavis Bohlinger 1 Comment

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Historic Ushaw College and Gardens, where over 80 laypeople, professors, poets, and priests gathered for the New Song Conference 24–25 June, 2019.

by Richard Rohlfing | Durham University

Most of us are aware that 35-40% of the Hebrew Bible can be described as poetic (not to speak of the poetic dimensions of Hebrew narrative). Yet, what theological difference does it make that poetry is the literary form for so much of the Bible? As Jews and Christians receive the Bible as communication that discloses God – what significance does the poetic medium play?

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Filed Under: Conferences, Hebrew, Old Testament Tagged With: davis, dickie, durham, ellen, firth, goldingay, heffelfinger, held, lexham, michael, poetry, press, roberts, sommer, symmons, yisca, zimran

Academic Jobs in Biblical Studies and Theology: May 21–June 3, 2019

June 3, 2019 by Tavis Bohlinger 4 Comments

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A slew of new jobs were posted these past two weeks, including numerous postdocs, from London to Fiji, Belgium to Illinois. Happy hunting.

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Filed Under: Academic Jobs Tagged With: academic, associate, career, durham, europe, germany, ivy, league, oxbridge, oxford, phd, postdocs, professor, salary, states

When Catholics and Protestants Debate Grace: A Tribute to John M. G. Barclay

May 3, 2019 by Tavis Bohlinger Leave a Comment

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Last Summer, a special event was held at Durham University in which a number of prominent Protestant and Catholic theologians came together to (kindly) debate grace. The event was titled, “Reading Paul Today: Grace and Gift for Protestant and Catholic Theology,” and was sponsored by Durham’s Center for Catholic Studies. The impetus for this gathering was John M. G. Barclay’s paradigm-shifting work on charis, or grace, in Paul and the Gift (Eerdmans).

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Filed Under: Conferences, New Testament Tagged With: ayres, barclay, cambridge, charis, durham, grace, kilby, linebaugh, luther, murray, paul, systematic, theology

Conference Alert: NEW SONG on Biblical Hebrew Poetry, Durham 2019

January 30, 2019 by Tavis Bohlinger 1 Comment

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Credit: Mark Ryman

Durham University’s Centre for the Study of Jewish Culture, Society and Politics and the Centre for Catholic Studies, in collaboration with Ushaw College, are pleased to announce the forthcoming conference:

NEW SONG: Biblical Hebrew Poetry as Jewish and Christian Scripture for the 21st Century

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Filed Under: Conferences, Miscellaneous Tagged With: biblical, daffern, davis, durham, firth, goldingay, Hebrew, heffelfinger, michael, new, poetry, roberts, sommer, song, symmons, zimran

Todd Brewer on “What Makes a good Biblical Scholar or Theologian?”

December 3, 2018 by Tavis Bohlinger Leave a Comment

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A good biblical scholar is one who approaches the text with a genuine openness to being corrected by it. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: What Makes a Good Biblical Scholar? Tagged With: brewer, durham, logos, scholar, todd

Recap of “Closing the Gap” Conference in Durham

June 21, 2018 by Tavis Bohlinger 2 Comments

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Words by Justin Allison, Photos by Tavis Bohlinger*

On June 18th and 19th, students, staff, and local attendees gathered in Durham for an international conference entitled “Closing the Gap: Best Practices for Integrating Historical and Theological Exegesis.” The aim was to host a conversation on the practice of theological interpretation, as opposed to the more abundant theoretical reflections upon that task. [Read more…]

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