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The OUP Handbook Interviews: Matthew Levering on the Trinity

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The sixth interview in our series on the OUP Handbooks is with Matthew Levering, co-editor of The Oxford Handbook of the Trinity. Some of the best of the Oxford Handbooks series are entering the Logos digital library, and they are currently available at a discounted pre-order price. Individual volumes are available, or you can also save money investing in the 8-volume Oxford Handbooks Biblical Studies Collection or the 26-volume Oxford Handbooks Religion Collection.

In what follows, Matthew and I discuss various aspects of the Trinity handbook, including the vast scope of the work and what makes this resource distinct amongst other works on the Trinity.

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The OUP Handbook Interviews: Paul Jones and Paul Nimmo on Karl Barth

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The fifth interview in our series on the OUP Handbooks is with Paul Dafydd Jones and Paul T. Nimmo, co-editors of The Oxford Handbook of Karl Barth. In what follows, we discuss various aspects of the work including the depth of the essays and what makes this resource distinct amongst other works on Karl Barth.

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The OUP Handbook Interviews: Robert Kolb on Martin Luther’s Theology

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The fourth interview in our series on the OUP Handbooks is with Robert Kolb, Professor Emeritus of Systematic Theology at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, editor of The Oxford Handbook of Martin Luther’s Theology. theLAB sat down (virtually) with Prof Kolb to discuss various aspects of the work, including the large scope of the essays and what makes this resource distinct amongst other works on Luther.

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The OUP Handbook Interviews: Philip Ziegler and Michael Mawson on Bonhoeffer

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The Oxford University Press Handbooks are renowned as go-to volumes for students and scholars alike when embarking on research in new topics, or for seasoned scholars who want to know the essential bibliographies for any number of issues in biblical and religious studies.

The third interview in our series is with both the Rev’d Professor Philip Ziegler, Chair of Christian Dogmatics, School of Divinity, History & Philosophy at the University of Aberdeen, and Michael Mawson, Senior Lecturer in Systematic Theology and Ethics at the United Theological College and Charles Sturt University, co-editors of The Oxford Handbook of Dietrich Bonhoeffer.

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The OUP Handbook Interviews: Timothy Lim on the Dead Sea Scrolls

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The Oxford University Press Handbooks are renowned as go-to volumes for students and scholars alike when embarking on research in new topics, or for seasoned scholars who desire efficiency when seeking to grasp the essential bibliographies for any number of issues within biblical and religious studies.

The second interview in our series is with Timothy Lim, Professor of Hebrew Bible & Second Temple Judaism at the University of Edinburgh, and editor of The Oxford Handbook of the Dead Sea Scrolls.

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Academic Jobs in Biblical Studies and Theology: 1 Jan–5 Mar, 2021

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The Academic Jobs post is back after a hiatus due to the pandemic. We’re back now, playing a bit of catch-up from the first of the year, with the aim of posting the latest jobs in biblical studies, theology, and related fields within academia on a weekly basis. Available posts are currently accepting applications from Wales to Texas, Cologne to Manitoba. Happy hunting.

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The OUP Handbook Interviews: John Collins and Apocalyptic Literature

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The Oxford University Press Handbooks are renowned as go-to volumes for students and scholars alike when embarking on research in new topics, or for seasoned scholars who desire efficiency when seeking to grasp the essential bibliographies for any number of issues within biblical and religious studies.

Over the next few weeks, the Academic Blog will publish a series of interviews with the editors of a number of the OUP Handbooks, which have just been made available for pre-order on Logos.

Our first interviewee is John J. Collins, Holmes Professor of Old Testament Criticism and Interpretation at Yale University, who is the editor of the OUP Handbook on Apocalyptic Literature.

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

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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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It’s Time You Learned Latin. Here are Six Reasons Why.

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De Rerum Natura, Lucretius – Cambridge University Library

Latin is a language that I picked up during my PhD studies, and it has proved useful and enjoyable. I wish that I had learned it as a youth, which is why I’ve begun teaching Latin to my children. But if you’re reading this article, I’m guessing you’re well past 8 years old, and thus in need of some motivation beyond parental obligation. Consider this, then, a call to arms for adult learners of the most useful dead language still around. [Read more…]