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BREAKING THROUGH THE LANGUAGE BARRIER IN GLOBAL THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION

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SCOTT N. CALLAHAM | BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, SINGAPORE

Browsing job boards for the biblical studies and theology fields can be a thoroughly demoralizing experience. The dwindling number of economically viable seminaries, divinity schools, and church-affiliated universities post meager and infrequent openings. Tersely worded clauses often mandate adherence to specific ideological or denominational agendas, discriminate against scholars who fall within certain demographic categories, require an implausible breadth of specialization and depth of experience, or simply list the limitations of contract jobs. Even worse, some “employment” opportunities carry the euphemistic label “self-funded.”

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Academic Jobs in Biblical Studies and Theology: Jan 7–27, 2020

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The past few weeks have seen opportunities in OT, NT, Theology and more introduced to the academic job market, including THREE Biblical Studies posts at Emory. Jobs are to be had from Denmark to Wales, Canada to Norway. Happy hunting!

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Academic Jobs in Biblical Studies and Theology: Nov 26–Dec 16, 2019

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The past few weeks have seen a number of exciting jobs come to the market across the spectrum of disciplines. Jobs available from Denmark to New York, Bonn to Canada. Happy hunting, and Merry Christmas!

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Larry Hurtado was my Mentor: A Eulogy

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by Mark Zhakevich | The Master’s Seminary and University

As I reflect on the life of my Doktorvater, Professor Larry Hurtado, a fitting description for his legacy is Pastor-Scholar. Before Professor Hurtado became a renowned New Testament scholar, he was a pastor.

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Academic Jobs in Biblical Studies and Theology: Nov 5–25, 2019

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The last few weeks in the academic job market were busy in the lead-up to SBL. Jobs are now on offer from Norway to New Orleans, Virginia to Canada. Happy hunting, and if you’re in SD at SBL right now, all the best on your interviews.

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Academic Jobs in Biblical Studies and Theology: Jul 23–Aug 19, 2019

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Due to the editor’s conference travels, the Jobs post has been on a short hiatus, but we are back this week with three dozen new postings. There are numerous open rank and assistant professor positions on offer, as well as a handful of prestigious chairs up for grabs, from Los Angeles to Aberdeen, Germany to Austria. Happy hunting, and be sure to get your Free Book of the Month as the link below.

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Academic Jobs in Biblical Studies and Theology: July 9-22, 2019

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The past two weeks we saw numerous open rank positions, postdocs, and even a number of paid PhD posts introduced to the market. Jobs available from Switzerland to New Jersey, Georgia to Belgium. Happy hunting.

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Academic Jobs in Biblical Studies and Theology: June 18–July 8, 2019

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Thanks everybody for your patience last week, as I was travelling to back-to-back conferences in Cambridge and Rome and was unable to post fortnightly as usual.

The last three weeks have seen good activity in the academic job market for biblical studies and theology, especially Assistant Professor jobs. Posts are being advertised from California to Croatia, Germany to Denmark. Happy Hunting.

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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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Academic Jobs in Biblical Studies and Theology: May 7-20, 2019

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The past two weeks saw numerous assistant professor jobs come on-line, and more full professor and postdocs as well, including posts from Latvia to the Netherlands, New York to Greece. Happy hunting.

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