The past two weeks featured jobs from Canada to Austria, New York to Cambridge. Happy hunting.
[Read more…]Academic Jobs in Biblical Studies and Theology: Oct 22 – Nov 4, 2019
Academic Jobs in Biblical Studies and Theology: Aug 20 – Sep 9, 2019
The last few weeks in the academic job market were understandably busy in the run-up to SBL in November. Of the 30 jobs on offer, take note of the three (count ’em) positions in biblical studies at Emory, a handful NT posts (Samford, LMU & Bethlehem) and some promising full professor spots. Numerous others from Chester to Vancouver, Chicago to Saskatchewan. Happy hunting.
[Read more…]When Catholics and Protestants Debate Grace: A Tribute to John M. G. Barclay
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).
[Read more…]Lucy Peppiatt on “What Makes a Good Theologian?”
There are a number of ways of answering this question. I see the task of a biblical scholar as different from a systematic theologian, but as systematic theologians are taken up with reflection on the doctrine of God, this can’t be done without a deep engagement with scripture.
[Read more…]Academic Jobs in Biblical Studies and Theology: Mar 12-25, 2019
Apologies for missing last week; the AAR/SBL jobs site was down for maintenance, and we didn’t want to miss posting any opportunities. Jobs from the past two weeks include positions from Durham to Norway, Canada to Ireland. Happy hunting.
[Read more…]8 Features Scholars Will Appreciate in Logos 8
With the launch of Logos 8 come several new features that will appeal to biblical scholars. These features range from various ways to visually work the biblical text to building your own morphological queries.
Check out these eight Logos 8 features and updates that working academics will appreciate: [Read more…]
Inside These Halls: Amos Yong on Fuller Seminary’s Relocation and the Academic Life
Amos Yong. Source: fullerstudio.fuller.edu
by Ryan Lytton
*Editor’s note: I recently approached Ryan Lytton (author of the second most viewed post in the history of theLAB) asking him to conduct an interview with Fuller Seminary regarding their upcoming move to Pomona. He responded by getting two interviews, the first one with Amos Yong, and the second with Christopher B. Hays. In this first post, Amos Yong, who is Professor of Theology and Mission at Fuller discusses family life as an academic, Fuller’s move to Pomona, and the need for research into the global phenomenon of Pentecostalism. [Read more…]
Academic Jobs in Biblical Studies and Theology: Sep 15-22, 2018
Source: http://www.med.upenn.edu/canac/research-environment.html
This week has seen over 30 new postings in the lead-up to SBL in Denver, with jobs on offer from New York to Singapore, Indiana to Chile. Happy Hunting. [Read more…]
Academic Jobs in Biblical Studies and Theology: July 22 – Aug 11, 2018
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The last few weeks saw numerous job offerings in all subdisciplines at institutions around the world, from South Africa to Belgium, Denver to Latvia. [Read more…]
How to Get an Advanced Bible Degree for Free
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by Ryan Lytton
Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn away from them. Proverbs 4:5.
Wisdom and understanding are everywhere available but are nevertheless ostensibly rarely found. A student of the Word must be diligent in their search but there are least two problems in their way. [Read more…]