Two helpful recent productivity and writing posts

22 May 2018 by Steve Walton
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  Here are two recent posts which I’m finding helpful. The first is from patter (Professor Pat Thomson) about a new collection of short essays critiquing bad ideas about writing (which mostly seem to be US-based and derive from Strunk and White’s key book). Her summary is both clear and helpful (and a model of how to do so), and there is also a link to the book, which is freely available in digital format. The other is from the Nozbe team, and gives seven Continue reading →

Slides from my talks on ‘Becoming and nurturing a more confident people of God’

17 February 2018 by Steve Walton
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Here are links to download the slides from my three main talks for the parish weekend away for St Andrew’s Church, Histon (near Cambridge—picture of their lovely building above), mainly for the St Andrew’s folk, but others are welcome to have them if interested. These aren’t ‘academic’ talks, but are me seeking to bring New Testament scholarship to bear on the question the organisers asked me to address: “How do we become and nurture a more confident people of God?’ The slides are available here: Continue reading →

A new blog: Tyndale House Greek New Testament

3 May 2017 by Steve Walton
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      Here’s the opening post of an interesting new blog which is appearing in the run-up to the publication of the free Tyndale House Greek New Testament. Dr Dirk Jongkind, a fine textual critic, has worked for some years on producing an edition of the Greek NT which can be made freely available without the copyright restrictions on other editions which currently exist. He and Dr Pete Williams, the other editor, are blogging about the process of producing this edition. I’ve had the privilege of Continue reading →

How more scholars do research

21 March 2016 by Steve Walton
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My friend Nijay Gupta (above, centre) continues to interview NT scholars on how they do their research and shares the results on his blog. There are some interesting patterns starting to emerge, and some very helpful ideas from the contributors. The latest are from David Horrell (who is writing the ICC in 1 Peter, so I’m particularly interested, as a fellow-commentator) and Helen Bond (a brilliant NT historian). Keep up the good work, Nijay!

Logos is giving away free books in Advent

2 December 2015 by Steve Walton
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    The generous folk at Logos (FaithLife) are giving away books at present. They have a free book every month, and this month it’s Stephen Fowl’s very helpful commentary on Ephesians in the NT Library. In addition, during Advent, they’re giving away a free book each day—the first is Tom Wright’s Scripture and the Authority of God, a book worth having. You don’t need to buy anything to access these offers—there’s a free version of Logos available to download (for Mac, iPad, iPhone, Android or Continue reading →