ACTS and MORE—Steve Walton’s blog on New Testament Studies

14 October 2015

A very thoughtful discussion of Chris Keith’s Jesus against the Scribal Elite

There’s a fascinating and very thoughtful conversation going on about my excellent colleague Chris Keith’s fine book, Jesus against the Scribal Elite going on at Syndicate Theology. The first essay response to the book is by Dagmar Winter, and it’s followed by an excellent response by Chris Keith himself. This is a conversation worth following for those interested in...

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28 September 2015

Matthew L. Skinner’s Intrusive God, Disruptive Gospel

Here are some extracts from a review that I’ve done of Matthew Skinner’s new book—the full review is forthcoming in Themelios later this year. I’m grateful to the review editor, David Starling, for permission to share these extracts in advance here. Matthew L. Skinner Intrusive God, Disruptive Gospel: Encountering the Divine in the Book of Acts Grand Rapids, MI: Brazos,...

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16 September 2015

James Crossley on Corbyn, the left and the Bible

Here’s an interesting reflection by my colleague James Crossley on Jeremy Corbyn and the Bible—James was delighted when Corbyn used a biblical allusion in his first speech as Labour leader (did you spot it?), and here reflects on the place of the Bible in political discourse.

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8 September 2015

Engaging with Poverty in the Early Church and Today—don’t miss this conference at St Mary’s!

I’m very excited to announce the conference on ‘Engaging with Poverty in the Early Church and Today’ at St Mary’s University, Twickenham (London) on Friday 4 and Saturday 5 December 2015. The conference is being jointly sponsored by the Centre for the Social-Scientific Study of the Bible at St Mary’s University, Tearfund and Caritas (Diocese of Westminster). Details and a link...

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7 September 2015

Congratulations, Andrew Lincoln, on your Festschrift!

Warm congratulations to Professor Andrew Lincoln on the presentation of his Festschrift at the British New Testament Conference in Edinburgh last week. It was a great delight to be present for the occasion, when Dr Lloyd Pietersen, one of the editors, presented the volume to him (see above). Conception, Reception, and the Spirit: Essays in Honor of Andrew T. Lincoln Edited...

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27 August 2015

Adelaide College of Divinity/Flinders University slides

Here are the Keynote slides from my Adelaide College of Divinity and Flinders University Annual Public Lecture yesterday evening in Adelaide on ‘Leadership, lifestyle and the book of Acts’. I’m very grateful to the faculty and staff of ACD, especially Dr Vicky Balabanski, for their kind invitation and hospitality. I aim here to look at what leadership looks like in Acts, arguing that the primary leadership to attend to...

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