After getting married and finally becoming ABD in the last year of the “naughties,” 2011 will be radically different from the years that have preceded it. After seeing a few bloggers posting their intentions for the new year on their blogs, I figured I’d follow suit, if for no other reason than to be able [...] Read more »
ABD
I’m pleased to report that I have officially advanced to the rank of Ph.D. Candidate. I had my oral defense yesterday (following a nightmare of a week with four prelims in five days last week) and was a bit surprised afterwards to have been awarded “Honors” for my preliminary exams. My exams were as follows: [...] Read more »
Getting Married Today…
Well, today is my wedding day, the day of my first kiss (and my bride’s also), and the start of our new life together. I’ll be back and posting again once we get back from the honeymoon… Read more »
Preparing for a Wedding, Teaching, and Exams Equals a Busy Time
This last month has been a wild one, from climbing Mount Hood in Oregon with a friend (as you can see from the pictures), to lots of wedding planning (getting married August 15—we haven’t had a lot of time to plan). I have also accepted an offer to teach a course on the historical Jesus [...] Read more »
Paper Accepted for Synoptic Gospels Section at 2010 SBL
I’ve just been notified that my paper, “‘Lord LORD’: Jesus’ Use of the Divine Name in the Synoptics” has been accepted for the Synoptic Gospels Section at the 2010 SBL Annual Meeting in Atlanta. I’m hoping to have this piece accepted into a journal by then, but I am very much looking forward to presenting [...] Read more »
