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if you’re interested in about 15 min of why I don’t think “legalism” etc are good categories for describing Jesus’ controversies with the Pharisees (and other “Jesus and the Law” type stuff), here ya go!

feels like there's been an uptick in faith/works chatter, so what better time to tune into to our next Houston Theological Seminary Theology Seminar with @juliemleyva, delivering "By Faith Abraham Believed God: Reckoning with Abraham's Faith in Paul, Hebrews, and James." Mon, Mar 20, 3:00pm

Interested in questions on Jesus and the Law? One of our own - Paul Sloan - offers a 15 min explanation on why "legalism" and other tropes aren't accurate descriptions of Jesus' interaction with the Pharisees, and he offers an alternative. Check it out.

Help us name Paul T. Sloan’s book

Profaning the Sabbath Innocently: Restoration overrides Temple in Matt 12:1-8 Folks interested in Jesus and the Law! I'll talk on Jesus' halakhic reasoning in the sabbath-violation episode at Houston Theological Seminary Theology Seminar. Mon Apr 3, 3:00 pm. Email [email protected] for zoom.

Mark your calendars!!

This is Monday, April 17! David Moffitt will talk about Isaiah 53, sacrifice (or not), and NT presentations of Jesus' atoning act. See below for details.

Christ is risen! Being made alive in Christ is not just a hope for our future resurrection but is a reality of justification. I talk about it with my friend Paul T. Sloan for Houston Theological Seminary in this interview: youtu.be/9sSsJv7jY50

"in the middle of the first half of the second century BCE" my guy, just say the number I don't have time for riddles

You're invited to listen to this paper and the ensuing conversation at our Theology Seminar, today (Monday, Apr 17), at 3:00 pm. See details for attaining the zoom link below.

A packed house for Houston Theological Seminary Theology Seminar with David Moffitt. Thanks to all joined in person and on zoom. You enriched the conversation.

Glad and grateful to welcome Dr. Lynn Cohick as Distinguished Professor of New Testament at Houston Christian University and Director of Houston Theological Seminary. Welcome, Dr. Cohick!

Dr. Lynn Cohick Joins Houston Christian University and Houston Theological Seminary hc.edu/news-and-event…

Houston Theological Seminary is proud to welcome Dr. Lynn Cohick as its new Director. She will serve as Distinguished Professor of New Testament and lead our Doctorate of Ministry. We are richly blessed and very thankful. hc.edu/news-and-event…

Yair Furstenberg of Hebrew University (Prof. of Talmud) will present at our final Theology Seminar on Mon, May 1, **1:00 pm Houston time on Gosp. of Matthew's Philosophy of Torah. I'm very excited for this - I've learned much from his research. Email [email protected] for Zoom.

Prof. Yair Furstenberg (Hebrew University) will speak at our final research seminar on May 1 on Matthew's "philosophy of Torah." See details below if interested! free, open to all, zoom-able.

some fun news. writing a book with Baker Academic on Jesus as interpreter of the Law.

thanks thanks thanks to all who participated in our Seminar this semester! Special thanks to Max Botner, @juliemleyva, David Moffitt, and Yair Furstenberg for presenting, and for you who came just once or regularly. It's been a fun community of learning. Grateful for all of you.

what if, as a bit, Lynn Cohick and I started a podcast on New Testament and theology? Recorded 3 eps today. “Footnotes” coming your way soon.

*CALL FOR PAPERS* I'm excited to share info for Houston Theological Seminary's April 2024 conference on *Jesus within Judaism: The Law and Its Interpretation in the Gospels and Early Judaism* We meet Apr 10-11, 2024 in Houston (hybrid). Our planned keynote is Yair Furstenberg. Info below!