The Paul W Brandel Prof of NT at @NPTSem, Author &editor with @MohrSiebeck @WipfandStock @BakerAcademic, former chair #IBRAABI, A pastor in scholar's clothing
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Joined November 2013
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Thank you for making the your book publicly accessible Christoph! As one who took Ron Langacker’s doctoral seminar on Cognitive Semantics at UCSD, I’m esp interested in your use of construal and prominence for NT exegesis. Bravo! 🙌🏽
My new (and best) book is published!
Download and read it for free here:
viewer.content-select.com/pd…
@mohr_religion
It seems like the UBS6 “streamlines” the apparatus with less variants but cuts out too much compared to the UBS5? The UBS editions already have less variants listed than NA. UBS5 struck a better balance IMHO. Wondering if trimming the apparatus for UBS6 has gone too far 🤔💭
I'm not thrilled about the changes to the critical apparatus for UBS6 from UBS5. It's a downgrade IMHO. The major uncials Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, Alexandrinus use numbers rather than the special symbols. They changed the Latin manuscript abbrev (why?). Less info. Getting grumpy 😤
It is finished. Just presented in 26 min a paper that was 23 pages single spaced. Appreciate’s Grant Macaskill’s response on how to situate Paul beyond his Roman context. Classicist giant Ilaria Ramelli and Philo expert Maren Niehoff also gave helpful feedback. Glad to be done 🙌🏽
Here are #SNTS2026 in Durham, UK. I’m reading a paper on the moral logic of the Stoics +the Apostle Paul for the Greek Philosophy and Early Christianity and The Presence of Rome in Early Christian Text joint session. Glad to make it here after horrendous 11 hour wait in Dublin 🙌🏽
Here are #SNTS2026 in Durham, UK. I’m reading a paper on the moral logic of the Stoics +the Apostle Paul for the Greek Philosophy and Early Christianity and The Presence of Rome in Early Christian Text joint session. Glad to make it here after horrendous 11 hour wait in Dublin 🙌🏽
Max Lee ☕️ retweeted
There are more than 60 English translations
of The Odyssey.
So which one should you read?
Here’s how six major translations differ.
1. Robert Fagles
Reads like a novel. A common classroom choice.
2. Richmond Lattimore
The scholar's translation. Closest to the Greek.
3. Robert Fitzgerald
The most literary. Formal, musical, and long a
standard in American classrooms.
4. Stanley Lombardo
Closer to how the poem would be read aloud.
Popular for performance and teaching.
5. Emily Wilson
Plain and direct. Written in iambic pentameter.
6. Alexander Pope
The great historical translation. Written in heroic couplets, ornate, elevated, and far less literal
than the others.
Which translation would you choose?
Textual criticism is not my strength so I appreciate the pro-tip here ↙️
At @EdinburghUni, I learned much about manuscripts from Larry Hurtado, Paul Foster, and Tim Lim. That experience has shaped my teaching/scholarship. For a book on the topic, try Working with Manuscripts. It overviews the why/how and gives practical advice for finding/using mss.
Not going to lie. Looking forward to seeing this on the biggest screen I can 🗡️🏛️🏺🌊
The cast of The Odyssey recaps the story in exactly one minute! @odysseymovie #FallonTonight #TheOdyssey
Thanks for the shout out! This was published back in 2012 and I’m still very happy with its interpretative work this day. It’s Revelation in a nutshell and my students still read sections of it for class today
Commentary on Revelation: From The Baker Illustrated Bible Commentary by @ProfMaxLee
Kindle: $2.99
purchase link: amazon.com/Commentary-Revela…
@ReadBakerBooks
Max Lee ☕️ retweeted
1 thing I loved abt the film: Elizabeth Marvel’s & Eve Hewson’s performances, the ways the film offers a portrait of a faith community that does not demonize doubt but embraces it as a part of what it means to be in this world. Words at @NCRonline:
Max Lee ☕️ retweeted
Hope to write more about it soon, but for now, some thoughts on DISCLOSURE DAY. Spielberg still believes that all of us can look up into the sky and collectively share a sense of awe. I can’t help but find that hopeful and beautiful: boxd.it/eIQFzN
The pope just released his encyclical "Magnifica Humanitas" responding to the ethical challenges of AI. Every theological educator should read this. While I'm trying to steward the tech critically, I value these words to guard against (idolatrous) misuse
vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/e…
Heads up! This will be a significant work from a rising scholar. Looking forward to reading this. Just got to save my $$$ to get it or convince my library to purchase it
Why are the best books so expensive?!
Wow! I wonder if every volume will be open access. What a gift for scholars! And this first volume with Julien M. Ogereau comes from an expert on Macedonia in Roman times 🔥
I learned of a new Epigraphic Commentary on the NT series last year at SNTS. I'm delighted to see that not only is the first volume out, but it's also open access. This is ground-breaking work.
mohrsiebeck.com/buch/1-thess…
I’m truly sad to see @RevDrDre step down as dean. He is a wonderful leader, inspiring, and a good friend. I understand, however, the desire to pursue scholarship and writing. May the Lord bless this new chapter of his call as a scholar for the church. He will be sorely missed 🙏🏽
After years of faithful leadership, Rev. Dr. Dennis R. Edwards will step down on June 30, moving into a new season of scholarship. We’re deeply grateful for his steady presence and lasting impact.
Read more: bit.ly/4sknY9o
Send a note of thanks: [email protected]
Kim Bowes's Surviving Rome is a must-read for New Testament scholars interested in economic struggles of the 90% vs. educated elite of the Roman world. Here is a nice podcast with the author that summarizes her work (H/T Jordan Ryan) thepodcastbrowser.com/kim-bo…
Max Lee ☕️ retweeted
Last year we shared an unusual vocabulary list of some 1300 rarer Greek words from major authors. This tool was used 75 years ago at Winchester College, where Classics was then thriving. Now we've imposed some order on the chaos to help your studies along: antigonejournal.com/2025/03/…
Dowload this updated list pronto. What a great resource. Thank you!
Last year we shared an unusual vocabulary list of some 1300 rarer Greek words from major authors. This tool was used 75 years ago at Winchester College, where Classics was then thriving. Now we've imposed some order on the chaos to help your studies along: antigonejournal.com/2025/03/…