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SBL Atlanta: The Eschatology of Barnabas

Posted on October 17, 2015 by krhughes14

It’s always nice to have SBL meet in your own backyard, and so I’m very excited that this year’s Annual Meeting is just a few miles down the highway from home. I’ll be presenting on the Epistle of Barnabas, a (more … Continue reading →

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An Ancient Palm Sunday Homily

Posted on March 25, 2015 by krhughes14

In honor of the rapidly approaching Palm Sunday, I’d like to share a bit of an ancient Christian homily celebrating this particular day on the Church calendar. The first Ante-Nicene Fathers editors attributed this text to Methodius of Olympus (d. 311), … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Ancient Christian Worship

Posted on March 1, 2015 by krhughes14

Andrew B. McGowan, Ancient Christian Worship: Early Church Practices in Social, Historical, and Theological Perspective. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2014. Pp. 298 + xiv. Andrew McGowan’s newest book is an exemplary guide to the ritual life of the earliest Christians. Indeed, … Continue reading →

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The Journey Continues at Radboud University

Posted on January 22, 2015 by krhughes14

I’m very excited to publicly share the news that I’ll be completing my doctorate at Radboud University Nijmegen in the Netherlands, beginning this semester. The decision to transfer from UVa to Radboud was not made lightly, but I believe it … Continue reading →

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LBD Apostolic Fathers

Posted on December 30, 2014 by krhughes14

If you’re not familiar with Faithlife’s Lexham Bible Dictionary, part of the Logos Bible Software family of products, it’s a very nice resource for people who want to study the Bible more deeply, with more than 6,000 entries at present. … Continue reading →

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“The Spirit Speaks”: SBL and Print Updates

Posted on November 6, 2014 by krhughes14

If you’ll be visiting sunny San Diego (a huge improvement from blustery Baltimore, I expect) later this month for SBL, consider yourself invited to what I expect will be a very interesting session on “Spirit and Bible: The Development of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Basil of Caesarea

Posted on October 16, 2014 by krhughes14

Stephen M. Hildebrand, Basil of Caesarea. Foundations of Theological Exegesis and Christian Spirituality. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2014. Pp. 204 + xx. In this third volume in the Foundations of Theological Exegesis and Christian Spirituality series, Franciscan University’s Stephen M. Hildebrand … Continue reading →

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Chrysostom’s Principles of Interpretation

Posted on August 18, 2014 by krhughes14

I’m increasingly interested in how John Chrysostom utilized Scripture, both in his biblical commentaries and otherwise. Like most other early Christian figures, Chrysostom does not spend much time explicitly setting forth his method of interpretation (notable exceptions include Origen’s On First Principles … Continue reading →

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Augustine on Literal and Figurative Interpretation (2)

Posted on August 12, 2014 by krhughes14

As we saw previously, Augustine’s general rule of interpretation centers on the notion of charity: if the literal level seems to lead away from the love of God and love of neighbor, an allegorical meaning must be sought. In practice, however, … Continue reading →

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Augustine on Literal and Figurative Interpretation (1)

Posted on August 8, 2014 by krhughes14

In light of my previous post (here), one very reasonable question might have come to mind: how did the Fathers determine what in Scripture was to be taken literally, versus what is to be understood figuratively? This is hardly an … Continue reading →

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