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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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“The Spirit Speaks” in San Diego

Posted on April 6, 2014 by krhughes14

Just got word that I’ll be reading my paper “The Spirit Speaks: Prosopological Exegesis and the Johannine Testimony Motif” at the Society of Biblical Literature annual meeting this fall in San Diego (Development of Early Christian Theology program unit). My goal … Continue reading →

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A Useful Exercise: Mapping Early Trajectories

Posted on February 8, 2014 by krhughes14

This week, the adult Sunday School class I teach has started our reading of Getting to Know the Church Fathers: An Evangelical Introduction by Bryan M. Litfin (Brazos, 2007). Apart from the book’s content and readability, I couldn’t help but be … Continue reading →

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The New Academic Year

Posted on August 25, 2013 by krhughes14

As “back to school” week hits for me and countless others, it’s worth stepping back and reminding ourselves why we’re engaged in the academic pursuit and what it could mean for our lives and our faith. The following two posts … Continue reading →

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NovT 55.3 Published (L/PA Article)

Posted on June 25, 2013 by krhughes14

I’m pleased to finally share the news that my article on the pericope adulterae has been published – my first venture into the realm of scholarly writing (and now, undoubtedly, first venture into the world of scathing reviews and dismissive footnotes). … Continue reading →

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