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13 Mar 10

Christians, Associations, and the State

I’m working on a paper on voluntary associations in the Roman world. The paper itself is not about Christ-confessing communities as associations, but is looking at the other evidence for collegia/thiasoi. Nevertheless, I was reading Stephen Wilson’s chapter to Voluntary Associations in the Graeco-Roman World and he had an interesting comment regarding Christian communities and [...]

0 Comments Posted in anabaptism, associations, books, christian origins, papers, politics, quotes, ucla by Patrick George McCullough
13 Apr 09

Preliminary SBL Program: With Whom Am I Presenting?

Bloggers are noting that the preliminary program for the 2009 meeting is up on SBL’s site. Naturally, I first searched for my own name. Indeed, it is there! In fact, I am currently set to begin the session. I’m not sure if that’s a good thing or not.  The title of the session is, “Rituals, [...]

3 Comments Posted in SBL, identity, papers, presentations by Patrick George McCullough
28 Mar 09

SBL Paper Accepted!

I am pleased to announce that my paper, “The Agents of Jesus Meet ‘All the Nations’: Adapting Jesus’ Cultic Reform for the Eschaton,” has been accepted for the 2009 Annual Meeting program unit Construction of Christian Identities at the Society of Biblical Literature in New Orleans. Though I have presented at the regional SBL meeting [...]

4 Comments Posted in SBL, conferences, papers, society of biblical literature by Patrick George McCullough
12 Apr 07

Big paper on… the Philippians hymn?

Against my better judgment, I have foolishly chosen to explore the possibility of doing a paper on the Philippians hymn (that’s Phil 2:5-11 for those who are unfamiliar). The paper is for the class The Cross in the New Testament, taught by Marianne Meye Thompson, and it primarily focuses on the death of Jesus and [...]

4 Comments Posted in early church, papers, philippians hymn, social memory by Patrick George McCullough
9 Feb 07

Writing papers like farts and babies

In a conversation about writing papers, I was once reminiscing on a particular paper I wrote in college that was especially easy to write. I said, “That paper just came right out of me.” And the person I was talking to (feeling a little silly) said, “Like a fart? … [laughter] … Well, you said [...]

1 Comment Posted in papers, writing by Patrick George McCullough
6 Feb 07

Relationship between flesh and law?

What does “works of the flesh” have to do with being “under the law”? That’s the question with which I’m presently wrestling. I don’t have my answer worked out yet (and I’m not sure I ever will), but here are some quotes that are helping me think about it. Dunn is, of course, from the [...]

9 Comments Posted in Galatians, New Perspective, Old Perspective, Paul, law, papers, quotes, works of the flesh by Patrick George McCullough
23 Jan 07

It's not our issue: Anabaptists and the New Perspective on Paul

I would like to share some wisdom that was emailed to me about why Anabaptists might not be all gung ho about the New Perspective on Paul. I alluded to something similar in a previous post, but I think this puts it better. The email was from Dale Fredrickson, who is a NT PhD student [...]

4 Comments Posted in New Perspective, Paul, anabaptism, classes, papers, quotes by Patrick George McCullough
20 Jan 07

An Anabaptist, Judaizing Paul?

I mentioned my search for sources where Anabaptists can be found wrestling with the New Perspective on Paul (NPP). After much searching through books and journals, it does appear that Anabaptist interaction with the NPP is scant. The primary resource, it seems, is Toews’ commentary on Romans. I have found, however, a short chapter in [...]

3 Comments Posted in New Perspective, Paul, anabaptism, classes, papers by Patrick George McCullough
11 Jan 07

Women 2: Opening the Discussion (Gal 3:28)

[Continuing the earlier discussion . . . ]
One of the most powerful, axiom-like single verses in the New Testament, Gal 3:28 certainly commands our attention for the biblical conversation:
There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one [...]

2 Comments Posted in hermeneutics, ministry, papers, women's roles by Patrick George McCullough
9 Dec 06

The quarter is over and I feel free

This past quarter was brutally spread thin. I’m afraid one of my classes in particular got the sore end of the deal. I thought it was going to be easy review for me and much of the class time was, but then we had a stickler TA who bombarded our exams with extensive loss of [...]

0 Comments Posted in blogging, books, classes, exams, papers, seminary life by Patrick George McCullough

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