I’m thrilled to share that I am joining the Litfin Divinity School faculty at Wheaton College!

Thank you very much, @drujohnson.com and @michelleknight.bsky.social for a fascinating conversation on the literary and theological function of the Song of Deborah in the book of Judges and in Joshua through Kings! onscript.study/podcast/mich...

New podcast episode about my book with BUP:

Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume? Hebrew Bible prof: Gapping is an effective focusing strategy that implies continuity of the stated activity, while highlighting a parallel element elsewhere. Let me direct your attention to all of my contracted work …

Just my annual PSA/proleptic lament that YES I REALLY DO WANT THOSE BOOKS ON MY WISHLIST.

Paraphrased writing advice from Stephen King: you write for yourself; you rewrite/revise for your readers.

In today’s #grading, I wrote the phrase “be more precise” roughly a kajillion times. Everyone. Everywhere. Nuance, lexical specificity, and conceptual precision could not be more important. You want to be an academic?

The elementary school just confirmed “a mixed bag of communicable diseases” in my son’s class, if you’re wondering how your email finds me.

Well hey there, @joshuajipp.bsky.social. Folks, join me in welcoming the one and only Josh Jipp back to (relevant) social media. Someone add this man to a starter pack.

I often speak of the wonders of the word processor Mellel, especially for those working in right-to-left languages. Wanted to highlight that it's on sale for Black Friday!

Actually “per my last email” was not unheard of in millennia-old cuneiform letters. A woman named Datâ in the 8th century BCE wrote to her brother, “Why have I not seen your messenger until this very day? Now, if you are alive, let me forgive the shortcomings of your character…”

Snuck in to see my book on display at the BUP booth on my way out of town. It’s immensely satisfying to see that labor of love come to fruition.

I’m sad to say that after roughly two days of *fairly* successful conferencing, I was confined to my hotel room for the rest of it. I’ve moved my flight a day earlier and will head home today. Not my favorite #sblaar24. But your posts and pictures are filling my heart just a bit.

"Don't worry, no one will remember your mistakes." ~Babylonian teacher in 1900 BCE. 4000 yrs later: This is an incorrect calculation of the area of a triangle by a young Babylonian student at school around 1900-1600 BCE, excavated from the ancient city of Kish.

Another starter pack - this one for Hebrew Bible scholars.

This is *exactly* the kind of pre-conference communication I want from publishers.

Trying to find my son, to tell him goodbye before I hopped on a plane for #sblaar24, but I couldn’t find him because he was too busy clearing out my side of the bed to move himself in. Miss you too.

Describe yourself using 5 things that are probably in your purse/backpack at any given moment: 1. Emotional support computer 2. Non-fluorescent highlighter 3. Crayons 4. (Dirty) Empty coffee mug 5. Scarf

Starter packs and specialized feeds are a true godsend. @bsky.app runs on the generosity (and idiosyncrasies) of its users and I am so here for it. Thanks to all who labored to make it easier for us to find folks quickly. Not all heroes wear capes, and all that.

"this is fine" British Library Manuscript - royal ms 20 a ii f3r

In search of better digital spaces and all “my people” that I lost track of in the other places. Here for Old Testament/Hebrew Bible, theologizing, academics, and people who are fighting to be faithful.