CBQ is hosting an online book review and discussion of Mahri Leonard-Fleckman’s excellent new book on scribes this Wednesday, Sept 10th, at 10:00AM EDT. I’ll be there! Register to join: www.catholicbiblical.org/meetings/ubr...

Some news that’s both personal and professional: I’ll be an Associate Professor of Old Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary in the fall. We’ve relocated to New Jersey, and are glad to see old friends and meet now ones.

Walter Brueggemann: rest in peace. I’m grateful to have known him, and I’m honored to have followed him at CTS. May his memory be a blessing.

did Lucifer write this?

William Yoo’s new book, “Reckoning with History,” launches tonight. It is an important study of the impact of settler colonialism and racism on the American church. Check it out here: a.co/d/c34Cf0O

This is an excellent discussion of something that’s causing an increasing number of problems — including the erosion of public spaces, the very notion of the public good, and democracy itself.

Just re-watched “Children of Men,” and I think it’s my favorite Christmas movie

BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, The Antikythera Mechanism www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

There were so many chance encounters led to great conversations at the SBL meeting last week. I’m deeply sorry for those who, due to health, money, family obligations, and many other reasons, could not attend. But density of physical proximity generates possibilities that would not occur otherwise.

my collection of about 14,000 photos (and growing) of ancient Mediterranean (broadly construed) archaeological subjects with Creative Commons license available here: www.flickr.com/photos/dandi...

After a string of great papers, took a couple hours out of the day to walk along the beach in La Jolla and enjoy the sea lions and seals. Amazing! #sblaar24

Some tips for those who may be attending #SBLAAR for the first time:

One of my #SBLAAR tips: get outside every now and again. There are two little parks behind the convention center and a walkway all right on the water. This is a nice places to move, get some sunshine, etc. Or walk into the gaslight district. Don’t forget you are a human with a body!

Ready to get the party started on East coast time because of jet lag at #sblaar24

Hi there — I work in Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, and I focus on reception history, Sapiential literature including Daniel, and the late Persian/early Hellenistic period in the Levant and Egypt.