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The Sacred Page is a blog written by four professors of Scripture and Theology, Michael Barber, John Bergmsa, Brant Pitre, and John Kincaid.

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NEW RELEASE: A Beginner’s Guide to New Testament Studies (Nijay Gupta)The prolific Nijay Gupta has yet another new book out, A Beginner’s Guide to New Testament Studies: Understanding Key Debates (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2020). I was very grateful to receive a copy in the mail so I wanted to say a few things about it. I hope to write more on this down the […]The Sacred PageMar 27 2020
How to Find Old Sacred Page PostsI am getting emails from people interested in accessing older posts, particularly those offering reflections on the lectionary readings. Many of the posts from the old site can be found here: https://thesacredpagearchive.blogspot.com/The Sacred PageMar 26 2020
Baptism as Resurrection: Readings for 5th Sunday of LentIn the season of Lent, the Gospel of John becomes very prominent, especially in Year A, the readings of which can be used in any year that a parish is doing RCIA. Unlike the other Gospels, John recounts only a limited number of miracles of Jesus, which he designates as “signs,” a rare term in […]The Sacred PageMar 25 2020
NEW RELEASE: T and T Clark Encyclopedia of Second Temple Judaism (eds. Daniel M. Gurtner and Loren T. Stuckenbruck)No one can do serious study of the the New Testament without carefully studying the Jewish world out of which it came. Scholars generally refer to this era as the “Second Temple period.” There are numerous works that are helpful for better understanding this time span of time. Among the most important for me has […]The Sacred PageMar 25 2020
NEW BOOK: The State of New Testament Studies (eds. McKnight and Gupta)I was very grateful to receive this new book edited by Scot McKnight and Nijay Gupta when it was released. I have been carefully working through it. For anyone serious about New Testament studies, this is a very valuable collection of essays. A little backstory. In 2004, Baker Academic released, The Face of New Testament […]The Sacred PageMar 25 2020
OUR NEW BOOK: Paul, A New Covenant Jew: Rethinking Pauline TheologyPaul was and remained a Jew. —E. P. Sanders This year saw the release of a new book I co-authored with Brant Pitre and John Kincaid, entitled, Paul, A New Covenant Jew: Rethinking Pauline Theology (Eerdmans, 2019)(available on Amazon.com here). In the book we tackle some of the biggest questions in Pauline studies. We begin […]The Sacred PageMar 25 2020
A Noun for “the New Christ-faith” Preached by PaulI regularly read Leander Keck. His work is often insightful and stimulating. I recently picked up his recent title, Christ’s First Theologian: The Shape of Paul’s Thought (Waco: Baylor University Press, 2015). While I hope to say some more things about this book down the road, I would just briefly like to consider a remark […]The Sacred PageMar 25 2020
NEW BOOK: Matthew within Sectarian Judaism (John Kampen)In 2019, Yale University published a book on the Gospel of Matthew that is sure to rock some boats: Matthew within Sectarian Judaism, written by John Kampen. You can purchase the book from the publisher here. Kampen is probably best known for his work on the Dead Sea Scrolls, which makes this book especially interesting […]The Sacred PageMar 25 2020
Welcome to the TheSacredPage.com 2.0Announcing the New TheSacredPage.com On this, the Feast Day of Annunciation, after years of planning and redesign, we are pleased to announce the relaunch of TheSacredPage.com. This website will remain devoted to Catholic biblical studies, but the fresh look is more than a face-lift. A little history is in order. I began to blog in […]The Sacred PageMar 25 2020
Baptism as Re-Creation: Laetare SundayThe drama increases as we progress toward Easter.  This Sunday’s readings are united by the themes of anointing and light. The First Reading (1 Sam 16:1-13) recounts Samuel’s anointing of David as King over Israel.  Samuel journeys to Jesse of Bethlehem, and scrutinizes each of his sons in search of God’s chosen king, but to no avail.  Finally, the youngest…The Sacred PageMar 20 2020
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