Back to Blogging

I haven't blogged much in the last month, mostly due to being inundated by a considerable number of responsibilities, both academic and otherwise. I plan to get back to it in the coming weeks. The Fall semester is on the horizon and this will be my last year as a "normal" PhD student. In the Spring term, I will be teaching my first University course: RELI 302, "Introduction to Christian Origins." I have only one, required seminar remaining and then I just have to finish my dissertation. I have already written two chapters of my dissertation and the direction is clear. The goal will be to have the dissertation completed by Fall 2014 and to defend that term or Spring 2015. I have managed over the last year to publish several important papyri and I am happy to say that I learned last week that my article submitted to the Journal of Biblical Literature (JBL) was accepted. I will continue to edit manuscripts over the next year, although my focus will primarily be on finishing my program. I have two documentary papyri (one from Yale and one from Michigan) that I am editing and will submit within the coming weeks, but after that I will shift my focus a bit. I wish everyone a great semester and look forward to staying in touch.