Articles and Review Articles

"Criticizing the Criterion of Multiple Attestation: The Historical Jesus and the Question of Sources" in Chris Keith and Anthony Le Donne (eds.), Jesus, Criteria, and the Demise of Authenticity (London & New York: T & T Clark, forthcoming, 2012) [Book notice] [Conference]

"The Synoptic Problem: John the Baptist and Jesus" in Andrew B. McGowan and Kent Harold Richards (eds.), Method and Meaning: Essays on New Testament Interpretation in Honor of Harold W. Attridge (SBL Resources for Biblical Study Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2011), 177-92 [Book notice]

"Does peribolaion mean 'testicle' in 1 Corinthians 11.15?", JBL 130/2 (2011): 391-6 (reproduced here [PDF]).

"The Talpiot Tomb and the Bloggers", in Carol Meyers (ed.), Archaeology, Politics and the Media (Proceedings of Duke Symposium, April 2009); forthcoming (Eisenbrauns, 2012).

"The Evangelists' Use of the Old Testament and the Synoptic Problem" in Paul Foster, Andrew Gregory, John S. Kloppenborg and Jozef Verheyden (eds.), New Studies in the Synoptic Problem: Oxford Conference, April 2008: Essays in Honour of Christopher M. Tuckett (BETL 239; Leuven: Peeters, 2011): 281-98.

“Mark, Elijah, the Baptist and Matthew: The Success of the First Intertextual Reading of Mark” in Tom Hatina (ed.), Biblical Interpretation in Early Christian Gospels, Volume 2: Matthew (Library of New Testament Studies 310; London & New York: T & T Clark, 2008), 73-84 (reproduced here [PDF]

"Scripturalization in Mark's Crucifixion Narrative" in Geert van Oyen and Tom Shepherd (eds.), The Trial and Death of Jesus: Essays on the Passion Narrative in Mark (Leuven: Peeters, 2006): 33-47 (reproduced here [PDF]

"The Rock on Rocky Ground: Matthew, Mark and Peter as Skandalon" in Philip McCosker (ed.), What Is It That the Scripture Says?: Essays in Biblical Interpretation, Translation, And Reception in Honour of Henry Wansbrough Osb (Library of New Testament Studies; London & New York: Continuum, 2006): 61-73 (reproduced here [PDF])

"The Power of The Passion of the Christ: Reactions and Overreactions to Gibson's Artistic Vision," Chapter 3 in Robert Webb and Kathleen Corley (eds.), Jesus and Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ: The Film, the Gospels and the Claims of History (London & New York: Continuum, 2004)

"When is a Text not a Text? The Quasi-Text-Critical Approach of the International Q Project" in Mark Goodacre and Nicholas Perrin (eds.), Questioning Q (London: SPCK, 2004; Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 2005): 115-26

"A World Without Q" in Mark Goodacre and Nicholas Perrin (eds.), Questioning Q (London: SPCK, 2004; Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 2005): 174-9

"On choosing and using appropriate analogies: a response to F. Gerald Downing", Journal for the Study of the New Testament 26 (2003): 237-40.

"Reverence and Resolution: The Heart of Carroll's Religion", The Carrollian - The Lewis Carroll Journal 9 (Spring 2002): 32-42

"The Synoptic Jesus and the Celluloid Christ: Solving the Synoptic Problem Through Film", Journal for the Study of the New Testament 80 (2000): 31-44

"A Monopoly on Marcan Priority? Fallacies at the Heart of Q", Society of Biblical Literature Seminar Papers 2000 (Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2000): 583-622 (reproduced here)

"The Quest to Digest Jesus: Recent Books on the Historical Jesus", Reviews in Religion & Theology 7 (2000): 156-61 (reproduced here)

"Beyond the Q Impasse or Down a Blind Alley?": Journal for the Study of the New Testament 76 (1999): 33-52 (reproduced here [PDF])

"Do You Think You're What They Say You Are? Reflections on Jesus Christ Superstar", Journal of Religion and Film 3/2 (1999), on-line article

"Comprehensively Questing For Jesus?": Review Article on Gerd Theissen & Annette Merz, The Historical Jesus: A Comprehensive Guide in Reviews in Religion & Theology 6 (1999): 116-20 (reproduced here)

"Fatigue in the Synoptics", New Testament Studies 44 (1998): 45-58 (reproduced here)

"Recent Books in . . . New Testament Studies", Reviews in Religion and Theology 1998/1 (February): 71-6 (reproduced here)

'"Drawing from the Treasure Both New and Old": Current Trends in New Testament Studies', Scripture Bulletin 27/2 (July 1997): 66-77 (reproduced here)

'"Wenham": An Appreciation of The Elements of New Testament Greek', EQ 69 (1997):3-6 (reproduced here)

"Recent Books in . . . New Testament Studies", Reviews in Religion and Theology 1997/1 (February): 77-81 (reproduced here)

"The Preaching of Lewis Carroll", Jabberwocky 20/3 (Summer 1993): 15-27

With David Parker and David Taylor, "The Dura-Europos Gospel Harmony" in David Taylor (ed.), Texts and Studies: Contributions to Biblical and Patristic Literature Third Series; Volume 1 (Birmingham: University of Birmingham Press, 1999): 192-228

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Shorter Articles and Op-Ed Pieces

“Celebrating the Use of Internet Resources”, Bible and Interpretation (September 2009) [online article]

“Admitting our Ignorance about the Historical Jesus”, Bible and Interpretation (August 2009) [online article]

“On Scholarly Conduct”, Bible and Interpretation (July 2009)

"The Nativity Story: A Review", SBL Forum 5/1 (January 2007)

"The Pleasures and Perils of Talking to the Media", SBL Forum March 2004 (on-line article)

"Jesus" and "Paul" in The Good Book (London: BBC Factual and Learning, 2004): 60-77 and 78-90

"The Passion, Pornography and Polemic: In Defense of The Passion of the Christ", Bible and Interpretation April 2004 (on-line article)

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Articles in Introductions and Encyclopaedias

“Redaction Criticism, NT” in Katharine Sakenfeld (ed.), New Interpreters Dictionary of the Bible, Volume 4: Me-R (Nashville, TN: Abingdon, 2009), ad loc.

“Redaction Criticism” in Paula Gooder (ed.), Searching for Meaning: An Introduction to Interpreting the New Testament (London: SPCK, 2008; Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox, 2009), 38-44

“Source Criticism (including the Synoptic Problem)” in Craig Evans (ed.), Encyclopaedia of the Historical Jesus (New York and London: Routledge, 2008), 599-602

“'The Passion' and its Historical Context”, The Passion, BBC DVD (Special Features), 2008; also at the BBC Passion website

“Parables”, The Passion website, BBC, 2008

 

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