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Feb 11, 2025 | 
jenniferpowellmcnutt.substack.com | Byron Borger |Jennifer Powell McNutt |Beth Allison Barr |Nijay Gupta
I have so much gratitude for the endorsers of The Mary We Forgot! In my experience, as a mother of three, full-time professor teaching and running grad programs, pastor preaching on the odd weekend, and a research-writer, it is very challenging to carve space out for endorsing another author’s book. And yet, these brilliants scholar/pastors generously did just that.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
nijaykgupta.substack.com | Nijay Gupta
We recently kicked off this studying EJ series, check out the first post. In this post, we are recommending reference resources to build your personal library, tools that you can use over and over again in order to study the New Testament insightfully and responsibly in context. This is an incredible resource with loads of information packed into one volume. Award-winning, best-selling and all of that. You can always trust Keener to be up to date on scholarship.
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Jan 11, 2025 | 
nijaykgupta.substack.com | Nijay Gupta
If you are going to studying the New Testament coherently and responsibly, you will want to learn as much as you can about early Jewish history, culture, literature, and religion. The New Testament texts emerged from a movement inspired by Jesus of Nazareth; the first disciples and apostles were Jews and these texts take for granted Jewish ways of thinking about God and the world.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
nijaykgupta.substack.com | Nijay Gupta
Confession: I was very excited to watch the Gladiator sequel. I grew up in the 80s and 90s, and Russell Crowe’s Gladiator was hands-down one of my favorite films from childhood. The music, the scenery, the acting, the story—brilliant. Little did I know back then that I would grow up to be a historian and Bible scholar focusing on early Christianity in the Roman world.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
nijaykgupta.substack.com | Nijay Gupta
The Bible Project (located in Portland, Oregon) is always expanding and innovating to fulfill their mission of educating the public through Bible videos and other resources. One of their latest initiatives is their “BibleProject Fellowship Program.” These are opportunities for students and scholars to join the team (through one-year fellowships) and help research and develop their videos and other resources.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
nijaykgupta.substack.com | Nijay Gupta
OT Commentary Recommendations: Rebooted!A handful of years ago, I (Nijay Gupta) had a blog series where I asked OT experts to weigh in on their recommendations for OT commentaries. For one reason or another (during the pandemic), I left the series incomplete, and lately I have been motivated to do a reboot! So we are back now with **brand new** posts to complete the series.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
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‘Tis the Season—for publisher sales! Tomorrow (Friday), I will head down to sunny San Diego for the annual Society of Biblical Literature conference. Oh what fun it is, to see old friends, make some new ones, and eat good food. And then there’s the massive book exhibit, with sales, sales, sales! Engaging Scripture (with Dr. Nijay K. Gupta) is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
nijaykgupta.substack.com | Nijay Gupta
Northern Seminary is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Joy J. Moore as its 13th President. Known for her visionary leadership and unwavering commitment to theological education, Dr. Moore brings extensive experience across urban, rural, and suburban ministry contexts. Her expertise in fostering cross-cultural connections and her innovative approach to education set the stage for an inspiring new chapter of growth, relevance, and transformational impact at Northern Seminary.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
nijaykgupta.substack.com | Nijay Gupta
I posted on social media last week about a brand new Bible study on women that God has used for his glory in the biblical story. This is a study produced by a ministry at my church (River West) and spearheaded by Rev. Dr. MaryAnn Noack. Due to overwhelming interest in this study (which is excellently written and beautifully produced, btw), they have made it easy to purchase this study and have it shipped to you. Engaging Scripture (with Dr. Nijay K. Gupta) is a reader-supported publication.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
nijaykgupta.substack.com | Nijay Gupta
OT Commentary Recommendations: Rebooted!A handful of years ago, I (Nijay Gupta) had a blog series where I asked OT experts to weigh in on their recommendations for OT commentaries. For one reason or another (during the pandemic), I left the series incomplete, and lately I have been motivated to do a reboot! So, for a while we will repost the originals (we had gotten through Psalms), and then add brand new ones to complete the series.
