Here is an article in Christianity Today about the recent kerfuffle about whether believing scholars should participate in the guild— the Society of Biblical Literature. This was all prompted by an article by Ron Hendel in BAR earlier this year.  You will find my view in the article itself….

http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2010/september/4.16.html

The picture is of two of my close friends in the guild, Richard Hays and Richard Bauckham. We were all attending the Hebrews Conference at St. Andrews University in Scotland a while back.
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