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Dr. Dvorak

Dr. Jim Dvorak is Vice President Academic and Professor of New Testament at McMaster Divinity College in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

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Guest spot on Bible and Friends podcast

I was a guest on the Bible and Friends podcast quite awhile ago, when I still lived in Oklahoma and was working at Oklahoma Christian University. In the summer of 2022, we moved to Ontario, Canada, where I serve as VP Academic at McMaster Divinity...

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At the annual meeting of the ETS in San Antonio last November (2023), I presented a paper in the New Testament Greek Language and Exegesis section. The theme of the session was the question, "What is lacking in Exegesis?" I presented a paper entit...

Preaching tomorrow (March 24, 2024)

I'll be preaching at the Tintern Church of Christ tomorrow morning. I'll be commenting on Matt 21, since it will be Palm Sunday.

It's a great day!

Not only is it "Friday, Jr.," it's new (to me) books day! Friends, if you are in the Greater Toronto Area and need books, contact Bernice at READ On Books. She can get you pretty much anything you need (not to mention that she's just an awesome pe...

Thoughts on Paul's Letter to Philemon

It's been (quite) awhile since I have made a post about anything other than my DIY projects (and those mostly about my car). So, I'll change it up a bit here with a (way-too-lengthy) post about more important things.Introduction (warning: nerd stu...

R.I.P. Gordon Fee

Influential New Testament scholar, Gordon Fee, died 25-Oct-2022 (photo credit: Christianity Today)

I guess it's official!

No biz cards yet, but I did get a badge.

A new adventure begins

If you follow me on LinkedIn, you had probably noticed that on 30-June-2022 my job title changed to, "Between positions at the moment." That day was my last day of work at OC. I had worked at OC for 20 years in various positions ranging from Hall ...

Counter-Hegemonic Strategies in 2 Peter: The More Reliable Prophetic Word Versus 'Plastic' Words

I posted not long ago about a Festschrift that the Graduate School of Theology published in its academic journal Dialogismos in honor of dean and professor emeritus Dr. Lynn McMillon. You can see the full contents of that publication here. For tha...