~1400 words today, thinking about the Odyssey, Callirhoe, and the Gospel of John. It’s slow, tedious, fun work.

An unexpected benefit of the PhD journey is the secondhand elation I feel when a friend passes a viva or lands an academic job. It’s a nice counter-balance in a space that can be so anxiety ridden.

Apparently mine is a good one…

Just sent the last content chapter of the thesis for my supervisors to read. Pretty big milestone... lots of work yet to do, but the argument is there. Now to finish a partial chapter, footnotes, and conclusion in less than 14k words. Edits will happen.

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Scotland has announced plans to diversify its international student intake and retain more overseas learners after they graduate, writes Jack Grove Jack Grove bit.ly/3wgSN7p

🚨Job alert! (NB very short deadline)🚨 We are seeking a post-doctoral researcher for ‘Early Diagnosis: Handling Knowing,’ an interdisciplinary project in Medicine, Divinity & Philosophy at University of St Andrews. Apps close 19 Feb (noon), start 1 March. vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/36…

“I’m so tired of writing this stupid chapter.” — tired PhD candidate with impending submission deadline

Alumnus and local pastor Rev. Dr Paulus de Jong was recently featured on the TheoDisc Podcast. Listen in!

I feel seen 👀

I feel this.

Many congrats to Tyler Hoagland on the successful completion of his PhD! His thesis is titled, "Jesus Christ, King of the Kingdom of God: Royal Discourse in Christian Literature before 150 CE". Dr David Johnston says of Tyler: (1/2)

I’m happy to announce that I’ll be joining the faculty at Tabor College this August as Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies.

Have you listened to Episode 133 “Our School, Our Leaders: Tabor's New GSM Initiative" with guest Dr. Eric Foster-Whiddon? You can listen at: Apple-ow.ly/rW7m50Jnzp7 Spotify-ow.ly/CTja50Tq2Ol #usmb2025

“This is an invitation to pay attention. It is an invitation to read the room, so to speak. More than I have at any time in my life, I feel the weight of the importance of careful reading.” efosterw.substack.com

How did early readers think about the relationship between the gospels? Retweet for a drawing to win a free book.

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