February 5, 2013 I’ve just returned from a trip to Baylor University (Waco, Texas), invited there to give a public lecture (hosted by the Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion), and also to take part in the first papyri “workshop” organized under the auspices of the Green Scholars Initiative (GSI).  I had heard of the GSI, and [...]

By Brooke BaileyReporter Baylor students translate ancient Austrian text An undergraduate research team is piloting a study on an Austrian manuscript dated from the 1380s. Baylor students are the first to study this document. “No one’s ever done it,” Lake Jackson senior Amy Freeman said. Freeman has been working on the Speculum Humanae Salvation since [...]

By Brooke Bailey Reporter, Baylor Lariat Researchers from Edinburgh and Oxford are traveling to Baylor to give insight about papyrology, the study of papyrus manuscripts. Dr. Larry Hurtado, professor of New Testament language, literature and theology at the University of Edinburgh, and Dr. Dirk Obbink from Christ Church College Oxford will be talking to students [...]

Leading us into the Sacred Story of Self-giving Love A Review of Luke (Brazos Theological Commentary) by David Lyle Jeffrey. Hardback: Brazos Press, 2012 Buy now:   [ Amazon ]  [ Kindle ] Reviewed by Jordan Kellicut. The commentary is an indispensable tool for the study of the scriptures.  Even those trained in Greek, Hebrew, and [...]

 President of Hobby Lobby makes Green Collection available August 2, 2012 By: Edward Lane Ancient biblical artifacts were made available for study to 31 outstanding international students in a weeklong seminar recently completed at Baylor University. The first annual study is the vision of Christian businessman Steve Green, president of Hobby Lobby, who made his [...]

BAPTIST STANDARD – By Terry Goodrich, Baylor University Published: July 10, 2012 WACO—Armed with a newly awarded master of divinity degree and with experience as an associate pastor under his belt, Paul DuPont turned wrestler during a recent week’s visit to Baylor University—wrestling with Hebrew and Greek languages in ancient documents. DuPont was one of [...]

International Scholar-Mentors and Students Come to Baylor to Study Rare Biblical Artifacts During Summer Institute WACO, Texas (July 10, 2012) — Paul DuPont — newly armed with a master’s of divinity degree and with experience as an associate pastor under his belt — turned wrestler during a recent week’s visit to Waco. That’s wrestling as [...]

WACO, Texas (May 15, 2012) — Jerry A. Pattengale, Ph.D., a Distinguished Senior Fellow in Baylor University’s Institute for Studies of Religion, has been named the recipient of The IWU (Indiana Wesleyan University) World Changing Faculty Award. Besides his position at Baylor, Pattengale is the assistant provost for scholarship and public engagement at Indiana Wesleyan, [...]

March 9, 2012 By Kayla Reeves Reporter Baylor researchers are bringing biblical history to life in Vatican City this Easter season. Dr. Scott Carroll, research professor in manuscript studies and biblical tradition at the Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion, is the director of a 5,000-square-foot exhibit of rare religious artifacts at the Vatican. The [...]

From the perspective of one who values freedom of choice, individualism, and the market, the proliferation of new translations and paraphrases of the Bible must seem, on the whole, a good thing. From a perspective that places a greater value on theological probity, spiritual understanding in the laity, and coherence in the witness of the [...]