N.T. (Tom) Wright moving to St. Andrews

According the website for the Diocese of Durham website, Tom Wright is retiring from the See of Durham and joining St. Andrews as Research Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity.

Dr Wright, who will be 62 this autumn, is returning to the academic world, in which he spent the first twenty years of his career, and will take up a new appointment as Research Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at the University of St Andrews in Scotland.

Announcing his move, Bishop Tom said, ‘This has been the hardest decision of my life. It has been an indescribable privilege to be Bishop of the ancient Diocese of Durham, to work with a superb team of colleagues, to take part in the work of God’s kingdom here in the north-east, and to represent the region and its churches in the House of Lords and in General Synod. I have loved the people, the place, the heritage and the work. But my continuing vocation to be a writer, teacher and broadcaster, for the benefit (I hope) of the wider world and church, has been increasingly difficult to combine with the complex demands and duties of a diocesan bishop. I am very sad about this, but the choice has become increasingly clear.’

(See official St. Andrews notice here.)

St. Andrews already strong program just became even more attractive to would-be PhD students. Have a look at the NT department here.

I’m starting a PhD!

As many of you no doubt are aware, I have been going through the PhD application process for the past…oh…forever. Well, I am delighted to report that the application process is now over!!!

I have been offered a generous spot at Baylor University, which I am proud to say I accepted! I’ll be joining a great and talented group of students and look forward to developing as a biblical scholar over the next several years.

One of the aspects that I really appreciate about the program at Baylor is that it is NOT properly a NT degree. The PhD is in Biblical Studies, and my major is NT and my minor is OT, so I will be able to market myself more broadly in the job market. In other words, I won’t be a “one trick pony”!

The application process has been grueling, and is definitely NOT for the faint of heart. Nonetheless, it has been worth it. I’m excited to get my studies underway! I’ll be starting German at Baylor in June!

Pistis Christou in JTS

Here’s the complete bibliographic information for my article fresh off the press at JTS:

Michael R. Whitenton, “After ΠΙΣΤΙΣ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΥ: Neglected Evidence from the Apostolic Fathers,” JTS 61 (2010): 82–109

Also, check out Daniel Kirk’s discussion on πίστις Χριστοῦ (pistis Christou)!