One thing that a professor must always do is research. You have to stay current in your field in order to make a worthy contribution. This blog will occasionally delve into various aspects of my research that I think might be of interest to bible.org readers.
The purpose of this post is to make you aware of a new series of posts that I am going to be making on the bible.org blog Prime Time Jesus concerning a new book by Peter J. Gomes, The Scandalous Gospel of Jesus. The subject matter was more apropos for that blog, but at the same time it is part of my work as an evangelical academic. I hope it is thought provoking and encouraging at the same time.
Dr. Michael Burer is Assistant Professor of New Testament Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary. He is the assistant project director for the NET Bible and has contributed various studies to the bible.org site. His first book - A New Reader's Lexicon of the Greek New Testament, co-authored with Jeff Miller - was published Fall of 2008. 
I teach an adult Sunday School class that is currently reading The Scandalous Gospel of Jesus. We're reading Chapter 8 for this week. We have read many scholars - Karen Armstrong, C.S. Lewis, Huston Smith among them - and have had years of fruitful discussions. However, I think Gomes's book has helped us reach a new depth of insight, and is building on our years of study in a most personal way. I say personal because it is fomenting deep investigations into our own relationships with God, Jesus and the Bible. We, too, are blogging (at www.whitleyworld.com - the blog), which we started in order to explore our core values through books. I look forward to reading your posts, and will share this site with my class. Thanks! K
That's exciting to hear. I am a little behind in reading the book, but I hope to catch up soon perhaps to where you and your class are. I hoep you have some good interactions over its content.
Dr. Burer,
I think one has to be granted special permission in order to respond on the Primetime Jesus blog. So I will just keep up as you post concerning the different chapters of this book.
Grace and Peace
Dr. Burer,
I purchased the book earlier in the week. It should arrive soon. I look forward to dialogging with you about this book. I have seen Peter Gomes before on the Harvard Divinity website, but have never read anything by him nor have I understood the influence that he has.
I'm glad that you have decided to work through the book as well. I'm looking forward to dialoguing about it with you and others.
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