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Wil Rogan
@wilrogan.bsky.social
assistant professor of biblical studies at carey theological college. phd in new testament. on here to listen, learn, and connect with others about things that matter to us.

author of PURITY IN THE GOSPEL OF JOHN (T & T Clark)
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My article, "Knowledge bloats, love builds: Paul on how we are (not) to know things" was just published in Scottish Journal of Theology.

cambridge.org/core/journal...

For a brief time, it seems that you can view and download it for free.
Knowledge bloats, love builds: Paul on how we are (not) to know things | Scottish Journal of Theology | Cambridge Core
Knowledge bloats, love builds: Paul on how we are (not) to know things
https://cambridge.org/core/journals/scottish-journal-of-theology/article/knowledge-bloats-love-builds-paul-on-how-we-are-not-to-know-things/DB48E1068C327AFE729CD5D72AB8D70C?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=bookmark…
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“Bad times! Hard times!” — this is what people are saying. But let us live well, and the times shall be well. We are the times. Such as we are, such are the times.

—St. Augustine of Hippo, a sermon on prayer during the slow collapse of the Roman Empire
June 17, 2025 at 12:42 AM
kneath dell

(a memento mori on my desk)
April 17, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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@wilrogan.bsky.social's 'Purity in the Gospel of John' is now in paperback!

Learn how the Fourth Gospel adapts biblical and early Jewish traditions of purity related to divine revelation and Israel’s restoration to its Christology, soteriology, and ethics.

Order now 👉 bit.ly/4fWEqX2
January 15, 2025 at 3:44 PM
My book PURITY IN THE GOSPEL OF JOHN came out in paperback today.

I think it’s worth a read if you’re interested in John’s Gospel or the early Jewish context from which it arose.

www.bloomsbury.com/us/purity-in...
Purity in the Gospel of John
Wil Rogan argues that, contrary to twentieth-century interpretation, the Fourth Gospel did not replace purity with faith in Jesus. Instead, as with other early…
www.bloomsbury.com
December 26, 2024 at 5:06 PM
A nice, tiny review of my book Purity in the Gospel of John by Chris Seglenieks.

The book is coming out as a paperback the day after Christmas.
Time to share some of things I’ve been reading lately. First up “Purity in the Gospel of John” by Wil Rogan. Following in the vein of ‘within Judaism’ readings, he seeks to read the theme of purity without assuming its rejection by John. 1/3
December 23, 2024 at 3:29 PM
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just blurted out in class "yes, you have to cite where you got your info. in a world in which lying loudly is the only thing that seems to get rewarded, citing your sources is an act of resistance" and folks, I really believe that.
December 19, 2024 at 3:35 PM
eager to read this
📚 NEW from @degruyterbrill.bsky.social Linguistic Biblical Studies | In "Johannine Portrayal of Jesus", Yan Ma introduces a new methodological framework to examine linguistic features of the New Testament text & provides a new analysis of the Johannine “I am” phrases.
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#sbl
December 16, 2024 at 4:37 PM
My children’s favorite Bob Dylan song: the apocalyptic “Ring Them Bells”
December 8, 2024 at 8:25 PM
I’m enjoying the poignant Advent reflections through visual exegesis in this book.
December 4, 2024 at 4:08 PM
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Scientists, academics, researchers: We’re excited to share that @altmetric.com is now tracking mentions of your research on Bluesky! 🧪
There are already many articles for which there is more attention on Bluesky than on other comparable micro-blogging sites, meaning the academic community and the general public have clearly adopted Bluesky as one of its core places to disseminate and discuss new research.

A Place of Joy.
December 3, 2024 at 2:10 PM
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(my message being: the incarnation is not an emergency measure in response to the fall but rather the realization of god’s everlasting purpose; this isn’t to deny a redemptive dimension to christ’s work but it is to say his person and presence exceed redemption)
December 1, 2024 at 7:19 PM
Neither are clean animals, but I find the nativity I saw with the elephant less problematic than the one I saw with the pig.
November 30, 2024 at 10:55 PM
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Quick bio post: I'm mainly here to follow and find new (or new to me) scholars in biblical studies and adjacent fields. I'm an acquisitions editor for Baker Academic, acquiring mostly projects in HB/OT. (1/3)
November 19, 2024 at 4:59 PM
I find Paul’s thanksgivings remarkable, and I wrote about why for Christianity Today.

Here’s a gift link if you’re inclined to read it:

www.christianitytoday.com/2024/11/paul...
Happy Thankless Thanksgiving - Christianity Today
Paul hardly ever thanked anyone directly. What can his refrain “I thank God for you” teach us about gratitude?
www.christianitytoday.com
November 26, 2024 at 12:58 PM
still waiting in hope for david bentley hart to take down jordan peterson’s new book
November 26, 2024 at 1:22 AM
I’m not at #sblaar this year, but I’m enjoying the essays in this volume this morning.

Go find it at the Fortress Press booth!
November 23, 2024 at 3:42 PM
@jonbatiste.bsky.social

My wife and I feel compelled to let you know that BEETHOVEN BLUES accompanied our son’s birth on November 15. It was playing in the operating room.
November 23, 2024 at 12:21 AM
Home with a newborn (thank God for him!), so I won’t be joining the grand social and intellectual exchange that is #SBLAAR2024.

I’ll follow along as best I can here.

For all making the pilgrimage to San Diego, do enjoy!
November 20, 2024 at 6:39 PM
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I made a feed for #SBL and #AAR discussion ahead of the annual meeting next week. It grabs a bunch of related tags and gives us all one place to look. Check it out and share it!

Tags are not case-sensitive, including: #sbl #aar #aarsbl #sblaar #aarsbl24 #sblaar24
November 16, 2024 at 1:08 PM
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if you’re gonna be at #sbl on friday afternoon consider swinging by
November 16, 2024 at 5:50 PM
I just saw two vultures in my backyard. They must have heard about my new lifestyle brand, KEEP CALM AND CARRION.
November 19, 2024 at 9:45 PM
My article, "Knowledge bloats, love builds: Paul on how we are (not) to know things" was just published in Scottish Journal of Theology.

cambridge.org/core/journal...

For a brief time, it seems that you can view and download it for free.
Knowledge bloats, love builds: Paul on how we are (not) to know things | Scottish Journal of Theology | Cambridge Core
Knowledge bloats, love builds: Paul on how we are (not) to know things
https://cambridge.org/core/journals/scottish-journal-of-theology/article/knowledge-bloats-love-builds-paul-on-how-we-are-not-to-know-things/DB48E1068C327AFE729CD5D72AB8D70C?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=bookmark…
November 17, 2024 at 11:08 PM
Here is Seth Meyers holding a doll that my wife made and sent to his PO Box for one of his writers, the comedian Amber Ruffin. He thought it was so lovely, but said that his PO Box was not for Amber Ruffin and that she should get her own.

youtube.com/clip/Ugkx9X8...
January 15, 2024 at 7:52 PM
grading is teaching, grading is teaching, grading IS teaching.

Now is the time I remind myself again that the most I learned and gained throughout my theological education was from the substantive, constructive feedback of professors on my writing, thinking, and intellectual inclinations.
December 16, 2023 at 6:48 PM
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Friends interested in Mishnah/early rabbinic Judaism, the Oxford Annotated Mishnah is now available in paperback for under $100!
November 5, 2023 at 9:24 PM