Paul D. Wheatley, Ph.D.
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Paul D. Wheatley, Ph.D.
@pauldwheatley.bsky.social
Asst. Prof. NT and Greek, Nashotah House Theol. Sem. Mark, Paul, Baptism, Greco-Roman ritual and reading, Rabbis, Origen, Classical Narratology. Manuscript looker, vinyl listener, dad style guru, too many boots and books. Episcopal Priest. Texas forever.
New Article Dropping Soon

I’m happy to report that my article “The Spirit Purifies All Foods: Baptism as Bodily Purification in the Jewish Matrix of Mark 7.1-23” has been accepted for publication with New Testament Studies (NTS) @cambridgeuniversitypress with minor revisions. Abstract below.
November 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Oh, just submitting my book manuscript the day before I head to Rome for some manuscript research on a new project kinda vibes this frigid Tuesday.
January 21, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana or Pearl Jam
December 12, 2024 at 11:47 AM
Talking Mark and Judaism over Greek food with @paultsloan.bsky.social Logan Williams, John van Maaren, Jacob Mortensen, and Kasper Bro Larsen #sblaar24
November 26, 2024 at 6:47 AM
Another one! #sblaar24 run group on the Embarcadero! @nickelder.bsky.social @runhudi.bsky.social and more!
November 25, 2024 at 3:32 PM
First #sblaar24 run group meeting in the books. @runhudi.bsky.social @nickelder.bsky.social @maklelan.bsky.social and others hit the road at 6:30 this morning.
November 23, 2024 at 9:53 PM
Taught two classes today. Recorded an online lecture before 6am. Rolled into the terminal at MKE five minutes before departure. Dodged a snow storm on the way.

My point? I’m on my way to #sblaar24 but I was never combobulated to begin with.
At MKEAirport
November 21, 2024 at 11:25 PM
Sure! The second screenshot cuts off the words “ritual practices”
November 17, 2024 at 1:05 PM
Annual self-promotion 4 #AARSBL24. Do you like food? What about baths? Ever thought about baptizing your bed? Are you a fan of the 80s Australian AltRock group Midnight Oil?
You’re not alone! Come to my paper “‘How Do We Sleep While Our Beds Are Baptized?’ Tohorot and Baptism in Mark 7:4” Mon 11/25
November 14, 2024 at 8:29 PM
I think my abstract has been accepted (or not?) to Oxford Patristics. See those of you who like Origen, Paul, or Origen and Paul there. Hopefully.
October 19, 2023 at 1:22 AM
My favorite day in Intro NT is my “Here’s some bits of Stoic physics… Now here’s Paul talking about baptism and the Spirit” lecture. The red dots are πνεύμα, drawn last week in my setup lecture. Today, I draw “clothing in Christ” and “Christ formed in you” in there.
October 2, 2023 at 3:38 PM
It’s one of those “Crushed moth on your student’s paper” days. My scribble reads: “Sorry (student)! A moth found its way into my grading folder and then got crushed in my bag! Sic transit gloria mundi.”
September 28, 2023 at 2:47 PM