Shane J. Wood
@shanejwood.bsky.social
· Professor of NT & It's Origins (Ozark Christian College)
· Author of Thinning the Veil: Encountering Jesus Christ in the Book of Revelation (IVP)
· Substack: Letters from the Desert
· Author of Thinning the Veil: Encountering Jesus Christ in the Book of Revelation (IVP)
· Substack: Letters from the Desert
NEW POST: "I plead with God for healing from my past wounds, something he longs to give me freely. Willing to walk with me every step of the healing journey. But I’ve prescribed how I want to be healed, something along the lines of vengeance."
shanejwood.substack.com/p/denying-go...
shanejwood.substack.com/p/denying-go...
September 17, 2026 at 7:20 PM
NEW POST: "I plead with God for healing from my past wounds, something he longs to give me freely. Willing to walk with me every step of the healing journey. But I’ve prescribed how I want to be healed, something along the lines of vengeance."
shanejwood.substack.com/p/denying-go...
shanejwood.substack.com/p/denying-go...
NEW POST: "Sometimes, what our prayers need is less words. Less speaking. More blank pages....Silence invites God to move not at our direction but something more like the wind."
shanejwood.substack.com/p/blank-pages
shanejwood.substack.com/p/blank-pages
August 6, 2026 at 4:06 PM
NEW POST: "Sometimes, what our prayers need is less words. Less speaking. More blank pages....Silence invites God to move not at our direction but something more like the wind."
shanejwood.substack.com/p/blank-pages
shanejwood.substack.com/p/blank-pages
Man am I excited to work on this book!
"Writing in the Shadows: Ancient Secretaries, Letter Writing, and New Testament Authorship"
-Edited by Scot McKnight and Shane J. Wood (Eerdmans)
The list of scholars is mind-boggling :)
@eerdmansbooks.bsky.social
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"Writing in the Shadows: Ancient Secretaries, Letter Writing, and New Testament Authorship"
-Edited by Scot McKnight and Shane J. Wood (Eerdmans)
The list of scholars is mind-boggling :)
@eerdmansbooks.bsky.social
@scotmcknight.bsky.social
June 12, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Man am I excited to work on this book!
"Writing in the Shadows: Ancient Secretaries, Letter Writing, and New Testament Authorship"
-Edited by Scot McKnight and Shane J. Wood (Eerdmans)
The list of scholars is mind-boggling :)
@eerdmansbooks.bsky.social
@scotmcknight.bsky.social
"Writing in the Shadows: Ancient Secretaries, Letter Writing, and New Testament Authorship"
-Edited by Scot McKnight and Shane J. Wood (Eerdmans)
The list of scholars is mind-boggling :)
@eerdmansbooks.bsky.social
@scotmcknight.bsky.social
NEW POST: "I used to say 'at six years old, I was molested,' but my therapist corrected my mistake: 'No, that’s sexual assault.' I’m not quite sure changing the label altered much in my heart or soul, but on some level accuracy matters, I suppose."
shanejwood.substack.com/p/consider-i...
shanejwood.substack.com/p/consider-i...
June 4, 2026 at 3:21 PM
NEW POST: "I used to say 'at six years old, I was molested,' but my therapist corrected my mistake: 'No, that’s sexual assault.' I’m not quite sure changing the label altered much in my heart or soul, but on some level accuracy matters, I suppose."
shanejwood.substack.com/p/consider-i...
shanejwood.substack.com/p/consider-i...
NEW POST: "I look around and find the same sickness in others. The same “progress” shrouding patterns of brokenness like garments of skin constructed to cover our shameful nakedness....I wish it were different. Especially for Christians."
shanejwood.substack.com/p/progress-a...
shanejwood.substack.com/p/progress-a...
May 7, 2026 at 2:42 PM
NEW POST: "I look around and find the same sickness in others. The same “progress” shrouding patterns of brokenness like garments of skin constructed to cover our shameful nakedness....I wish it were different. Especially for Christians."
shanejwood.substack.com/p/progress-a...
shanejwood.substack.com/p/progress-a...
NEW POST: "Doubt isn’t just normal, it’s useful. Valuable in the Christian journey...Doubt isn’t an imposter, but a tool for growth. A weapon the enemy fears. A scalpel for the soul that comes with pain from the incision but new life post-surgery."
shanejwood.substack.com/p/doubt-and-...
shanejwood.substack.com/p/doubt-and-...
April 9, 2026 at 3:52 PM
NEW POST: "Doubt isn’t just normal, it’s useful. Valuable in the Christian journey...Doubt isn’t an imposter, but a tool for growth. A weapon the enemy fears. A scalpel for the soul that comes with pain from the incision but new life post-surgery."
shanejwood.substack.com/p/doubt-and-...
shanejwood.substack.com/p/doubt-and-...
NEW POST: "I still believe in “good.” Or at least I still want to. Each day, though, seems to challenge my fortitude. Challenges my hope that evil doesn’t win. My hope that good prevails."
shanejwood.substack.com/p/let-there-...
shanejwood.substack.com/p/let-there-...
February 19, 2026 at 4:41 PM
NEW POST: "I still believe in “good.” Or at least I still want to. Each day, though, seems to challenge my fortitude. Challenges my hope that evil doesn’t win. My hope that good prevails."
shanejwood.substack.com/p/let-there-...
shanejwood.substack.com/p/let-there-...
NEW POST: "It’s hard to love yourself when you’re convinced your damned. That God is so disgusted with you that he’d rather live the rest of eternity away from you than near you. Anywhere but with you."
shanejwood.substack.com/p/whats-in-a...
shanejwood.substack.com/p/whats-in-a...
January 30, 2026 at 1:11 AM
NEW POST: "It’s hard to love yourself when you’re convinced your damned. That God is so disgusted with you that he’d rather live the rest of eternity away from you than near you. Anywhere but with you."
shanejwood.substack.com/p/whats-in-a...
shanejwood.substack.com/p/whats-in-a...
NEW POST: "What am I searching for?...I’ve been searching for much of my life. Looking for something. Always. Yet never with clear direction. Never quite certain of the target."
shanejwood.substack.com/p/still-sear...
shanejwood.substack.com/p/still-sear...
December 19, 2025 at 2:26 PM
NEW POST: "What am I searching for?...I’ve been searching for much of my life. Looking for something. Always. Yet never with clear direction. Never quite certain of the target."
shanejwood.substack.com/p/still-sear...
shanejwood.substack.com/p/still-sear...
Humbled and honored that "Thinning the Veil" is a finalist for Christianity Today's 2025 "Biblical Studies" book of the year! Truly grateful.
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December 2, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Humbled and honored that "Thinning the Veil" is a finalist for Christianity Today's 2025 "Biblical Studies" book of the year! Truly grateful.
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To order Thinning the Veil, go to: amzn.to/3XurEsk
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To order Thinning the Veil, go to: amzn.to/3XurEsk
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NEW POST: "Do trees weep? The older I get and the deeper I dive into the vastness of God’s unveiling of himself to us, the more questions like these emerge, inviting me to venture beyond the looking glass into a world more real than the one I’ve settled for."
shanejwood.substack.com/p/bridging-h...
shanejwood.substack.com/p/bridging-h...
November 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
NEW POST: "Do trees weep? The older I get and the deeper I dive into the vastness of God’s unveiling of himself to us, the more questions like these emerge, inviting me to venture beyond the looking glass into a world more real than the one I’ve settled for."
shanejwood.substack.com/p/bridging-h...
shanejwood.substack.com/p/bridging-h...
Had a delightful conversation a couple of months ago on Expedition 44 podcast discussing my new book, "Thinning the Veil: Encountering Jesus Christ in the Book of Revelation" (amzn.to/3L2DB5j)
Check it out! youtu.be/LEkadVL7PF0
Check it out! youtu.be/LEkadVL7PF0
Thinning the Veil: Encountering Jesus Christ in the Book of Revelation
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October 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Had a delightful conversation a couple of months ago on Expedition 44 podcast discussing my new book, "Thinning the Veil: Encountering Jesus Christ in the Book of Revelation" (amzn.to/3L2DB5j)
Check it out! youtu.be/LEkadVL7PF0
Check it out! youtu.be/LEkadVL7PF0
Incredible "limited time" deal on the Kindle version of my new book, "Thinning the Veil!" Only $5!
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Thinning the Veil: Encountering Jesus Christ in the Book of Revelation
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October 17, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Incredible "limited time" deal on the Kindle version of my new book, "Thinning the Veil!" Only $5!
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NEW POST: "We weren’t meant to die. We weren’t created for it. It fits us awkwardly regardless of how thorough the tailor exacts his adjustments. We were created to live. We were made for life. For love. For admiration. We were made to finish strong."
shanejwood.substack.com/p/finishing-...
shanejwood.substack.com/p/finishing-...
October 16, 2025 at 6:27 PM
NEW POST: "We weren’t meant to die. We weren’t created for it. It fits us awkwardly regardless of how thorough the tailor exacts his adjustments. We were created to live. We were made for life. For love. For admiration. We were made to finish strong."
shanejwood.substack.com/p/finishing-...
shanejwood.substack.com/p/finishing-...
NEW POST: "This article is an attempt at self-reflection. A conversation starter for the American church today: What good is it to read and memorize the word of God, if we don’t allow it to transform us into the Word of God himself?"
shanejwood.substack.com/p/my-callous...
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September 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
NEW POST: "This article is an attempt at self-reflection. A conversation starter for the American church today: What good is it to read and memorize the word of God, if we don’t allow it to transform us into the Word of God himself?"
shanejwood.substack.com/p/my-callous...
shanejwood.substack.com/p/my-callous...
Since the rapture didn't happen yesterday, let's take time to learn how to study the book of Revelation to draw us closer to Jesus?
Check out this podcast I did: youtu.be/zb5Jp_Y19nI
For more, check out my new book on Revelation: amzn.to/46nIEFW
#rapture
#Revelation
Check out this podcast I did: youtu.be/zb5Jp_Y19nI
For more, check out my new book on Revelation: amzn.to/46nIEFW
#rapture
#Revelation
What Revelation Really Reveals (Hint: It’s NOT the FUTURE)
YouTube video by The Analytic Christian
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September 24, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Since the rapture didn't happen yesterday, let's take time to learn how to study the book of Revelation to draw us closer to Jesus?
Check out this podcast I did: youtu.be/zb5Jp_Y19nI
For more, check out my new book on Revelation: amzn.to/46nIEFW
#rapture
#Revelation
Check out this podcast I did: youtu.be/zb5Jp_Y19nI
For more, check out my new book on Revelation: amzn.to/46nIEFW
#rapture
#Revelation
NEW POST: "Grace frustrates and redeems every avenue of suffering, transforming every pain into passageways of intimacy with our crucified King. And yet, even now, as I see the strategy, I still don’t like it. I still don’t enjoy it."
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shanejwood.substack.com/p/frustrated...
September 4, 2025 at 6:41 PM
NEW POST: "Grace frustrates and redeems every avenue of suffering, transforming every pain into passageways of intimacy with our crucified King. And yet, even now, as I see the strategy, I still don’t like it. I still don’t enjoy it."
shanejwood.substack.com/p/frustrated...
shanejwood.substack.com/p/frustrated...
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Exciting update for @ivpacademic.bsky.social !
IVP Academic to Release Second Edition of the Dictionary of the Later New Testament and Its Developments
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IVP Academic to Release Second Edition of the Dictionary of the Later New Testament and Its Developments
InterVarsity Press (IVP) has contracted with four New Testament scholars for the second edition of one of IVP Academic's foundational reference books, the Dictionary of the Later New Testament and Its...
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August 16, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Exciting update for @ivpacademic.bsky.social !
Reposted by Shane J. Wood
IVP Academic to Release Second Edition of the Dictionary of the Later New Testament and Its Developments
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IVP Academic to Release Second Edition of the Dictionary of the Later New Testament and Its Developments
InterVarsity Press (IVP) has contracted with four New Testament scholars for the second edition of one of IVP Academic's foundational reference books, the Dictionary of the Later New Testament and Its...
www.ivpress.com
August 15, 2025 at 4:57 PM
IVP Academic to Release Second Edition of the Dictionary of the Later New Testament and Its Developments
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BIG NEWS: I am honored and excited to be on the editorial team for IVP Academic's new edition of the Dictionary of the Later New Testament & Its Developments with the incomparable Dennis R. Edwards, Madison Pearce , and Michael Bird!
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August 16, 2025 at 2:01 AM
BIG NEWS: I am honored and excited to be on the editorial team for IVP Academic's new edition of the Dictionary of the Later New Testament & Its Developments with the incomparable Dennis R. Edwards, Madison Pearce , and Michael Bird!
www.ivpress.com/press-releas...
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NEW POST: "My heavenly Father seems a lot more like a terrorist negotiator than anything else. For I rarely feel like we split the difference. Which is frustrating. Especially when all I want to do is to meet halfway. To connect somewhere in the middle."
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shanejwood.substack.com/p/meeting-ha...
August 14, 2025 at 2:57 PM
NEW POST: "My heavenly Father seems a lot more like a terrorist negotiator than anything else. For I rarely feel like we split the difference. Which is frustrating. Especially when all I want to do is to meet halfway. To connect somewhere in the middle."
shanejwood.substack.com/p/meeting-ha...
shanejwood.substack.com/p/meeting-ha...
Really enjoyed this conversation on "God's Story Podcast" on my new book "Thinning the Veil: Encountering Jesus Christ in the Book of Revelation." Check it out! open.spotify.com/episode/2L0p...
To buy the book, go here: amzn.to/4o9fKzU
To buy the book, go here: amzn.to/4o9fKzU
Shane Wood – Thinning the Veil
God‘s Story Podcast · Episode
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July 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Really enjoyed this conversation on "God's Story Podcast" on my new book "Thinning the Veil: Encountering Jesus Christ in the Book of Revelation." Check it out! open.spotify.com/episode/2L0p...
To buy the book, go here: amzn.to/4o9fKzU
To buy the book, go here: amzn.to/4o9fKzU
NEW POST: "I need total quiet to discern God’s Word. Which is infuriating. That I need stillness as sterile as a cemetery to receive God’s voice...as long as my relationship with sound persists in disrepair, though, God will always be hard to hear."
shanejwood.substack.com/p/in-defense...
shanejwood.substack.com/p/in-defense...
July 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
NEW POST: "I need total quiet to discern God’s Word. Which is infuriating. That I need stillness as sterile as a cemetery to receive God’s voice...as long as my relationship with sound persists in disrepair, though, God will always be hard to hear."
shanejwood.substack.com/p/in-defense...
shanejwood.substack.com/p/in-defense...
NEW POST: "Thresholds are unfair...inviting everyone to adventures as flamboyant as Narnia. But rarely do they reveal the cost of passing through the wardrobe...[for they] contain not just the “new you” but the “familiar you” that you must grieve."
shanejwood.substack.com/p/thresholds
shanejwood.substack.com/p/thresholds
June 12, 2025 at 2:51 PM
NEW POST: "Thresholds are unfair...inviting everyone to adventures as flamboyant as Narnia. But rarely do they reveal the cost of passing through the wardrobe...[for they] contain not just the “new you” but the “familiar you” that you must grieve."
shanejwood.substack.com/p/thresholds
shanejwood.substack.com/p/thresholds