Eric Foster-Whiddon
@efosterw.bsky.social
Assistant Prof of Biblical Studies, Tabor College | PhD Uni of St Andrews (Divinity & Classics) | NT, Gospel of John, ancient novels & philosophy
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Jason Borges’ Christian Life in the Greco-Roman City
Jason Borges' Christian Life In The Greco-Roman City
It is not often you come across a book by a young scholar at the beginning of his career that reflects this much good research in primary sources, and
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July 25, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Jason Borges’ Christian Life in the Greco-Roman City
Gotta love when publishers run site-wide sales! My book is available at 40% off in De Gruyter-Brill’s summer sale. Discount code DGBSUMMER26
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John as Divine Romance
"John as Divine Romance" published on 30 Mar 2026 by Brill.
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July 21, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Gotta love when publishers run site-wide sales! My book is available at 40% off in De Gruyter-Brill’s summer sale. Discount code DGBSUMMER26
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A couple of my Tabor College students are in the UK on a biblical and theological studies research trip… look what they found at @tyndalehouse.bsky.social! Two fresh studies on GJohn, both by Erics! What a fun “in the wild” book spotting 📕👀 Honored to share the shelf with Eric Zito.
June 23, 2026 at 12:59 PM
A couple of my Tabor College students are in the UK on a biblical and theological studies research trip… look what they found at @tyndalehouse.bsky.social! Two fresh studies on GJohn, both by Erics! What a fun “in the wild” book spotting 📕👀 Honored to share the shelf with Eric Zito.
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New release 📚 John as Divine Romance 💌
Eric Foster-Whiddon compares how recognition, beauty, travel, and love function as intertextual frames frames that pressure the reader to infer meaning in the Gospel of John and the Greek novel Callirhoe.
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Eric Foster-Whiddon compares how recognition, beauty, travel, and love function as intertextual frames frames that pressure the reader to infer meaning in the Gospel of John and the Greek novel Callirhoe.
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April 27, 2026 at 6:42 AM
New release 📚 John as Divine Romance 💌
Eric Foster-Whiddon compares how recognition, beauty, travel, and love function as intertextual frames frames that pressure the reader to infer meaning in the Gospel of John and the Greek novel Callirhoe.
Read more here 🔗 brill.com/display/ti...
Eric Foster-Whiddon compares how recognition, beauty, travel, and love function as intertextual frames frames that pressure the reader to infer meaning in the Gospel of John and the Greek novel Callirhoe.
Read more here 🔗 brill.com/display/ti...
News from the Bible & Theology department at Tabor College.
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BT Newsletter 04.03.26
In this issue: BT testimonies at the President's Program, Master's of Arts in Ministry, Dr Wendell Loewen speaks at chapel, lots of ministry openings in Central Kansas, and a poem for Good Friday!
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April 4, 2026 at 12:30 AM
News from the Bible & Theology department at Tabor College.
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News from the Graduate Studies in Ministry program at Tabor College.
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GSM Newsletter 04.03.26
In this issue: Past and upcoming Local events, GSM at USMB National Convention, Prof. Michael Gorman joins cohort meeting, MA accredited, ministry jobs in Central Kansas, and a poem for Good Friday!
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April 4, 2026 at 12:29 AM
News from the Graduate Studies in Ministry program at Tabor College.
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Heading back to the UK soon for graduation and a few research presentations. Many thanks to London School of Theology and the Schools of Divinity at University of St Andrews and University of Aberdeen for having me.
Paper titles below… (1/3)
Paper titles below… (1/3)
June 19, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Heading back to the UK soon for graduation and a few research presentations. Many thanks to London School of Theology and the Schools of Divinity at University of St Andrews and University of Aberdeen for having me.
Paper titles below… (1/3)
Paper titles below… (1/3)
Happy and humbled to report that my doctoral thesis will be published in the Biblical Interpretation series. Fingers crossed that “John as Divine Romance: Reading the Fourth Gospel with the Ancient Novel” makes an appearance at SBL 2025! @degruyterbrill.bsky.social @dgb-relbibtheo.bsky.social
April 3, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Happy and humbled to report that my doctoral thesis will be published in the Biblical Interpretation series. Fingers crossed that “John as Divine Romance: Reading the Fourth Gospel with the Ancient Novel” makes an appearance at SBL 2025! @degruyterbrill.bsky.social @dgb-relbibtheo.bsky.social
Looking forward to this, both the tea and the read! ☕️📖 @andyjudd.bsky.social
December 3, 2024 at 3:24 PM
Looking forward to this, both the tea and the read! ☕️📖 @andyjudd.bsky.social
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December 1, 2024 at 3:49 AM
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Every academic right now
November 29, 2024 at 9:58 PM
Every academic right now
How I love ending feedback on exegetical papers with “You should be proud of this.”
November 24, 2024 at 2:03 AM
How I love ending feedback on exegetical papers with “You should be proud of this.”
Real-time reactions from grading papers… a freshman in my 100-level Intro to NT class (who is not a Bible & Theology major) references Stendhal and discusses the Damascus road Christophany as Paul’s prophetic call (contra conversion) and I AM SO HAPPY! Huzzah! She found this via her own research!
November 24, 2024 at 1:12 AM
Real-time reactions from grading papers… a freshman in my 100-level Intro to NT class (who is not a Bible & Theology major) references Stendhal and discusses the Damascus road Christophany as Paul’s prophetic call (contra conversion) and I AM SO HAPPY! Huzzah! She found this via her own research!
Instead of listening to papers at #SBLAAR24, I’m grading a stack of papers… most of which are the first attempts of undergrads at doing a baby exegesis assignment. It’s actually encouraging; lots have made good effort and are showing progress!
November 23, 2024 at 5:32 PM
Instead of listening to papers at #SBLAAR24, I’m grading a stack of papers… most of which are the first attempts of undergrads at doing a baby exegesis assignment. It’s actually encouraging; lots have made good effort and are showing progress!
Bible nerds… what NT (or other BibStudies-related) books are you excited about this year that should be on my radar? I’m missing #SBLAAR24 but plan to assuage the FOMO by taking advantage of publishers’ online discount codes.
November 18, 2024 at 7:49 PM
Bible nerds… what NT (or other BibStudies-related) books are you excited about this year that should be on my radar? I’m missing #SBLAAR24 but plan to assuage the FOMO by taking advantage of publishers’ online discount codes.
Anybody made a BibStudies starter pack yet?
November 12, 2024 at 2:35 PM
Anybody made a BibStudies starter pack yet?
An unexpected benefit of the PhD journey is the secondhand elation I feel when a friend passes a viva or lands an academic job. It’s a nice counter-balance in a space that can be so anxiety ridden.
December 11, 2023 at 9:24 PM
An unexpected benefit of the PhD journey is the secondhand elation I feel when a friend passes a viva or lands an academic job. It’s a nice counter-balance in a space that can be so anxiety ridden.
~1400 words today, thinking about the Odyssey, Callirhoe, and the Gospel of John. It’s slow, tedious, fun work.
December 8, 2023 at 4:37 PM
~1400 words today, thinking about the Odyssey, Callirhoe, and the Gospel of John. It’s slow, tedious, fun work.
~500 words yesterday, ~1100 today. Feels good to see months of research shape up into an argument on a page. It’s been unusually hard to get into a writing headspace for this chapter.
December 6, 2023 at 5:06 PM
~500 words yesterday, ~1100 today. Feels good to see months of research shape up into an argument on a page. It’s been unusually hard to get into a writing headspace for this chapter.