Dear IBR Colleagues, I trust that your year is going well; that you are finding opportunities for stimulating research, writing, and teaching. As I visit churches, whether to preach, teach, or simply to experience the joy of Christian worship, I am regularly reminded of the importance of what we do. For years now we have all been made aware of …

The IBR Jesus Group has been meeting annually since 1999 to consider twelve key events in Jesus’ life for which the group thought it could show core authenticity and the combination of which made a case for what Jesus’ mission was about. The project also has introductory and concluding essays that were discussed.  Robert Webb and I have served as …

Dear Colleagues, I trust that your summer has gone well and that you were both enriched by your experiences and grew in your discipline. Several of our members have contacted me over the summer and their travels have taken them around the globe lecturing, researching, producing documentaries on the life of Jesus (a further report this weekend!), and a host …

Dear Colleagues: I am honored and humbled to come to you in my new role as president of IBR. I have admired the significant work of my predecessors in this role, and especially Daniel Block who has been most helpful in passing on the baton to me and who continues to offer use full and gracious counsel regarding the various …

Dear Fellows, Associates, and Friends of IBR: Greetings in the name of Jesus. By now many of you will have made your room and plane reservations for our annual meetings, this year to be held in Washington, DC. I am looking forward to this meeting, not only for the delight we find in each others’ company, but also for the …

Dear Colleagues: Greetings in the name of Jesus. The summer has flown by and now most of us will be getting into the routine of the fall semester. We have made the move north and are grateful to Wheaton College for the warm reception they have given us. We look forward to a good year ahead. My AAR/SBL Program Book …