SBL update 1

What a great time I’m having here in San Diego. After a long and gruelling journey I checked in to my hotel and finally met Jim West in person (we are sharing a room). He is a frighteningly nice chap which is going to make the obligatory mean-spirited posts I will be posting about him in forthcoming days a little bit harder.

Or funnier.

Yea, just funnier, come to think about it.

Incidentally, the West Exposé series will start very soon.

I have also had the pleasure of meeting many biblioblog and publishing house friends which has been a true delight. As for the book hall I feel tempted to use metaphors from the Song of Songs to express my feelings of excitement – but as that may get me in trouble with my wife, I won’t.

And Richard Bauckham treated me to a coffee after his panel session on Jesus and the Eyewitnesses. That was a highlight! I hope to organise the publication of the papers of the respondents, and Bauckham’s response to the criticisms, on this blog in due time.