Jennifer Powell McNutt

THE LATEST: "She Who Hangs Out in Cemeteries" Mary Magdalene, exorcisms, and resurrection hope — this essay from Issue 27 of The Mockingbird Magazine digs deep into the witness who wouldn’t leave the tomb: buff.ly/qGq8Ex1

Encomium 1: Professors Despite not having any interest in writing a Biblical theology book, I managed to have some of the finest Biblical scholars as professors at both Wheaton at Duquesne: @VanhoozerKevin's course on Scripture and Theology was my first grad class, and I still return to my notes from it often. It was here that I realized why I couldn’t understand early Christian commentaries, and why they were so different from modern ones. That set me on a path that eventually led to the writing of Four Mountains. No one quite has the perfect blend insight, kindness, and puns like Kevin Vanhoozer. Daniel Treier is the only grad school professor to go over my writing assignments with a red pen. And I became a much stronger, clearer writer because of it. His course on Oliver O’Donovan made me want to pursue a PhD. @jpowellmcnutt was the first professor to encourage me to pursue a PhD in theology—I don’t think I realized how much I needed that encouragement until I received it. Bogdan Bucur’s OT class at Duquesne changed my life. Through it I was finally able to “get” early Christian Biblical interpretation. When he suggested that Moses was at Tabor to get his Sinai wish fulfilled, I was floored. Below is a passage from Four Mountains where I write on it.