The Paul W Brandel Prof of NT at @NPTSem, Author &editor with @MohrSiebeck @WipfandStock @BakerAcademic, former chair #IBRAABI, A pastor in scholar's clothing
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Max Lee ☕️ retweeted
There are more than 60 English translations
of The Odyssey.
So which one should you read?
Here’s how six major translations differ.
1. Robert Fagles
Reads like a novel. A common classroom choice.
2. Richmond Lattimore
The scholar's translation. Closest to the Greek.
3. Robert Fitzgerald
The most literary. Formal, musical, and long a
standard in American classrooms.
4. Stanley Lombardo
Closer to how the poem would be read aloud.
Popular for performance and teaching.
5. Emily Wilson
Plain and direct. Written in iambic pentameter.
6. Alexander Pope
The great historical translation. Written in heroic couplets, ornate, elevated, and far less literal
than the others.
Which translation would you choose?
Max Lee ☕️ retweeted
1 thing I loved abt the film: Elizabeth Marvel’s & Eve Hewson’s performances, the ways the film offers a portrait of a faith community that does not demonize doubt but embraces it as a part of what it means to be in this world. Words at @NCRonline:
Max Lee ☕️ retweeted
Hope to write more about it soon, but for now, some thoughts on DISCLOSURE DAY. Spielberg still believes that all of us can look up into the sky and collectively share a sense of awe. I can’t help but find that hopeful and beautiful: boxd.it/eIQFzN
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Last year we shared an unusual vocabulary list of some 1300 rarer Greek words from major authors. This tool was used 75 years ago at Winchester College, where Classics was then thriving. Now we've imposed some order on the chaos to help your studies along: antigonejournal.com/2025/03/…
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Here's something fun I've prepared for a webinar this Friday on New Testament Textual Criticism
If you can read some Greek, learn what these guys ⸀ ° ⸆ ⸋ ⸌ ⸉ ⸊ signify in the Nestle-Aland 28 Greek New Testament
nelsonhsieh.com/p/how-to-rea…
Max Lee ☕️ retweeted
Just finished writing a review of this for @Themelios_TGC. I think it’s the most important update to the UBS in half a century. It’s a significant update.
(I’ll post the review when it’s published.)
Max Lee ☕️ retweeted
This morning at #Midwinter2026, Dr. Lee’s message—The Ministry of Meddling with One Another—challenged us to move beyond “come and see” and toward a deeper, more embodied community.
Watch the full message on our YouTube channel >> youtube.com/covchurch
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“Are you saying that now if I experience hardship, I should just get rid of my competitors?”
For @ebertvoices, I interviewed Park Chan-wook & Lee Byung-hun abt NO OTHER CHOICE, artificial vs natural light, how to respond to failure, & the protagonist’s fatal foolishness 🔗⬇️
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Always love ending my fall film festival time with @chifilmfest. A 🧵 of my coverage at fine places like @Chicago_Reader, @ebertvoices, @movieweb, @joysauce_, & @NCRonline (will update as more pieces drop)
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Nulla dies sine linea — “No day without a line” (i.e., no day without reading or writing something).
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📣 Meet Dr. Max Lee, Professor of New Testament and Paul W. Brandel Chair of Biblical Studies at NPTS!📖👨🏫
Dr. Lee embodies the mission of theological education that is both deeply academic and pastorally rooted. We’re thankful for his faithful scholarship.
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Dr. Dennis R. Edwards, VP & Dean at North Park Seminary, reflects on seminary life, spiritual formation & the changing face of theological education—prompted by news that his alma mater, TEDS, is relocating from Illinois to Canada.
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"When I experience suffering, how can I still be moved to confess that God is still good and God is still able?" Join New Testament scholar @ProfMaxLee in his new @SeminaryNow video course on Colossians, created with @NPTSem. Ideal for lay leaders and personal devotion.
North Park Theological Seminary (@NPTSem) and @SeminaryNow are excited to launch Colossians: A Disruptive Display of Christian Imagination, a new streaming course with Dr. Max Lee, starting today, April 9!
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Excited for today's launch of a course on Colossians taught by @ProfMaxLee for @SeminaryNow. Watch the trailer and click the link below to get the first few sessions free!
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Today is Ash Wednesday, marking the beginning of Lent.
In the early church, Lent was a season of final preparation for those who were to be baptized during the Great Easter Vigil. Lasting 40 days, the season mirrors the Hebrew people's and Jesus' wilderness wanderings.
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📖 Symposium Spotlight: Ruth Melkonian
📅 Join us at the Symposium on the Theological Interpretation of Scripture: Hospitality and Immigration
🗓️ February 14-15, 2025
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Our third paper, titled "Migration, Home, and the Christian Life," will be delivered by Alberto La Rosa Rojas, Assistant Professor of Theology and Ethics and Director of the Hispanic Ministry Program at Western Theological Seminary.
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📖 Symposium Spotlight: Julia L. Fogg
📅 Join us at the Symposium on the Theological Interpretation of Scripture: Hospitality and Immigration
🗓️ February 14-15, 2025
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📖 Symposium Spotlight: M. Daniel Carroll R.
Our first paper will be delivered by M. Daniel Carroll R., Scripture Press Ministries Professor of Biblical Studies and Pedagogy at Wheaton College.
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