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Dr. Dvorak

Dr. Jim Dvorak is Vice President Academic and Professor of New Testament at McMaster Divinity College in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

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Another one checked off the list...

Last week I finished an article that I've been working on for a while. I'm sure there will be some final editing and minor modifications that will need to be done to it, but that is much easier than writing something fresh. I can't say much about ...

A Great Gift is a Great Responsibility

This. Thank you David A. deSilva. The except below is from his Transformation: The Heart of Paul's Gospel, Snapshots (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2014), 38–43. Buy it here: paperback | kindle.

Look what arrived in the post today!

My six free copies arrived in the mail today. This signals to me that this project is now complete. Time to move on to the next one(s).Get your copy here.

Coming soon to Amazon.com

Although my book has been available for a while on Amazon web sites in other parts of the world, it is just now hitting Amazon.com in the US. As of the time of this post (May 9, 2021 at 7:48 AM), it is listed but still "unavailable." Nevertheless,...

Book now available

My book, The Interpersonal Metafunction in 1 Corinthians 1–4, is now available from Brill in eBook format. The hardback should be available in the next day or so (as of this post, the book's webpage says 22-Apr-2021). Many of you may not realize ...

Book Update (Apr. 15, 2021)

I was notified by Brill this morning (April 15, 2021) that my book has officially been sent to the printer. It is to be published/released on April 22, 2021 (+ or – a day or two). Keep an eye on the book's webpage for updates, although you can res...

Book update

I was alerted by a friend this morning (March 30) that, according to Brill's website, my book, The Interpersonal Metafunction in 1 Corinthians 1–4: The Tenor of Toughness, is now slated to be published on April 8, 2021! It was to be published on M...

Book update

Today (Thursday, March 11, 2021) I submitted to Brill the final proofs of my book, The Interpersonal Metafunction in 1 Cor 1-4: The Tenor of Toughness. If all goes well, it should be published this coming May.

Publication Progress

On Monday, I finished and submitted the entry on Modality and Mood for the forthcoming Baker Encyclopedia of Biblical Greek Language and Linguistics. I had already submitted previously entries for Appraisal Theory and for Commands and Prohibitions...