Sam Johnson

Assistant Professor, Biblical Studies | Dean, School of Theology | Mount St. Mary’s Seminary & School of Theology | PhD @NotreDame | NT & Early Christianity

[Sam Johnson @SamuelBJohnson]

Release day! The Life of Jesus in the Writings of Origen of Alexandria (Cambridge University Press) https://t.co/rfsrdXwYD3

[Sam Johnson @SamuelBJohnson]

@Rurouni_Phoenix If you can’t access it through the link above (https://t.co/Dv0DiIQiyS), feel free to DM me!

[Sam Johnson @SamuelBJohnson]

Publication day! The world doesn’t need another essay on the “Son of Man”… except for this one. In the latest issue of the Journal of Theological Studies: “The Son of Man as Corporate Figure in Early Jewish and Christian Tradition” (https://t.co/Dv0DiIQQoq)

[Nathan Mastnjak @NMastnjak]

That moment when the archaeology of Israel's emergence + historical critical perspectives on Deuteronomy/Joshua make you think Origen's reading of Joshua was not only kind of right but also a lot closer to what maybe the genocide texts were always about than you;d think

[The Catholic Biblical Association of America (CBA) @CatholicBiblica]

Mark your calendars! CBA is pleased to announce our upcoming Unbound Book Reviews for the end of 2026 and the beginning of 2027.

[Sam Johnson @SamuelBJohnson]

Featuring reviews from @MichaelPBarber, Charles Hughes-Huff, and Annaline Cely

[Sam Johnson @SamuelBJohnson]

Thrilled that @CatholicBiblica is hosting an Unbound Book Review of The Life of Jesus in the Writings of Origen of Alexandria (@CambridgeUP)! Livestream with Q&A is two weeks from today, Nov. 11 at 10am ET. Free registration here: https://t.co/0YB9ekqWIu

[Joel Chopp @JoelChopp]

Cincinnati friends interested in the future of Protestant / Catholic dialogue, would love to see y'all this Thursday at the Athenaeum. Lecture by Mike Root—Catholic theologian and one of the drafters of the JDDJ—and response by yours truly.
https://t.co/gFzkjn26l6

[Sam Johnson @SamuelBJohnson]

Thanks so much for having me on— such a great conversation!

[PatristiCast @PatristiCast]

New episode is now available. Sam Johnson joins the show to discuss his new book The Life of Jesus in the Writings of Origen of Alexandria (Cambridge, 2025). https://t.co/D1cmelUi5M

[Judson Greene @JudsonGreene]

Happy to announce my book's been published!

My warm thanks to the editors of Supplements to Novum Testamentum for accepting it and to the team at @degruyter_brill for producing it.

If this interests you, track me down at ETS or SBL.

https://t.co/ZpqDxdfAJe

[Sam Johnson @SamuelBJohnson]

Really enjoyed this conversation! Galatians plays the starring role, of course, but also featuring cameos from L. Frank Baum, Origen, Widow’s Bay, the Acts of Paul, and The Wind in the Willows…

[It Means What It Means Podcast @means_podcast]

The Allegory of the Cross in Galatians with Samuel Johnson
https://t.co/wuZn727oVa

[Michael Patrick Barber @MichaelPBarber]

I am very grateful that my article, "Drinking in the Kingdom: The Last Supper ‘Vow’ of Jesus and His Death in the Synoptic Gospels," has been published by Journal for the Study of the New Testament in the latest edition. Here is a link. https://t.co/JfXy6Saiyc

[Sam Johnson @SamuelBJohnson]

Grateful for this thoughtful and generous review in the Journal of Early Christian Studies: https://t.co/kWviP2OxYZ

[Sam Johnson @SamuelBJohnson]

Thanks for having me on, Jared!

[It Means What It Means Podcast @means_podcast]

Paul's Allegorical Reading of the Crucifixion #apostlepaul #paul #crucifixion #jesus #allegory #newtestament #bible #galatians https://t.co/pi5OU7cW0t

[SBL Press @SBLPress]

Read Samuel B. Johnson's article "The Allegory of the Cross in Galatians" in #JBL145.2 when you log in using your SBL username and password https://t.co/zQwewgHx4S

[Notre Dame News @nd_news]

Notre Dame Department of Theology ranked best in the world for second consecutive year https://t.co/1BCGeo1HH8

[McGrath Institute for Church Life @McGrathND]

The McGrath Institute for Church Life is pleased to announce a six-part Lenten video lecture series exploring the depths of forgiveness, led by renowned biblical scholar and University of Notre Dame Professor Gary Anderson.

[SBL Press @SBLPress]

Read “On Having a Body: Time and Divine Embodiment" by Jennie Grillo in #JBL144.3. Access the article online using your SBL username and password. https://t.co/xFSOottnoR. #WomensHistorySBL26

[SBL @SBLsite]

The Call for Papers for the 2026 Annual Meeting in Denver, CO, has been extended to 11:59PM ET on March 9. Don't miss this chance to engage the global community of biblical scholarship. https://t.co/E2ShdMLYKX

[Sam Johnson @SamuelBJohnson]

@shawnwilhite Thanks, Shawn!

[Sam Johnson @SamuelBJohnson]

“Origen has been both maligned and valued as one who anticipated contemporary biblical criticism: Johnson’s careful observations help readers to place this influential thinker both in his own time and in the flow of Christian thought. Thoroughly engaging…” – Edith Humphrey

[Sam Johnson @SamuelBJohnson]

@WayneCoppins_NT Thanks so much!