Ellen Howard

NT Postdoc at LMU, working on narrative in Paul, also interested in Koine Greek grammatical studies and Gospels/Acts

[Christoph Heilig @ChristophHeilig]

"Just a Matter of Perspective?" will be published by @mohr_religion in September!

Check out the publisher's deacription and TOC here:
https://t.co/usHGa4qP3m

[Ellen Howard @ellenhoward5554]

Almost time for my presentation on the Damascus Road in Galatians and Acts at #ISBL26 Supper excited to be speaking in Adelaide!

[Ellen Howard @ellenhoward5554]

Not often I get to take a picture with the original Dr. Howard! Had a great time at the @WesleyBiblical graduation with my family. The new painting of their founders (including my grandpa) was so lovely!

[Ellen Howard @ellenhoward5554]

My blog post for @EarlyNarratives has just gone up! https://t.co/StD5ZSLl8G

[Ellen Howard @ellenhoward5554]

Narratives in Paul? It’s more likely than you think!

[Christoph Heilig @ChristophHeilig]

At the @eerdmansbooks booth at #aarsbl25 . Get your copy if you don't have one already!

[Ellen Howard @ellenhoward5554]

Welcome back, everyone to #AARSBL25!

[Christoph Heilig @ChristophHeilig]

Insider tip for #aarsbl25 participants: Tomorrow (Saturday) at 6pm until late, we’re meeting at the CitizenM Back Bay hotel bar on the second floor - plenty of space and low noise. The unofficial SBL gathering for anyone interested in the Roman Empire and Early Christianity will convene. Everyone is very welcome - bring friends.
https://t.co/BhtWRxqIjb

[Ellen Howard @ellenhoward5554]

Thoroughly enjoyed the engaging presentation on the parable of the vineyard workers from Craig Bloomberg with a fascinating conclusion regarding whether there are levels of reward in heaven! #ETS2025

[Universität München @LMU_Muenchen]

LMU Theologian @ChristophHeilig has edited the anthology “Empire Criticism of the New Testament,” which provides a fundamentally new reassessment of the relationship between early #Christianity and the Roman Empire. https://t.co/GPiZ58g9po

[Ellen Howard @ellenhoward5554]

Eusebius on the Council of Nicaea: “For those who were furthest separated from each other, not only in spirit, but in physical presence and territories and places and provinces, were brought together, and one city received them” So… #AARSBL2025?

[Peter Sarris @peter_sarris]

Save Greek and Latin at the University of Ottawa! - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/4XyF9hVBOb via @UKChange

[Christoph Heilig @ChristophHeilig]

🚨 Just published! 🎉

Thrilled to announce Empire Criticism of the New Testament, a volume (with cutting-edge research, but also suitable as a textbook!) I had the pleasure of editing, is now out - and available open access via @mohrsiebeck! 🥳

With contributions by

me on Narratology
Justin Winzenburg (@winzenj) on Speech Act Theory
Laura J. Hunt on Semiotics
Erin M. Heim on Metaphor Theories
Christopher A. Porter on Social Identity Theory
Nils Neumann on Historical Psychology
Laura Robinson (@LauraRbnsn) on Hidden Transcripts
Najeeb T. Haddad (@NTHaddad) on Ancient Rhetoric
Gillian Asquith on Papyrology
D. Clint Burnett (@DClintBurnett1) on Epigraphy
Michael P. Theophilos (@mptheophilos) on Numismatics
Harry O. Maier (@Harry_O_Maier) on Iconography

https://t.co/bbDdn7yJB1

[Ellen Howard @ellenhoward5554]

I don’t think I’ve committed a heresy yet today so…

[Ellen Howard @ellenhoward5554]

Agreed! I had a wonderful time with these guys, hearing several great papers and meeting several old and new friends at #SNTS2025!

[Early Christian Narratives @EarlyNarratives]

We had a great time at #SNTS2025 in Regensburg!

[Ellen Howard @ellenhoward5554]

After two days of arguing that there are in fact narratives in Paul, I’m very excited to listen to Zimmermann’s take on the matter! #SNTS2025

[Ellen Howard @ellenhoward5554]

Narrative technique? Verbal aspect? The Gospel of Mark? What more could I want in a single paper? Just enjoyed a wonderful presentation on the use of the historical present λέγει in the #SNTS2025 Presidential address from Cilliers Breytenbach!

[Christoph Heilig @ChristophHeilig]

New review of "Paul the Storyteller" (published by @eerdmansbooks) in JTS by Wesley Thomas Davey. It concludes: "Paul the Storyteller is a must-read volume for those invested in Pauline studies".

I also like this line: "Heilig’s analysis not only constitutes a formidable defence of the legitimacy of implicit narratives in Paul, but his ressourcement of narratology to make his case circumvents the theological confict zones that have encumbered the discipline and opens a fresh line of inquiry for it to move forward".

In fact, I even like the points where the reviewer points out the limitations of the book. Because he gets what I wanted and did not want to achieve. Great review, from my perspective!

https://t.co/IbEmJs60ZL

[Ellen Howard @ellenhoward5554]

We had a great discussion yesterday with @JanRueggemeier here at LMU! Thoroughly enjoyed getting to talk Pauline narrative with him!

[Ellen Howard @ellenhoward5554]

Had an absolutely wonderful time at the Inklings Fellowship in Oxford this week! So great to catch up with old friends including Dr. Hal Poe, one of my first Bible professors! You can either thank or blame him for my teaching style today!

[Christoph Heilig @ChristophHeilig]

I am very much looking forward to co-hosting this event at the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities on June 26. I will also present insights from my own research on narration, funded by the Elite Network of Bavaria (@researchbavaria). @Julian65236559, professor for digital literary studies, will likewise contribute.

The event was made possible by @LMU_Muenchen's funds from the University of Excellence program (@dfg_public), which supports collaborations between LMU and @UCBerkeley. We look forward to welcoming our guests from UC Berkeley, including @ninabegus - the co-applicant of this grant - and @begusgasper!

Places are very limited since this is conceptualized as an interdisciplinary gathering that allows for discussion in an intimate setting. If you are interested in participating, I encourage you to send me an email soon!

In the evening, we will go out for dinner together.