The following offers, in English, brief answers (as requested for the event, slightly expanded) to three questions about my research for Paul within Judaism for an interview being translated into Italian, with special attention to the implications of this approach. Interviewer: We are interested in your perspective on the Apostle Paul, and how you would describe him. What are the key traits highlighted in your research? My reply:My research explores

New Essay Published: Re-Framing Paul’s Opposition to Erga Nomou as “Rites of a Custom” for Proselyte Conversion Completed by the Synecdoche “Circumcision” In The Journal of the Jesus Movement in its Jewish Setting (JJMJS) 8 (2021): 75–115 In Galatians, Paul challenges some Christ-followers who are not circumcised but interested in undertaking this “rite” (ἔργον) from the premise they have failed to recognize that, according to Torah, they cannot do so because

 “Paul – Why Bother?: A Jewish Perspective,” has been published by Svensk Teologisk Kvartalskrift (STK), also known as Scandinavian Theological Quarterly 95, no. 4 (2019): 271–87. This is an essay version of my Honorary Doctorate lecture at Lund University in May, 2019. The online version in the journal is available HERE. They permit distribution of the pfd, which you can download HERE. I would value your comments here or by email through the

Hi! I am pleased to announce my new website for “Mark D. Nanos,” with special attention to the “Paul within Judaism” perspective, is now live. The original website design this is replacing was from 2003, so it was time to update for a number of reasons. There are still a few details to complete, and I hope to finish these very soon. In the meantime, you will find information on