When Nick received the e-mail asking him to be my very first victim interviewee for Biblio-Blogger of the Week, I’m sure he realized that he has finally reached the pinnacle of blogging success. While I can’t promise immediate fortune and fame following this interview, I can offer my sincerest thanks for taking the time to complete the interview.
1. What is the name & URL of your blog? Why’d you choose that?
The name of my blog is Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth (http://rdtwot.wordpress.com). I chose this name because it was what I called my old AOL homepage. When I originally got into studying the Bible, 2 Timothy 2:15 (KJV) had a great impact on me.
2. How’d you get into blogging?
I was debating a young man by the name of Moses Flores on the topic of Total Depravity and I noticed that he had a blogspot blog, so I read a few of his posts and thought that it would be something I’d like to try.
3. What do you want to be when you grow up?
As I say in my blogger profile (http://www.blogger.com/profile/12476840322475063434), I have delusions of grandeur of becoming a NT scholar one of these days, but I’m a realist and I know that probably will not happen.
4. Do you have a family?
I do. I have a wonderful six-year-old daughter named Deanna.
5. Is Bibilical & Theological studies a hobby or a career aspiration?
It’s more than a hobby because it helps me fulfill my vocation as a teacher in my local church, but I doubt that it will ever turn into a career. Although I do have goals to write some books and get them published.
6. Who’s your favorite author? Recommended books?
That’s a tough one. My two favorite books were written by Robert Letham and Larry Hurtado respectively and I really enjoy the way that both of them write. But I own quite a few books written/edited by both Richard Bauckham and Darrell L. Bock respectively, and I really enjoy the way that they write. So I said all that to say that it’s a toss-up between the writer of Mark’s Gospel or the writer of John’s Gospel. 
Oh, and for recommended reading check out my book reviews (http://rdtwot.wordpress.com/books-received-reviewed/)
Oh, and for recommended reading check out my book reviews (http://rdtwot.wordpress.com/books-received-reviewed/)7. What’s your favorite theological subject / topic?
The doctrine of the Trinity with an emphasis on 3rd-5th century Patristic trinitarianism.
8. What’s your favorite Bible translation?
The King James Version is the old standard. It’s what we use in my church and it’s what my pastor preaches from. I think it *sounds* better than any other translation when read aloud, although I recognize that there’s better translations out there. I owe a great debt to the NIV though because it’s the Bible I started on, and as of right now I’ve been reading the NLT because as you know I’m reviewing it for Tyndale House.
9. What’s in your CD and/or MP3 player right now?
I’m probably the only guy under thirty-years of age who doesn’t own an MP3 player, but in my car’s CD player I have a mix that has a bunch of great songs from the 80s (e.g., “Enjoy the Silence” – Depeche Mode; “Sweet Dreams” – The Eurythmics; “Tainted Love” - Soft Cell).
10. Where did you go to school? (undergraduate, graduate, etc.)
Well, I actually dropped out of high school in 1997 and went to work full time. Eventually at the nagging of my mother I got my diploma (an actual diploma, not a G.E.D., although there’s nothing wrong with that) from the Hamilton Township Board of Education. I have unrealized dreams of college and grad school. We’ll see where the Lord leads.
11. What is something interesting that most of your readers don’t know about you?
Hmm… I’m pretty much an open book (and an uninteresting fellow at that). Some readers might not know that I used to rap and was pursuing a record deal before I came to faith in Christ. We were actually talking to Universal Records but nothing ever came from it. Most folks might not know that I cooked in various restaurants for a living and that I love to cook, although I’m quite the picky eater.
12. What are some research / writing projects you’re interested in pursuing?
I’ll continue researching the doctrine of the Trinity and all that comes along with it. I’d like to refine the book that I started writing on the subject, which was basically an apologetic defense of the doctrine. I’d also like to produce material that can be used to teach the doctrine of the Trinity to lay-audiences in local church settings. Other research interests are Christology (but that’s pretty much wrapped up in the Trinity); Church History (1st-5th centuries); and Patristic theology/exegesis.
Stay tuned for next week’s Biblio-Blogger of the week: W. Ryan Burns of GoingToSeminary.COM.
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Thanks Shaun! It was an honor!
What a great idea.
As a college dropout it’s nice to see there are other people out there, smarter than me, who have limited formal “education”.
Jeff
Good Job Nick. Thanks Shaun.
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