John F. Kutsko named new SBL Director

The Society of Biblical Literature has just named John Kutsko the new SBL Executive Director. Congratulations John! For the complete announcement from the SBL, click here. He has an impressive background. He completed his Ph.D. at Harvard University in 1997 under the mentorship of Peter Machinist. His revised dissertation was published as Between Heaven and Earth: Divine Presence and Absence in the Book of Ezekiel. He has worked as Associate Editorial Director at Hendrickson publishers, and most recently since 2003 has been a publisher and director at Abingdon Press.