Welcome
This is the homepage of Hugo Méndez, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in New Testament and Early Christianity at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Featured Publications
My publications have appeared in leading Religious Studies journals including New Testament Studies, the Journal of Biblical Literature, and the Journal of Ecclesiastical History.
Did the Johannine Community Exist?
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Stephen the Martyr (Acts VI–VIII) in the Early Jerusalem Lectionary System
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News and Updates
Recent media interviews, publication announcements, and website updates.
Debating the Johannine Community with Paul Anderson
In the weeks since the publication of my article, “Did the Johannine Community Exist?” Paul Anderson (George Fox University) published a response article at the Bible and Interpretation blog. I was invited to write a response, in turn. Both pieces are live: Anderson’s response to “Did the Johanniune Community Exist?” (“On Biblical Forgeries and Imagined […]
My Research Profiled in The Daily Beast: “Everyone’s Favorite Gospel is a Forgery”
In a Daily Beast piece released this past Sunday (3/7/20), professor and writer Candida Moss profiles my new article, “Did the Johannine Community Exist?” As pleased as I am to see my work translated so effectively to a popular audience—a special gift of Candida’s—I’m especially honored by the many(!) endorsements of my article littered throughout the piece, written […]
UNC Interview: “Was the Bible’s Gospel of John Author Fake?”
I recently completed an interview with UNC’s University Communications about my new article in JSNT, “Did the Johannine Community Exist?” As I note in the interview, the origins of the Gospel and Epistles of John have been “a mystery… we’ve been trying to get into these texts, and put together clues as to who the real author or authors of […]