Dr. Larry Hurtado, writing on his personal blog:
“The leukemia (AML) for which I was treated here last summer has reactivated, after some 9 months of remission. The further treatment options are quite limited, and may only be palliative care of various sorts. In any case, I am now fully occupied with exploring various arrangements for the situation and aftermath of my death on my wife and others. So, I shall have no time for blogging or my scholarly work. Signing off unless further notice. I hope that the archives on the site will continue to prove useful to interested readers.”
This is very sad news indeed. Dr. Hurtado is truly a giant among New Testament scholars. His publications on Christian origins are remarkable — of special note are his works explaining how worship of Jesus as divine was not a late development, but indeed reaches back to the dawn of Christianity. He also has some great material on early artifacts of the Faith; specifically, the early Christian manuscripts. Please pray for Dr. Hurtado and his family at this most difficult time.