[5] Jim West was one of the first people to blog about biblical studies, also known as biblioblogging,[1] highlighting trends in biblical studies, new findings in archeology, and acting as a pundit on cultural events.
Jim West was a key negotiator in the decision on September 11, 2009 by the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) to grant bibliobloggers affiliate status.
West has rejected moves by some Baptists to observe Lent, "because for Baptists repentance can't be confined to a mere 40-day period preceded by the most intense gluttony and occupied with the setting aside of trivial pleasantries and followed by a return to the same-old, same-old".
[12] When the Gospel of Jesus' Wife first appeared in 2012, and before the scholarly consensus that it is a forgery developed,[13] West said "a statement on a papyrus fragment isn't proof of anything"[14] and "without more context, both historically and archaeologically, the snippet is valueless.
"[3] West is primarily concerned with studies focused on Zwingli, the Reformation, and biblical archeology.