These are the essays that appear in the current issue of the Catholic Biblical Quarterly: "Stones from Heaven and celestial Tricks: The Battle at Gibeon in Joshua 10," "Pornography or Theology? The Legal background, Psychological Realism, and Theological Import of Ezekiel 16," "The Date of Mark's Gospel apart from the Temple and Rumors of War: The Taxation Episode (12:13-17) as Evidence," "Faith, Judgment, and the Life of the Believer: A Reassessment of  2 Corinthians 5:-10," "The Rhetorical Strategy of 1 Timothy,"  "Visually Oriented Rhetoric and Visionary Experience in Hebrews 12: 1-4." 

I'm not knocking these authors; I read the essays and learned something. But I think that scripture study has become so esoteric, I don't see how our scholars are nourishing the community. Again, I don't want to ask others to fight my battles, but I'd like to see them address questions that burn in the hearts of the people, including the use of authority in the gospels, access to ordained ministry..