"There is no magical
formula for interpreting the New Testament. But, whatever one
believes about how the text speaks to 21st century people, one
must recognize that the New Testament is a collection of
writings that is very old, very foreign, and very diverse in
perspective. Attending to the cultural realities within which
the text was written and allowing the different books to voice
their own perspectives can open doorways otherwise unknown,
yielding insights into today’s human situation that might be
crucial to human existence itself. This is what I find most
exciting about interpreting the New Testament.
Academic CV
Education:
Ph.D., The University of Chicago, 2005
M.Div., The Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley, 1996
B.S., The University of Massachusetts, 1990
Areas of Expertise:
Gospels, especially the Gospel of Mark and how it uses previous cultural traditions in creative ways to express the significance of Jesus; the meaning of religious activity in Greco-Roman culture; identity formation of early Christian groups in relationship to other Greco-Roman groups, including other Jewish groups; the use of the Hebrew Bible and Septuagint in the New Testament.
Recently Published Works:
Books:
The
Psalms of Lament in Mark’s Passion: Jesus’ Davidic
Suffering.
SNTS Monograph Series. Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press, 2007.
Essays and Articles:
“Mysterious Explanations: Mark 4 and Reversal of
Audience Expectations.” Pages 62-79 in
Between Author and Audience: Markan Narration,
Characterization, and Interpretation.
Edited by Elizabeth Struthers Malbon. Sheffield:
Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2009.
“Adria, Sea of.”
Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception.
Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter,
2009.
“Apollonia.”
Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception.
Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter,
2009.
“Appian Way.”
Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception.
Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter,
2009.
Exegetical Commentary for Pentacost (John
14:8-17),
Feasting on the Word: Preaching the Revised
Lectionary, Year B, Volume III.
Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press,
2009.
Exegetical Commentary for Trinity Sunday (John
16:12-15),
Feasting on the Word: Preaching the Revised
Lectionary, Year B, Volume III.
Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press,
2009.
Exegetical Commentary for Proper 3 (Luke
6:39-49).
Feasting on the Word: Preaching the Revised
Lectionary, Year B, Volume III.
Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press,
2009.
Exegetical Commentary for Proper 7 (2
Corinthians 6:1-13),
Feasting
on the Word: Preaching the Revised Lectionary,
Year B, Volume III.
Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press,
2009.
Exegetical Commentary for Proper 8 (2
Corinthians 8:7-15),
Feasting
on the Word: Preaching the Revised Lectionary,
Year B, Volume III.
Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press,
2009.
Exegetical Commentary for Proper 9 (2
Corinthians 12:2-10),
Feasting on the Word: Preaching the Revised
Lectionary, Year B, Volume III.
Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press,
2009.
“Challenging the Divine: LXX Psalm 21 in the
Passion Narrative of the Gospel of Mark.” Pages
119-148 in Tom Shepherd and Geert van Oyen,
eds.,
Mark’s Trial and Crucifixion of Jesus.
Leuven: Peeters Publishing, 2006.
“Abandonment and Suffering: The Use of Psalm 40
(LXX) in the Markan Passion Narrative.” Pages
293-310 in Glenn
Wooden and Wolfgang Kraus, eds., Septuagint Research:
Issues and Challenges in the Study of the Greek Jewish
Scriptures.Septuagint and Cognates Studies Series. Atlanta:
Society of Biblical Literature, 2006.
CONFERENCES ORGANIZED AND HOSTED:
“Women in the Religious and
Intellectual Activity of the Ancient
Mediterranean World: An Interdisciplinary and
International Conference in Honor of Adela Yarbro Collins.” March 15-17,
2009, Methodist Theological School in Ohio and The Ohio
State University. Speakers: 19 (keynote speaker:
Loveday Alexander, Professor Emeritus of Biblical
Studies, University of Sheffield), respondents: 18. See
www.mtso.edu/collinsconference for list of
presenters and conference program. Co-sponsors:
Yale University Divinity School, The Center for the
Study of Religion at OSU, The Department of Greek and
Latin at OSU, and Methodist Theological School in Ohio.
“New Directions for a New Nuclear Age:
Church Influence and Public Policy.” November 20, 2008,
Methodist Theological School in Ohio. Speakers:
John Ahearne, Director of the Atomic Energy Commission
for the Carter administration; John Langan, S.J.,
Cardinal Bernardin Chair of Catholic Social Thought,
Georgetown University; Rev. Barbara G. Green, Executive
Director, Churches’ Center for Theology and Public
Policy, Washington, D.C.; Rev. Tyler Wigg-Stevenson,
Director, Two Futures Project and Policy Director for
Faithful Security.
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