Lincoln Christian University



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Assistant Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins
Office: C103
Phone: 217 732-3168 ext. 2352

 Education

  • PhD, University of Edinburgh
  • MDiv, Cincinnati Christian University
  • MA, Cincinnati Christian University
  • BS, Cincinnati Christian University

Appointed to Faculty: 2008

Professional / Academic Activities:
  • Society of Biblical Literature
  • Catholic Biblical Association

Courses:
  • BI 111 Introduction to the Bible
  • BI 114 Interpreting the Christian Scriptures
  • BI 411 Senior Seminar
  • BL 243 Elementary Greek 1
  • BL 244 Elementary Greek 2
  • NT 245 Life of Christ 2

Publications:
Books
  • Jesus the Controversial Teacher. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, forthcoming.

  • Jesus' Literacy: Scribal Culture and the Teacher from Galilee. Library of Historical Jesus Studies 8/Library of New Testament Studies, 413. London: T&T Clark, in press. Available here.

  • The Pericope Adulterae, the Gospel of John, and the Literacy of Jesus. New Testament Tools, Studies, and Documents 38. Leiden: Brill, 2009. Available here.

Edited Books
  • Jesus, Criteria, and the Demise of Authenticity: The 2012 Lincoln Christian University Conference (co-edited with Anthony Le Donne). London: T&T Clark, forthcoming 2012.

  • Jesus among Friends and Enemies (co-edited with Larry W. Hurtado). Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, in press. Available here.

    • Articles and Book Chapters
    • "The Indebtedness of the Criteria Approach to Form Criticism and Recent Attempts to Rehabilitate the Search for an Authentic Jesus." In Jesus, Criteria, and the Demise of Authenticity: The 2012 Lincoln Christian University Conference. London: T&T Clark, forthcoming 2012.

    • "Memory and Authenticity: Jesus Tradition and What Really Happened." Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft, 102.2 (2011): 155-77.

    • "Jesus Outside and Inside the Gospels." In Jesus among Friends and Enemies: A Historical and Literary Introduction to Jesus in the Gospels. Edited by Chris Keith and Larry W. Hurtado. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, in press.

    • "Seeking the Historical Jesus among Friends and Enemies" (co-authored with Larry W. Hurtado). In Jesus among Friends and Enemies: A Historical and Literary Introduction to Jesus in the Gospels. Edited by Chris Keith and Larry W. Hurtado. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, in press.

    • "A Performance of the Text: The Adulteress’s Entrance into John’s Gospel." Pages 49-69 in The Fourth Gospel and Ancient Media Culture. Edited by Anthony LeDonne and Tom Thatcher. European Studies on Christian Origins/Library of New Testament Studies. London: T&T Clark, 2011.

    • "Writing and Book Production in the Hellenistic and Roman Period" (co-authored with Larry W. Hurtado). In The New Cambridge History of the Bible: From the Beginnings to 600. Edited by James Carleton Paget and Joachim Schaper. Cambridge University Press, forthcoming.

    • "The Claim of John 7.15 and the Memory of Jesus’ Literacy." New Testament Studies 56.1(2010): 44-63.

    • "The Initial Location of the Pericope Adulterae in Fourfold Tradition." Novum Testamentum 51.3 (2009): 209-31.

    • "The Scar of the Cross: The Violence Ratio and the Earliest Christian Memories of Jesus" (co-authored with Tom Thatcher). Pages 197-214 in Jesus, the Voice, and the Text: Beyond The Oral and the Written Gospel. Edited by Tom Thatcher. Waco: Baylor University Press, 2008.

    • "'In My Own Hand’: Grapho-Literacy and the Apostle Paul." Biblica 89.1 (2008): 39-58. (www.bsw.org/?l=71891&a=Comm03pdf.html)

    • "Recent and Previous Research on the Pericope Adulterae (John 7.53 - 8.11)." Currents in Biblical Research 6.3 (2008): 377-404.

    • "American versus British Ph.D. Programs: Three Doctoral Students Reflect on Their Decisions" (co-authored with Charles J. Otte III and Dieter T. Roth). SBL Forum 5.7 (2007): www.sbl-site.org/Article.aspx?ArticleId=723.

    • "Applying for Doctoral Work When You’re From a Small School." SBL Forum 4.5 (2006): www.sbl-site.org/Article.aspx?ArticleId=544.

    • "The Role of the Cross in the Composition of the Markan Crucifixion Narrative." Stone-Campbell Journal 9.1 (2006): 61-75; also pages 103-14 in The Ohio Academy of Religion Scholarly Papers 2005. Edited by Jeffrey L. Morrow. Delaware, OH: Ohio Academy of Religion, 2006.

    Book Reviews
    • Over twenty-five book reviews published in the following peer-reviewed journals: Biblical Theology Bulletin; Catholic Biblical Quarterly; Expository Times; Restoration Quarterly; Stone-Campbell Journal; Studies in World Christianity


    Publications in Other Fields
    • "Christians in the Workplace: The Pastoral Call of Corporate Leaders" (co-authored with J. Andrew Keith). The Christian Standard, forthcoming Aug. 15, 2010.

    • "CEO as Pastor? Business Leaders Can Take a Pastoral Approach" (co-authored with J. Andrew Keith). Business First, April 23, 2010, available at http://louisville.bizjournals.com/louisville/stories/2010/04/26/editorial3.html?surround=etf&ana=e_article&b=1272254400%5e3242461

    • "Integrating IFAs and ICFs" (co-authored with J. Andrew Keith). Construction Canada 51.4 (July 2009): 66-70.

    • "Integrated Framing and ICF Construction" (co-authored with J. Andrew Keith). The Construction Specifier 61.12 (December 2008): 48-54.

    • "Integrated Framing Assemblies" (co-authored with J. Andrew Keith). ICF Builder 4.5 (October/November 2008): 40-41.

    • "Integrated Framing Assemblies: A New Bridge for ICF Construction and the Door and Hardware Industry" (co-authored with J. Andrew Keith). Doors and Hardware 72.9 (September 2008): 36-40.

    Additional Professional Experience:
    • Invited lectures delivered at Butler University, Cincinnati Christian University, Eastern Kentucky University, Emmanuel School of Religion (2011 Frederick D. Kershner Lectures in New Testament), Illinois Wesleyan University, University of Chicago Divinity School, University of Edinburgh (Scotland), University of Heidelberg (Germany), Western Kentucky University, and Yale Divinity School.

    • Awarded 2012 Society of Biblical Literature Regional Scholar Award (award-winning paper: "The Synoptic Debate over Jesus the Synagogue Teacher")

    • Awarded 2011 Max-Planck Research Stipend from the Memoria Romana project (grant-winning project: "The Persecution of Memory: Christians and Their Books under Diocletian")

    • Winner of 2011 Issachar Institute Faculty Research Award (award-winning publication: The Pericope Adulterae, the Gospel of John, and the Literacy of Jesus)

    • 2011 Central States SBL Regional Scholar (award-winning Paper: "The Synoptic Debate over Jesus the Synagogue Teacher")

    • Winner of 2010 John Templeton Award for Theological Promise, given by the Forschungszentrum Internationale und Interdisziplinäre Theologie at the University of Heidelberg (award winning publication: The Pericope Adulterae, the Gospel of John, and the Literacy of Jesus) (http://www.fiit.uni-heidelberg.de/award/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=28&Itemid=36)

    • Winner of 2009 Issachar Institute Faculty Research Award (award winning publication: "'In My Own Hand': Grapho-Literacy and the Apostle Paul")

    • Assistant Organizer for International Conference on Justin Martyr and His Worlds (July 20-22, 2006, Edinburgh, Scotland)

    • Society of Biblical Literature Student Advisory Group founding member (representative for British Isles and Northern Europe; Fall 2005-Fall 2007)

    • Ordained at Okolona Christian Church (September, 2004)

    • Middle School Ministry intern at Okolona Christian Church (Summer 2000)

    Personal
    • Married to Erin Alexa Keith since June 7, 2003 and has a son, Jayce Andrew, and a daughter Hannah Louise

    • University of Louisville basketball and football fan

    • Convinced that Arrested Development is the greatest television show in history.

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