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Anthony Le Donne, PhD


Assistant Professor of New Testament and Second Temple Judaism
Office: C110
Phone: 217 732-7788 ext. 2263

 Education

  • PhD Durham University (England)
  • MA Trinity Western University (Canada)
  • DipCS Regent College (Canada)
  • BA Trinity Western University (Canada)

Appointed to Faculty: 2010

Professional / Academic Interests:
  • Historical Jesus / Gospels
  • Pauline Epistles
  • Dead Sea Scrolls / Ancient Jewish Literature
  • Philosophy of History
  • Jewish-Christian Dialogue

Courses:
  • BI 111 Introduction to the Bible
  • BL 443 Advanced New Testament Exegesis
  • NT 340 Introduction Pauline Epistles

Publications:
Books Single Authored Books
  • Historical Jesus: What Can We Know and How We Can Know It? Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2010 (forthcoming).
  • The Historiographical Jesus: Memory, Typology and the Son of David. Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2009.

Co-edited Books
  • Jesus and Religion: Historical Jesus Research as a Platform for Jewish-Christian Dialogue. Edited by Bruce Chilton, Anthony Le Donne and Jacob Neusner. Minneapolis: Fortress, 2012 (forthcoming ...this title will surely be changed by the good folks at Fortress Press).
  • The Gospel of John and Ancient Media Culture. Edited by Tom Thatcher and Anthony Le Donne. London: T & T Clark, 2010 (forthcoming via European Studies of Christian Origins).


Essays
  • "Jesus and Jewish Leadership." In Jesus among Friends and Enemies. Edited by Larry W. Hurtado and Chris Keith. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2011 (forthcoming).
  • "Greater than Solomon: Orality, Mnemonics, and Scriptural Narrativization in Luke" In Biblical Interpretation in Early Christian Gospels. Volume 3: The Gospel of Luke. Edited by Thomas R. Hatina. SSEJC; London: T & T Clark, 2010 (forthcoming via the Library of New Testament Studies).
  • "Introducing Media Culture to Johannine Studies: Orality, Performance, and Social Memory." In The Fourth Gospel in First-Century Media Culture. Edited by Tom Thatcher and Anthony Le Donne. London: T & T Clark, 2010 (forthcoming via European Studies of Christian Origins).
  • "Memories of the Temple-Saying: A Critique and Application of Social Memory". In The Fourth Gospel in Ancient Media Culture. Edited by Tom Thatcher and Anthony Le Donne. London: T & T Clark, 2010 (forthcoming via European Studies of Christian Origins).
  • "Theological Memory Distortion in the Jesus Tradition: A Study in Social Memory Theory". Pages 163-77 in Memory and Remembrance in the Bible and Antiquity. Edited by L. T. Stuckenbruck, S. C. Barton, B. G. Wold. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2007.


Reviews
  • Review of J.K. Beilby and P.R. Eddy. The Historical Jesus: Five Views. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2009 (Reviews in Catholic Biblical Quarterly, forthcoming).
  • Review of Geza Vermes. Jesus in his Jewish Context. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2003 (Reviews in Bulletin for Biblical Research, 2005).
  • Bibliographische Dokumentationen: Qumran in Zeitschrift für Althebraistik (Verlag W. Kohlhammer, 15/16 Band 2002/2003).


Invited Presentations at Professional Meetings
  • "The Historiographical Jesus: A Synopsis." At the Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting; Atlanta, GA (forthcoming) 2010. Unit: Bible in Ancient and Modern Media [Panel review of my published dissertation; panelists: Barry Schwartz, Chris Keith, Paula Fredriksen].
  • "Sinners in the Hands of a Deadly God." At the Pepperdine Bible Lectures, Malibu, CA (forthcoming) 2010.
  • "Jesus before the Parting: Why Historical Jesus Research Needs Jewish-Christian Dialogue." At the Society of Biblical Literature Regional Meeting; Tempe, AZ; March, 2010; Unit: Judaism in the Greco-Roman Era.
  • "The Son of David: Jesus and Solomon Typology." At the Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting; Boston, MA; November, 2008; Unit: The Historical Jesus Section.
  • "Charting Memory Cycles in the Gospels: A Case for Historical Triangulation." At the Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting; Boston, MA; November, 2008; Unit: Mapping Memory Section.
  • "Messianic Dualism in Matthew and the Dead Sea Scrolls." At the Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting; San Diego, November, 2007; Unit: Matthew [Special Session on the Dead Sea Scrolls with panelists James Charlesworth, George Brooke, John Kampen and Craig Evans].
  • "Therapeutic Exorcist and National Healer: Matthew's Jesus as Messiah." At the Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting; San Diego, November, 2007; Unit: Jesus Traditions, Gospels and Negotiating the Roman Imperial World.
  • "Historiographical Memory Distortion and Jesus Research." At the Fifth Tubingen-Durham Symposium, Durham, England; September, 2004.


Personal
  • My wife is Sarah and our kids are Nessa and Beren.
  • I am a fanatic of all things baseball with specific focus on the San Francisco Giants.
  • I am from Northern California but wonder whether I might be a displaced Minnesotan.
  • I have developed a high tolerance for slow-moving, badly written, poorly directed, and stupidly acted sci-fi films.
  • I have concluded that my problem is not with Facebook, but with humanity in general.
  • My favorite topic to teach/preach is the Kingdom of God-the primary focus and purpose of Jesus and his first followers.
  • You can learn a bit more about me at AnthonyLeDonne.com

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