Professor of Bible, Religion & Philosophy
Department Chair
Office: WY 310
Phone: (574) 535-7459
Email: joannab@goshen.edu
Education
BA, University of Alberta, 1980
MA, McMaster University, 1986
PHD, McMaster University, 1992
Current Projects
- Blog contributor – Savoring the Scene – to Goshen Commons: A City of Goshen Community Website.
- Faith and Life Press Adult Bible Study Series Winter 2014 on Scripture and Worship.
- The function of rhetoric in Gospel Narratives.
Selected Publications
Dialogue and Drama: Elements of Greek Tragedy in the Fourth Gospel. Peabody MA: Hendrickson, 2004.
Ancient Fiction: The Matrix of Early Christian and Jewish Narrative. Editor with Charles W. Hedrick and Chris Shea. SBL Symposium Series; Atlanta: Scholars Press, 2005.
John: New Testament Paideia Commentary Series. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic Press, 2011.
Memberships & Associations
Canadian Society of Biblical Studies
Society of Biblical Literature
Program Chair SBL Johannine Literature Section
Editorial Board, Journal of Biblical Literature 2011 – present
Consulting Editor, The Conrad Grebel Review 2010 – present
Leadership of Study Service Term Units
- China Fall 2011
- Germany Summer 2009
- Germany Summer 2007
- Germany Summer 1999
