Course Web Pages ....................... Gingerbread House 2004
Jesus and
the Gospels
Biblical Themes
of Peace
Hebrew Prophets
Introduction to
the Bible
Women in the Bible
Paul and the Early Church
Asian Thought
Introduction
to Philosophy
Charitable Affiliations
Loveway
Equine Therapeutic Center
On-line Papers
Jesus'
Prohibition Against Swearing and his Philosophy of Language
Strategies
for Reading Violence in the Bible
Violence in The Lord of the Rings
Resources for the Church
College Mennonite Church Four Year Curriculum
for High School Sunday School
Academic Training
B.A. Special in Religious Studies, University of Alberta, 1980.
Teaching Certification in Secondary History and English, University
of Victoria, 1983.
M.A. in Religious Studies, McMaster University, 1986. Thesis: Pauline
Mimesis: The Realization of an Ethic. Professor Ben F. Meyer,
supervisor; Harry Lyman
Hooker Fellowship (1984-85; Ontario Graduate Scholarship (1985-86).
D.A.A.D. Visiting Student, Tübingen, 1989-90.
Ph.D. in Religious Studies, McMaster University, 1992. Dissertation:
A
Second Best Voyage: Jesus and Judaism on Oaths and Vows. Professors
Ben F. Meyer and Stephen Westerholm, supervisors; Social Science Research
Council of Canada Doctoral Fellowship (1986-89) Ontario Graduate
Scholarship (1990-91).
Academic Employment
Assistant Professor of New Testament, Canadian Mennonite Bible College,
Winnipeg
MB, Canada 1991-1993
Professor of Bible and Religion, Goshen College, Goshen Indiana, 1993-present
Tenured 1998
Full Professor 1999
Select Publications
"The Place of Mimesis in Paul's Thought," Studies in Religion
22 (1993) 285-300.
"Husband Hunting: Characterization and Narrative Art in the Gospel
of John," Biblical Interpretation 4 (1996) 205-223.
"Infelicitous Oaths in the Gospel of Matthew," Journal for the Study
of the New Testament 63 (1996) 3-20..
“Hammering Out a Response from One Mennonite’s Perspective,” in Bible
and Ethics of Reading, Danna Nolan Fewell and Gary A. Phillips, editors,
Semeia
77 (Atlanta:
Scholars Press, 1997) 285-290.
Cont.
"Divine Birth and Apparent Parents: The Plot of the Fourth Gospel”
in Ancient Fiction and Early Christian Narrative, Ronald R. Hock,
J. Bradley Chance and Judith Perkins, editors (Atlanta: Scholars Press,
1998) 199-218.
“Inheriting a Map Without Territory” in Without Spot or Wrinkle,
Karl Koop and Mary H. Schertz, editors (Elkhart IN: Instituted of Mennonite
Studies, 2000) 38-47.
“The Sword the Stone and the Holy Grail” in Reclaiming the Old Testament,
Gordon Zerbe editor (Winnipeg: CMBC Publications, 2001).
Dialogue and Drama: Elements of Greek Tragedy in the Fourth Gospel (Peabody
MA: Hendrickson, 2004).
"Mimesis and Dramatic Art in Ezekiel the Tragedians' Exagoge," in
Ancient
Fiction:
The
Matrix
of
Early
Christian
and
Jewish
Narrative (edited by Jo-Ann A. Brant, Charles W. Hedrick
and
Chris
Shea; SBL
Symposium
Series; Atlanta: Scholars Press, 2005) 129-147.
Professional Associations
Member Canadian Society of Biblical Studies, 1987-present.
Member Society of Biblical Studies, 1990-present; Ancient Jewish and Christian
Fiction Section, Program Chair 2004-present.
Gingerbread House 2003