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Married to Roxanne; 3 children: Daniel, Jamie, Luke

Education

Ph.D. University of Aberdeen New Testament (1992)

M.Div. Th.M. Talbot School of Theology New Testament (1985, ’88)

B.A. Westmont College Psychology (1982)

Teaching

Bethel Seminary San Diego	Professor of New Testament	1994 - Present
Christian Heritage College	Professor of Biblical Studies Chair, Dept. of Biblical Studies	Fall 1993 – Fall 1998
Talbot School of Theology	Instructor in New Testament	Fall 1992 - Spring 1993
Biola University	Instructor in New Testament	Fall 1987

Ministry/Seminars

Regular teaching, preaching and interim ministry at San Diego area churches

Interim Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church of San Diego, Sept. 2003- present

Interim Preaching Pastor, Rancho Bernardo Baptist Church, September 2001- Dec. 2002

Interim Preaching Pastor, College Avenue Baptist Church, Feb. 1998- January 2001

Regular speaking at Christian camps, conferences, retreats and university ministries

Many seminars given to church and parachurch groups on topics such as biblical interpretation, Bible translation, the gender-language debate, the Jesus Seminar, the authority and reliability of the Bible, spiritual gifts, integrity in preaching, marriage and divorce, and women in ministry.

Memberships

Society of Biblical Literature

Institute for Biblical Research (Program committee, 2003- present)

Evangelical Theological Society (Far West Region officer: secretary-treasurer, 1997; vice president, 1998; president, 1999)

Publications and Research

Books

Editor, with Glen G. Scorgie and Steven M. Voth, The Challenge of Bible Translation. Communicating God’s Word to the World. Essays in Honor of Ronald F. Youngblood (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2003).

“The Gospel of Luke,” in The Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary, Vol. 1, pp. 318-515 (gen. ed., Clinton Arnold; Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2002).

Distorting Scripture? The Challenge of Bible Translation and Gender Accuracy (Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity, 1998).

The Davidic Messiah in Luke-Acts. The Promise and its Fulfillment in Lukan Christology (JSNTSup; Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1995).

Articles

“Understanding New Testament Translation.” Introductory essay in the Evangelical Parallel Bible (ed. John Kohlenberger; Oxford University Press, 2003).

“Current Issues in the Gender-Language Debate. A brief response to Vern Poythress and Wayne Grudem,” in The Challenge of Bible Translation: Communicating God’s Word to the World. Essays in Honor of Ronald F. Youngblood (eds. Glen G. Scorgie, Mark L. Strauss, Steven M. Voth; Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2003).

“The TNIV Debate. Is this new translation faithful in its treatment of gender?” Christianity Today, Vol. 46, No. 11 (Oct. 7, 2002), 36-45.

“The TNIV and Gender-Accurate Language,” Light Magazine, July 2002, 12-15.

“David,” in New Dictionary of Biblical Theology, eds. T. D. Alexander and B. S. Rosner (Leicester, U.K.: Inter-Varsity Press, 2000).

“The Inclusive Language Debate: How Should the Bible Be Translated Today?” Christian Research Journal Vol. 22, No. 4, 2000.

“Are Earthquakes Signs of the End Times? A Geological and Biblical Response to an Urban Legend,” Christian Research Journal Vol. 21, No. 4; 1999.

“Linguistic and Hermeneutical Fallacies in the Guidelines Established at the ‘Conference on Gender-Related Language in Scripture’,” JETS 41/2 (June 1998) 239-262.

Various articles for Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible, ed. David Noel Freedman (“Gabriel,” “Sergius Paulus,” “Claudius Lysias, “Julius,”), 2000.

Present Projects (on contract; working titles)

The Gospels and Jesus (Grand Rapids: Zondervan; forthcoming).

Study notes on the Gospel of Luke for the NLT Study Bible (Wheaton: Tyndale House; forthcoming).

Revision of “The Gospel of Mark,” in the Expositors’ Bible Commentary (gen. ed. David Garland; Grand Rapids: Zondervan).

The Gospel of Mark (Zondervan Exegetical Commentary; Grand Rapids: Zondervan; forthcoming).

The Gospel of Luke (The Two Horizons Bible Commentary; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans).

Editor of narrative literature for the forthcoming Zondervan Exegetical Commentary (general editor, Clinton Arnold; Grand Rapids: Zondervan).

Editor, Remarriage after Divorce. Four Views (Grand Rapids: Zondervan; forthcoming)

Book Reviews

Review of Leland Ryken, The Word of God in English. Criteria for Excellence in Bible Translation (2002), forthcoming in JETS.

Review of Joseph M. Webb and Robert Kysar Greek for Preacher (2002), Religious Studies Review, forthcoming.

Review of Irina Levinskaya, The Book of Acts in Its Diaspora Setting (1996), JETS, vol. 42, No. 2 (June 1999), pp. 363-364.

Review of Robert Brawley, Text to Text Pours Forth Speech. Voices of Scripture in Luke-Acts (1995), JETS, vol. 42, no. 1 (March 1999), pp. 148-150.

Review of Moisés Silva, Explorations in Exegetical Method. Galatians as a Test Case (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1996), JETS, vol. 42, no. 3 (Sept. 1999), pp. 513-514.

Review of John W. Cooper, Our Father in Heaven. Christian Faith and Inclusive Language for God (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1998), Themelios, vol. 25 no. 2, pp. 91-93

Review of Holy Bible. New Living Translation (1996), JETS, vol. 40, no. 3 (Sept. ‘97), pp. 459-461.

Review of Brian S. Rosner, Paul, Scripture & Ethics. A Study of 1 Corinthians 5-7 (1994), JETS vol. 38, no. 2 (June ‘95), pp. 291-293.

Review of George H. Guthrie, The Structure of Hebrews: A Text-Linguistic Analysis (1994), JETS vol. 38, no. 3 (Sept. ‘95), pp. 450-452.

Unpublished Papers

“The Jesus Seminar on the Miracles of Jesus. Summary and Assessment.” Paper given at Synoptics Section, ETS annual meeting, Atlanta, Nov. 2003.

“Form, Function and the Literal Meaning Fallacy in English Bible Translation.” Paper given at Denver Seminary conference on Contextualization, Feb. 1, 2003; also given at annual ETS meeting, Atlanta, Nov. 2003. Forthcoming publication.

“The Isaianic New Exodus. A Pervasive Theme in the Gospel and Acts.” Paper presented at ETS annual meeting, Toronto, Canada, Nov. 2002.

“The Abused Genitive. Mistranslations of the Genitive in Some Literal Bible Translations,” Far West Regional Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, Bethel Seminary San Diego, April, 2001.

“Evangelical Theology for the Third Millennium: Truth and Relevance,” Presidential address at the Far West Regional Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, Talbot School of Theology, April 23, 1999.

“Inclusive Language in Bible Translation,” Presented at the Northwest Regional meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, Western Seminary, April 10, 1999.

“Gender Bias and Bible Translation: The Need for Accuracy.” Paper presented at Far-West regional ETS meeting at The Master’s Seminary, April 26, 1996.

“User-Friendly Hermeneutics.” Paper presented at Bethel Seminary, St. Paul, Spring, 1994.

“The Missionary Writings of Luke.” Paper presented to Japanese Pastors Rengo Conference, Bethel Seminary San Diego, Spring, 1994.

“The Servant of the Lord: The Glory of Israel and a Light for the Nations.” Paper presented to the Church Renewal Institute, Bethel Seminary San Diego, Fall, 1994.

“The Literary and Theological Unity of Luke-Acts: Definitions, Examples and Implications.” Paper presented at ETS annual meeting, Washington, D.C., November, 1993.