Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae

Christopher W. Skinner, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Religion

Mount Olive College

634 Henderson Street

Mount Olive, North Carolina 28365

cskinner@moc.edu

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EDUCATION:

2007   Ph.D.  The Catholic University of America (Washington, D.C.)

Field of Study: Biblical Studies (New Testament emphasis)

Dissertation: John and Thomas: Gospels in Conflict? A Study of Johannine Characterization in Light of the Thomas Question.

Committee:  Dr. Francis J. Moloney, S.D.B. (director), Dr. Francis T. Gignac, S.J., Dr. Janet Timbie

(Research languages: Hebrew, Greek, Coptic, French, German)

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2001   Th.M. Dallas Theological Seminary (Dallas, Texas)

Field of Study: New Testament Studies

Thesis: Did John the Baptist Really Call Jesus the ‘Lamb of God’, and If He Did, What Did He Mean? A Historical and Exegetical Study of John 1:29, 36.

Committee:  Dr. Daniel B. Wallace (director), Dr. W. Hall Harris (second reader)

(Research languages: Hebrew, Greek, Latin)

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1995  B.S. East Carolina University (Greenville, North Carolina)

Field of Study: Communication (major) / English (minor)

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Additional study: Istanbul Universitesi, Beyazit, (1995–1996) (Language: Turkish)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

2010 – Present   Mount Olive College (Mount Olive, North Carolina)

Assistant Professor of Religion

• Courses taught (BA program):

Hebrew Prophets (REL 310), Introduction to the New Testament (REL 112), Introduction to Biblical Greek 1 & 2 (GRE 111, 112). Intermediate Biblical Greek 1 & 2 (GRE 211, 212), Biblical Interpretation (REL 440), History of the Bible in English (REL 362), Introduction to Biblical Hebrew (HEB 111), Life and Letters of Paul (REL 315), Life and Teachings of Jesus (REL 410), Advanced Readings in NT and LXX Greek (REL 480)

• Courses taught (Modular religion program):

Life and Letters of Paul (REL 315), Life and Teachings of Jesus (REL 410)

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2005 – 2010     St. Mary’s Seminary and University (Baltimore, Maryland)

Instructor of Biblical Studies

• Courses taught in the Ecumenical Institute of Theology (MA program):

Orientation to Biblical Studies (BS600), Literature and Theology of the Old Testament (BS621), Literature and Theology of the New Testament (BS622), Pentateuch (BS625), Old Testament Prophetic Literature (BS630),  The Gospel of Mark (BS717), The Gospel of John (BS711)

• Courses taught in the School of Theology (M.Div. program):

The Synoptic Gospels (SS501)

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2008 – 2009   Loyola College (Baltimore, Maryland)

Affiliate Faculty

• Courses taught (BA program):

Introduction to Theology (TH201)

Additional Teaching Experience:

- Taught Greek at the high school level (2002 – 2004)

- Greek tutor, Department of New Testament Studies, Dallas Theological Seminary (1999 – 2001)

- Research intern for Dr. Daniel B. Wallace, Dallas Theological Seminary  (1999 – 2000)

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PUBLICATIONS:

Books/Monographs:

1.  John and Thomas—Gospels in Conflict?: Johannine Characterization and the Thomas Question (Princeton Theological Monograph Series 115; Eugene: OR, Wipf and Stock, 2009).

Reviews:

• Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 53 (3) (2010): 651-53 (Timothy Wiarda)
• Catholic Biblical Quarterly 73 (1) (2011): 174-75 (Stevan Davies)
• Interpretation 65 (3) (2011): 311 (Susan Hylen)
• Euangelion (http://euangelizomai.blogspot.com/2009/07/gospel-of-thomas-three-recent-books.html) (Michael F. Bird)

2.  Mark as Story: Retrospect and Prospect (Kelly R. Iverson and Christopher W. Skinner, eds. Resources for Biblical Study 65; Atlanta & Leiden: Society of Biblical Literature & Brill, 2011).

3. What Are They Saying About the Gospel of Thomas? (Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press) (forthcoming 2011).

4.  Unity and Diversity in the Gospels and Paul (Christopher W. Skinner and Kelly R. Iverson, eds. Early Christianity and its Literature; Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature) (forthcoming 2012).

5. Characters and Characterization in the Gospel of John (Library of New Testament Studies; London: Continuum) (forthcoming 2013).

6. Reading John (Cascade Companions; Eugene, OR: Cascade) (forthcoming 2013).

The Holy Spirit in the Fourth Gospel: A Literary and Theological Examination (planned for 2014).

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Articles and Essays:

1. “Virtue in the New Testament: The Legacies of John and Paul in Comparative Perspective,” in Unity and Diversity in the Gospels and Paul (Edited by Christopher W. Skinner and Kelly R. Iverson; SBLECL; Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature) (forthcoming).

2. “Publications on the Subject,” in Unity and Diversity in the Gospels and Paul (Edited by Christopher W. Skinner and Kelly R. Iverson; SBLECL; Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature) (forthcoming).

3. “The World Did Not Know Him: The Unfulfilled Promise of the World in the Fourth Gospel,” in Steven Hunt, D. Francois Tolmie, and Ruben Zimmerman, eds., Character Studies in the Fourth Gospel (forthcoming).

4. “Lend Me Your Ear: Cutting Up With Malchus in the Garden (John 18:1-11),” in Steven Hunt, D. Francois Tolmie, and Ruben Zimmerman, eds., Character Studies in the Fourth Gospel (forthcoming).

5. “Recent Trends in Gospel of Thomas Research (1991 – 2010): Part II,” (with Nicholas Perrin) Currents in Biblical Research (forthcoming).

6. “Telling the Story: The Appearance and Impact of Mark as Story,” in Mark as Story: Retrospect and Prospect (Edited by Kelly R. Iverson and Christopher W. Skinner; SBLRBS; Atlanta & Leiden: Society of Biblical Literature & Brill, 2011), 1-16.

7. “The Gospel of Thomas’s Rejection of Paul’s Theological Ideas,” in Paul and the Gospels: Christologies, Conflicts, and Convergences (Edited by Michael F. Bird and Joel Willitts; Library of New Testament Studies; Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 2011), 220-41.

8. “‘Whom He Also Named Apostles’: A Textual Problem in Mark 3:14,” Bibliotheca Sacra 161 (July-Sept. 2004): 322-29.

9. “Another Look at the ‘Lamb of God,’” Bibliotheca Sacra161 (Jan.-Mar. 2004): 189-204.

(In process) “‘Son of God’ or ‘God’s Chosen One’?: A Text-Critical Problem and Its Narrative-Critical Solution (John 1:34)”

(In process) “Recent Research on the Farewell Discourse in the Fourth Gospel”

(In process) “Ti emoi kai soi in John 2:4: Overlooked Data from the Sahidic Translations”

(In process) “Methodological Reflections on the Supposed Anti-Baptist Polemic of the Fourth Gospel’”

(In process) “Reading for Polemic: The Anatomy of a Flawed Hermeneutic”

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Book Reviews & Critical Book Notes:

1. Scot McKnight, The Letter of James (NICNT; Grand Rapids, Eerdmans, 2011) reviewed in Biblical Theology Bulletin (forthcoming).

2. Anthony LeDonne and Tom Thatcher, eds., The Fourth Gospel and First Century Media Culture (LNTS; London: T & T Clark, 2011) reviewed in Review of Biblical Literature (forthcoming).

3. Paul N. Anderson, The Riddles of the Fourth Gospel: An Introduction to John (Minneapolis: Fortress, 2011) reviewed in Review of Biblical Literature (forthcoming).

4. Daniel B. Stevick, Jesus and His Own: A Commentary on John 13-17 (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2011) reviewed in Religious Studies Review (forthcoming).

 5. James Dawsey, Peter’s Last Sermon: Identity and Discipleship in the Gospel of Mark (Atlanta: Mercer University Press, 2010) reviewed in Catholic Biblical Quarterly (forthcoming).

6. David F. Watson, Honor Among Christians: The Cultural Key to the Messianic Secret (Minneapolis: Fortress, 2010) reviewed in Biblical Theology Bulletin (forthcoming).

7. William Loader, Sexuality in the New Testament: Understanding the Key Texts (Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2010) reviewed in Religious Studies Review 37 (2011): 285.

8. Elizabeth Struthers Malbon, ed., Between Author and Audience in Mark: Narration, Characterization, Interpretation (New Testament Monographs 23; Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2009) reviewed in Religious Studies Review 37 (2011): 281.

9. J. Ramsey Michaels, The Gospel of John (NICNT; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2010) reviewed in Religious Studies Review 37 (2011): 213.

10. James Charlesworth, The Good and Evil Serpent: How a Universal Symbol Became Christianized (New Haven: Yale, 2009) reviewed in Religious Studies Review 37 (2011): 212.

11. Edward W. Klink III, ed. The Audience of the Gospels: The Origin and Function of the Gospels in Early Christianity (LNTS  353; London: T & T Clark, 2010) reviewed in Biblical Theology Bulletin  41 (2011): 234-35.

12. William J. Larkin, Ephesians: A Handbook on the Greek Text (Waco: Baylor University Press, 2009) reviewed in Catholic Biblical Quarterly 73 (2011) 623-24.

13. Elizabeth Mburu, Qumran and the Origins of Johannine Language and Symbolism (New York: T&T Clark, 2010) reviewed in Religious Studies Review 37 (2011) 131-32.

14. Cornelis Bennema, Encountering Jesus: Character Studies in the Gospel of John (Milton Keynes: Paternoster, 2009) reviewed in Religious Studies Review 37 (2011) 131.

15. Jonathan T. Pennington, Heaven and Earth in the Gospel of Matthew (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2007) reviewed in Religious Studies Review 36 (2010) 230.

16. Olav Hammer, ed. Alternative Christs (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009) reviewed in Religious Studies Review 36 (2010) 227.

17. Marcia J. Bunge, ed. The Child in the Bible (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2008) reviewed in Religious Studies Review 36 (2010) 226.

18. Richard A. Horsley, ed. In the Shadow of Empire: Reclaiming the Bible as a History of Faithful Resistance (Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2008) reviewed in Religious Studies Review 36 (2010) 225.

19. Frances Flannery, Colleen Shantz, and Rodney A. Werline, eds. Experientia, Volume 1: Inquiry into Religious Experience in Early Judaism and Christianity (SBL Symposium Series; Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2008) reviewed in Religious Studies Review 36 (2010) 224.

20. Uzi Leibner, Settlement & History in Hellenistic, Roman, & Byzantine Galilee: An Archaeological Survey of the Eastern Galilee (Text & Studies in Ancient Judaism; Tubingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2009) reviewed in Religious Studies Review 36 (2010) 224.

21.  James Rowe Adams, From Literal to Literary: The Essential Reference Book for Biblical Metaphors, 2nd edition (Cleveland: Pilgrim Press, 2005) reviewed in Religious Studies Review 36 (2010) 223-24.

22. Lawrence Iwuamadi, “He Called Unto Him The Twelve And Began To Send Them Forth”: The Continuation of Jesus’ Mission According to the Gospel of Mark (Rome: Editrice Pontificia Universita Gregoriana, 2008) reviewed in Biblical Theology Bulletin 40 (2010) 173-74.

23. Delbert Burkett, Rethinking the Gospel Sources, Volume 2: The Unity and Plurality of Q (SBLECL 1; Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2009), reviewed in Review of Biblical Literature (June 2010).

24. John E. McKinley, Tempted for Us: Theological Models and the Practical Relevance of Christ’s Impeccability and Temptation (Milton Keynes: Paternoster, 2009), reviewed in Trinity Journal 31 (Spring 2010) 157-58.

25. Michael F. Bird, Are You the One Who Is to Come? : The Historical Jesus and the Messianic Question (Grand Rapids: Baker,2009) reviewed in Review of Biblical Literature (April 2010).

26. Jan van der Watt, An Introduction to the Johannine Gospel and Letters (Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 2008), reviewed in Biblical Theology Bulletin 40 (2010) 114.

27.  Alexander Tsutserov, Glory, Grace, and Truth: Ratification of the Sinaitic Covenant according to the Gospel of John (Eugene, OR: Pickwick, 2009), reviewed in Review of Biblical Literature (March 2010).

28.  Pieter Craffert, The Life of a Galilean Shaman: Jesus of Nazareth in Anthropological Perspective (Eugene, OR: Cascade, 2008) reviewed in Word and World 29 (2009) 434-36.

29.  Tom Thatcher, ed. What We Have Heard from the Beginning: The Past, Present, and Future of Johannine Studies (Waco: Baylor University Press, 2007) reviewed in Biblical Theology Bulletin 39 (2009) 104-05.

30.  Joan Cecelia Campbell, Kinship Relations in the Gospel of John (CBQMS 42; Washington: Catholic Biblical Association, 2007) reviewed in Biblical Theology Bulletin 39 (2009) 103-04.

31.  Andreas J. Kostenberger and Scott R. Swain, Father Son and Spirit: The Trinity and John’s Gospel (New Studies in Biblical Theology; Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 2008) reviewed in Catholic Biblical Quarterly 71 (2009) 405-06.

32.  Phillip Sigal, The Halakhah of Jesus of Nazareth according to the Gospel of Matthew (Studies in Biblical Literature 18; Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2007) reviewed in Religious Studies Review 35 (2009) 55.

33.  David L. Turner, Matthew (BECNT; Grand Rapids: Baker, 2008) reviewed in Religious Studies Review 34 (2008) 296-97.

34.  Ben Witherington III, Matthew (Smyth & Helwys Bible Commentary; Macon, GA: Smyth & Helwys, 2006) reviewed in Religious Studies Review 34 (2008) 296-97.

35.  R. T. France, The Gospel of Matthew (NICOT; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007) reviewed in Religious Studies Review 34 (2008) 296-97.

36.  B. F. Westcott and F. J. A. Hort, The Greek New Testament with Comparative Apparatus Showing Variations from the Nestle-Aland and Robinson-Pierpont Editions, with Greek Dictionary. Revised and Expanded from A Pocket Lexicon to the Greek New Testament by Alexander Souter. Foreword by Eldon Jay Epp (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2007) reviewed in Catholic Biblical Quarterly 70 (2008) 849-50.

37.  Rosalind Selby, The Comical Doctrine: An Epistemology of New Testament Hermeneutics (Paternoster Biblical Monographs; Milton Keynes: Paternoster, 2006) reviewed in Trinity Journal 29 (Spring 2008) 163-65.

38.  Peter Balla, The Child-Parent Relationship in the New Testament and Its Environment (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2005), reviewed in Trinity Journal 29 (Spring 2008) 157-59.

39.  John S. Kloppenborg, The Tenants in the Vineyard: Ideology, Economics, and Agrarian Conflict in Jewish Palestine (WUNT 195; Tubingen: Mohr/Siebeck, 2006), reviewed in Religious Studies Review 34 (2008) 100-01.

40.  Warren Carter, John: Storyteller, Interpreter, Evangelist (Peabody: MA, Hendrickson, 2006), reviewed in Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 51 (September 2007) 623-25.

41.  Glenna S. Jackson, ‘Have Mercy on Me’: The Story of the Canaanite Woman in Matthew 15:21-28 (JSNTSup 228: Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 2002), reviewed in Religious Studies Review 33 (2007): 65.

42.  William R. Herzog II, Prophet and Teacher: An Introduction to the Historical Jesus (Louisville: Westminster/John Knox, 2005), reviewed in Word and World 27 (Summer 2007) 346-48.

43.  Elizabeth Struthers Malbon, In the Company of Jesus: Characters in Mark’s Gospel (Louisville: Westminster/John Knox, 2000), reviewed in Review and Expositor 103 (Summer 2006): 627-29.

44.  Richard Longenecker, ed. Contours of Christology in the New Testament (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2005) reviewed in Trinity Journal 27 (Fall 2006) 311-13.

45.  Bonnie Bowman Thurston, Preaching Mark (Minneapolis: Fortress, 2002), reviewed in Review and Expositor 102 (Fall 2005): 745-46.

46.  Luke Timothy Johnson, The First and Second Letters to Timothy (AB 35A; Garden City: Doubleday, 2001), reviewed in Review and Expositor 102 (Winter 2005): 155-56.

47.  Colin G. Kruse, John: An Introduction and Commentary (TNTC 4; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2003), reviewed in Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 49 (2005): 387-89.

48.  Dorothy Lee, Flesh and Glory: Symbolism, Gender and Theology in the Gospel of John (New York: Crossroad, 2002), reviewed in Review of Biblical Literature (January 2005).

49.  Charles W. Hedrick, Many Things in Parables: Jesus and His Modern Critics (Louisville: Westminster/John Knox, 2004), reviewed in Review of Biblical Literature (January 2005).

50.  Stan Harstine, Moses as a Character in the Fourth Gospel: A Study of Ancient Reading Techniques (JSNTSup 229; Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 2002), reviewed in Review of Biblical Literature6 (2004): 471-74.

51.  Edwin K. Broadhead, Mark (Readings; Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 2001), reviewed in Review and Expositor 100 (Fall 2003): 719-20.

52. Rudolf Schnackenburg, The Gospel of Matthew (trans. Robert R. Barr; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2002), reviewed in Review and Expositor 100 (Winter 2003): 132-33.

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ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS:

“Pro-Israel Sentiment among American Evangelicals: Biblical and Theological Foundations.” Invited paper presented at “Evangelicals, Israel, and American Foreign Policy,” a conference sponsored by the Program for Jewish Civilization, Georgetown University, Washington D. C. (Fall 2008).

“Luke: Storyteller and Theologian.” Invited lecture presented to the permanent diaconate of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore (Fall 2006).

“Ecumenical Reflections on Spiritual Formation.” Invited lecture given to the Upper Mainline Ministerium, Paoli, Pennsylvania (Fall 2006).

“Will the Real Jesus Please Stand Up?: Issues in the Pursuit of the Historical Jesus.” Invited public lecture delivered at Essex Community College, Baltimore, Maryland. (Spring 2006).

“Overview of Biblical Studies: History, Assumptions, Methods, Tools. Guest lecture given to the Introduction to Theological Research and Writing class (TH601) at St. Mary’s Seminary and University (2005 – 2009).

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MEDIA:

I maintain an academic blog at http://pejeiesous.com

Interviewed about my book, John and Thomas: Gospels in Conflict? on the biblioblog http://www.gospels.net followed by a guided discussion on the Gospel of Thomas e-list) (Fall 2009)

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RESEARCH & TEACHING INTERESTS:

General Biblical Studies (OT and NT)

Gospel of Mark

Gospel of John

Historical Jesus Studies

New Testament Christology

Literary hermeneutics (especially narrative, reader-response, and postmodern criticisms)

Gospel of Thomas & other extracanonical literature

Media and Religion

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

Society of Biblical Literature

Catholic Biblical Association

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AWARDS, HONORS, AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS:

Dunning Distinguished Faculty Lecturer for Excellence in Teaching and Scholarship, St. Mary’s Seminary and University, Baltimore, Maryland (2007-2008).

Faculty Research Award, St. Mary’s Seminary and University, Baltimore, Maryland (Summer 2007).

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PERSONAL INFORMATION:

Wife: Tara Lyn Skinner (married August 3, 1997)

Children:  Christopher William, Jr. (born 9/26/00)

Abigail Lyn (born 9/27/02)

Andrew Allen Russell (born 8/04/05)

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ACADEMIC REFERENCES:

1. Dr. Michael J. Gorman, Dean of the Ecumenical Institute of Theology and Professor of Sacred Scriptures, St. Mary’s Seminary and University, 5400 Roland Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21210.  Email: mgorman@stmarys.edu

2. Dr. Francis J. Moloney, S.D.B., Emeritus Professor New Testament, The Catholic University of America, & Provincial, Salesian Province Centre, P. O. Box 264, Ascot Vale, Victoria 3032 Australia.  Email: fmoloney@salesians.org.au

3. Dr. Frank J. Matera, Andrews-Kelly-Ryan Professor of Biblical Studies, The Catholic University of America, 520 Michigan Avenue, N.E. Washington, D. C. 20064.  Email: matera@cua.edu

4. Dr. Daniel B. Wallace, Director, Center for the Study of NT Manuscripts, Professor of New Testament, Dallas Theological Seminary, 3909 Swiss Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75204. Email: csntm@runbox.com