Beverly Roberts Gaventa
Beverly Roberts Gaventa is Distinguished Professor of New Testament Interpretation at Baylor University[1] and Helen H.P. Manson Professor of New Testament Literature and Exegesis Emerita at Princeton Theological Seminary.[2][3]
Biographical activities
Beverly Roberts Gaventa matriculated at:
- Phillips University, B.A., 1970
- Union Theological Seminary, New York City, M.Div., 1973, studying with Raymond E. Brown and J. Louis Martyn.[4]
- Duke University, Ph.D., 1978, with W. D. Davies as her dissertation supervisor.[5]
Gaventa joined the Baylor faculty in 2013. She previously taught at:
- Princeton Theological Seminary, 1992-2013
- Columbia Theological Seminary, 1987-1992,
- Colgate Rochester Divinity School, 1976-1987.[6][1][3]
She was elected president of the Society of Biblical Literature for 2016.[7]
She is an editor-at-large for The Christian Century.[8]
She is a ruling elder in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Waco, Texas.[3]
Honors
- Extraordinary Professor, Stellenbosch University, 2004-
- Member, Center of Theological Inquiry, 2000-2001, 2004-2005
- Doctor of Letters (honoris causa), Christian Theological Seminary, 2002
- Award of Special Merit, Disciples Theological Digest, 1988 (for Gaventa's book From Darkness to Light, 1986)
- Doctor of Divinity (honoris causa), Kalamazoo College, 1983
- Award for Theological Scholarship and Research, Association of Theological Schools, 1981-82[1]
- A Festschrift, The Unrelenting God: God's Action In Scripture in 2013, to honor Gaventa.[9]
Selected publications
Books
- 2016. When in Romans: An Invitation to Linger with the Gospel According to Paul, Grand Rapids: Baker Press. Description. Forthcoming, Nov. 15.
- 2007. Our Mother Saint Paul, John Knox. Description and preview from Amazon.com. Book review: Jean Rodenbough, 2015. "Immersion in the World of “Our Mother Saint Paul," Christian Feminism Today.
- 2003. The Acts of the Apostles, Abingdon. Description. Review: Paul W. Walaskay, 2005. Interpretation, 59, February, p. 304.
- 1999 [1995]. Mary: Glimpses of the Mother of Jesus, Fortress [University of South Carolina Press]. Description and contents.
- 1998. I and II Thessalonians, Interpretation Commentary Series. Westminster John Knox Press. Description and Amazon.com "Look inside" for TOC and first pages.
- 1986. From Darkness to Light: Aspects of Conversion in the New Testament in the New Testament, Fortress. Book review: Robin Scroggs, 1988, Journal of Biblical Literature, 107(2), June, pp. 322-324.
Articles
- 2015. "A Word of Gratitude," in I (Still) Believe: Leading Bible Scholars Share Their Stories of Faith and Scholarship, edited by John Byron and Joel N. Lohr, pp. 83-92. Eerdmans.
- 1986. "Galatians 1 and 2: Autobiography as Paradigm," Novum Testamentum, 28(4), pp. 309–326.
Edited volumes
- 2013. Apocalyptic Paul: Cosmos and Anthropos in Romans 5-8, Baylor University Press. Review: Matthew V. Novenson, 2015, "Theological-Exegetical Essays on Romans 5-8," The Expository Times, 2015, 126(9), June, pp. 494-495.
- 2010. The New Interpreter's One-Volume Commentary, coedited with David L. Petersen. Description and Contents. Abingdon Press.
- 2008. Seeking the Identity of Jesus: A Pilgrimage, coedited with Richard B. Hays. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. Description and Contents. Review: Bronwyn Naismith, 2009. [Untitled review], Australian Biblical Review, 57.
- 2008. The Child in the Bible, coedited with Marcia Bunge and Terence Fretheim. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. Review: A. James Murphy, 2010. PDF, Journal of Childhood and Religion, 1.
Notes
- 1 2 3 Baylor University || Department of Religion || Beverly Roberts Gaventa.
- ↑ Beverly Roberts Gaventa - Princeton Theological Seminary.
- 1 2 3 "Seminary Lecture Highlights Modern Urgency of Paul’s Ancient Letter to Romans," The Progress-Index, Petersburg, Virginia. Apr. 23.
- ↑ Serene Jones, 2015. Union Mourns Professor Lou Martyn," Union Theological Seminary Newsletter, June.
- ↑ Baylor Media Communications, 2012. "Dr. Beverly Roberts Gaventa Appointed Distinguished Professor of New Testament Interpretation at Baylor University," Dec. 11.
- ↑ Above years in CV of Beverly Roberts Gaventa from Department of Religion, Baylor University.
- ↑ Society of Biblical Literature - Council.
- ↑ Staff | The Christian Century and article links at Beverly Roberts Gaventa | The Christian Century.
- ↑ David J. Downs and Matthew L. Skinner, eds., 2013. The Unrelenting God: God's Action In Scripture, Essays in Honor of Beverly Roberts Gaventa. Description & link to Google preview. William B. Eerdmans. Book review: Matthew V. Novenson, 2015, "Essays on God in the Bible in Honor of Beverly Roberts Gaventa," The Expository Times, 2015, 126(9), June, p. 494.
External links
- 2014, November 6. Beverly Roberts Gaventa | Biblical Studies Online, 28th Carmichael-Walling Lectures at Abilene Christian University. Links to 2 videos:
"God's Outsized Faithfulness to Israel: Thinking Again about Romans 9-11"
"Questions about Torah, Answers about Christ: A Strange Silence in Romans 9-11 (esp. Rom 10:4)" - 2012, March 17. "Beverly Roberts Gaventa 'Listening to Romans with Junia and Her Sisters'", United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities
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