Mark A. Matson

EDUCATION

• Duke University, Durham, NC. Ph.D., 1998. Major field: New Testament.
  Minor fields: Hebrew Bible, Classical Rhetoric.
  Dissertation: In Dialogue with Another Gospel? The Influence of the Fourth Gospel on the Passion Narrative of the Gospel of Luke.
  Director: D. Moody Smith.
  Committee: E. P. Sanders, Richard Hays, Bart Ehrman, Dan O.Via.
  
• Emmanuel School of Religion, Johnson City, TN: 1988. Master of Divinity in Honors.
  Thesis: As I Showed You: Paul's Rhetoric of Example in Acts 20: 17-35.
  
• Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA: Bachelor of Science, summa cum laude, 1976.

EXPERIENCE

Milligan College, Milligan College, TN:
Vice-President for Academic Affairs and Academic Dean.
Associate Professor of Bible.
1985-1990. Controller, Business Manager, and Financial Consultant.

Duke University, Durham, NC:
1998 - 1999. Assistant Director - Administration, Sanford Institute of Public Policy.
1993 - 1998. Associate Director, Foreign Academic Programs,
1998 - 1999. Adjunct Professor of Religion, Religion Department.
1999. Adjunct Professor, Divinity School.
1991 - 1998. Instructor, Religion Department; Instructor, University Writing Program; Instructor, Divinity School; Teaching Assistant, Divinity School.

Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX:
1999 -2001. Adjunct Professor of New Testament.

PUBLICATIONS

• In Dialogue with Another Gospel? The Influence of the Fourth Gospel on the Passion Narrative of the Gospel of Luke. SBL Dissertation Series 178.  Atlanta:  SBL Press, 2001. http://www.sbl-site.org/Publications/catalog/1589830105.html
  
• John.  Interpretation Bible Studies.  Louisville: Westminster / John Knox Press, 2002. 
• "Gospel of John" in The Transforming Word Commentary. ACU Press, Abilene, TX  2009.
• "The Historical Plausibility of John's Passion Chronology: a Reconsideration." Forthcoming in  John, Jesus and History, Volume 2.  2008, SBL.
  
• "The Influence of John on Luke's Passion: Toward a Theory of Intergospel Dialogue." In Für und wider die Priorität des Johannesevangeliums. Hildesheim: Georg Olms Verlag, 2002.
• "False Dichotomies in Gospel Studies" in Restoration Quarterly 44 (2002): 130-138.
• "The Four Gospels in Canonical Perspective."  Leaven 12(2004): 20-28.
• "Current Approaches to the Priority of John." Stone Campbell Journal 7 (2004): 73-100.
• "The Fourth Gospel and the Synoptics: The Temple Cleansing" in Jesus in the Johannine Tradition: New Dimensions, pp. 145-154.  Edited by Robert T. Fortna and Tom Thatcher. Louisville: Westminster/John Knox, 2001. 
• "Sexual Sin as a Demonstration of Disunity:  1 Corinthians 5 in Context."  Leaven 9 (2001): 116-122.
  
• "Luke's Re-writing of the Sermon on the Mount," 2000 SBL Seminar Papers, pages 623-650.  Discussed in the Synoptic Gospels Section, Annual AAR/SBL meeting, Nashville, TN, Fall 2000.
  
• "Luke's Rewriting of the Sermon on the Mount." In Questioning Q, 43-70.  Edited by Mark Goodacre and Nick Perrin. London: SPCK Press, 2004 and IVP Press, 2005.
• "John's Contribution to the Temple Cleansing," 1992 SBL Seminar Papers, pages 489-506. Discussed in the Historical Jesus Section, Annual AAR/SBL meeting, San Francisco, CA, Fall 1992.
  
• "Where Can Wisdom be Found?" A Resource Reading Guide of Job. Leaven. Volume 4, no. 4 (Fall 1996): 49-52.
• "Churches of Christ (Non-Instrumental)," Encylopedia of Protestantism.  Edited by Hans Hillerbrand.  Routledge Press, 2004.
   
• Review of "Not the Righteous but Sinners: M. M. Bakhtin's Theory of Aeshetics and the Problem of Reader-Characteer Interaction in Matthew's Gospel," by John A. Barnet.  JSNTS 246. T & T Clark, 2003.  Prepared for Expository Times.
• Review of "The Westminster Dictionary of New Testament & Early Christian Literature & Rhetoric," by David E. Aune.  Westminster John Knox, 2003.  Prepared for Review of Biblical Literature.
• Review of "Symbolism in the Fourth Gospel: Meaning, Mystery, Community.  2nd ed.," by Craig R. Koester. Fortress Press, 2003. Prepared for Review of Biblical Literature.
• Review of "The Synoptic Problem: A Way Through the Maze" by Mark Goodacre. Sheffield Academic Press, 2001.  In Review of Biblical Literature online http://www.bookreviews.org/pdf/3214_3604.pdf.
• Review of "Matthew and Empire: Initial Explorations," by Warren Carter. Trinity Press International, 2001. In Review of Biblical Literature online http://www.bookreviews.org/pdf/1777_714.pdf
• Review of "Studying the Synoptic Problem," by Robert Stein. Baker Academic, 2001. In Review of Biblical Literature online http://www.bookreviews.org/pdf/1478_3096.pdf
• Review of  "Rethinking the Synoptic Problem," edited by David Alan Black and David R. Beck.  Baker Academic, 2001.  In Review of Biblical Literature online. http://www.bookreviews.org/pdf/1763_685.pdf
• Review of "Truth on Trial: the Lawsuit Motif in the Fourth Gospel," by Andrew T. Lincoln.  Hendrickson, 2000.  In Restoration Quarterly 45(2003):126-28.
• Review of "John's Apologetic Christology," by James F. McGrath.  SNTSMS 111.  Cambridge University Press, 2001. In Review of Biblical Literature online http://www.bookreviews.org/pdf/1909_840.pdf.  
• Review of "History of the Synoptic Problem," by David Laird Dungan. In Restoration Quarterly 45 (2003): 271-274. 
• Review of "Jesus Christ in History and Scripture: A Poetic and Sectarian Perspective" by Edgar V. McKnight.  Interpretation 55 (2001): 86-88.
• Review of "Politics and Rhetoric in the Corinthian Epistles," by L. L. Welborn. Forthcoming in Journal of Biblical Literature, and SBL Review of Biblical Literature On-Line, 2000: http://www.bookreviews.org/pdf/2321_1499.pdf
• Review of "Jesus as a Figure in History," by Mark Allan Powell. Interpretation 53 (1999):309.
• Review of "What is John? Volumes 1 & 2," edited by Fernando Segovia. Restoration Quarterly 42 (2000): 246-47.    
• Review of "Gospels for All Christians," by Richard Bauckham. Restoration Quarterly 43 (2001): 54-56.
• Review of "Die Reaction des Volkes auf Jesus. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 1998. JBL 120 (2001): 167-169 and SBL Review of Biblical Literature, 1998: http://www.bookreviews.org/pdf/2554_1783.pdf
• Review of "Das Verhältnis des Johannesevangeliums zu den Synoptikern," by Stephan Landis. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 1994. Critical Review of Books in Religion 9 (1996): 239-240. http://www.bookreviews.org/pdf/2522_1737.pdf
• Review of "The Sign of Jonah Reconsidered: A Study of Its Meaning in Gospel Traditions" by Simon Chow. Stockholm: Almqvist and Wiksell, 1996. SBL Review of Biblical Literature, 1998: http://www.bookreviews.org/pdf/2817_1082.pdf
   
• "A Renaissance for Restoration." Carolina Christian. Volume 37 no. 8. (August 1995): 13-18.
• "Go and Lead by Serving First." Milligan Magazine. Summer 2003, 4-7.
  
• "In Praise of Academic Excellence." Milligan Magazine. Spring 2002, 6-9.
  
• "Freedom to Think: The Importance of the Liberal Arts." Milligan Magazine. Winter 2000, 6.
  
• "Preparing Health Care Leaders." Johnson City Business. December, 2001, 4 and 33.
• "Observations of a Traveler." One Body 21 (2004):4-7, 22-23.

PAPERS PRESENTED

• "The Our Father and 3^rd Person Imperatives," (with handout) Catholic Biblical Association Meeting, Fall 2008.
• "A Time to Tell: The Narrative Use of Time in the Gospels." Annual AAR/SBL Meeting, Fall 2003.
• "Interactive Rhetoric in Matthew: An Exploration of Audience Knowledge Competency." Annual AAR/SBL Meeting, Fall 2003.
• "Observations of a Traveler."  Restoration Forum XXI, Johnson City, Fall 2003.
• "Intertextuality and the Relationship between John and the Synoptics."  Annual AAR/SBL Meeting, Fall 2001.
  
• "False Dichotomies in Gospel Research."  Restoration Quarterly Breakfast at the AAR/SBL Meeting, Fall 2001.
  
• "Sexual Sin as a Demonstration of Disunity:  1 Corinthians 5 in Context."  Leaven Symposium at the Pepperdine Lectureship, Spring 2001.
  
• "Luke's Rewriting of the Sermon on the Mount." Annual AAR/SBL Meeting, Fall 2000.
  
• "The Influence of John on Luke's Passion: Toward a Theory of Intergospel Dialogue." Symposium für und wider die Priorität des Johannesevangeliums, Seminar at University of Salzburg, Spring 1999.
  
• "Western Non-Interpolations, Again". Annual AAR/SBL Meeting, Fall 1999.
  
• "The Rhetoric of Gospel Rewriting." Annual AAR/SBL Meeting, Fall 1999.
  
• "Naive or Informed Gospel Audiences - What Difference Does it Make?" Theta Phi Meeting, Emmanuel School of Religion, April 1999.
  
• "Luke as a Dialogue with Previous Gospels: From Bauckham to Bakhtin." Southeastern Regional AAR/SBL Meeting, Spring 1999.
  
• "Semeia as Inartistic Proofs in John's Gospel," Southeastern Regional AAR/SBL Meeting, Atlanta, GA, Spring 1994.
  
• "Semeia as Inartistic Proofs in John's Gospel," The Rhetoric Society of America, 6th Biennial Conference, Norfolk, VA, Spring 1994.
  
• "Johannine-Lukan Relationship and the Text of John," Annual AAR/SBL meeting, Kansas City, MO, 1991.
  
• "Justin Martyr's Daimons and the Audience of the Apologies," Southeastern Region of AAR/SBL, Charlotte, NC, 1991.
  
• "Apocalyptic as a Literary Genre," Duke Divinity School, School of the Ministry, July 1991.

ACTIVITIES AND HONORS

Phi Beta Kappa, Duke University, 1998.
Biblical Studies Award, Emmanuel School of Religion, 1986.
Theta Phi, Religious Honor Society, 1986.
Eta Beta Rho, Hebrew Honor Society, 1987.
Member, Society of Biblical Literature.
Member, Catholic Biblical Society.
Member, Institute for Biblical Research.

INVITED SHORT COURSES

• The Four Passion Accounts. Spring 1995. Church of the Good Shepherd. Raleigh, NC.
  
• Judaism and Christianity in the First Three Centuries. Fall 1995. St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Cary, NC.
  
• The Development of the Canon. Fall 1996. St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Cary, NC.
  
• Second Temple Judaism and Christianity. Spring 1996. North Raleigh Church of Christ, Raleigh, NC.
  
• The Disciples in Mark's Gospel. Fall 1997. St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Cary, NC.
  
• The Disciples in Mark's Gospel. Fall 1997. North Raleigh Church of Christ, Raleigh, NC.
  
• The Development of the Canon. Spring 1998. North Raleigh Church of Christ, Raleigh, NC.
  
• The Gospel of Luke. Fall 1998. St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Cary, NC.
  
• How the Bible Came to Be. Winter 2000. First Presbyterian Church, Johnson City, TN.
  
• The Gospel of Luke. Spring 1999. North Raleigh Church of Christ, Raleigh, NC.
  
• The Gospel of Luke. Winter 2000. First Christian Church, Johnson City, TN.
  
• Job.  January 2002, Grandview Christian Church, Johnson City, TN.
  
• Job and Problem of Evil.  September/October 2002.  First Christian Church, Johnson City, TN.
  
• The Gospel of John.  Spring 2003. Cherokee United Methodist Church, Johnson City, TN.

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