(740) 283-6245 ext. 2321 / Egan, Room 247

Professor of Sacred Scripture and Theology; Ph.D., Catholic University of America; M.A. Theology, Franciscan University of Steubenville; B.A. General Studies, Louisiana State University.

 

HIGHER EDUCATION

Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., 1999

• Ph.D. Biblical Studies
• Dissertation Topic: 1 Timothy 2:1-7 and Paul's Letter to the Romans

Franciscan University of Steubenville, Steubenville, OH, 1983

• M.A. Theology

Louisiana State University, Shreveport, LA, 1977

• B.A. General Studies

Loyola University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, 1973 - 1975

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1987 - Present	Professor of Sacred Scripture and Biblical Catechesis, Franciscan University of Steubenville, OH
1982 -1984	Part Time Instructor of Theology, Franciscan University of Steubenville
1979 - 1981	Account Executive, Merrill Lynch, Shreveport, LA
1978 - 1979	Office Manager, Blazer Financial Services, Shreveport, LA

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Catholic Biblical Association, 1985 - Present.

GRANTS AND SPONSORED RESEARCH

Franciscan University Summer Research Grant, 1997, 1991

 

AWARDS AND HONORS

1999	Franciscan University Founders Award: For the Expertise and Dedication to the Advancement of Franciscan University of Steubenville in the Founding, Development, and Growth of the Master of Arts in Theology and Christian Ministry.
2004	Franciscan University Campus Leadership and Teaching Award

CONSULTING AND EVALUATION EXPERIENCE

1997 - Present	Consultant, Redeemer Pacific College, Vancouver, British Columbia
2004 -	Assistant Editor, Fides Quarens Intellectum
	Reviewer for Oxford University Press, Proposed New Study Bible in the Catholic Tradition

EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE

2004 -	Redeemer Pacific College, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Board of Governors
2001 - Present	Task Force on Merit, Promotion and Tenure, Co-Chair
Fall 1998 - Spring 2003	Faculty Welfare Committee (elected position, Chair from Fall 1999 - Spring 2003)
1998 - 2000	Core Curriculum Task Force (appointed by the Provost)
1993 - 1998	Academic Standards Committee
1988 - 1995	Director of Graduate Theology, Franciscan University

COURSES OFFERED

Theology

Christian Marriage
Christian Moral Principles
Theology of Healing
Special Topics: The Grace of Renewal
Apostolic Fathers

Scripture

Introduction to Old Testament
Introduction to New Testament
Introduction to Scripture
Principles of Biblical Study I
Principles of Biblical Study II
Johannine Epistles
Galatians
Romans
Pastoral Epistles
Pauline Soteriology
Psalms
Mark
Discipleship and Mission in Luke-Acts: A Narrative & Lexemic Study
Isaiah
Messiah and Messianism in Isaiah 1-39
Jeremiah
Genesis 1-11
Biblical Foundations (Hermeneutics)
Biblical Foundations of Christian Marriage and Family

Biblical Languages

Biblical Greek
Readings in Greek Literature IV (NT and Apostolic Fathers)

Catechetics

Teaching Scripture in a Catechetical Framework (Biblical Catechesis)

PUBLICATIONS

• "The Charismatic Renewal and the Spiritual Sense of Scripture," Pneuma 27 (Fall 2005) 256-272.
• "How the Divine Pedagogy Teaches. Part I: The Interpretation of the Biblical Narratio," The Sower,.25 (October, 2004) 6-8.
• "How the Divine Pedagogy Teaches. Part II: Its Impact on the Modern Interpreter," The Sower, 26 (January, 2005) 8-11.
• "Catechesis and the Method of Correlation," The Sower, 25 (April, 2004) pp. 6-8.
• "1 Cor. 10:1-13: Paul's Interpretation of Exodus and Desert Wandering Narratives and the Divine Pedagogy," Fides Quaerens Intellectum, 2 (2003) 181-226.
• "Biblical Catechesis and Its Theological Foundations," The Sower, 23 (April, 2002) pp. 5-8.
• "Christian Hymns and Rock Music," Homiletic and Pastoral Review (October, 1991) pp. 10-16.
• "Rock Music: An Ethical Evaluation," Homiletic and Pastoral Review, April 1990, pp. 9-16.
• "Is 'Christian Rock' a Contradiction?" Homiletic and Pastoral Review, April 1990, pp. 47-54.

 

RECENT PRESENTATIONS

• Fall 2001 - Servants of God's Love Community: The Garden of Gethsemane Prayer of Jesus in Matthew and Luke.
• Fall 2001 - Holy Family Parish: Advent Evening Prayer Scripture Series: The Feast of Christ the King and the Coming of Christ in Advent.
• Lenten (Lent 2000) Presentations at Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Beaver, PA.
  1. Why Sacrifice, God?
  2. Acknowledging God and the Transformation of Christ in the Gethsemane Tradition in the Gospels.
  3. Christian Sacrifice of Self: A Spiritual Worship Modelledon Christ's Self-offering.
• FUS Festival of Praise, Fall '98 semester, "Prophecy in Daily Christian Life."
• Holy Family parish's "Life in Christ" series, "Grace, Church as Mother and Teacher."
• St. Boniface Catholic Church, Erie, PA., "Genesis 3: Temptation and Sin."

 

PAPERS DELIVERED

• "The Charismatic Renewal and the Spiritual Sense of Scripture" presented at the Catholic Charismatic Theological Symposium at Franciscan University of Steubenville, September 12, 2002.
• "1 Cor 10:1-13 and Paul's Use and Interpretation of Exodus and Desert Wandering Narratives." Paper delivered at The Sixty-Fourth International Meeting of the Catholic Biblical Association of America, August 4-7, 2001.
• "The Changing Faces of Hope and Despair: Misinterpreting Old Testament Prophecy, Apocalyptic Literature, and Eschatology." Paper delivered to the University of South Carolina Medical School Conference for Emergency Room Physicians, Charleston, S.C., October 2, 1999.

 

BOOK REVIEWS

• J. Bradley Chance and Milton P. Horne, Rereading the Bible. An Introduction to the Biblical Story (Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2000). Pp. xxv + 438. Paper $37.75. In Catholic Biblical Quarterly 63 (2001) 513-14.

 

CURRENT RESEARCH

John 3:14: Correspondence and Dissonance in Typological Signification
John 2:13-22: Remembering Scripture and the Hermeneutic of Faith
Luke 1:1-4: The Gospel Tradition and Biblical Catechesis in Luke-Acts
Biblical Catechesis and the Catechism §§ 1066-1075

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