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ARTS & MEDIA
Biblical archaeology: facts, fiction & hype
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THE NORTHEAST
• Jennifer
Knust is an assistant professor of New Testament and Christian origins at
the school of theology at Boston University. She is the author of Abandoned
to Lust: Sexual Slander and Ancient Christianity (Columbia University Press,
2005). Contact 617-358-4222, jknust@bu.edu.
• Dale
Martin is the Woolsey Professor of Religious Studies and specializes in
New Testament and Christian origins at the department of religious studies at
Yale University. He specializes in the social and cultural history of the Greco-Roman
world. Contact 203-432-0747, dale.martin@yale.edu.
• Shaye
J.D. Cohen is the Littauer Professor of Hebrew Literature and Philosophy
in the department of Near Eastern languages and civilizations of Harvard University.
Cohen is a leading authority on ancient Judaism and early Christianity. Contact
617-496-6422, scohen@fas.harvard.edu.
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THE EAST
• The Rev. Joseph Fitzmyer, SJ, a Jesuit priest, is a renowned biblical
scholar and professor emeritus of biblical studies at Catholic University in
Washington, D.C. Contact 202-687-4273, fitzmyja@georgetown.edu.
• Lawrence
H. Schiffman is chairman of the Skirball Department of Hebrew and Judaic
Studies at New York University. He is an expert on late Jewish antiquity and
early Christianity. Contact 212-998-8979, lawrence.schiffman@nyu.edu.
• James
H. Charlesworth is a professor of New Testament language and literature
at Princeton Theological Seminary. He has written extensively about early Christian
texts. Contact 609-497-7920, james.charlesworth@ptsem.edu.
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THE SOUTHEAST
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Luke
Timothy Johnson is the R.W. Woodruff Professor of New Testament and Christian
Origins at the Candler School of Theology at Emory University. He is a prominent
writer and commentator on ancient biblical discoveries. Contact 404-727-6339,
ljohn01@emory.edu.
• James
F. Strange is a professor of religious studies and a biblical archaeologist
at the University of South Florida in Tampa. Contact 813-974-1859, strange@chuma1.cas.usf.edu.
• B.
Diane Lipsett is an assistant professor of New Testament and Christian origins
at the divinity school at Wake Forest University. She specializes in early Christian
literature. Contact 336-758-5121, lipsettb@wfu.edu.
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THE SOUTH
• Ben Witherington
III is a professor of New Testament at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore,
Ky. He is a prolific author and regular commentator on biblical archaeology
and history. He also has a blog.
Contact 859-858-3581, ben_witherington@asburyseminary.edu.
• Stuart A. Irvine is an associate professor of Old Testament and Israelite
religion at the department of philosophy and religious studies at Louisiana
State University, Baton Rouge. Contact 225-578-2220, sirvine@lsu.edu.
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THE MIDWEST
• The Rev. Donald
Senior is a Passionist priest and president of the Catholic Theological
Union in Chicago. He is a well-known New Testament scholar and a member of the
Vatican’s Pontifical Biblical Commission. Contact through administrative assistant
Pam Pauloski, 773-371-5420.
• Charles
W. Hedrick is a professor emeritus of religious studies at Southwest Missouri
State University in Springfield and has written extensively on early Christianity
and ancient texts. His books include When History and Faith Collide: Studying
Jesus (Hendrickson Publishers, 1999). Contact 417-831-5514, Cwh156f@smsu.edu.
• Mary
Rose D’Angelo teaches theology at the University of Notre Dame in South
Bend, Ind. She has written extensively about early Christianity and women in
Scripture. Contact 574-631-7040, DAngelo.2@nd.edu.
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THE SOUTHWEST
• Roy
Heller is an assistant professor of Old Testament at Perkins School of Theology
at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Contact 214-768-2096, rheller@mail.smu.edu.
• Laura
Hobgood-Oster holds the Elizabeth Root Paden Chair in Religion at Southwestern
University in Georgetown, Texas. She has written about Mary Magdalene and Gnosticism
and esoteric Christianity. Contact 512-863-1669, hoboster@southwestern.edu.
• Dennis
E. Smith teaches New Testament at Phillips Theological Seminary in Tulsa,
Okla., and is a member of the Ancient Myths and Modern Theories of Christian
Origins Seminar, which is sponsored by the Society of Biblical Literature. Contact
918-610-8303, dennis.smith@ptstulsa.edu.
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THE WEST/NORTHWEST
•
Risa Levitt Kohn is an associate professor of Jewish studies and Ancient Near
East history in the department of religious studies at San Diego State University.
She is also curator of the June
2007 Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit at the San Diego Natural History Museum. Contact
through the main department number at 619-594-5185, rkohn@mail.sdsu.edu.
• Michael
Allen Williams chairs the department of Near Eastern languages and civilization
at the University of Washington in Seattle. He has written on Gnosticism, ancient
texts and religious secrecy. Contact 206-543-6928 (office), 206-543-6033 (department),
maw@u.washington.edu.
• Karen
Torjesen is dean of Claremont Graduate University’s school of religion and
Margo L. Goldsmith Professor of Women’s Studies in Claremont, Calif. She teaches
the early history of Christianity and women and early Christianity. Contact
909-621-8066, karen.torjesen@cgu.edu.
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