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Faculty Fellows<\/h1>\n

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Director<\/h3>\n

\"portrait\"Dr. Jeff Childers<\/strong> (Oxford) is Director of CSART and Carmichael-Walling Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity \u2014 his areas of interest include New Testament textual criticism, the history of Early Christianity, early versions of the New Testament, and Patristics, especially in the eastern Christian traditions. He teaches Church History, Syriac, and courses in the history of Christian Spirituality.<\/p>\n

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Co-Director<\/h3>\n

\"niccum-curt\"Dr. Curt Niccum<\/strong> (Notre Dame) is Assistant Director of CSART and Professor of New Testament \u2014 he also\u00a0co-directs the Textual History of the Ethiopic Old Testament Project and serves as a consultant for the International Greek New Testament Project, the Novum Testamentum Graece Editio Critica Maior, and the Museum of the Bible.\u00a0Dr. Niccum teaches Greek, Ethiopic, and New Testament text courses.<\/p>\n

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\"barbarick-cliff-2014\"Dr. Cliff\u00a0Barbarick<\/strong> (Baylor) is Associate Professor of New Testament at ACU and Chair of the Department of Bible, Missions and Ministry \u2014 he specializes in early Christian literature and theology, particularly the Gospel of Mark, 1 Peter, and 1 Clement. He researches the subject of moral transformation in the New Testament and Greco-Roman education, explores the significance of oral interpretation of the biblical text, and is an aficionado of American wilderness writing.<\/p>\n

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\"boyles-john\"Dr. John Boyles<\/strong> (Emory) is Associate Professor of New Testament at ACU \u2014 with a strong background in mathematics and music, Dr. Boyles’ research includes the reception history of the Bible, particularly as reflected in modern media culture.<\/p>\n

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\"kelli-gibson\"Dr. Kelli Gibson<\/strong> (Oxford) is Associate Professor of Historical Theology at ACU \u2014 her research focuses primarily on Syriac texts, especially intra-Christian and inter-religious controversial texts of the 7th\u201312th centuries CE. She also reads Greek and aspires gradually to build upon a basic knowledge of classical Arabic and classical Armenian.<\/p>\n

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\n\"hamilton-mark\"Dr. Mark Hamilton<\/strong> (Harvard) serves as the Onstead Professor of Biblical Studies at ACU \u2014 he teaches Hebrew Bible\u00a0and is the author or editor of numerous books and articles focusing on Israelite conceptions of society within their ancient Near Eastern context. His specialities include Hebrew, Aramaic, Akkadian, Ugaritic, and the patristic-medieval reception of the Hebrew Bible.<\/p>\n

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\nDr. Chris\u00a0Hutson<\/strong> (Yale) is Associate Professor of New Testament and Associate Dean of the College of Biblical Studies at ACU \u2014 he has taught Greek for\u00a0many years and his areas of expertise include New Testament exegesis, the Greco-Roman milieu of Early Christianity, Paul\u2019s epistles, and biblical perspectives on peace & war, race & ethnicity, and gender.<\/p>\n

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\"kneip-david\"Dr. David Kneip<\/strong> (Notre Dame) is Assistant Professor of Church History at ACU \u2014 his teaching focuses on theology, worship, and biblical interpretation in early Christianity. His expertise includes manuscript paleography, textual criticism, patristic theology, Greek, Hebrew, Aramaic, and Coptic.<\/p>\n

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\n\"richard-wright\"Dr. Richard Wright<\/strong> (Brown University) is Associate Professor of New Testament at ACU \u2014 his specialties include\u00a0Paul, Greek and Roman religions and philosophies, theories of religion, and biblical interpretation. He has published groundbreaking work on Galen\u2019s recently discovered text,\u00a0De indolentia<\/em>. He is an accomplished classical musician and teaches Greek and Latin.<\/p>\n

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Faculty Fellows Director Dr. Jeff Childers (Oxford) is Director of CSART and Carmichael-Walling Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity \u2014 his areas of interest include New Testament textual criticism, the history of Early Christianity, early versions of the New Testament, and Patristics, especially in the eastern Christian traditions. He teaches Church History, Syriac, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1505,"featured_media":0,"parent":205,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"

Director<\/h3>

\"portrait\"Dr. Jeff Childers (Oxford) is Director of CSART and Carmichael-Walling Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity \u2014 his areas of interest include New Testament textual criticism, the history of Early Christianity, early versions of the New Testament, and Patristics, especially in the eastern Christian traditions. He teaches Church History, Syriac, and courses in the history of Christian Spirituality.<\/p>

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Assistant Director<\/h3>

\"OLYMPUSDr. Curt Niccum (Notre Dame) is Assistant Director of CSART and Professor of New Testament \u2014 he also\u00a0co-directs the Textual History of the Ethiopic Old Testament Project and serves as a consultant for the International Greek New Testament Project, the Novum Testamentum Graece Editio Critica Maior, and the Museum of the Bible.\u00a0Dr. Niccum teaches Greek, Ethiopic, and New Testament text courses.<\/p>

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CSART Fellows<\/h3>

Dr. Frederick Aquino (Southern Methodist University) is\u00a0Professor of Theology and Philosophy in the Graduate School of Theology at ACU\u00a0\u2014 he specializes in religious epistemology, John Henry Newman, and the epistemology of theology in Patristic and Medieval writers, including Maximus the Confessor.<\/p>

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Dr. Cliff\u00a0Barbarick (Baylor) is Assistant Professor of New Testament\u00a0at ACU \u2014 he specializes in early Christian\u00a0literature and theology, particularly the Gospel of Mark, 1 Peter, and 1 Clement. He researches the subject of moral transformation in the New Testament and Greco-Roman education and is an aficionado\u00a0of American wilderness writing.<\/p>

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Dr. John Boyles (Emory) is Assistant Professor of New Testament at ACU \u2014<\/p>

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\"kelli-gibson\"Dr. Kelli Gibson (Oxford) is Assistant Professor of Historical Theology at ACU \u2014 her research focuses primarily on Syriac texts, especially intra-Christian and inter-religious controversial texts of the 7th\u201312th centuries CE. She also reads Greek and aspires gradually to build upon a basic knowledge of classical Arabic and classical Armenian.<\/p>

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\"OLYMPUSDr. Mark Hamilton (Harvard) serves as the Onstead Professor of Biblical Studies at ACU \u2014 he teaches Hebrew Bible\u00a0and is the author or editor of numerous books and articles focusing on Israelite conceptions of society within their ancient Near Eastern context. His specialities include Hebrew, Aramaic, Akkadian, Ugaritic, and the patristic-medieval reception of the Hebrew Bible.<\/p>

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Dr. Chris\u00a0Hutson (Yale) is Associate Professor of New Testament and Associate Dean of the College of Biblical Studies at ACU \u2014 he has taught Greek for\u00a0many years and his areas of expertise include New Testament exegesis, the Greco-Roman milieu of Early Christianity, Paul's epistles, and biblical perspectives on peace & war, race & ethnicity, and gender.<\/p>

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\"OLYMPUSDr. David Kneip (Notre Dame) is Assistant Professor of Church History at ACU \u2014 his teaching focuses on theology, worship, and biblical interpretation in early Christianity. His expertise includes manuscript paleography, textual criticism, patristic theology, Greek, Hebrew, Aramaic, and Coptic.<\/p>

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Dr. Glenn Pemberton (University of Denver\/Iliff School of Theology) has taught Hebrew Bible for many years \u2014 his research agenda focuses on texts in Israel\u2019s lyrical and wisdom traditions. He reads Hebrew, Aramaic, Ugaritic, and Greek and has published research on Proverbs and Psalms.<\/p>

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Dr. Melinda (Mindi) Thompson is Associate Professor of Old Testament and Director of Distance Education in the Graduate School of Theology at Abilene Christian University \u2014 she teaches elementary Greek and Hebrew for residential and online students. Helping beginning students unlock the mystery of biblical languages is one of her favorite tasks.<\/p>

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Dr. Wendell\u00a0Willis (Southern Methodist University) is Professor of New Testament at ACU \u2014 he has taught Greek for many years and specializes in the interpretation and theology of Paul and in the exegesis of scripture.<\/p>

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\"richard-wright\"Dr. Richard Wright (Brown University) is Associate Professor of New Testament at ACU \u2014 his specialties include\u00a0Paul, Greek and Roman religions and philosophies, theories of religion, and biblical interpretation. He has published groundbreaking work on Galen's recently discovered text,\u00a0De indolentia<\/em>. He is an accomplished classical musician and teaches Greek and Latin.<\/p>

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