Department of Biblical Studies
James Miller, Ph.D.
Dean of Doctoral Programme and Associate Professor of New Testament
james.miller@negst.edu
Education
Ph.D. (Biblical Studies), Union Theological Seminary & Presbyterian School of Christian Education
M.Div., Asbury Theological Seminary
B.A., Oral Roberts University
Philosophy of Teaching
My approach to teaching books of the Bible emphasizes learning to read the text carefully as a first step in studying the Bible. In order to accomplish this task, I use a basic inductive approach rooted in a set of observations and questions regarding the text. The student's own work with the text itself then becomes the basis for further research.
Research Interests
Early Christian Identity Formation
Pauline Letters and Theology
Publications
Book
The Obedience of Faith, the Eschatological People of God, and the Purpose of
Romans. SBLDS, 177. Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2000.
Articles
"The Jewish Context of Paul's Mission." Tyndale Bulletin 58.1 (2007): 101-15.
"Paul and Hebrews: A Comparison of Narrative Worlds." In Gabriella Gelardini,
ed. Hebrews: Contemporary Methods-New Insights, 245-64. BIS 75.
Leiden: Brill, 2005.
"The Romans Debate Since 1991," in Currents in Research: Biblical Studies 9
(2001): 310-53.
Book Reviews (since 2000)
Review of Paul and the Creation of Christian Identity (LNTS 322) by William S.
Campbell. Themelios 32:2 (2007): 97-99.
Review of Hate the Evil, Hold Fast to the Good (LNTS 300) by Kuo-Wei Peng.
Catholic Biblical Quarterly 69 (2007): 160-62.
Review of Zion Symbolism in Hebrews: Hebrews 12:18-24 as a Hermeneutical Key to the Epistle (PBM) by Kiwoong Son. Themelios 32:2 (2007): 97-99.
Review of Between Horror and Hope: Paul's Metaphroical Language of 'Death'
in Romans 6:1-11 (PBM) by Sorin Sabou. Review of Biblical Literature,
Review of "The Law of the Spirit." Experience of the Spirit and the Displacement
of the Law in Romans 8:1-1 (SBL 86) by John A. Bertone. Review of Biblical Literature,
Review of Romans (ANTC) by Leander E. Keck. Review of Biblical Literature
Review of Ancient Rhetoric and Paul's Apology: The Compositional Unity of 2 Corinthians (SNTSMS 131) by Frederick J. Long. Themelios 31:3 (2006): 93-95.
Review of Narrative Dynamics in Paul: A Critical Assessment edited by Bruce W. Longenecker and The Story of Romans: A Narrative Defense of God's Righteousness, by A. Katherine Grieb. Interpretation 58:3 (2004): 316.
Review of L épître de Paul aux Romains (Lectio Divina 10) by Simon Légasse.
Review of Paul and the Power of Sin (SNTSMS 115) by T. L. Carter. Review of Biblical Literature.
Review of Paul in Chains: Roman Imprisonment and the Letters of St. Paul by Richard J. Cassidy. Interpretation 57:1 (2003): 87-88.
Review of Cruciformity: Paul's Narrative Spirituality of the Cross by Michael J.Gorman. Catholic Biblical Quarterly 64:3 (2002): 573-75.
Review of Un Plaidoyer en Faveur de l'Unité: La Lettre aux Romains by Odette Mainville. Review of Biblical Literature.
Review of Paul: A Man of Two Worlds by C. J. den Heyer. Themelios 27 (2001): 61-62.
Review of Galatians (NIBC) by L. Ann Jervis. Themelios 26 (2001): 71-72.
Review of A Preface to Romans by Christopher Bryan. Review of Biblical Literature,
Review of First Corinthians (SacPag) by Raymond Collins. Review of Biblical Literature,
Review of The Paul Quest, by Ben Witherington. Themelios 26 (2000): 81-82.
Review of Dictionary of Paul and His Letters, by Gerald F. Hawthorne, et al, eds. African Journal of Evangelical Theology 19:2 (2000): 202-05.
Review of Paul: The Man and the Myth, by Calvin J. Roetzel. Interpretation 54 (2000): 94.
Selected Papers and Presentations
"Ethnicity in Hebrews." Pastoral and Catholic Epistles Section. International Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature. July 2, 2006. Edinburgh,Scotland.
"Missional Hermeneutics: An Experiment in Implementation and Reflection." Missional Hermeneutics Special Session, Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, November 19, 2005. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
"Paul and Hebrews: A Comparisons of Narrative Worlds." International Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature. July 22, 2003. Cambridge, England.
"The Jewish Context of Paul's Gentile Mission." International Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, July 8, 2001. Rome, Italy.
"The Story of Israel in Paul's Letter to the Romans." Department of Bible and Religious Studies Faculty Consultation, Daystar University. May 15, 1996.