Witherington, Ben, III

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WITHERINGTON, Ben, III

WITHERINGTON, Ben, III. American, b. 1951. Genres: Theology/ Religion, History. Career: Duke University, Durham, NC, faculty member, 1982-83; Ashland Theological Seminary, Ashland, OH, professor of New Testament, 1984-95; Asbury Theological Seminary, Wilmore, KY, professor of New Testament interpretation, 1995-. Ordained Methodist elder, 1982. High Point College, faculty member, 1982-83; Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, visiting professor, 1988, 1990, and 1992; Cambridge University, Bye fellow at Robinson College, 1992, member of Robinson College, 1996. Publications: Women in the Ministry of Jesus (monograph), 1984; Women in the Earliest Churches (monograph), 1988; Women and the Genesis of Christianity, 1990; The Christology of Jesus, 1990; Jesus, Paul, and the End of the World: A Comparative Study in New Testament Eschatology, 1992; Jesus the Sage: The Pilgrimage of Wisdom, 1994; Friendship and Finances in Philippi, 1994; Paul's Narrative Thought World: The Tapestry of Tragedy and Triumph, 1995; The Jesus Quest: The Third Search for the Jew of Nazareth, 1995; Conflict and Community in Corinth: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary on 1 and 2 Corinthians, 1995; John's Wisdom: A Commentary on the Fourth Gospel, 1995; (ed.) History, Literature, and Society in the Book of Acts, 1996; The Many Faces of Christ: The Christologies of the New Testament and Beyond, 1998; Grace in Galatia: A Commentary on St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians, 1998; The Acts of the Apostles: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary, 1998; PaulQuest: The Search for the Jew from Tarsus, 1998. Address: Asbury Theological Seminary, 204 North Lexington Ave., Wil- more, KY 40390, U.S.A. Online address: ben_witherington@ats.wilmore.ky.us

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