Introduction
Nationality: Australian/British
Education
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1970 Bachelor of Science (Hons, Biochem.) University of New England, N.S.W. 1978 Diploma in Education (Primary/Infant) University of New England
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1974 A.Mus.A. (piano performance diploma) Australian Music Exam. Board
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1999 Master of Christian Studies, Regent College, Vancouver, Canada
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2001 Master of Theology in NT Studies, Regent College
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2009 Ph.D. in New Testament, Department of Theology and Religion, Durham university, UK. My sypervisor was Dr Stephen C. Barton. My thesis was titled ‘Transformative Discourse on Mark’s Gospel, with Reference to Mark 5: 1-20′
My theological education includes two years each of Biblical Greek and Hebrew, courses in Biblical Interpretation, Biblical Studies, Christian Life Issues, Pastoral Care and Counselling, Christian Education, and a ministry practicum in my local church and in an aged care facility.
My thesis work was a study of self-denial in the synoptic Gospels.
Field of Expertise
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Greek
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New Testament
Publications
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‘The Eschatological Anthröpos in Mark’s Gospel’. Kaleidoscope 3.2 (2009): 25-34 http://www.dur.ac.uk/resources/kaleidoscope/volume3issue2/final3.2.pdf
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‘Dissertation Summary’, Tyndale Bulletin 60.2 (2009): 313-315
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‘Good News at Gerasa: Transformative Discourse and Theological Anthropology in Mark’s Gospel’ (Oxford: Peter Lang, 2011) ISBN 978-3-0343-0294-4