Education
B.A. Gettysburg College
M.A. Oxford University
M.Div. Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg
Ph.D. Duke University
Biography
David M. Rhoads is professor of New Testament at the Lutheran
School of Theology at Chicago. Ordained in 1968, Rhoads
was pastor of St. John Lutheran Church, Asheboro, N.C.(1968-1970),
and professor of religion at Carthage College, Kenosha,
Wis. (1963-1968), before joining the seminary's faculty in 1988. He is married to the Rev. Sandra Roberts. He has two children and five grandchildren, two of whom he and Sandra raise. They live in Racine, Wisconsin.
Widely published, Rhoads is the author of several books
including Mark as Story: An Introduction to the Narrative
of a Gospel (Fortress Press 1999. Revised edition
with Joanna Dewey and Donald Michie), and The Challenge
of Diversity: The Witness of Paul and the Gospels (Fortress 1996). In 1999, he edited with Kari Syreeni the
book, Characterization in the Gospels: Rethinking
Narrative Criticism (Sheffield Academic Press). In 2004, he published a collection of his essays, Reading Mark, Engaging the Gospel. In 2006, he edited
From Every People and Nation: The Book of Revelation in Intercultural Perspective, a collection of essays by scholars from many different social locations. He
is an accomplished oral interpreter of Biblical writings
that include The Gospel of Mark, the Sermon on the Mount, Galatians, James, I Peter and the Book of Revelation. In addition, he
has taught in the Select program of video courses for continuing
theological education.
An enthusiastic environmentalist, Rhoads is advisor to
the seminary's Green Zone Committee and has planned eco-conferences,
edited guidebooks for parishes, and helped initiate "The
Web of Creation," an online environmental service
for congregations (www.webofcreation.org). He now also directs the Green Congregation Program, which works primarily with clusters of congregations in some Midwest synods of the ELCA. In 2007, he edited a collection of sermons by 36 different theologians and preachers: Earth and Word: Classic Sermons on Saving the Planet (Continuum, 2007).
Rhoads received the bachelor of arts degree from Gettysburg
College, Gettysburg, Pa., and the bachelor of divinity degree
from Gettysburg Lutheran Seminary. The master of arts degree
was bestowed by Oxford University, Oxford, England, and
the doctor of philosophy degree by Duke University, Durham,
N.C. Rhoads recently received the Fortress Press Teacher of the Year Award for Innovative Teaching in a Graduate Setting (2004) and was named Distinguished Alumnus, by the Gettysburg Lutheran Theological Seminary (2005).
Profile
David Rhoads, professor of New Testament, joined the Lutheran
School of Theology at Chicago faculty in 1988. He previously
was professor of religion at Carthage College, Kenosha,
Wis., where he was named teacher of the year for 1973-74. He has written numerous articles, and is the
author of Mark as Story
and The Challenge of Diversity, two well-known texts. In 2004, he published Reading Mark, Engaging the Gospel. In 2005, he published From Every People and Nation: The Book of Revelation in Intercultural Perspective, a book that brings together many voices reading the Book of Revelation from their place and mining its meaning for different social locations. In 2007, he edited a collection of sermons from well-known environmentalists in the faith community, Earth and Word: Classic Sermons on Saving the Planet. He is a passionate advocate for eco-justice and environmental ministry, and coordinates both the environmental ministry emphasis and the biblical studies emphasis. He is married to the Rev. Sandra Roberts. They live in Racine, Wisconsin, where they raise two grandchildren.
Published Works
Books
Performance Criticism (in press, Wipf and Stock, 2008).
Earth and Word: Classic Sermons on Saving the Planet, Editor. Continuum Press, 2007.
The Green Congregation Training Manual revised edition. Web of Creation Publication, 2005.
An Environmental Guide for Churches, their Buildings and Grounds, co-edited with David Glover.
Web of Creation Publication.
From Every People and Nation: The Book of Revelation in Intercultural Perspective. Editor. Minneapolis: Fortress, 2005.
Reading Mark, Engaging the Gospel. Minneapolis: Fortress, 2004.
Mark as Story: An Introduction to the Narrative of
a Gospel (revised edition) with Joanna Dewey and Donald
Michie. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1999.
Characterization in the Gospels: Rethinking Narrative
Criticism, ed. with Kari Syreeni. Sheffield Academic
Press, 1999.
The Challenge of Diversity: The Witness of Paul and
the Gospels. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1996.
Epiphany (Proclamation 5; Series B): Interpreting the Lessons of the Church Year. Fortress, 1993.
Israel in Revolution 6-74 C. E. A Political History of Israel based on the Writings of Josephus. Fortress, 1976.
Articles and Chapters in Books
“The Political Jesus: Can There Be Any Other?” in Mission with the Marginalized: Life and Witness of Rev. Dr. Prasanna K. Samuel, Edited by Samuel Meshack. Tiruvalla: Christava Sahitya Samithi. (2007).
“Performance Criticism: An Emerging Discipline in Second Testament Studies” (Part One and Part Two) Biblical Theology Bulletin (2006).
“Children of Abraham, Children of God: Metaphorical Kinship in Paul’s Letter to the Galatians” Currents in Theology and Mission (August, 2004).
“Who will Speak for the Sparrow? Eco-Justice Criticism and the New Testament” in Literary Encounters with the Reign of God: Festschrift for Robert Tannehill. T & T Clark. (2003).
"Narrative Criticism: Practices and Prospects.”
In Characterization in the Gospels. Sheffield:
Sheffield Academic Press, (1999).
"The Letter of James: Friend of God.” Currents
in Theology and Mission (1998).
“From Domination to Mutuality in THE PIANO and the Gospel of Mark” with Sandra Roberts in Theology and Film. Blackwells. (1997).
"Reading the New Testament in an Environmental Age.”
Currents in Theology and Mission 24/3 (1997) 259-266.
"The Story of Mark.” In The Bible Today
(1996).
“Mission in the Gospel of Mark” Currents in Theology and Mission (1995).
“Network for Mission: The Social System of the Jesus Movement in the Gospel of Mark” in Rise and Decline of the Roman World,Part II: Principate 26.2 (Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 1995) 1692-1729.
“The Syro-Phoenician Woman: A Narrative-Critical Study” Journal of the American Academy of Religion (1994).
“Losing Life in the Face of Death: Mark's Standards of Judgment” Interpretation (1993)
“The Zealots,” The Anchor Bible Dictionary Doubleday. (1992).
“...And With a Good Novel in the Other Hand: Why Pastors Should Read Literature” Word and World (1992).
“The Gospel of Matthew: Two Ways--Hypocrisy or Righteousness” Currents in Theology and Mission (1992).
“Performing the Gospel of Mark” in Body and Bible ed by R. Krondorfer (Trinity Press International, 1992).
“Social Criticism: Crossing Boundaries” in Mark and Method ed. by Janice Capel Anderson and Stephen Moore (Fortress, 1992).
“The Role of the Church in the Care of the Earth” Currents in Theology and Mission (1991).
“The Gospel of Mark and Human Vocation” Entree (1991).
“Diversity in the Bible” Dialogue (1985).
“Narrative Criticism of the Gospel of Mark” Journal of the American Academy of Religion (1982).
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