Dr J Thomas Hewitt

Dr J Thomas Hewitt
Dr J Thomas Hewitt
Dr J Thomas Hewitt

BS MDiv MLitt PhD

Lecturer

Accepting PhDs

About

Biography

I am currently Lecturer in Early Judaism and Christian Origins. Prior to this I was the Kirby Laing Research Fellow in New Testament.

External Memberships

  • Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Biblical Literature (2022–)
  • Co-chair, "Second Temple Judaism and the New Testament" Program Unit, British New Testament Society (2021–)

Latest Publications

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Research

Research Overview


Interests

  • early Judaism and associated literature
  • Christian origins and New Testament 
  • early scriptural interpretation
  • early Jewish and Christian messianologies
  • apocalyptic and mystical texts


Selected Forthcoming Publications

2023 – "Messiah." In Israel’s Scriptures in Early Christian Writings. Edited by Matthias Henze and David Lincicum. Eerdmans.


Selected Publications

2022 – "Πνεῦμα, Genealogical Descent, and Things That Do Not Exist according to Paul." New Testament Studies (open access)

2021 – "Review of Jewish Messiahs in a Christian Empire: A History of the Book of Zerubbabel, by Martha Himmelfarb." Review of Biblical Literature. 

2020 – Messiah and Scripture: Paul’s “In Christ” Idiom in Its Ancient Jewish Context. WUNT II 522. Mohr Siebeck.

2019 – "Ancient Messiah Discourse and Paul’s Expression ἄχρις οὗ ἔλθῃ τὸ σπέρμα in Galatians 3.19." New Testament Studies 65.3: 398–411.

2019 – "Review of John and Philosophy: A New Reading of the Fourth Gospel, by Troels Engberg-Pedersen." Reading Religion: A Publication of the American Academy of Religion. http://readingreligion.org/books/john-and-philosophy.

2016 – "Participationism and Messiah Christology in Paul." With Matthew V. Novenson. Pages 393–415 in God and the Faithfulness of Paul: A Critical Examination of the Pauline Theology of N. T. Wright. Edited by Christoph Heilig, J. Thomas Hewitt, and Michael Bird. WUNT II 413. Mohr Siebeck. Reprint, Fortress, 2017.

2016 – God and the Faithfulness of Paul: A Critical Examination of the Pauline Theology of N. T. Wright. Edited with Christoph Heilig and Michael Bird. WUNT II 413. Mohr Siebeck. Reprint, Fortress, 2017.

 

Research Areas

Accepting PhDs

I am currently accepting PhDs in Divinity.


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Current Research

I am currently working on appropriations of scriptural imagery and language in ancient apocalyptic and mystical texts.

Past Research

Previously, I have worked on scriptural interpretation and messianologies in early Jewish and Christian texts.

Supervision

My current supervision areas are: Divinity.

I am happy to be contacted to discuss the possibility of supervising doctoral research pertaining to early Judaism and Christian origins (including but not limited to New Testament).

Teaching

Teaching Responsibilities

Programme Coordinator, PhD Divinity
Programme Coordinator, MTh

Courses:

  • Exploring the New Testament (Level 1/2)
  • The Bible in Art, Literature, and Music (Level 1/2)
  • God and Salvation in the Letters of Paul (Level 3/4)
  • Isaiah and the New Testament (Level 5)
  • Recent Developments in New Testament Studies (Level 5)

Reading Groups and Seminars:

  • Biblical Studies Research Seminar (PG)
  • New Testament Research Seminar (PG)
  • New Testament Greek Reading Group (UG and PG)
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