BS MDiv MLitt PhD
Lecturer
- About
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- Email Address
- jthomas.hewitt@abdn.ac.uk
- School/Department
- School of Divinity, History, Philosophy & Art History
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
Messiah
Israel’s Scriptures in Early Christian Writings: The Use of the Old Testament in the New. Henze, M., Lincicum, D. (eds.). Eerdmans Press, pp. 598–621Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)Πνεῦμα, Genealogical Descent, and Things That Do Not Exist according to Paul
New Testament Studies, vol. 68, no. 3, pp. 239-252Contributions to Journals: ArticlesMouth | Judaism | Second Temple and Hellenistic Judaism
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Entries for Encyclopedias and DictionariesJewish Messiahs in a Christian Empire: A History of the Book of Zerubbabel. Martha Himmelfarb, Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2017. Pp. 220. Cloth. $39.95. ISBN 9780674057623.
Review of Biblical Literature, vol. 11Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and ArticlesMock, Mockery | Judaism | Second Temple and Hellenistic Judaism
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Entries for Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
- Research
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Research Overview
Interests- Pauline epistles, Hebrews, Revelation
- apocalyptic literature
- Christology
- messianism (Jewish and/or Christian)
- scriptural interpretation in antiquity
- 'mysticism'
Selected Publications
Research Areas
Accepting PhDs
I am currently accepting PhDs in Divinity.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.
Supervision
My current supervision areas are: Divinity.
I supervise doctoral research pertaining to early Judaism and Christian origins, including but not limited to New Testament. In particular, I am interested in projects related to any of the following: the Pauline epistles, Hebrews, Revelation, Christology, Jewish and/or Christian messianism, scriptural interpretation in antiquity, ancient constrictions of ethnic identity, apocalyptic literature, intersections of ancient Jewish and Christian thought and reading practices. However, do not hesitate to contact me about projects adjacent to or beyond these topics.
Areas of Current or Past Supervision
- Galatians, Second Temple Judaism, and Ethics
- Synoptic Gospels and Eschatology
- Gospel of John and Pneumatology
- Social Scientific Criticism and the NT
- Romans 7 and the Self
- 'Gospel' in the New Testament and Patristic Literature
- Romans 9–11 and Jewish Scriptural Interpretation
- 'Revelation' in Early Christian Literature
- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
Programme Coordinator, PhD Divinity
Programme Coordinator, MThCourses:
- Exploring the New Testament (UG)
- Like a Prayer: The Bible in Art, Literature, and Music (UG)
- God and Salvation in the Letters of Paul (UG)
- Isaiah and the New Testament (PG)
- Recent Developments in New Testament Studies (PG)
- Dissertation Writing (PG)
Guest Lecturing:
- The Practice of Biblical Interpretation (UG)
- Theology and Aesthetics (PG)
Reading Groups and Seminars:
- Biblical Studies Research Seminar (PG)
- New Testament Greek Reading Group (UG and PG)
- Publications
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Messiah
Israel’s Scriptures in Early Christian Writings: The Use of the Old Testament in the New. Henze, M., Lincicum, D. (eds.). Eerdmans Press, pp. 598–621Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)Πνεῦμα, Genealogical Descent, and Things That Do Not Exist according to Paul
New Testament Studies, vol. 68, no. 3, pp. 239-252Contributions to Journals: ArticlesMouth | Judaism | Second Temple and Hellenistic Judaism
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Entries for Encyclopedias and DictionariesJewish Messiahs in a Christian Empire: A History of the Book of Zerubbabel. Martha Himmelfarb, Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2017. Pp. 220. Cloth. $39.95. ISBN 9780674057623.
Review of Biblical Literature, vol. 11Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and ArticlesMock, Mockery | Judaism | Second Temple and Hellenistic Judaism
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Entries for Encyclopedias and DictionariesMoses’ Rod | Judaism | Second Temple and Hellenistic Judaism
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Entries for Encyclopedias and DictionariesReview of Reading Paul Within Judaism by Mark D. Nanos
Review of Biblical LiteratureContributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and Articles- [ONLINE] published version
Messiah and Scripture: Paul's "In Christ" Idiom in Its Ancient Jewish Context
Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen. 292 pagesBooks and Reports: Books- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1628/978-3-16-159229-4
Ancient Messiah Discourse and Paul's Expression ἄχρις οὗ ἔλθῃ τὸ σπέρμα in Galatians 3.19
New Testament Studies, vol. 65, no. 3, pp. 398–411Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0028688519000079
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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 ReligionContributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and Articles