Gregory E. Sterling

Present position
Associate Dean, College of Arts & Sciences
Professor of New Testament, University of Notre Dame

He can be contacted at
Department of Theology,
University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame IN 46556, U.S.A.
telephone: 1 574 631 6607
telefax: 1 574 631 8209
email address: Gregory.E.Sterling.1@nd.edu

Curriculum vitae

Education
1975 Florida College, A.A. (Biblical Studies)
1978 Houston Baptist University, B.A. (Christianity and History)
1979 University of Houston, Post-baccalaureate (Classics)
1980 Pepperdine University, M.A. (Religion)
1982 University of California (Davis), M.A. (Classics)
1990 Graduate Theological Union, Ph.D. (NT)

Academic appointments
1982 Graduate Assistant, University of California (Davis)
1983, 84, 87 Fellow, Graduate Theological Union
1987 Adjunct Faculty, New College Berkeley
1989-90 Visiting Assistant Professor of Theology (NT and Christian Origins), University of Notre Dame
1990-95 Assistant Professor of Theology (NT and Christian Origins), University of Notre Dame
1995-2000 Associate Professor of Theology (NT and Christian Origins), University of Notre Dame
2000 Professor of Theology (NT and Christian Origins), University of Notre Dame

Publications

Book

• 1992 Historiography and Self-Definition: Josephos, Luke-Acts, and Apologetic Historiography. NovTSup 64. Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1992.

Refereed Articles

• 1991 "Philo's Quaestiones: Prolegomena or Afterthought?" Pp. 99-123 in Both Literal and Allegorical: Studies in Philo of Alexandria's Questions and Answers on Genesis and Exodus. Edited by David Hay. BJS 232. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1991.
• 1992 "Creatio Temporalis, Aeterna, vel Continua ? An Analysis of the Thought of Philo of Alexandria." The Studia Philonica Annual 4 (1992) 15-41.
• 1993 "Jesus as Exorcist: An Analysis of Matthew 17:14-20; Mark 9:14-29; Luke 9:37-43a." Catholic Biblical Quarterly 55 (1993) 467-93.
• 1993 "Platonizing Moses: Philo and Middle Platonism." The Studia Philonica Annual 5 (1993) 96-111.
• 1994 "'Athletes of Virtue': An Analysis of the Summaries in Acts (2:41-47; 4:32-35; 5:12-16)." Journal of Biblical Literature 113 (1994) 679-96.
• 1995 "'Thus are Israel': Jewish Self-Definition in Alexandria." The Studia Philonica Annual 7 (1995) 1-18.
• 1995 "Wisdom among the Perfect: Creation Traditions in Alexandrian Judaism and Corinthian Christianity." Novum Testamentum. 37 (1995) 355-84.

Articles in Books

• 1989 "Luke-Acts and Apologetic Historiography." Pp. 326-42 in The Society of Biblical Literature Seminar Papers. Edited by David J. Lull. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1989.
• 1990 "Philo and the Logic of Apologetics: An Analysis of the Hypothetica." Pp. 412-30 in The Society of Biblical Literature Seminar Papers. Edited by David J. Lull. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1990.
• 1993 "Women in the Hellenistic and Roman Worlds (323 BCE-138 CE)." 1:41-92 in Essays on Women in Earliest Christianity. 2 vols. Edited by Carroll D. Osburn. Joplin, Missouri: College Press, 1993-.
• 1995 "Recluse or Representative? Philo and Greek-Speaking Judaism Beyond Alexandria." Pp. 595-616 in The Society of Biblical Literature Seminar Papers. Edited by Eugene H. Lovering, Jr. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1995.
• 1997 "The Bond of Humanity: Friendship in Philo of Alexandria." Pp. 203-23 in Graeco-Roman Perspectives on Friendship. Edited by John Fitzgerald. SBLRBS 34. Atlanta: Scholars Press.

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