Donald Lee Jones
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Home Address:
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848 Malibu Drive, Columbia, SC 29209-2446
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Telephone Number:
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(803) 776-1542
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Office Address:
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Department of Religious Studies
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208
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Office Telephone Number:
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(803) 777-2283
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Fax:
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(803) 777-0213
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E-Mail:
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jonesd@sc.edu
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Birthdate:
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August 7, 1938 (Xenia, OH)
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Marital Status,and Children:
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Married to Susan Alicia Haas, August 19, 1961; Douglas Haas- (February 18, 1968), Kevin Scott (August 23, 1970), Darin Andrew (December 20, 1971)
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- Educational History (in chronological order):
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Valedictorian, Stivers High School, Dayton, Ohio
1960 - Ohio Wesleyan University, A.B., English
1963 - The Methodist Theological School in Ohio, M.Div., New Testament
1966 - Duke University, Ph.D., New Testament
- Professional Positions (in chronological order):
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1966-67 - Earlham College and School of Religion, Assistant Professor
1967-70 - University of South Carolina, Assistant Professor
1970-75 - University of South Carolina, Associate Professor
1975- - University of South Carolina, Professor
1980-89 - University of South Carol.in.a, Chair, Department of Religious Studies
1984-85 - Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, Adjunct Professor
1986-92 - University of South Carolina, Graduate Director, Department of Religious Studies
1986-92 - Master of Arts Consortium (USC, Lutheran Seminary, Columbia College, Benedict College), Chair
1995-99 - University of South Carolina, Graduate Director, Department of Religious Studies
1995-99 - Master of Arts Consortium, Chair
1999- - University of South Carolina, Interim Chair, Department of Religious Studies (Fall Semester)
2000- - University of South Carolina, Associate Chair, Department of Religious Studies
- Honors and Awards:
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Omicron Delta Kappa (1959)
Biographical listing in :
- 2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 20th Century
- 2000 Outstanding Scholars of the 20th Century
- Dictionary of International Biography
- International Scholars Directory
- International Who's Who in Education
- Directory of American Scholars
- Who's Who in Religion
- Who's Who in Biblical Studies and Archaeology
- Outstanding Educators of America
- Who's Who among Authors and Journalists
- Personalities of the South
- Directory of College and University Classicists in the United States and Canada
- Directory of Patristic Scholars in North America
- Two Thousand Notable American Men
- Who's Who in the South and Southwest
- Who's Who in America
- Who's Who in the World
- Faculty Responsibilities:
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Department
•Faculty Senator, three 3-year terms Seminary Career Day Committee
•Melvin and Judith Solomon Chair in Jewish Studies Search Committee
College
•Classical Studies Committee, Adjunct Faculty member in Classics Program
•Department of Philosophy Tenure and Promotion Committee
•College of Liberal Arts Dean's Study Committee on Interdepartmental Major
•College of Liberal Arts Career Advisory Committee
University
•University Committee on Tenure and Promotion, Chairman (1979-80); re-appointed 1994-95
•Faculty Promotion and Tenure Ad Hoc Review Committee (1996-97)
•University Athletic Advisory Committee
•Institutional Self-Study: Continuing Education, international Programs, and Outreach Committee, Chairman (1990-91)
•Student Affairs Committee
•Committee on the Protection of Human Subjects Involved in Research
•USC Family Fund, System Campaign Chairman (1989-90)
•South Carolina Honors College Dean Search, Committee
•Special Committee on Library Materials Allocation
•Faculty House Board of Governors, Chairman-(1988-89)
•USC Family Fund Unrestricted Account Committee
•Danforth Graduate Fellowship Committee
•Department of Health Education Tenure and Promotion
•Committee Faculty Associate, Preston Residential College
•USC Faculty Legislative Liaison Task Force
•Committee on Admissions, Chairman (2002-03), Senate Steering Committee
Outside
•Society of Biblical Literature - National
Member of Council (1981-84)
Chairman, Conference of Regional Secretaries
Steering Committee, Luke-Acts Seminar (1974-95)
• Society of Biblical Literature - Southeastern Region
President (1972-73)
Chairman, New Testament Section (1979-81)
Secretary (1981-87)
• South Carolina Academy of Religion (co-founder in 1968)
President (1975-76)
• American Academy of Religion - National and Southeastern Region
• Greek Patristics Committee, International Greek New Testament Project
- Manuscripts Reviewed:
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University of South Carolina Press
• D. Moody Smith, Johannine Christianity: Essays on Its Setting, Sources, and Theology (1984)
• Joseph B. Tyson, The Death of Jesus in Luke-Acts (1986)
• Richard D. Mandell, Our Lady of Mepkin Abbey: A Trappist Monastery in the Carolina Lowcountry (1996)
Mercer University Press
• James M. Dawsey, The Lukan Voice: Confusion and Irony in the Gospel of Luke (1986)
• J. Bradley Chance, Jerusalem, the Temple, and the New Age in Luke-Acts (1988)
Society of Biblical Literature Dissertation Series
• Judette M. Kolasny, Pericopes of Confrontation and Rejection as ? Plot Device in Luke-Acts (1986)
Seven Bridges Press
• S.A. Nigosian, Borrowing from Ancient Records (2001)
Westminster/John Knox Press
• Francois Bovon, Lukan Theology in Early Christian Concept (1994)
- Areas of Specialization:
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Luke-Acts Christianity and the Roman Empire
New Testament Christology The Historical Jesus
Johannine literature
Pauline theology
- Examples of Courses Taught:
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Biblical History and Literature
Old Testament
Old Testament Sacred Histories
Old Testament Prophets
New Testament
The Mission and Message of Jesus
The Quest of the Historical Jesus
The Christology of the New Testament
The Johannine Literature
The Life and Letters of Paul
Method in Religious Studies
- Graduate Research Supervision at the University of South Carolina:
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M.A. Theses in Religious Studies
• 1989 Lesli Reid, "Christian Education: Are We Promoting the Development of Christian Faith and Discipleship?", Reader
• 1990 Clifford Barbee, "Prophetic and Apocalyptic Motifs in Science Fiction," Reader
• 1994 Wayne Kannaday, "The Authenticity of the Concept of Son of Man in the Thought and Theology of Jesus," Director
• 1994 Sang Keun Kim, "Names of the Christian God and Their Cultural Variations in China and Korea," Reader
• 1994 George Lane, "A New Paradigm for Apocalyptic Thought," Reader
• 1995 David Battle, "The Son of David Comes," Director
• 1996 Carlette Whitesides, "Women of the Deuteronomic History," Reader
• 1996 Joseph Gagne, "The Implication of the Johannine School to the Origins of the Gospel of John," Director
• 1998 Dorothy Brown, "Taking Protestantism to Its Logical Conclusion: Reflections on Robert Barclay's Apology," Reader
• 1999 Will Fowler, "The History of the Grande Chartreuse and Its Function as a Touchstone of Evolving-Forms of Religious Belief and Unbelief in Thomas Gray, William Wordsworth, and Matthew Arnold," Director
• 2000 Mark Jennings,:"Honor, Shame, and Patronage: A Study of the Conflict of 1Corinthians.," Director
• 2001 Gaurav Shroff, '"We Have the Mind of Christ': 1 Corinthians 2:16 and Christian Initiation," Director
• 2001 Jammie Gillespie, "The Impact of the Roman Imperial Cult on New Testament Christology," Director
• 2005 Jack Turner, "The Jewish Shape of Christian Liturgy," Reader
Ph.D. Dissertations in History
• 1984 Jo Anne McCormick, "The Quakers of Colonial South Carolina"
• 1989 Damon Hickey, "The Quakers in the New South, 1865-1920"
• 1995 Alan Lamm, "Black U.S. Army Chaplains, 1863-1917"
• 1997 Robert Valentine, "An Historical Account of the Protestant Episcopal Church in South Carolina During the Civil War Era"
• 1998 John Macaulay, "Purity and Truth: The Independence of Southern Unitarianism, 1800-1860"
Ph.D. Dissertations in Education
• 1991 George Moses, "A Church-Based Program for Improving Discipline among Children"
• 1993 Thomas Norrell, "The History of Wofford College"
• 1993 Istifanus Sanga, "The Grooming of African-American Principals"
• 1995 Stephen Masolwa, "Global Education: Global Attitudes Held by USC Senior Students"
Ph.D. Dissertations in English
• 1971 Carl Ficken, "Major Themes in Faulkner's Light_in'??_ust" 2002 Rose Metts, "The Gospel in Black or White?"
Ph.D. Dissertation in Music
• 1994 Dana Ihm, "Music Practices in Independent Christian Churches"
Ph.D. Dissertation in Sociology
• 2002 Chris Robinson, "Compensators and Coercion in Systems of Exchange"
D.Min. Dissertation at Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary
• 1994 William Felder, "The Underpinnings of Transactional Analysis"
- Church Relationship and Service:
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Elder, The United Methodist Church (West Ohio Conference)
1990- Trustee, Ministry Resources Foundation, Trenholm Road United Methodist Church, Columbia, SC
1979- Chair, Pastoral Counseling.Service Committee, Trenholm Road United Methodist Church, Columbia, SC
- Community Activities:
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Family Service Center ($1.5 million annual budget - largest United Way agency in the Midlands of South Carolina)
• Board of Directors (1990-96)
• Chair of the Board (1994-95)
Richland County Volunteer Guardian Ad Litem Project (monitored over 700 cases of child abuse and neglect touching 1,200 children with 400 Guardians)
• Board of Directors (1990-97)
• Chair of the Board (1994-95)
Columbia Kiwanis Club (South Carolina's oldest - founded in 1920 - and largest - 150 members)
• Board of Directors (four three-year terms)
• President (1991-92)
• Directed Harvest Hope Food Bank drive that reached 2,000 homes and collected over 6,000 lbs. of food (3 tons)
Richland County School District One's Administrator's Leadership Training Program, Facilitator
South Carolina Council for Human Rights
Christian-Jewish Congress of South Carolina
Atlas Road Elementary School Advisory Council, Chair
Columbia Torch Club International (four terms as President)
- Chapters in Books and Encyclopedia Articles:
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"Corporateness and the Ecological Conscience," Religion in Life, XL (1971), pp. 203-209; reprinted in Morality in the Modern World: Ethical Dimensions of Contemporary Human Problems, ed. L. Habermehl, Dickensen, 1976, p.p. 440-445.
"The Title 'Lord' in Luke-Acts," in Society of Biblical Literature Seminar Papers for 1974, II, pp. 85-101.
"John Wesley," in The Eighteenth Century: Honors Lectures in English, USC Honors Program, 1974, pp. 161-185.
"Christianity and the Roman Imperial Cult," in Aufstieg and Niedergang der Römischen Welt: Geschichte and Kultur Roms im Spiegel der neueren Forschung, ed., w. Haase. Berlin/ New York: de Gruyter, 1980, 11.23.2, pp. 1023-1054.
"The Title 'Servant' in Luke-Acts," in Society of Biblical Literature Seminar Papers for 1982, pp. 217-226.
"The-Title 'Servant' in Luke-Acts," in Luke-Acts: New Perspectives from the Society of Biblical Literature Seminar, ed. Charles Talbert. New York: Crossroad, 1984, pp. 148-165.
"The Title 'Son of God' in the Acts of the Apostles," in Society of Biblical Literature Seminar Papers for 1985, pp. 451-463.
Text for A University Explores Ecumenism, a commemorative volume on the Ecumenical Year, University of South Carolina, 1988.
"Luke's Unique Interest in Historical Chronology," in Society of Biblical Literature Seminar Papers for 1989, pp. 378-387.
"The Legacy of Henry Joel Cadbury, Or What Cadbury Learned That We Ought to Know," in Cadbury, Knox, and Talbert: American Contributions to the Study of Acts, eds. Mikeal Parsons and Joseph Tyson. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1992, pp. 27-36; cited in Foreword of new printing (April, 1999) of Cadbury's The Making of Luke-Acts.
"Roman Imperial Cult," in The Anchor Bible Dictionary, ed. David Freedman, New York: Doubleday, 1992, Vol .5, (O-Sh), pp. 806-809.
"The Title 'Author of Life"(Leader)' in the Acts of the Apostles," in Society of Biblical Literature Seminar Papers for 1994, pp. 627-636.
"Religion in the 1940s," American Decades: 1940-1949, ed. Victor Bondi. Detroit: Gale Research, 1995, pp. 443-478 coauthored with V. Bondi
"Emperor, Emperor Cult," in The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary, revised edition, ed. Paul Achtemeier. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1996, pp. 285-287.
- Journal Articles:
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"Ecstaticism and the Hebrew Prophets," Journal: Methodist Theological School in Ohio, 7 (1969), 33-45.
"The Title 'Christ' in Luke-Acts," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 32 (1970), 69-76.
"Christianity and Emperor Worship from Hadrian to Constantine," Perspectives in Religious Studies, 6 (1979), 34-44.
"Two Miracles for a Paralytic: Mark 2:1-12," The South Carolina United Methodist Advocate, 146/10 (1982), 7.
"Power over Matter and Mind: Mark 4:35-5:20," The South Carolina United Methodist Advocate, 146/11 (1982), 6.
"Feeding Both Body and Soul: Mark 6:30-44," The South Carolina United Methodist Advocate, 146/12 (1982), 6.
"Christ Hears Human Cries: Mark 7:31-37; 10:46-52," The South Carolina United Methodist Advocate, 146/13 (1982), 6.
"The Joy of Jesus' Presence: John 20:1-20," The South Carolina United Methodist Advocate, 146/14 (1982), 6.
"Meeting the Risen Lord: Luke 24:13-35," The South Carolina United Methodist Advocate, 146/15 (1982), 6.
"Assurance in Times of Stress: Revelation 1:13," The South Carolina United Methodist Advocate, 146/16 (1982), 6.
"God Evaluates His Churches: Revelation 2-3," The South. Carolina United Methodist Advocate, 146/17 (1982), 6.
"A Vision of Worship: Revelation 4-5," The South Carolina United Methodist Advocate, 146/18 (1982), 6.
"Persecuted but Triumphant: Revelation 6-7" The South Carolina United Methodist Advocate, 146/19 (1982), 6.
"Christ the Righteous Judge: Revelation 18-20," The South Carolina United Methodist Advocate, 146/20 (1982), 6.
"All Things Made New: Revelation 21-22," The South Carolina United Methodist Advocate, 146/21 (1982), 6.
- Reviews:
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E. Kränkl, Jesus der Knecht Gottes: Die heilsgieschichtliche Stellung Jesu in den Roden der Apostelgeschichte, in Journal of Biblical Literature, 93 (l974) , 470-471.
N. Perrin, A Modern Pilgrimage in New Testament Christology, in Journal of the American Academy of Religion, 43 (1975) , Book Review Supplement, 427.
J. Kremer, Pfingstbericht und Pfingstgeschehen: Eine exegetische Untersuchung zu Apg 2, 1-13, in The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 37 (1975), 406-407.
P. Müller, Christos Archegos: Die religionsgeschichtliche und theologische Hintergrund einer neutestamentlichen Christus-prädikation, in Journal of Biblical Literature, 95 (1976), 305-307.
R. Edwards, A Concordance to Q, in The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 39 (1977), 147-148.
P. Minear, To Heal and To Reveal: The Prophetic Vocation according to Luke, in Journal of Biblical Literature, 97 (1978), 146-148
J. Kilgallen, The Stephen Speech: A Literary and Redactional Study of Acts 7:2-53, in The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 40 (1978) , 639-640.
M. Hengel, The Son of God: The Origin of Christology and the History of Jewish-Hellenistic Religion, in Interpretation, 33 (1979), 424-430.
E. Richard, Acts 6:1-8:4: The Author's Method of Composition, in The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 43 (1981), 480-481.
F. Bovon, L'evangile selon Saint Luc 1,1-9,50, in Journal of Biblical Literature, 113 (1994), 336-338.
D. Schowalter, The Emperor and the Gods: Images from the Time of Trajan, in Critical Review of Books in Religion 1994, 7 (1996) , 303-306.
- Works Underway:
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Contract for Luke: The First Christian Historian-Theologian, in "Studies on Personalities of the New Testament series, General Editor D. Moody Smith, University of South Carolina Press
Contract negotiation for The Roman Imperial Cult in the Cities of Western Asia Minor, Executive Editor Henry Y. K. Tom, Johns Hopkins University Press
- Papers Read at Scholarly Meetings:
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Society of Biblical Literature - National
• 1974 "The Title 'Lord' in Luke-Acts," Washington, D.C. 1982 "The Title 'Servant' in Luke-Acts," New York.
• 1985 "The Title 'Son of God' in the Acts of the Apostles," Anaheim.
• 1989 "Luke's Unique Interest in Historical Chronology," Anaheim.
• 1991 "Retrospect and Prospect in Luke-Acts Studies: A Response to Francois Bovon," Kansas City.
• 1993 "The Imperial Cult in Roman Ephesus," Washington, D.C.
• 1994 "The Title 'Author of Life (Leader)' in the Acts of the Apostles," Chicago.
• 1996 "The Imperial Cult in Roman Pergamum," New Orleans.
• 1998 "The Imperial Cult in Roman Miletus," Orlando.
• 1999 "The Imperial Cult in Roman Smyrna," Boston.
Society of Biblical Literature-- Southeastern Region
• 1973 "Is There a Servant Christology in Luke.-Acts?", Presidential Address, Emory University, Atlanta.
• 1976 "The Title 'Son of God' in Luke-Acts," Vanderbilt University, Nashville.
• 1977 "Christianity and the Roman Imperial Cult," Atlanta.
• 1978 "Christianity and Emperor Worship from Hadrian to Constantine," University of South Carolina, Columbia.
• 1982 "The Parables of Enoch in Recent Research," University of Florida, Gainesville.
• 1988 "Henry Joel Cadbury's Contributions to the Study of Luke-Acts," Macon.
• 1989 "Luke's Unique Interest in Historical Chronology," Atlanta. 1990 "The Rich and the Poor in Luke-Acts," Charlotte.
• 1991 "The Holy Spirit in Luke-Acts," Atlanta. 1992 "Women in Luke-Acts," Atlanta.
• 1995 "The Passion According to Luke," Gainesville. 1997 "Discipleship in Luke-Acts," Macon.
South Carolina Academy of Religion
• 1968 "The Title 'Christ' in the Acts of the Apostles," Inaugural Meeting, Columbia College.
• 1969 "The Background for Luke's Employment of Discourses in Acts," Columbia College.
• 1971 "Rudolf Bultmann's Understanding of Authentic Existence," Newberry College.
• 1973 "John Wesley and the Church of England," Wofford College.
• 1975 "Work as Christian Vocation," Columbia College.
• 1976 "The Title 'Son of God' in Luke-Acts," Presidential Address, Wofford College.
• 1986 "Imperial Cult Practices in the New Testament," Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary.
• 1993 "Eschatology in Luke-Acts," Erskine College. 1994 "Prayer in Luke-Acts," Columbia College.
• 1996 "The Ascension in Luke-Acts," Benedict College.
- Academic Lectures:
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• 1972 "John and Charles Wesley in Eighteenth Century England," University of South Carolina Honors Program.
• 1973 "Modern Critical Approaches to the Study of the Scriptures," Faculty Seminar Series, Winthrop College.
• 1981 "The Parables of Enoch and the Synoptic Tradition," Columbia Metaphysical Society.
• 1983 "Reflections on the Bicentennial of American Methodism, 1784-1984," The Columbia Torch Club.
• 1984 "Servant Christology in Luke-Acts," Coastal Carolina College.
• 1985 "Business Ethics and the Judeo-Christian Tradition," Beta Gamma Sigma Initiation Banquet (National Scholastic Honor Society in Business and Management), University of South Carolina.
• 1986 "Christianity and Emperor Worship," Coastal Carolina College.
• 1987 "The Ecumenical Year at the University of South Carolina," Landmark Sertoma Club, Columbia.
• 1989 "Jesus in the Gospel of Luke," The Columbia Torch Club.
• 1990 "'Unless the Lord Builds the House. . .': The Biblical Perspective on Work," The Columbia Torch Club.
• 1992 "The Roman Imperial Cult," The Columbia Torch Club.
• 1993 "Luke's View of the End Time," The Columbia Torch Club.
• 1995 "Emperor Worship in Roman Ephesus," The Columbia Torch Club.
• 1998 "Jesus in Josephus," The Columbia Torch Club.
- Pastors' Schools and Similar Lectures:
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• 1971 "The New Testament Understanding of Evangelism," Consultation on Campus-Wide Witness, sponsored by the University of South Carolina Campus Chaplains.
• 1976 "Values for Today's World from the New Testament," Baptist Student Union "Last Lecture" Series, University of South Carolina.
• 1978 "A Response to Archbishop Joseph Bernardin's Address: The Yet Undisclosed Paths," Fall Convocation, Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary.
• 1982 "New Testament Exegesis: The State of the Art," The Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina Clergy Conference, Gravatt Conference Center, Aiken.
• 1983 "Recalling Our Theological Origins: John Wesley and the Rise of Methodism," Council on Ministries, Washington Street United Methodist Church, Columbia.
• 1988 "The Parting of the Ways: Rabbinic Judaism and Early Christianity," Columbia Chapter of the Christian Jewish Congress of South Carolina.
• 1997 "Jesus in Josephus: A Discussion of the Testimonium Flavianum," Symposium with Solomon-Tenenbaum Lecturer in Jewish Studies, Louis H. Feldman.
• 2003 "Who Wrote the Gospel of Luke?" Ladies Night, The Columbia Torch Club.
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