A charter member of the Jesus Seminar, he is co-chair of the Bible in Ancient and Modern Media Section of the Society of Biblical Literature and a consultant to the American Bible Society experimental film translations. In recognition of that work, the American Bible Society Research Center awarded him a research grant for 1999–2000 to work on sound mapping, the study of sound as the communication environment of the ancient world.
Books
The Trouble with Resurrection, 2010
Re-Imagine the World, 2001
Hollywood Dreams and Biblical Stories, 1994
Proclamation 5, Series C: Advent-Christmas, 1994
Reading New Testament Greek (with Margaret Dean, Kristen Sparks, and Francis LaZar), 1993
In Search of Wisdom: Essays in Honor of John G. Gammie (editor, with Leo G. Perdue and Willliam Johnston Wiseman), 1993
The Looking Glass, Essays in Celebration of a Precursor: For Robert W. Funk, Forum 8, numbers 3/4 (editor), 1992
Hear Then the Parable, 1989
The Red Letter Parables(with Robert Funk), 1988
The Word of God in Words, 1985
Jesus Symbol-Maker for the Kingdom, 1981
Alfred Loisy, The Gospel and the Church, Lives of Jesus Series (editor)
Acadmic Credentials
A.B., St. Meinrad
M.A., Miami University
Doctor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University
Academic Appointments
Darbeth Distinguished Professor of New Testament, Phillips Theological Seminary at the University of Tulsa, 1988–
Acting Dean of the Tulsa Center, Phillips Graduate Seminary at the University of Tulsa, 1988–1989
Visiting Professor and Research Associate, Yale Divinity School, 1986
Professor of New Testament, St. Meinrad School of Theology, 1982–1988
Associate Professor of New Testament; St. Meinrad School of Theology, 1971–1982
Director of the Budget, St. Meinrad School of Theology, 1977–1983
Academic Dean, St. Meinrad School of Theology, Indiana, 1975–1978
Professional Service
Co-Chair of Group on the Bible in Ancient and Modern Media Group, Society of Biblical Literature, 1991–1999
Consultant to the American Bible Society Multi-media Translations Group, 1991–
Editor of Sources for the Study of the New Testament.
Associate Editor for Catholic Biblical Quaterly, 1989–1995
Associate Editor for Journal of Biblical Literature, 1990–1995
Editorial Board for Religion, 1991–1994
Editorial Board for Biblical Theology Bulletin, 1987–
Editorial Board for Semeia, 1994–1999
Editorial Board for Fourth R, 1999–
Editorial Board for New Trends in Translation, 1999–
