President and Dean, Professor of New Testament

B.A. Point Loma College, San Diego, California
M.A. Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, California
M.A. Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, Illinois
Ph.D. University of Sheffield, England
princpl@mcmaster.ca

Stan has taught for over twenty years in post-secondary institutions in Canada, the USA, and the UK. His publications include fourteen authored books and over 100 authored journal articles and chapters, along with various shorter pieces; he has also edited over 55 volumes. He remains a well-known and respected expert in Greek and the broader field of New Testament studies throughout the world, and has a vision for McMaster Divinity College to become a first choice seminary of academic excellence and exemplary leadership training.

Present Research Interests
Present Research Projects
Recent Lectures and Conference Papers
Recent Publications

Present Research Interests

My research interests revolve around the language, writings and texts of the New Testament, and how they are interpreted. This takes me into the language and linguistic issues of the Greek of the New Testament and Hellenistic worlds, especially as this can be examined through the lens of modern discourse analytical and hermeneutical methods. In conjunction, I also have a keen interest in the actual manuscripts that reflect the growth and development of the New Testament and related textual tradition. Finally, a number of the biblical authors continue to fascinate me, and provide focus for some of my research interests, including John, Luke, but especially Paul.

Present Research Projects

I am currently finishing up major writing projects on hermeneutics, the Gospel of John, and literary interpretation of the Bible. I have co-authored an introductory volume on various hermeneutical methods, and am hoping soon to complete writing my own approach to hermeneutics. My book on John’s Gospel and essays on literary interpretation should be ready for the publisher within the year. As I work on these projects I am also writing commentaries on the Book of Romans, the Pastoral Epistles, Luke’s Gospel, 1 and 2 Maccabees, and my big commentary project, the Book of Acts.

I am also always involved in research in Greek language and linguistics. Currently, I am working to complete a series of graded Greek grammars, which will begin this year with an elementary Greek textbook and workbook, and eventually end with a full reference grammar of Hellenistic Greek, and include other instructional and linguistic tools along the way.

Several other topics that I also try to work on when I have time are several projects on Paul, including editing the series Pauline Studies. I have some new ideas regarding Paul and wish to get them into print soon. I am also keenly involved in research regarding papyrology, especially New Testament and other literary texts as they developed.

As a final project, I am putting together ideas for a book on contemporary issues that continue to plague the Evangelical church.

Recent Lectures and Conference Papers

• ‘Paul and the Process of Canonization.’ Exploring the Origins of the Bible Conference, Hayward Lectures, Acadia Divinity College, Wolfville, NS, 1 April 2006
  
• ‘Paul and his Missionary Preaching and Teaching.’ Mission in the New Testament, Bingham Colloquium, McMaster Divinity College, 27 May 2006
  
• ‘Building a Corpus of Representative Papyri,’ with Matthew Brook O’Donnell. Buried Linguistic Treasure: The Potential of Papyri for Greek and Latin Language Research Colloquium, Christ Church, Oxford, 30 June-2 July 2006
  
• ‘Examining Representative Linguistic Phenomena in a Representative Papyri Corpus,’ with Matthew Brook O’Donnell. Buried Linguistic Treasure: The Potential of Papyri for Greek and Latin Language Research Colloquium, Christ Church, Oxford, 30 June-2 July 2006
  
• ‘The Use of Pericope Markers to Identify the Paragraph, and its Linguistic Implications.’ Society of Biblical Literature International Meeting, Edinburgh, 2-6 July 2006
  
• ‘How Did Jesus Speak in his Day?’ St. Albans Diocese Bishop’s Day Conference, ‘Speaking to our World: Christians in Dialogue,’ Shuttleworth College, Old Warden Park, Biggleswade, UK, 4 July 2006
  
• ‘Conjunctions and Levels of Discourse,’ with Matthew Brook O’Donnell. New Testament Philology Section, European Association of Biblical Studies Annual Meeting, Budapest, Hungary, 6-9 August 2006; Linguistics Institute of Ancient and Biblical Greek, First Annual Symposium, McMaster Divinity College, 24-26 August 2006
  
• ‘What’s Up in Semantics?’ Linguistics Institute of Ancient and Biblical Greek, First Annual Symposium, McMaster Divinity College, 24-26 August 2006
  
• ‘John: A Public Gospel.’ Evangelical Theological Society 2006 Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 15-17 November 2006
  
• ‘Paul and His Bible.’ Society of Biblical Literature 2006 Annual Meeting, Paul and Scripture Seminar, Washington, DC, 18-21 November 2006
  
• ‘Discourse Analysis: Introducing the Field and Core Concepts.’ Society of Biblical Literature 2006 Annual Meeting, Biblical Greek Language and Linguistics Section, Washington, DC, 18-21 November 2006
  
• ‘Methodological Reflections on Discerning Criteria for Obtaining Reliable Historical Information about Jesus.’ Princeton-Prague Symposium on the Historical Jesus, Princeton Theological Seminary, 18-22 April 2007
  
• ‘Paul Confronts Caesar with the Good News.’ Empire and the New Testament, Bingham Colloquium, McMaster Divinity College, 2 June 2007
  
• ‘Jesus and Resurrection.’ Jesus in Continuum Section, European Association of Biblical Studies/Society of Biblical Literature International Meeting, Vienna, Austria, 22-26 July 2007
  
• ‘Buried Linguistic Treasure in the Babatha Archive.’ XXV International Congress of Papyrology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 29 July-4 August 2007: http://www.lib.umich.edu/pap/ICP25/Abstracts%20L-P.pdf
  
• ‘Building and Examining Linguistic Phenomena in a Corpus of Representative Papyri,’ with Matthew Brook O’Donnell. Linguistics Institute of Ancient and Biblical Greek, Second Annual Symposium, McMaster Divinity College, 16-18 August 2007
  
• ‘The Greek Gospel of Peter: Implications for Syntax and Discourse Study.’ Linguistics Institute of Ancient and Biblical Greek, Second Annual Symposium, McMaster Divinity College, 16-18 August 2007
  
• ‘Theological Education in the Twenty-First Century.’ Who Do We Think We Are? Re-Mapping Theological Education in Canada in the 21st Century, The Churches’ Council on Theological Education in Canada, Toronto School of Theology, 8 November 2007 (posted electronically at http://www.ccte.ca/projects/files/Porter_S-TheologicalEducationInTheTwenty-FirstCentury.pdf)
  
• ‘The Grammar of Obedience: Matthew 28:19-20.’ Evangelical Theological Society 2007 Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 14-16 November 2007
  
• ‘The Semantics of Pistis Christou.’ The Faith of Jesus Christ: Exegetical, Biblical and Theological Studies, Society of Biblical Literature 2007 Pre-Meeting, San Diego, CA, 16 November 2007
  
• ‘Ideational Metafunction of Register.’ Society of Biblical Literature 2007 Annual Meeting, Biblical Greek Language and Linguistics Section, San Diego, CA, 17-20 November 2007
  
• ‘The Early Church and Today’s Church: Insights from the Book of Acts’ (two lectures). Redeemer University College 2008 Ministers’ Conference, 8 April 2008; Trent Valley Association of Baptist Churches Pastor’s Day, 15 May 2008
  
• ‘Theology and Religious Studies in a Confessional Context.’ ‘Thinking “Beyond Borders”: Teaching Religious Studies and Theology.’ Canadian Society for the Study of Religion/Canadian Theological Society. Congress 2008 of the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences. University of British Columbia, 2 June 2008
  
• ‘Saints and Sinners: The Church in Paul’s Letters.’ The Church: Then and Now, Bingham Colloquium, McMaster Divinity College, 7 June 2008
  
• ‘Matthew and Mark: The Contribution of Recent Linguistic Thought.’ Mark and Mathew. Texts and Contexts I: Understanding the First Gospsels in their First Century World(s). Aarhus-Conference 2008. Aarhus University, Denmark, 25-26 July 2008
  
• ‘Is there a place for the language of the New Testament within the evolution of late antique Greek?” The Greco-Roman World of the New Testament Seminar, Society for New Testament Studies Annual Meeting, Lund, 29 July-2 August 2008
  
• ‘The Life and Work of Constantin Tischendorf.’ Canadian Bible Society Central Ontario District, Peterborough Annual Dinner Celebration, Peterborough, ON, 27 September 2008
  
• ‘How Did We Get our New Testament? Text, Transmission and Translation’ (three lectures). Hayward Lectures, Acadia Divinity College, Wolfville, NS, 20-22 October 2008
  
• ‘Current Trends in Canadian Higher Education Quality Assurance: Assessment, Evaluation and Accreditation for ATS and Related Institutions.’ Christian Higher Education Canada Annual General Meeting, Holiday Inn Toronto Airport East, 24 October 2008
  
• ‘The Date of the Book of Acts and its Relation to the Rise of Paulinism.’ Evangelical Theological Society 2008 Annual Meeting, Luke–Acts Consultation, Providence, RI, 19-21 November 2008
  
• ‘A Multi-Disciplinary Approach.’ Evangelical Theological Society 2008 Annual Meeting, New Testament Greek Language and Exegesis Consultation, Providence, RI, 19-21 November 2008
  
• ‘Summary and Evaluation: Toward an Evangelical Understanding of New Testament Canon, Textual Criticism, and Apocryphal Literature.’ Evangelical Theological Society 2008 Annual Meeting, New Testament Canon, Textual Criticism, and Apocryphal Literature Consultation, Providence, RI, 19-21 November 2008
  
• ‘Greek Word Order: Is It Still an Unexplored Area?’ Society of Biblical Literature 2008 Annual Meeting, Biblical Greek Language and Linguistics Section, Boston, MA, 22-25 November 2008
  
• ‘Institutional Trends—Snapshots’ and ‘Visioning a New Future.’ Christian Higher Education Canada Annual General Meeting: Institutional Viability, Winnipeg, MB, 26 May 2009
  
• ‘Hellenistic Oratory and Paul of Tarsus.’ After Demosthenes: Continuity and Change in Hellenistic Oratory Conference, Royal Holloway College, University of London, 2-3 July 2009
  
• ‘Method and Means of Analysis of the Opponents in the Pauline Letters.’ New Testament Theology Seminar, Society for New Testament Studies Annual Meeting, Vienna, 4-8 August 2009
  
• ‘The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Bible.’ The Dead Sea Scrolls, The Arts Series, Philpott Memorial Church, Hamilton, ON, 25 September 2009
  
• ‘What Difference Does Hermeneutics Make? Hermeneutical Theory Applied.’ Public Lecture on Hermeneutics, Hong Kong Island campus, Alliance Bible Seminary, Cheung Chau, Hong Kong, 14 October, 2009
  
• ‘Hermeneutics and the Bible: The Question of Meaning’ and ‘Hermeeutics and Culture: The Question of Context.’ Plenary Speaker, Hermeneutics: Bible and Culture conference, Alliance Bible Seminary, Cheung Chau, Hong Kong, 15-17 October 2009
  
• ‘The Dead Sea Scrolls.’ Immersn, Walton Memorial Church, Burlington, ON, 4 November 2009
  
• ‘The Text of the Gospels in Apocryphal Greek Gospel Papyri.’ Evangelical Theological Society 2009 Annual Meeting, New Testament Canon, Textual Criticism, and Apocryphal Literature Consultation, New Orleans, LA, 17-20 November 2009
  
• ‘Verbal Aspect and the Synoptic Problem.’ Society of Biblical Literature 2009 Annual meeting, Biblical Greek Language and Linguistics Section, New Orleans, LA, 21-24 November 2009

Recent Publications

Authored Books

• Unmasking the Pagan Christ: An Evangelical Response to the Cosmic Christ Idea, co-author with Stephen J. Bedard. Toronto: Clements Publishing, 2006. 169 pp.
  
• The Lost Gospel of Judas: Separating Fact from Fiction, co-author with Gordon L. Heath. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007. viii + 127 pp.
  
• New Testament Greek Papyri and Parchments: New Editions: Texts, co-author with Wendy J. Porter. Mitteilungen aus der Papyrussammlung der Österreichischen Nationalbibliothek (Papyrus Erzherzog Rainer) Neue Serie XXIX. Folge (MPER XXIX). Berlin: De Gruyter, 2008. XIV + 306 pp.
  
• New Testament Greek Papyri and Parchments: New Editions: Plates, co-author with Wendy J. Porter. Mitteilungen aus der Papyrussammlung der Österreichischen Nationalbibliothek (Papyrus Erzherzog Rainer) Neue Serie XXX. Folge (MPER XXX). Berlin: De Gruyter, 2008. 55 plates.
  
• Fundamentals of New Testament Greek, co-author with Jeffrey T. Reed and Matthew Brook O’Donnell. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans (in press [2010])
  
• Fundamentals of New Testament Greek: Workbook, co-author with Jeffrey T. Reed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans (in press [2010])
  
• Inking the Deal: A Guide for Successful Academic Publishing. Waco, TX: Baylor University Press (in press [2010])

Edited Books

• Hearing the Old Testament in the New Testament, editor and contributor. McMaster New Testament Studies. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2006. 316 pp. (paperback)
  
• Paul and His Theology, editor and contributor. Pauline Studies 3 (PAST 3). Leiden: Brill, 2006. xiv + 454 pp.
  
• The Intertextuality of the Epistles: Explorations of Theory and Practice, co-editor with Thomas L. Brodie and Dennis R. MacDonald, and contributor. New Testament Monographs 16. Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2006. xvi + 311 pp.
  
• Journal of Greco-Roman Christianity and Judaism 3 (2006), co-editor with Matthew Brook O’Donnell and Wendy J. Porter, with assistant editor Lois K. Fuller. Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2006. 246 pp.
  
• Dictionary of Biblical Criticism and Interpretation, editor and contributor. London and New York: Routledge, 2007, reprinted 2009 (paper). xii + 406 pp.
  
• The Messiah in the Old and New Testaments, editor and contributor. McMaster New Testament Studies. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007. xiv + 268 pp. (paperback)
  
• Method in Unit Delimitation, co-editor with Marjo C.A. Korpel and Josef M. Oesch, and contributor. Pericope 6. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 2007. viii + 231 pp.
  Journal of Greco-Roman Christianity and Judaism 4 (2007), co-editor with Matthew Brook O’Donnell, Wendy J. Porter and Lois K. Dow. Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2008. 232 pp.
  
• Paul’s World, editor and contributor. Pauline Studies 4 (PAST 4). Leiden: E.J. Brill, 2008. 284 pp.
  
• As It Is Written: Studying Paul’s Use of Scripture, co-editor with Christopher D. Stanley, and contributor. Symposium Series 50. Atlanta: SBL Publications, 2008. xii + 376 pp. (paperback); repr. Leiden: Brill, 2008 (hardback)
  The Impact of Unit Delimitation on Exegesis, co-editor with Raymond de Hoop and Marjo C.A. Korpel, and contributor. Pericope 7. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 2008. viii + 285 pp.
  
• Paul: Jew, Greek, and Roman, editor and contributor. Pauline Studies 5 (PAST 5). Leiden: E.J. Brill, 2008. xiv + 370 pp.
  
• Christian Worldview and the Academic Disciplines: Crossing the Academy, co-editor with Deane E.D. Downey, and contributor. McMaster Divinity College Press General Series. Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2009. xxxviii + 503 pp. (paper)
  
• Journal of Greco-Roman Christianity and Judaism 5 (2008), co-editor with Matthew Brook O’Donnell, Wendy J. Porter and Lois K. Dow. Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2009. 241 pp.
  
• Translating the New Testament: Text, Translation, Theology, co-editor with Mark J. Boda, and contributor. McMaster New Testament Studies. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2009. xvi + 360 pp.
  
• The Linguist as Pedagogue: Trends in the Teaching and Linguistic Analysis of the Greek New Testament, co-editor with Matthew Brook O’Donnell, and contributor. New Testament Monographs 11. Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2009. xii + 249 pp.
  
• Handbook for the Study of the Historical Jesus, co-editor with Tom Holmén, and contributor. 4 vols. Leiden: E.J. Brill (in press [2010])
  
• Paul and the Ancient Letter Form, co-editor with Sean A. Adams, and contributor. Pauline Studies 6 (PAST 6). Leiden: E.J. Brill (in press [2010])

Articles and Chapters

• ‘The Criterion of Greek Language and its Context: A Further Response.’ Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus 4.1 (2006) 69-74
  
• ‘Time and Order in Participles in Mark and Luke: A Response to Robert Picirilli.’ Bulletin for Biblical Research 17.2 (2007) 261-67
  
• ‘Conjunctions, Clines and Levels of Discourse,’ with Matthew Brook O’Donnell. Filología Neotestamentaria 20 (2007) 3-14
  
• ‘New Testament Greek Language and Linguistics in Recent Research,’ co-author with Andrew W. Pitts. Currents in Biblical Research 6.2 (2008) 214-55
  
• ‘τοῦτο πρῶτον γινώσκοντες ὅτι in 2 Peter 1:20 and Hellenistic Epistolary Convention,’ co-author with Andrew W. Pitts. Journal of Biblical Literature 127 (1; 2008) 165-71
  
• ‘Paul’s Bible, his Education and his Access to the Scriptures of Israel,’ co-author with Andrew W. Pitts. Journal of Greco-Roman Christianity and Judaism 5 (2008) 9-41
  
• ‘Theological Education in the Twenty-First Century.’ Toronto Journal of Theology 25, Supplement 1 (2009) 41-53
  
• ‘Language and Translation of the New Testament.’ The Oxford Handbook of Biblical Studies. Ed. J.W. Rogerson and Judith M. Lieu. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006: 184-210
  
• ‘Textual Criticism in the Light of Diverse Textual Evidence for the Greek New Testament: An Expanded Proposal.’ New Testament Manuscripts : Their Texts and Their World. Ed. Thomas J. Kraus and Tobias Nicklas. Texts and Editions for New Testament Study 2 (TENT 2). Leiden: Brill, 2006: 305-37
  
• ‘Scripture Justifies Mission: The Use of the Old Testament in Luke–Acts.’ Hearing the Old Testament in the New Testament. Ed. Stanley E. Porter. McMaster New Testament Studies. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2006: 104-26
  
• ‘The Use of Authoritative Citations in Mark’s Gospel and Ancient Biography: A Study of P.Oxy. 1176.’ Biblical Interpretation in Early Christian Gospels, Volume I. The Gospel of Mark. Ed. Thomas R. Hatina. Library of New Testament Studies 304. London: T&T Clark International, 2006: 116-30
  
• ‘Is There a Center to Paul’s Theology? An Introduction to the Study of Paul and his Theology.’ Paul and His Theology. Ed. Stanley E. Porter. Pauline Studies 3 (PAST 3). Leiden: Brill, 2006: 1-19
  
• ‘Paul’s Concept of Reconciliation, Twice More.’ Paul and His Theology. Ed. Stanley E. Porter. Pauline Studies 3 (PAST 3). Leiden: Brill, 2006: 131-52
  
• ‘Penitence and Repentance in the Epistles.’ Repentance in Christian Theology. Ed. Mark J. Boda and Gordon T. Smith. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical, 2006: 127-50
  
• ‘Further Comments on the Use of the Old Testament in the New Testament.’ The Intertextuality of the Epistles: Explorations of Theory and Practice. Ed. Thomas L. Brodie, Dennis R. MacDonald and Stanley E. Porter. New Testament Monographs 16. Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2006: 98-110
  
• ‘Introduction: Tracing the Development of the Epistles—The Potential and the Problem,’ co-author with Thomas L. Brodie and Dennis R. MacDonald. The Intertextuality of the Epistles: Explorations of Theory and Practice. Ed. Thomas Brodie, Dennis R. MacDonald and Stanley E. Porter. New Testament Monographs 16. Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2006: 1-9
  
• ‘Conclusion: Problems of Method—Suggested Guidelines,’ co-author with Thomas L. Brodie and Dennis R. MacDonald. The Intertextuality of the Epistles: Explorations of Theory and Practice. Ed. Thomas Brodie, Dennis R. MacDonald and Stanley E. Porter. New Testament Monographs 16. Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2006: 284-96
  
• ‘The Vocative Case in Greek: Addressing the Case at Hand,’ co-author with Matthew Brook O’Donnell. Grammatica intellectio Scripturae: Saggi filologici di Greco biblico in onore di Lino Cignelli OFM. Ed. Rosario Pierri. Studium Biblicum Franciscanum Analecta 68. Jerusalem: Franciscan Printing Press, 2006: 35-48
  
• ‘Magic in the Book of Acts.’ A Kind of Magic: Understanding Magic in the New Testament and its Religious Environment. Ed. Michael Labahn and Bert Jan Lietaert Peerbolte. Library of New Testament Studies 306. London: T & T Clark, 2007: 107-21
  
• ‘The Two Genealogies of Jesus Christ in Matthew and Luke.’ Harmony of the Gospels. Ed. Steven L. Cox and Kendell H. Easley. Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers, 2007: 282-86
  
• ‘New Testament Studies and Papyrology: What Can We Learn from Each Other?’ Akten des 23. Internationalen Papyrologenkongresses, Wien, 22.-28. Juli 2001. Ed. Bernhard Palme. Papyrologica Vindobonensia Bd. 1. Vienna: Verlag der Oesterreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 2007: 559-72
  
• ‘The Use of Hermeneia and Johannine Manuscripts.’ Akten des 23. Internationalen Papyrologenkongresses, Wien, 22.-28. Juli 2001. Ed. Bernhard Palme. Papyrologica Vindobonensia Bd. 1. Vienna: Verlag der Oesterreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 2007: 573-80
  
• ‘The Messiah in Luke and Acts: Setting the Captives Free.’ The Messiah in the Old and New Testaments. Ed. Stanley E. Porter. McMaster New Testament Studies. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007: 144-64
  
• ‘The Ending of John’s Gospel.’ From Biblical Criticism to Biblical Faith: Essays in Honor of Lee Martin McDonald. Ed. Craig A. Evans and William Brackney. Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, 2007: 55-73
  
• ‘The Greek of the Gospel of Peter: Implications for Syntax and Discourse Study.’ Das Evangelium nach Petrus: Text, Kontexte, Intertexte. Ed. Thomas J. Kraus and Tobias Nicklas. Texte und Untersuchungen zur Geschichte der altchristlichen Literatur 158. Berlin: de Gruyter, 2007: 77-90
  
• ‘Prolegomena to a Syntax of the Greek Papyri.’ Proceedings of the 24th International Congress of Papyrology, Helsinki, 1st -7th of August 2004. Ed. J. Frösén, T. Purola and E. Salmenkivi. Helsinki: Societas Scientiarum Fennica, 2007: 921-33
  
• ‘The Influence of Unit Delimitation on Reading and Use of Greek Manuscripts.’ Method in Unit Delimitation. Ed. Marjo C.A. Korpel, Josef M. Oesch and Stanley E. Porter. Pericope 6. Leiden: Brill, 2007: 44-60
  
• ‘The Languages that Paul Did Not Speak.’ Paul’s World. Ed. Stanley E. Porter. Pauline Studies 4 (PAST 4). Leiden: Brill, 2008: 131-49
  
• ‘Verbal Aspect and Discourse Function in Mark 16:1-8: Three Significant Instances.’ Studies in the Greek Bible: Essays in Honor of Francis T. Gignac, S.J. Ed. Jeremy Corley and Vincent Skemp. Catholic Biblical Quarterly Monograph Series 44. Washington, DC: Catholic Biblical Association of America, 2008: 123-37
  
• ‘Allusions and Echoes.’ As It Is Written: Studying Paul’s Use of Scripture. Ed. Stanley E. Porter and Christopher D. Stanley. Symposium Series 50. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 2008: 29-40
  
• ‘Paul and His Bible: His Education and Access to the Scriptures of Israel.’ As It Is Written: Studying Paul’s Use of Scripture. Symposium Series 50. Ed. Stanley E. Porter and Christopher D. Stanley. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 2008: 97-125
  
• ‘Paul and the Process of Canonization.’ Exploring the Origins of the Bible: Canon Formation in Historical, Literary, and Theological Perspective. Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology. Ed. Craig A. Evans and Emanuel Tov. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2008: 173-202
  
• ‘Pericope Markers and the Paragraph: Textual and Linguistic Considerations.’ The Impact of Unit Delimitation on Exegesis. Ed. Raymond de Hoop, Marjo C.A. Korpel, and Stanley E. Porter. Pericope 7. Leiden: Brill, 2008: 175-95
  
• ‘Applied Rhetoric and Stylistics in Ancient Greece.’ Rhetorik und Stilistic/Rhetoric and Stylistics: Ein internationales Handbuch historischer und systematischer Forschung/An International Handbook of Historical and Systematic Research. Ed. Ulla Fix, Andreas Gardt and Joachim Knape. Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft/Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science 31.1. Berlin: De Gruyter, 2008: 284-307
  
• ‘Did Paul Speak Latin?’ Paul: Jew, Greek, and Roman. Ed. Stanley E. Porter. Pauline Studies 5 (PAST 5). Leiden: Brill, 2008: 289-308
  
• ‘How to Use This Book,’ co-author with Deane E.D. Downey. Christian Worldview Thinking and the Academic Disciplines: Crossing the Academy. Ed. Deane E.D. Downey and Stanley E. Porter. . McMaster Divinity College Press General Series. Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2009: xxix-xxxviii
  
• ‘A Christian Perspective on Biblical Studies.’ Christian Worldview Thinking and the Academic Disciplines: Crossing the Academy. Ed. Deane E.D. Downey and Stanley E. Porter. McMaster Divinity College Press General Series. Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2009: 88-105
  
• ‘Foreword,’ to Michael F. Bird, Are You the One Who is to Come? The Historical Jesus and the Messianic Question. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2009: 7-10
  
• ‘Translating the New Testament: An Introduction to Issues of Text, Translation, and Theology.’ Translating the New Testament: Text, Translation, Theology. Ed. Stanley E. Porter and Mark J. Boda. McMaster New Testament Studies. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2009:1-9
  
• ‘Assessing Translation Theory: Beyond Literal and Dynamic Equivalence.’ Translating the New Testament: Text, Translation, Theology. Ed. Stanley E. Porter and Mark J. Boda. McMaster New Testament Studies. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2009: 117-45
  
• ‘Comparative Discourse Analysis as a Tool in Assessing Translations Using Luke 16:19-31 as a Test Case,’ co-author with Matthew Brook O’Donnell. Translating the New Testament: Text, Translation, Theology. Ed. Stanley E. Porter and Mark J. Boda. McMaster New Testament Studies. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2009: 185-99
  
• ‘A Dead End or a New Beginning? Examining the Criteria for Authenticity in Light of Albert Schweitzer.’ Jesus Research: An International Perspective. The First Princeton-Prague Symposium on Jesus Research, Prague 2005. Ed. James H. Charlesworth and Petr Pokorny. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2009: 16-35
  
• ‘Was Paulinism a Thing when Luke-Acts was Written?’ Reception of Paulinism in Acts: Réception du paulinisme dans les Actes des Apôtres. Bibliotheca Ephemeridum theologicarum Lovaniensium 229. Ed. Daniel Marguerat. Leuven: Peeters, 2009: 1-13
  
• ‘Introduction: The Linguist as Pedagogue and More.’ The Linguist as Pedagogue: Trends in the Teaching and Linguistic Analysis of the Greek New Testament. Ed. Stanley E. Porter and Matthew Brook O’Donnell. New Testament Monographs 11. Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2009: 1-7
  
• ‘Prominence: An Overview.’ The Linguist as Pedagogue: Trends in the Teaching and Linguistic Analysis of the Greek New Testament. Ed. Stanley E. Porter and Matthew Brook O’Donnell. New Testament Monographs 11. Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2009: 45-74
  
• ‘Πίστις with a Preposition and Genitive Modifier: Lexical, Semantic, and Syntactic Considerations in the πίστις Χριστοῦ Discussion,’ co-author with Andrew W. Pitts. The Faith of Jesus Christ: Exegetical, Biblical, and Theological Studies. Ed. Michael F. Bird and Preston M. Sprinkle. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson; Carlisle: Paternoster, 2009: 33-53
  
• ‘Building and Examining Linguistic Phenomena in a Corpus of Representative Papyri,’ with Matthew Brook O’Donnell. The Language of the Papyri. Ed. Trevor Evans and Dirk Obbink. Oxford: Oxford University Press (in press [2009])
  
• ‘Papyrus Egerton 2,’ ‘Papyrus Köln 255,’ ‘Papyrus Berolinensis 11710,’ ‘Papyrus Oxyrhynchus II 210,’ co-author with Wendy J. Porter, ‘Papyrus Rylands III 464,’ and co-author with Thomas Kraus, ‘Introduction to the Apocryphal Gospel Papyri.’ Edgar Hennecke and Wilhelm Schneemelcher, Neutestamentliche Apokryphen. Ed. Christoph Markschies. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck (in press [2009])
  
• ‘The Greek of the Jews and Early Christians: The Language of the People.’ In Search of Philip R. Davies: Whose Festschrift is it Anyway? [provisional title]. Ed. John Rogerson and Duncan Burns. London: Continuum (in press [2009])
  ‘How Do We Know What We Think We Know? Methodological Reflections on Jesus Research.’ Jesus Research [provisional title]. Ed. James H. Charlesworth and Petr Pokorny. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans (in press [2009])
  
• ‘The Context of Jesus: Jewish and/or Hellenistic?’ ‘The Criteria of Authenticity,’ ‘The Language(s) that Jesus Spoke,’ ‘The Role of Greek Language Criteria in Historical Jesus Research.’ Handbook for the Study of the Historical Jesus. Ed. Tom Holmén and Stanley E. Porter. 4 vols. Leiden: Brill (in press [2010])
  
• ‘Buried Treasure in the Babatha Archive.’ Proceedings of the Twenty-Fifth International Congress of Papyrology, Ann Arbor 2007. Ed. Traianos Gagos (in press)
  
• ‘Jesus and Resurrection.’ Jesus in Continuum. Ed. Tom Holmén. WUNT. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck (in press)
  
• ‘The Babatha Archive, the Egyptian Papyri and their Implications for Study of the Greek New Testament.’ New Testament Manuscripts: Witnesses to Early Christianity. Ed. Thomas J. Kraus and Tobias Nicklas. Texts and Editions for New Testament Study (TENT) 4. Leiden: Brill (in press [2009])
  
• ‘The Pre-Citation Fallacy in New Testament Scholarship and Sanders’s Tendencies of the Synoptic Tradition,’ co-author with Andrew W. Pitts. Jesus as Eschatological Prophet. Ed. Robert W. Webb and Mark Goodacre. Atlanta: SBL (submitted)
  
• ‘Assessing the Criteria for Differentiating the Cross Gospel,’ co-author with Andrew W. Pitts. Jesus as Eschatological Challenge. Ed. Robert W. Webb and Bob Miller. Atlanta: SBL (submitted)
  
• ‘Critical Realism in Context: N.T. Wright’s Historical Method and Analytic Epistemology,’ co-author with Andrew W. Pitts. Jesus as Israel’s Messiah. Ed. Robert W. Webb and Mark Alan Powell. Atlanta: SBL (submitted)
  
• ‘The Church in Romans and Galatians.’ New Testament Views of the Church. Ed. John Harrison and James Dvorak. McMaster Divinity College Press Theological Series. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock (submitted)
  
• ‘Introduction: Christian Mission: Old Testament Foundations and New Testament Developments,’ with Cynthia Long Westfall. Christian Mission: Old Testament Foundations and New Testament Developments. Ed. Stanley E. Porter and Cynthia Long Westfall. McMaster New Testament Studies. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock (in press)
  
• ‘A Cord of Three Strands: Mission in Acts,’ with Cynthia Long Westfall. Christian Mission: Old Testament Foundations and New Testament Developments. Ed. Stanley E. Porter and Cynthia Long Westfall. McMaster New Testament Studies. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock (in press)
  
• ‘The Content and Message of Paul’s Missionary Teaching.’ Christian Mission: Old Testament Foundations and New Testament Developments. Ed. Stanley E. Porter and Cynthia Long Westfall. McMaster New Testament Studies. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock (in press)
  
• ‘Introduction: Empire, the New Testament, and Beyond.’ Empire and the New Testament. Ed. Stanley E. Porter and Cynthia Long Westfall. McMaster New Testament Studies. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock (in press)
  
• ‘Paul Confronts Caesar with the Good News.’ Empire and the New Testament. Ed. Stanley E. Porter and Cynthia Long Westfall. McMaster New Testament Studies. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock (in press)
  
• ‘Saints and Sinners: The Church in Paul’s Letters.’ The Church: Then and Now. Ed. Stanley E. Porter and Cynthia Long Westfall. McMaster New Testament Studies. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock (submitted)
  
• ‘Mark and Matthew: The Contribution of Recent Linguistic Thought.’ Mark and Mathew, Texts and Contexts I: Understanding the First Gospsels in their First Century Contexts. Ed. Eve-Marie Becker and Anders Runesson. WUNT. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck (in press)
  
• ‘Introduction: The Handbook for the Study of the Historical Jesus in Perspective,’ with Tom Holmén. Handbook for the Study of the Historical Jesus. Ed. Tom Holmén and Stanley E. Porter. 4 vols. Leiden: Brill (in press)
  
• ‘Pauline Epistolography: An Introduction,’ co-author with Sean A. Adams. Paul and the Ancient Letter Form, co-editor with Sean A. Adams, and contributor. Pauline Studies 6 (PAST 6). Leiden: E.J. Brill (in press [2009])
  
• ‘A Functional Letter Perspective: Towards a Grammar of Epistolary Form.’ Paul and the Ancient Letter Form, co-editor with Sean A. Adams, and contributor. Pauline Studies 6 (PAST 6). Leiden: E.J. Brill (in press [2009])
  
• ‘Greek Linguistics and Lexicography.’ Understanding the Times: New Testament Studies in the 21st Century. Essays in Honor of XXXXX at the Occasion of His 65th Birthday. Ed. Andreas J. Köstenberger and Robert W. Yarbrough. Wheaton, IL: Crossway (in press [2012])
  
• ‘The Portrait of Paul in the Acts of the Apostles.’ Blackwell Companion to Paul. Ed. Stephen Westerholm. Oxford: Blackwell (in press [2011])
  
• ‘John’ study notes (combined with Andreas J. Köstenberger). Harmony of the Gospels. Ed. Steven L. Cox and Kendell H. Easley. Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers, 2007: 23-226 passim
  
• ‘Acts: Introduction and Notes.’ The Apologetics Study Bible. Ed. Ted Cabal. Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers, 2007: 1619-77
  
• ‘Acts.’ Holman Study Bible. Ed. Ed Blum. Nashville: Broadman & Holman (in press)
  
• ‘Introduction to Criticism and Interpretation of the Bible’ (1-3), ‘Archaeology and the Bible’ (24-26), ‘Chronology (New Testament)’ (52-54), ‘Greek Grammar and Lexicography’ (136-39), ‘Lexicons (Theological)’ (195-96), ‘Linguistic Criticism’ (199-202), ‘Papyrology and Epigraphy’ (250-53), ‘Translations of the Bible (Since the KJV)’ (362-69). Dictionary of Biblical Criticism and Interpretation. Ed. Stanley E. Porter. London and New York: Routledge, 2007
  
• ‘Greek Language.’ New Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible. Volume 2: D-H. Ed. Katherine Doob Sakenfeld. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2007: 673-81
  
• ‘Language Criticism’ (361-65), ‘Textual Criticism and Oldest Gospel Manuscripts’ (640-44). Encyclopedia of the Historical Jesus. Ed. Craig A. Evans. London: Routledge, 2008
  
• ‘Corporate Personality’ (vol. 1, pp. 1031-32), ‘Pseudonymity’ (vol. 4, pp. 1087-90). Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible. Revised edition. 5 vols. Ed. Merrill C. Tenney, rev. Moisés Silva. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009
  
• ‘Gospel,’ ‘Languages of the Bible,’ ‘Laodicea,’ ‘Maccabees, Books of,’ ‘Philippians, Letter to the,’ ‘Synoptic Gospels,’ ‘Unjust Steward, Parable.’ Dictionary of the Bible and Western Culture: A Handbook for Students. Ed. Mary Ann Beavis and Michael Gilmour. Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix Press (in press)

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• ‘What Should Seminaries be Doing?’ Christian Week, vol. 19 no. 23, 17 February 2006, p. 9
  
• ‘Thinking about Going to Seminary?’ Christian Week, vol. 19 no. 23, 17 February 2006, p. 9
  
• ‘What is the Bible Good for Today?’ Canadian Bible Society Celebrates First Century 1906-2006, Christian Week Report on Ministry, vol. 1 no. 1, Spring 2006, p. 2
  
• ‘The “Gospel of Judas”—Fact or Fantasy?’ Christian Week, vol. 20 no. 4, 12 May 2006, p. 7
  
• ‘Don’t be Duped by Silly Conspiracies.’ Christian Week, vol. 20 no. 13, 15 September 2006, p. 5
  
• ‘Return of the Cottage Christians.’ Christian Week, vol. 20 no. 16, 1 November 2006, p. 5
  
• ‘Are Some Deaths More Unacceptable than Others?’ Christian Week, vol. 20 no. 19, 15 December 2006, p. 5
  
• ‘Time to Recognize Value of Christian Education Options: Maclean’s Magazine Fails to Include Significant Schools in its Survey.’ Christian Week, vol. 20 no. 22, 1 February 2007, p. 5 (repr. 23 March 2007 at Christianity.ca at http://www.christianity.ca/education/christian-higher-ed/2007/03.000.html)
  
• ‘Amazing Mistake.’ Christian Week, vol. 20 no. 25, 15 March 2007, p. 5
  
• ‘Obvious Benefits.’ Christian Week, vol. 21 no. 1, 30 March 2007, p. 12
  
• ‘Of Leftover Books there is No End.’ Christian Week, vol. 21 no. 3, 27 April 2007, p. 5
  
• ‘Contemporary Church Music Here to Stay.’ Christian Week, vol. 21 no. 6, 8 June 2007, p. 5
  
• ‘Where is your Bible on Sunday Mornings?’ Christian Week, vol. 21 no. 9, 20 July 2007, p. 5
  
• ‘Is Divorce the Unforgivable Sin?’ Christian Week, vol. 21 no. 12, 1 September 2007, p. 5
  
• ‘Narcissism is Contagious and Destructive.’ Christian Week, vol. 21 no. 15, 15 October 2007, p. 5
  
• ‘Contemplating Christmas.’ Christian Week, vol. 21 no. 18, 1 December 2007, p. 5 (repr. 21 December 2007 at Christianity.ca at http://www.christianity.ca/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=5241)
  
• “Missional”—A Sad Case of Word Abuse.’ Christian Week, vol. 21 no. 21, 15 January 2008, p. 3
  
• ‘What Happened to Christianity in Canadian Public Life?’ Christian Week, vol. 21 no. 24, 1 March 2008, p. 5
  
• ‘Recipe for Ruin: Do Nothing.’ Christian Week, vol. 22 no. 2, 11 April 2008, p. 5
  
• ‘Let’s Not Give in to Corporate Compromise.’ Christian Week, vol. 22 no. 5, 23 May 2008, p. 5
  
• ‘Dan Brown or Scripture?’ Christian Week, vol. 22 no. 11, 15 August 2008, p. 3
  
• ‘New International Version Still Selling after 30 Years.’ Christian Week Ontario Edition, vol. 22 no. 12, 1 September 2008, p. 8
  
• ‘Review of Poverty and Justice Bible.’ Christian Week (in press)