Stephen Ahearne-Kroll
I am interested in the development of Christianity in its earliest stages and in the literature of the New Testament. I am currently writing A Chord of Gods, which is a book on the initial reception of Paul's preaching among Greeks in Achaea and Macedonia. I am arguing for a plausible cultural context for Paul's preaching situated within the common practice of interaction with small groups of gods. I am also editing The Oxford Handbook on the Synoptic Gospels and writing a short commentary on the Gospel of Mark. I am also writing a commentary on 1 Corinthians that focuses on gender and social class for the Oxford Bible Commentary series.
My teaching areas include: New Testament studies (both Paul and the Gospels), gender in ancient religion, Greek and Hellenistic religions, Second Temple Judaism, ancient and modern hermeneutical theory, religious studies generally.
Educational Background
- Ph.D.
- MDiv
- B.S.
Specialties
- New Testament
- Greek Religion and Ritual
- Intertextuality and the New Testament
- Study of Judaism and Christianity in antiquity
- Intersection of Greek and Roman culture with Early Christinaity
- Development of Early Christianity
- Ancient constructions of gender