J. Ted Blakley — Curriculum Vitae

* I completed all of the requirements for the M.Litt., receiving a First on the coursework and on the dissertation. I then opted to transfer into the Ph.D. program in lieu of accepting the M.Litt. degree.

September 2001

Master of Divinity

Fuller Theological Seminary; Pasadena, California

May 1993

Bachelor of Arts in Religion and Philosophy, Summa Cum Laude

Friends University; Wichita, Kansas

Honors Thesis: Private Conversations with Jesus:

Translations and Reflections in the Gospel of John

May 1993

Bachelor of Arts in Theological Languages, Summa Cum Laude

Friends University; Wichita, Kansas

Honors and Awards

Fuller Theological Seminary; Pasadena, California

2001

2000

1999

1998

Everett F. Harrison, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Award in New Testament

The Dunavant/Reeves Scholarship

George and Della Hummel Scholarship

James F. & Barbara Beré Merit Scholarship

Friends University; Wichita, Kansas

1993

1992, 93

1989, 90

1989, 90, 91, 92, 93

Outstanding Religion Major

Alpha Chi Honor Society

Honors Seminar Fellow

New College Fellow

President’s Honor Roll

Dean’s Scholarship

Academic Employment

Friends University; Wichita, Kansas

2007–2008

Adjunct Professor

Undergraduate: Basic Christian Beliefs (F07)

Online: Basic Christian Beliefs Homepage and Blog

Graduate: Biblical World: Old Testament (SU08)

Fundamentals of Exegesis: Hebrew (SU07, SU08)

Online: Hebrew 2 Hub

St. Mary’s College, University of St. Andrews; St. Andrews, Scotland, U.K.

2005–2006

University Lecturer

Undergraduate: Hebrew 2: Hebrew Prose and Poetry (SP05, SP06)

Online: Hebrew 2 Hub

2004–2005

University Tutor

Undergraduate: New Testament 1: Jesus and the Gospels (SP04, SP05)

Hebrew 1: Introduction to Hebrew Language (F04, F05)

Fuller Theological Seminary; Pasadena, California

1998–2002

Teaching Assistant

Graduate: Beginning Greek Intensive (W98, SU98, F98, SU99, W99, SU00)

New Testament 1: Gospels (F00, W02)

New Testament 1: Gospels, Individualized Distance Learning (SU99, F99,

W00, SP00, SU00, F00, W01, SP01, SU01, F01, W02)

Related Academic Experience

Logos Research Systems, Inc.; Bellingham, Washington

2008–2009

The Lexham Syntactic Greek New Testament Project

As a contributing editor, I worked with a small team of scholars to develop a grammatically tagged database of the GNT in which each sentence in the GNT is analyzed and hierarchically arranged into clauses and phrases and each word is analyzed for its syntactic and semantic force to determine the role it plays in its current context. I was responsible for analyzing and tagging Mark and Luke-Acts.

Wichita Public Schools (USD 259); Wichita, Kansas

2007–2010

Substitute Teacher

Subteach in a variety of elementary, middle, and high school settings.

Fuller Theological Seminary; Pasadena, California

1998–2002

Instructional Technologist and Educational Graphic Artist

Assisted professors in incorporating new educational technologies in their research and classroom instruction, helping them work through the theoretical and practical issues involved in the use of educational technology in the learning process and training them in the use of educational hardware and software. Developed educational products for use in classroom and online instruction, including course websites, PowerPoint lectures, and the creation of original graphics related to the given subject matter. Trained professors in the development and maintenance of their course websites.

Examples:

Marianne Meye Thompson, Professor of New Testament

John L. Thompson, Professor of Historical Theology

Ecclesiastical Employment

St. Mark’s Press; Wichita, Kansas

2009–June 2011

Executive Director

Oversee the operations of a parish-operated Episcopal publishing house.

2008–June 2011

Scholar in Residence

Research and writing for publication.

A Lector’s Guide and Commentary to the Revised

Common Lectionary (3 vols. — Years A, B, C;

see Publications and Projects).

The Church of Our Saviour Episcopal Parish; San Gabriel, California

2002–present

Curriculum Development

Design and write curriculum for a series of small group Bible studies,
The Art of Engaging Holy Scripture (see Publications and Projects).

2000–2002

Coordinator of Small Group Ministries

Designed and wrote curriculum for small group Bible studies, facilitated weekly small groups studies, and helped design and implement a training program for small group facilitators.

1999–2000

Liturgical Coordinator — Intern

Participated on a worship team that planned and implemented an alternative service of worship on Sunday mornings (Rite III), followed by a small group Bible study.

University Friends Church; Wichita, Kansas

1992–1993

Youth Pastor — Intern

Helped develop the Youth and Children’s Ministries. Primarily responsible for Sunday School, youth group, and other programs for Middle-School-aged youth.

Publications and Projects

Publications in Progress

Co-Editor of Leccionario Común Revisado: Edición Ecuménica

(Copyright by Latino/Hispanic Ministries of The Episcopal Church;

Editors, J. Ted Blakley and William Laucher; Publisher yet to be determined).

Completed Publications

Author of A Lector’s Guide and Commentary to the Revised Common Lectionary

(3 vols.; St. Mark’s Press: Wichita, Kans., 2009–2011).

• Year A published October 1, 2010

• Year B published October 1, 2011

• Year C published June 17, 2009

Creator of The Lectionary Card™ for St. Mark’s Press.

Contributing Editor of The Lexham Syntactic Greek New Testament Project

(General Editor, Albert Lukaszewski; Contributing Editors, Mark Dubis and J. Ted Blakley).

Contributor of articles to The New Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible

(ed. Katharine Doob Sakenfeld. Abingdon Press: Nashville, Tenn., 2006).

Author of small group studies for The Art of Engaging Holy Scripture Study Series

(COS Publications: San Gabriel, Calif., 2001–2005), produced for the Episcopal parishes of The Church of Our Saviour (San Gabriel, Calif.) and St. Barnabas on the Desert (Scottsdale, Ariz.).

• The Climax of Prophecy — A Study of the Book of the Revelation (in progress)

• Engaging Holy Scripture I and II — The Bible for Beginners

• Our Old Testament Story — A Survey of the Old Testament

• Our New Testament Story — A Study of the Acts of the Apostles

• Knowing and Following Jesus — A Study of the Gospels

• Jesus the Prophet — A Study of the Gospel of Luke

• Conversations with Jesus — Studies in the Gospel of John

While at Fuller, I edited, revised, and made significant additions to the Greek professor’s

self-published grammar, Introducing New Testament Greek (Samuel Gantt, 1998).


Papers, Presentations, and Lectures

Upcoming	“Resistance to Jesus in the Gospel of Mark” • A Five-Week Lenten Series for St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church (Newton, Kansas) • Using Dr. Rob Voyle’s Appreciative Model of Change as an aid to interpretation, these presentations will look at how Jesus responds to resistance to his ministry in the Gospel of Mark. Particular attention will be given to how Jesus satisfies (vs. overcomes) the disciples’ resistance and objections to Gentile Mission in Mark 4–8.

2011 Oct 25	“Introducing Nonviolent Communication” • Lecture delivered to students in the Master of Organization Development program at Friends University (Wichita, Kansas)

2011 Oct 16	“Can I Believe the Bible?” • Presentation delivered to the Adult Forum at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church (Newton, Kansas)

2010 Dec 12	“Reading the Bible Like an Episcopalian” • Presentation delivered to the Adult Forum at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church (Newton, Kansas)

2010 Apr 18	“The Lectionary as a Resource for Communal Spiritual Formation. • Talk delivered to the Adult Sunday School forum at St. Paul’s Cathedral (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma).

2010 Apr 17	“Reading Holy Scripture” • An all-day training for lectors, EFM students, and Christian educators at St. Paul’s Cathedral (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma). • Talks included: • “Proclaiming the Word of God” • “The Metanarrative of Holy Scripture — Part 1: Our Old Testament Story” • “The Metanarrative of Holy Scripture — Part 2: Our New Testament Story” • “Reading Different Genres of Holy Scripture — Reading the Prophets”

2004 Apr 14	“The Crisis of Diversity: Historical Objectivity and the Quest for the Historical Jesus” • Paper presented to the Biblical Studies Seminar of St. Mary’s College, University of St. Andrews (St. Andrews, Scotland). • Excerpts from the Introduction and the Conclusion. • Handout — Annotated Bibliography on Historiography

2003 May	“Jesus, Eschatological Prophet or Sapiential Sage?” • Lecture given to The Historical Jesus honors module at St. Mary’s College, University of St. Andrews (St. Andrews, Scotland).

2003 Apr	“Christian Faith and the Historical Jesus — Christian Faith and the Historical Study of Jesus” • Lecture given to The Historical Jesus honors module at St. Mary’s College, University of St. Andrews (St. Andrews, Scotland).

Academic References

Ronald A. Piper — B.D., Ph.D. Professor of Christian Origins University Vice-Principal for Governance and Planning St. Mary’s College University of St. Andrews St. Andrews, Fife KY16 9JU United Kingdom (011–44) 1334–462829 vpgov@st-andrews.ac.uk (or rap@st-andrews.ac.uk) Homepage

Christopher Seitz — M.T.S., S.T.M., M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. Professor of Biblical Interpretation Wycliffe College, University of Toronto 5 Hoskin Avenue Toronto, Canada M5S 1H7 (416) 946–3551 christopher.seitz@utoronto.ca Homepage (scroll down)

Marianne Meye Thompson — M.Div., Ph.D. George Eldon Ladd Professor of New Testament Fuller Theological Seminary 135 N. Oakland Ave. Pasadena, California 91182 (626) 584–5249 mmthomps@fuller.edu Homepage

Bruce W. Longenecker — M.Rel., Ph.D. Professor of Religion and W. W. Melton Chair Baylor University Department of Religion One Bear Place #97284 Waco, Texas 76798-7284 (254) 710-1574 Bruce_Longenecker@baylor.edu Homepage

Chris Kettler — M.A., M.Div., Ph.D. Professor of Theology and Philosophy Program Director of the Master of Arts in Christian Ministries Friends University 2100 University Wichita, Kansas 67213 (316) 295-5562 (800) 794-6945, ext. 5562 kettler@friends.edu

Professional and Personal References

The Rev. Andrew O’Connor — M.Div. Rector Good Shepherd Episcopal Church 8021 West 21st Street North Wichita, Kansas 67205 (316) 721–8096 gsrector@sbcglobal.net The Rev. James B. Clark II — M.Div. Rector St. Barnabas on the Desert Episcopal Church 6715 N. Mockingbird Lane Scottsdale, Arizona 85253 (480) 948–5560 x9755 jclark@saintbarnabas.org Homepage (scroll down)