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HANS K. ARNESON

Ph.D. candidate in New Testament
Graduate Program in Religion, Duke University
hka(at)duke.edu

EDUCATION

Candidate for Ph.D., Religion, Duke University (anticipated graduation: 2010)
Major Field: New Testament
Minor Fields: Judaic Studies, Classical Studies
Dissertation: “Paul and the Gift of Suffering,” Richard B. Hays, advisor
M.T.S., The Divinity School, Duke University, Durham, NC
B.A., Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD
Majors: Philosophy, Religion, Physics
Minor: Classical Studies

Non-degree coursework:
Middlebury College (Middlebury, VT), German and French Language Programs (2007, 2008)
Durham University (Durham, UK), Duke-Durham Exchange program (2005)
Notre Dame University (South Bend, Indiana), Pew Younger Scholars Program (2001)

ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT
2006-2009 Visiting Adjunct Instructor, The Divinity School, Duke University
2005-2006 Preceptor, The Divinity School, Duke University

AWARDS AND ACADEMIC DISTINCTIONS

Educational Grant, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (2007-2008)
Zentrale Mittelstufenprüfung (Goethe-Zertifikat C1), Goethe-Institut (2007)
Travel grant, The Duke Center for Judaic Studies (to Durham University, UK, 2005)
Gurney Harris Kearns Fellowship, Duke University (2004-2009)
Magna Cum Laude, The Divinity School, Duke University (2004)
Excellence in Biblical Studies Award, The Divinity School, Duke University (2004)
Lela F. Coltrave Scholarship, The Divinity School, Duke University (2002-2004)
Cum Laude, Augustana College (2002)
Covenant Award for Excellence in Liberal Arts, Augustana College (2002)
Pew Younger Scholar, Notre Dame University (2001)
Regents Scholarship, Augustana College (1998-2002)
National Merit Scholarship Finalist (1998)

PUBLICATIONS

i. Books
The History of the Great Deeds of Paul of Qanetus and John of Edessa: An Edition of the Syriac Text with Introduction, Translation, and Notes. Texts from Christian Late Antiquity 3. Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press, in preparation. With K. Luckritz and K. Smith. Publisher’s description of the series available here: http://www.gorgiaspress.com/bookshop/c-63-texts-from-christian-late-anti...

ii. Peer-reviewed journal publications
"Martyrdom as Fitting Drama in 4 Maccabees," Journal of Biblical Literature (forthcoming, 2010)

iii. Translations
“Christian Apocalypses and Their Mimetic Potential in Pagan Culture: An Article on Lucian’s True History,” by Peter von Möllendorff in The Bible in Dialogue: Intertextuality and Interpretation. Ed. Richard B. Hays, Stefan Alkier, and Leroy Huizenga. Waco: Baylor Press, in preparation 2008. Originally “Christliche Apokalypsen und ihr mimetisches Potential in der paganen Bildungskultur: Ein Beitrag zu Lukians Wahren Geschichte,” in Die Bibel im Dialog der Schriften: Konzepte intertextuelle Bibellektuere. Ed. Richard B. Hays and Stefan Alkier. Tübingen/Basel: Francke, 2005.

“Nonnos and his Tradition,” by Thomas A. Schnitz in The Bible in Dialogue: Intertextuality and Interpretation. Ed. Richard B. Hays, Stefan Alkier, and Leroy Huizenga. Waco: Baylor Press, in preparation 2008. Originally “Nonnos und seine Tradition,” in Die Bibel im Dialog der Schriften: Konzepte intertextuelle Bibellektuere. Ed. Richard B. Hays and Stefan Alkier. Tübingen/Basel: Francke, 2005.

"1 Maccabees," in The Lexham Greek-English Interlinear Septuagint (2007-2008), in preparation.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND INVITED LECTURES

"Vocabulary and Date in the Study of Wisdom: A Critical Review of the Arguments," Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, Pseudepigrapha unit, November 21-24, 2009.

“’We must not appeal to the prophets’: Jonah among the interpretive polemics of 3 Corinthians,” Biblical Characters in the Three Traditions seminar, International Meeting of the Society for Biblical Literature, Rome, Italy, June 30-July 4, 2009.

“Deuteronomy and Discipline at Corinth: The Intertextual Background of 2 Cor 1:23 and 13:2,” Duke University New Testament and Judaic Studies Colloquium, Durham, NC, April 15, 2009.

“The ‘Circle of Grace’ in 2 Corinthians 1,” Southeastern Commission for the Study of Religion/Southeast Regional Meeting of the SBL, Chapel Hill, NC, April 2009.

”Theatricality in 4 Maccabees,” Pseudepigrapha Section, Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, Boston, upcoming 2008.

Intensive lectures in Hellenistic Greek, Renk Theological College, Renk Town, Sudan, Winter 2007-2008.

“Attending to the Pe/talon in Protevangelium Jacobi 5.1-4”, Upper Midwest Regional Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, Luther Seminary, Minneapolis, MN, April 13-14, 2007.

“Martyrdom as Fitting Drama in 4 Maccabees”, Southeastern Commission for the Study of Religion/Southeast Regional Meeting of the SBL, Nashville, TN, March 17, 2007.

“Playing a Fitting Role: Theatrical Language and the Ethical Vision of 4 Maccabees 6,” Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Religious Studies Association, University of North Carolina-Charlotte, October 6, 2006. Focus on 4 Macc 6.

“Jesus as Saul: An Intertextual Reading of the Gospel of Mark”, Upper Midwest Regional Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, Luther Seminary, Minneapolis, MN, April 6, 2002.

“The Characterization of God in 1 Samuel”, Upper Midwest Regional Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, Luther Seminary, Minneapolis, MN, April 21, 2001.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY/SERVICE TO THE DISCIPLINE

Co-chair, “St. Paul and St. Alasdair: A Day Conference in Pauline Studies,” The Divinity School, Duke University (December 12, 2008)

Visiting Instructor in Hellenistic Greek, Renk Theological College, Renk Town, Sudan (helped develop and initiate Greek curriculum for the Visiting Teachers Program; lectured, Winter 2007-2008)

Visiting Research Student, Durham University, UK (inaugurated Duke-Durham doctoral exchange program, Spring 2005)

Memberships: Society of Biblical Literature (2003-present)

RESEARCH LANGUAGES

i. Reading:
Greek (Classical/Hellenistic), Hebrew (Classical/Rabbinic), Latin, Aramaic, Syriac, German, French, Italian

ii. Spoken:
German (certificate noted above), French

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Responsible Conduct of Research Seminar participant, Duke University (2004-present)

RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIPS

Research assistant to Richard B. Hays, Duke University (2004, 2009-10)
Research assistant to J. Louis Martyn (2009)
Research assistant to E. P. Sanders, Duke University (2004)
Research assistant to Michael Waddell, Augustana College (2000-2002)

RESEARCH/TEACHING INTERESTS

i. New Testament and Early Christianity:
Pauline epistles; Early Christian biblical interpretation (esp. in relationship to
Judaism); Theology and textual criticism of the early Christian apocrypha; Formation and theology of canon; Theory and theology in relation to early Christian studies

ii. Judaism:
Theology and textual criticism of Jewish apocrypha and pseudepigrapha; Questions of ‘Judaism and Hellenism’; Jewish identity in the Diaspora; Josephus

iii. Languages:
Hellenistic Greek; introductory Hebrew, Aramaic, Syriac

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST