Faculty
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Dr. Christian Eberhart
Professor of New Testament Studies
Education
- MTS, Harvard University, Divinity School
- Doctor of Theology, University of Heidelberg (Germany)
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Tübingen (Germany)
Church-related Work
- Cartoonist for theological journals, 1989-2000
- Internship at the Lutheran congregation of Melle (Germany), 1990
- Participation in the Catholic Church “Sainte Marie de l’Assomption”, Le Beausset (France), and in the Reformed Protestant Church, Sanary sur Mer (France), 1995-2001
- Participation in, and organization of the inter-religious forum “Var Espérance” (France), 1997-2001
- Numerous presentations in churches and all of the western ELCIC synods on various New Testament topics, 2004-
Selected Publications
- Ritual and Metaphor: Sacrifice in the Bible (Resources for Biblical Study 68), edited by Christian A. Eberhart, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2011 (175 + 16 pages).
- The Sacrifice of Jesus: Understanding Atonement Biblically (Facets), Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2011 (170 pages)
- "Abrahams Opfer und menschlicher Konflikt." Opfere deinen Sohn! Das 'Isaak-Opfer' in Judentum, Christentum und Islam. Ed. Bernhard Greiner, Bernd Janowski, Hermann Lichtenberge. Tubingen: Francke Verlag, 2007. 294-97.
- "Wenn der Widder Isaak opfert." Opfere deinen Sohn! Das 'Isaak-Opfer' in Judentum, Christentum und Islam. Ed. Bernhard Greiner, Bernd Janowski, Hermann Lichtenberge. Tubingen: Francke Verlag, 2007. 309-11.
- “The Term “Sacrifice” and the Problem of Theological Abstraction: A Study of the Reception History of Genesis 22:1-19”, in: Christine Helmer (ed.), The Multivalence of Biblical Texts and Theological Meanings (Symposium Series 37), Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2006, pp. 47-66
- “Characteristics of Sacrificial Metaphors in Hebrews”, in: Gabriella Gelardini (Ed.), Hebrews: Contemporary Methods - New Insights (Biblical Interpretation Series), Leiden, Boston: Brill, 2005, pp. 37-64
- “Biblical Perspectives on Other Faiths”, in: The Audenshaw Papers 210 (2005), pp. 1-4
- “The ‘Passion’ of Gibson: Evaluating a Recent Interpretation of Christ’s Suffering and Death in Light of the New Testament,” in: Consensus 30/1 (2005), pp. 37-74
- “Talking with the Other(s): Towards Interfaith Understanding” (with Fletcher R. DuBois), in: Consensus 30/2 (2005), pp. 79-92
- Contributed articles to the German Internet Bible Lexicon WiBiLex (Wissenschaftliches Bibel-Lexikon im Internet: www.wibilex.de <http://www.wibilex.de/>) and to the new, 30-volume Encyclopedia of the Bible and its Reception (Walter DeGruyter Publisher, Berlin/New York)
- Studien zur Bedeutung der Opfer im Alten Testament: Die Signifikanz von Blut- und Verbrennungsriten im kultischen Rahmen (Wissenschaftliche Monographien zum Alten und Neuen Testament Nr. 94), Neukirchen-Vluyn: Neukirchener Verlag, 2002 (462 + 18 pages)
Further Academic Work
In 2007, Dr. Eberhart launched, and since chairs, the Annual Conference Program Unit "Sacrifice, Cult, and Atonement" for the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL). For further information, please visit the following website: http://www.sacrifice-cult-atonement-sbl.com/
Classes 2011-2012
- BL 105 Introduction to Greek I (Fall)
- BL 279 Revelation (Fall)
- BL 106 Introduction to Greek II (Winter)
- BL 158 New Testament Introduction (Winter)
- BL 274 Synoptic Gospels (Winter)