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Dr Ian Elmer Name: Dr Ian Elmer
Associate Dean of Theology and Philosophy (Learning and Teaching)
Phone
+617 3623 7440
Fax
+617 3623 7262
Organisational Area
Faculty of Theology & Philosophy
Department
Faculty of Theology & Philosophy
Location
Brisbane
St. Paul's Theological College(Bldg.213 - 1100 Nudgee Road, Banyo QLD 4014)-Ground-RoomG.22
Biographical Information

BA Hons, PhD (ACU)

Dr Ian Elmer is a senior lecturer in the School of Theology in the Faculty of Theology and Philosophy. Ian undertook undergraduate studies in Church history and Theology and completed postgraduate work in New Testament studies, focusing on the letters of Paul and the Synoptics. Ian is widely published on the subject of Paul's letter to the Galatians and co-edited an important volume of collected essays on Mark's Gospel and Paul. Ian has over twenty years experience teaching biblical studies at both the undergraduate and post graduate level. Within the Faculty of Theology and Philosophy, holds the position of National deputy Head of School. He has worked closely with Catholic schools and parishes in providing professional development to teaching staff and scripture evenings to parish communities. Ian was one of the theological advisors for the development of Brisbane Catholic Education Religious Education Curriculum. He is a member of various professional bodies, including SBL (Society of Biblical Literature), ACBA (Australian Catholic Biblical Association), FBS (Fellowship for Biblical Studies) and HEDSA (Higher Education Research and Development Society.

Publications

Recent Publications

Paul and Mark: Comparative Essays Part A. Two Authors at the Beginnings of Christianity. Edited by Oda Wischmeyer, David C. Sim and Ian J. Elmer. 671-698. BZNW 198. Berlin: De Gruyter, 2014.

"Robbing Paul to Pay Peter: The Papias Notice on Mark." In Paul and Mark: Comparative Essays Part A. Two Authors at the Beginnings of Christianity. Edited by Oda Wischmeyer, David C. Sim and Ian J. Elmer. 671-698. BZNW 198. Berlin: De Gruyter, 2014.

&ldquoSetting the Record Straight at Galatia: Paul&rsquos Narratio (Gal 1:13&ndash2:14) as Response to the Galatian Conflict.&rdquo In Religious Conflict from Early Christianity to the Rise of Islam. Edited by Wendy Mayer and Bronwen Neil. 21-38. AKG 121. Berlin: De Gruyter, 2013.

&ldquoFamily Feud: Paul&rsquos Response to the Internecine Crisis in Galatia. In Ancient Jewish and Christian Texts as Crisis Management Literature: Thematic Studies from the Centre for Early Christian Studies. Edited by D. C. Sim and P. Allen. 46-61. London: T & T Clark, 2012.

Selected Publications

&ldquoPillars, Hypocrites and False Brothers: Paul&rsquos Polemic against Jerusalem in Galatians.&rdquo In Polemics in the New Testament. Texts and Contexts. Edited by O.  Wischmeyer and L. Scornaienchi. 123-153. Berlin: De Gruyter, 2011.

&ldquoWhen in Rome: Church and State in Romans and Mark.&rdquo In Study of Religion and Politics in the Early Christian Centuries. Edited by D. Luckensmeyer and P. Allen. 45-58. Strathfield: St Pauls, 2010.

Paul, Jerusalem and the Judaisers: The Galatian Crisis in Its Broadest Historical Context, WUNT II.258. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2009.

&ldquoMore Than Charity: Paul&rsquos Collection for Jerusalem and the Principle of Reciprocity.&rdquo In Prayer and Spirituality in the Early Church V: Poverty and Riches. Edited by G. D. Dunn, D. Luckensmeyer and L. Cross. 51-64. Strathfield: St Pauls, 2009.

&ldquoI, Tertius: Secretary or Co-Author of Romans.&rdquo ABR 56 (2008): 45-60. 

Research

Church History, Biblical Studies, Patristic Studies.

Interests

Historical-critical and Canonical interpretation of Paul’s Letters  and Mark’s Gospel.

Conflict in first-century Christianity leading to the emergence of “Catholic” Christianity in the second century.

The role of narrative and myth in the Bible.

Experience

Biblical Studies, Christian History.

Professional Memberships
  • SBL (Society of Biblical Literature)
  • ACBA (Australian Catholic Biblical Association)
  • FBS (Fellowship for Biblical Studies)
  • HERDSA (Higher Education Research and Development Society Australia)
 

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