Curriculum Vitae of Russell
Morton, Th.D.
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Education |
1981-1985, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, Chicago, IL Th.M., 1983, Th.D., 1985 (New Testament)
1980-1981,
University of MA (Library Science), 1986 1977-1980,
Western Evangelical Seminary, M.Div., with honors, 1980 1973-1977
Seattle Pacific College, BA, cum laude (Major: History; equivalent for minor: Greek), 1977. |
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Professional
Experience
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2005-2008 Ontario Free Methodist Church. Ontario, OH Adult Ministry
Coordinator Responsible for overseeing and staffing
adult Christian Education, in consultation with the Christian Education
Director. Also provide occasional pulpit supply. 2004.
Adjunct Professor
of New Testament Course taught: Bible 367: Hebrews, James
1-2 Peter, Jude. 1999-
Research Librarian/Asst. Professor of New Testament Courses taught: New Testament 1 (Gospels) Fall, 2001, Spring, 2002, Summer, 2003. Summer, 2005. Summer, 2006, Summer, 2008 (Detroit). New Testament 2 (Acts-Revelation), Winter, 2005. Summer, 2007, Winter, 2008, Spring, 2009., Winter, 2010, Spring, 2010, Summer, 2010 Book of Revelation: Spring (Cleveland), 2007 Exegesis of Mark (Directed Study), Winter 2009. Book of Revelation (Directed Study) Winter and Spring 2009 1996-1999, Faith Seminary, Tacoma, WA Taught: New Testament Introduction Librarian/Adjunct Professor of New Testament
1991-1996, Special Collections Cataloger and Reference Librarian, Bridwell Library, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist Univeristy, Dallas, TX Special Collections Cataloger/ Reference Librarian.
1989-1991, Bridwell Library, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX Reference Librarian
1989
Ministry team, Ministry Team 1988-1989
North City Free Pastoral Intern 1988-1989
Seattle Pacific University, Adjunct Professor of New Testament 1988-1989
Northwest Theological Union, Library Consultant/Adjunct Professor of New Testament. · Course taught: Pauline Theology 1986-1987
Western Evangelical Seminary, Cataloger/Reference Librarian 1986-1987
Western Evangelical Seminary, Adjunct Professor of New Testament Courses taught: · Book of Revelation · New Testament Theology · Pauline Theology 1980-1985
Catholic Theological Union, Library Technical Assistant 1982-1983
West Lawn Free Assistant Pastor 1977 Paper Grader (E. Walter Helsel) 1976 Research
Assistant (Dr. Eugene E. Lemcio) On Demand publications. |
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Publications
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"Use
of Reference Materials." "Reference
Tools for the Theological Student." "A
History of Religions Analysis of Revelation 4-5." Articles "An Analysis of Paul’s Use of the Image of the ‘Body of Christ’ in 1 Corinthians 12 " Kardia 3 (1988): 15-26. "The ‘One Like a Son of man" in Dan. 7:8-13 Reconsidered in Rev. 1:13-18," Kardia 5 (1990): 23-28 "Studying Text in a Wesleyan ‘Context’: Response to Robert Wall and Joel Green," Wesleyan Theological Journal 34:1 (Spring, 1999): 243-257. "Gifts in the Context of Love: Reflections on 1 Corinthians 13," Ashland Theological Journal, 31 (1999): 11-24. "Revelation 7:9-17: The Innumerable Crowd Before the One Upon the Throne and the Lamb," Ashland Theological Journal, 32 (2000), 1-11. "Acts 12:1-19: Life in the Midst of Death," Int. 55 (2001), 67-69. "Glory to God and to the Lamb: John's Use of Jewish and Hellenistic/Roman Themes in Formatting His Theology in Rev. 4-5," Journal for the Study of the New Testament 83 (2001), 89-109 "John
14:12-21 as Paradigm for the Wesleyan Understanding of Mission," Wesleyan Theological Journal 39
(2004), 91-103. “The
Problem of the Grazing Herd of Pigs in Mark 5:1-20,” Ashland Theological Journal 42 (2010), 25-30. Dictionary/Encyclopedia Articles “Bultmann,
Rudolf.” Pages 80-84 in Encyclopedia of
the Historical Jesus, ed. Craig Evans. New York: Routledge, 2008, “Divorce
and Remarriage.: Pages 168-72 in Encyclopedia
of the Historical Jesus, ed. Craig Evans. New York: Routledge, 2008. “Heaven
and Hell.” Pages 275-76 in Encyclopedia
of the Historical Jesus, ed. Craig Evans. New York: Routledge, 2008. “Parable
and Proverb.” Pages 435-38 in Encyclopedia
of the Historical Jesus, ed. Craig Evans. New York: Routledge, 2008. “Quest of the Historical Jesus.” Pages 472-79
in Encyclopedia of the Historical Jesus,
ed. Craig Evans. New York: Routledge, 2008. “Son of
Man.” Pages 593-99 in Encyclopedia of
the Historical Jesus, ed. Craig Evans. New York: Routledge, 2008, “Wisdom.”
Pages 679-82 in Encyclopedia of the
Historical Jesus, ed. Craig Evans. New York: Routledge, 2008. Books One Upon the Throne and the Lamb: A
Tradition-Historical/Theological Analysis of Revelation 4-5. Studies in
Biblical Literature, 110. In
Contract: The Revelation of John: A
Survey of Scholarly Approaches. Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix Press. Booklets. Exhibition Catalog for Words that Shaped
the World: 400 Years of the Bible in English. Exhibition Catalog.
Ashland, OH: Ashland Theological Seminary, 2011. A Short History of the English Bible. Ashland, OH:
Ashland Theological Seminary, 2011. Translation
project “Ezekiel,”
for Lexham Greek-English Septuagint project. See http://www.logos.com/products/prepub/details/3612 Book Reviews “L. J. Kreitzer, Jesus and God in Paul’s Eschatology," JBL 108 (1989): 534-536 "R. A. Johnson, Rudolf Bultmann: Interpreting Faith for the Modern Era," CBQ 53 (1991): 744-746 "F. D. Mazzaferri, The Genre of the Book of Revelation From a Source-Critical Perspective," CBQ 53 (1991): 143-144. "W. Weiss, "Ein neue Lehre in Vollmacht: die Streit und Schullgespräche des Markus-Evangeliums," CBQ 53 (1991): 156-157. "W. Simonis, Der gefangene Paulus: Die Entstehung des sogenannten Römerbriefs und anderer urchristlicher Schriften in Rom," CBQ 53 (1991): 507-508. "H. Ulfgard, Feast and Future: Revelation 7:9-17 and the Feast of the Tabernacles," JBL 110 (1991): 551-553. "J. P. Ruiz, Ezekiel in the Apocalypse: The Transformation of Prophetic Language in Revelation 16, 17-19, 10," CBQ (1992): 171-172. "B. Heiniger, Metaphorik, Erzählstruktur und szenisch-dramatische Gestaltung in der Sondergutgleichnissen bei Lukas," CBQ 54 (1992): 784-786. "T. Laato, Paulus und das Judentum: Anthropologische Erwägungen," CBQ 55 (1992): 375-377. "J. W. Mealey, After the Thousand Years: Resurrection and Judgment in Revelation 20," CBQ 55 (1993): 595-596. "K. W. Niebuhr, Heidenapostel aus Israel: Die jüdische Identität des Paulus nach ihrer Darstellung in seinen Briefen," CBQ 56 (1994): 143-144. "J.C. Thomas, Footwashing in John 13 and the Johannine Community," Wesleyan Theological Journal 28 (1993): 207-209 "C. Bryan, A Preface to Mark: Notes on the Gospel in its Literary and Cultural Setting," CR (1994) 151-153. "J. Roloff, The Revelation of John," CBQ 57 (1995): 189-191. "G. Lüdemann, Die Auferstehung Jesu: Historie, Erfahrung, Theologie," CBQ 57 (1995): 598-599. "H. Boers, Justification of the Gentiles: Paul’s letters to the Galatians and Romans," CBQ 58 (1996): 149-150. "C. H. Talbert, The Apocalypse: A Reading of the Revelation of St. John," Int. 50 (1996): 310-311 "C. G. Müller, Gottes Pflanzung – Gottes Bau – Gottes Tempel: Die metaphorische Dimension paulinischer Gemeindetheologie in 1 Kor. 3, 15-17," CBQ 58 (1996): 351-352. "B. J. Malina, On the Genre and Message of Revelation," CBQ 59 (1997): 165-167. "P. Busch, Der gefallene Drache: Mythenexegese am Beispiel von Apocalypse 12," CBQ 60 (1998): 148-149. "I. Donegani, ‘A cause de la Parole de Dieu et du témoignage de Jésus …’," CBQ 60 (1998): 761-762. J. Frey, Die johanneische Eschatologie II,"
RBL at www.bookreviews.org/Reviews/3161468457.html.
Accessed "J. Kerner, Die Ethik der Johannes-Apokalypse im Vergleich mit der des 4. Esra," CBQ 61 (1999): 782-784. "G.K. Beale, The Book of Revelation: A Commentary on the Greek Text," JBL 119 (2000) 158-160, and RBL at www.bookreviews.org/Reviews/080282174X.html "D.L. Barr, Tales of the End: A Narrative Commentary on the Book of Revelation," RBL at www.bookreviews.org/Reviews/0944344666.html Accessed May 30, 2000 "J.L. Resseguie, Revelation Unsealed: A Narrative Critical Approach to John's Apocalypse," RBL at www.bookreviews.org/Reviews/9004111298.html Accessed July 13, 2000. "R.J. Faley, Revelation Then and Now: A Companion to the Book of Revelation," RBL at www.bookreviews.org/Reviews/0809138956.html Accessed July 18, 2000 "Michael Becker & Wolfgang Fenske, eds. Das Ende der Tage & die Gegenwart des Heils: Begegnungen mit dem Neuen Testament & seiner Umwelt, " RBL at www.bookreviews.org/Reviews/9004111352.html Accessed December 11, 2001. "Martina Böhm, Samarien und die Samaritai bei Lukas," RBL at www.bookreviews.org/Reviews/316472551.html Accessed January 2, 2002. "Paul Barnett, Jesus and the Rise of Early Christianity," Ashland Theological Journal 33 (2001): 118-119. "Markus Barth and Helmut Blanke, The Letter to Philemon," Ashland Theological Journal 33 (2001): 134-135. "Frederick J. Murphy, Fallen is Babylon," Ashland Theological Journal 33 (2001):135-136. "Michael Labahn and Andreas Schmidt, eds. Jesus Mark and Q: The Teaching of Jesus and its Earliest Records," RBL at www.bookreviews.org/Reviews//184272183.html Accessed July 1, 2002. "Pilchan Lee, The New Jerusalem in the Book of Revelation," CBQ 64 (2002), 768-769. "Anthony C. Thiselton, The First Epistle to the Corinthians," Ashland Theological Journal 34 (2002), 134-135. "John P. Meier, A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus. Vol. 3. Companions and Competitors," Ashland Theological Journal 34 (2002), 122-123. "Leonard L. Thompson, Revelation," Ashland Theological Journal 34 (2002), 139-140. "Marianne Meye Thompson, The God of the Gospel of John," Ashland Theological Journal 34 (2002), 127-128. "Mark Stover (ed.), Theological Librarians and the Internet," Ashland Theological Journal 34 (2002), 182-183. "Ulrich Luz, Das Evangelium nach Matthäus," CBQ 65 (2003), 288-289. "Robert F. Fortna and Tom Thatcher (eds.), Jesus in Johannine Tradition," Ashland Theological Journal 35 (2003), 134-135. "Michael D. Goulder, Paul and the Competing Mission in Corinth," Ashland Theological Journal 35 (2003), 136-137. "Daniel Marguerat, The First Christian Historian: Writing the 'Acts of the Apostles'," Ashland Theological Journal 35 (2003), 143-144. “John
McRay, Paul: His Life and Teaching,"
Ashland Theological Journal 35
(2003), 145-146. “Andrea J.
Mayer-Haas, Geschenk
aus Gottes Schatzkammer (bSchab 10b): Jesus und der Sabbat im Spiegel der
neutestamentlichen Schriften,” RBL
at. http://www.bookreviews.org/bookdetail.asp?TitleId=3821 Accessed July 19,
2004 “Stephen
Pattemore, The People of God in the
Apocalypse,” Ashland Theological
Journal 37 (2005), 127-28. “David E.
Aune, ed., The Gospel of Matthew In Current
Study: Studies in the Memory of William G. Thompson, S.J.” Ashland Theological Journal 37 (2005),
136-37. “Craig S.
Keener The Gospel According to John,”
Ashland Theological Journal 37
(2005), 137-38. “Simon J.
Kistemaker, Revelation.” Ashland Theological Journal 37
(2005), 144-45. “Grant
Osborne, Revelation.” Ashland Theological Journal 37 (2005),
145-146. “Ulrich
Heckel, Der Segen im Neuen Testament:
Begriff, Formeln,Gesten,” CBQ
68 (2006), 543-545. “Ulrich
Luz, Studies in Mathew.” Ashland Theological Journal 38 (2006)
123-24. “ “Ian
Boxall, The Revelation of Saint John.”
Ashland Theological Journal 38
(2006) 128-29. “Joachim Theis, Biblische Texte verstehen lernen: Eine
bibeldidactische Studie mit einer empirischen Untersuchung zum Gleichnis von
barmherzigen Samariter.” CBQ 69
(2007) 377-79. L. L.
Welborn, Paul the Fool for Christ: A
Study of 1 Corinthians 1-4 in the Comic-Philosophic Tradition.” RBL at http://www.bookreviews.org/BookDetail.asp?TitleId=5494/ Accessed
June 4, 2007. |
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Papers
and Presentations Delivered
Additional professional activities |
“Anthony
C.Thiselton, First Corinthians: A
Shorter Exegetical and Pastoral Commentary.” CBQ 69 (2007) 837-38. “Warren
Carter. John: Storyteller, Interpreter,
Evangelist.” Ashland Theological
Journal 39 (2007) 115-16. “Matthew
C. Williams. Two Gospels From One: A
Comprehensive Text-Critical Analysis of the Synoptic Gospels.” Ashland Theological Journal 39 (2007)
121-22. “Thomas Johann Bauer, Das tausendjärige
Messiasreich der Johannesoffenbarung: Eine literarkritische Studie zu Offb.
19, 11-20,8.” CBQ 70 (2008)
820-22. "Peter
C. Davids. The Letters of 2 Peter and
Jude,” Ashland Theological Journal
40 (2008) 90-91. “April
D. DeConick, ed. Paradise Now: Essays
on Early Jewish and Christian Mysticism.” CBQ 71 (2009) 931-32. “Herman
Gunkel, “Creation and Chaos in the
Primeval Era and the Eschaton.” Ashland
Theological Journal 41 (2009) 145-46. “Kent
E. Bower and Andy Johnson, eds. Holiness
and Ecclesiology in the New Testament.” Ashland Theological Journal 41 (2009) 155-56. “James
D. G. Dunn and Scott McKnight, eds. The
Historical Jesus in Recent Research,” Ashland
Theological Journal 41 (2009) 160-61. “Paul W. Meyer, The Word in This World: Essays in New
Testament Exegesis and Theology.” Ashland
Theological Journal 41 (2009)163-65. “Nancy Jean
Vyhmeister. Your Guide to Writing
Quality Research Papers: For Students of Religion and Theology. 2nd
ed.” Ashland Theological Journal 41
(2009) 194-96. "Akira Satake.
Die Offenbarung des Johannes. RBL at
http://www.bookreviews.org/pdf/7162_7783.pdf.
Accessed April 5, 2010. Print version, RBL
2010 469-72. "John P.
Meier. A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the
Historical Jesus. Vol. 4. Law and
Love,” Ashland Theological Journal.
42 (2010), 133-35. “John Ashton. Understanding the Fourth Gospel. Rev.
ed. Ashland Theological Journal. 42
(2010) 135-36. “Kar Yong Lim. The Sufferings of Christ are Abundant in
Us (2 Corinthians 1:5): A Narrative Dynamics Investigation of Paul’s
Sufferings in 2 Corinthians. CBQ 73 (2011), 397-98. (Forthcoming) “Jean
Delorme and Isabelle Donegan. L’Apocalypse
de Jean: Révélation pour le temps de la violence et du désir,” CBQ (Forthcoming)
“Amy-Jill Levine and Maria Mayo Robins (eds), Feminist Companion to the Apocalypse of John.” CBQ (Forthcoming)
“Brevard Childs. The Church’s Guide for
Reading Paul.” Bulletin of Biblical Research, 2011. “A
Short History of the King James Bible.” Ohio Christian Education Association
Annual Meeting. March 18, 2011 “Research
Databases: JSTOR and Beyond.” Pedagogy session for Eastern Great Lakes Biblical
Societies, sponsored by the Ohio Theological Library Association. April 8,
2010. "A Johannine Paradigm for Outreach: John 14:12-21 as a Model for a Wesleyan Understanding of Mission to a Post-Modern World," Wesleyan Theological Society, scheduled for March 20-22, 2003. "The
‘One Like a Son of Man’ in Daniel 7:9-14 Reconsidered in Revelation
1:8-13," Interfaith Conference, "An Analysis of Paul’s use of the Image of the ‘Body of Christ’ in 1 Corinthians 12," Graduate Theological Student Seminar, Winona Lake, IN, 1985. Graduate Student representative Jesuit/Krauss/McCormick Library Committee, 1984 Member of Gospel’s Study Group, Northwest Regional Society of Biblical Literature, 1987-1989 Member of Steering Committee, Special Collections Interest Group, American Theological Library Association, 1995-1997 Chair of
Steering Committee, Special Collections Interest Group, American Theological
Library Association, 1997-1998 Secretary:
Ohio Theological Library Association, 2000-2006. President:
Ohio Theological Library Association, 2007-2009 Eastern
Great Lakes Biblical Societies Regional Scholars Award Nominating Committee,
2007-2009 Eastern
Great Lakes Biblical Societies Nominating Committee. 2009- |
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Continuing
Education Professional memberships |
Attendance at professional conferences.
Attendance
at SWATLA (Southwest Area Theological Library Association) continuing
education meeting on use of the Internet, "Introduction to Rare Book Cataloging," Rare Book School, 1993. "Introduction
to Descriptive Bibliography," Rare American Theological Library Association Society of Biblical Literature Catholic Biblical Association Wesleyan
Theological Society |
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Languages |
Biblical Greek (reading and ability to teach) Biblical Hebrew (Working) German (Working) French (Working) Italian (Working) Latin
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Interests and activities |
Member, Ontario Free Methodist Church, Ontario, OH Hobbies: |
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