Professor of New Testament

Education, degrees

• 1985: PhD in New Testament, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA, USA
• 1978: Master of Theological Studies, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, South Hamilton, MA, USA
• 1975: Bachelor of Arts in Classics and Biblical Literature, Houghton College, Houghton, NY, USA

Academic positions and teaching experience

• 2005-present: Coordinator of the Master Program, Evangelische Theologische Faculteit, Leuven, Belgium
• 2003-present: Professor of New Testament, ETF Leuven
• 1993-2003: Professeur des langues bibliques et du Nouveau Testament, (2000-2003: président  du département), Faculté de Théologie Evangélique de l'Alliance Chrétienne, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
• 1991-1993: Professeur, Institut Biblique de l'Alliance Chrétienne à Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire
• 1983-1985: Assistant Professor of New Testament, Alliance Theological Seminary, Nyack, NY, USA

Church ministry

• 1985-1989: Associate Pastor and Pastor, Village Church of the C&MA, Hayward, CA, USA

Selected Bibliography (since 1995)

Journal Articles and Book Chapters

• "Early Christian Views of the Lord's Prayer." In: T. J. Marinello and H. H. Drake Williams (ed.). My Brother’s Keeper: Essays in Honor of Ellis R. Brotzman. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2010, 61-77.
• "Ambt en gezag in de correspondentie tussen Rome en Korinte. Het voorbeeld van 1 Clemens." In: Pieter Boersema e.a. (ed.). Gezag in beweging. Kerkelijk leiderschap tussen tekst en context. Heerenveen: Protestantse Pers, 2008, 95-108.
• "Narratieve inzichten ten aanzien van de plaats van de oudsten in Lucas-Handelingen." In: Pieter Boersema e.a. (ed.). Gezag in beweging. Kerkelijk leiderschap tussen tekst en context. Heerenveen: Protestantse Pers, 2008, 158-174.
• "Tertullien et les lépreux." Diathèkè 1 (1996), 15-22.

Paper Presentations

• “Defining Apostolicity in an Ecumenical Setting or: What can we learn from WCC strategies?” ETF Doctoral Colloquium, 5 September 2009.
• “Theos Hypsistos: Language of Ancient inter-religious dialogue?” Study day, ETF Leuven - Faculteit Protestantse Godgeleerdheid Brussel (FPG), Leuven, 8 May 2008.
• “Is Presbyteron kreitton? Dating Documents in Early Christianity and Today.” RCEC Study Day, ETF Leuven, 16 February 2008.
• “The One and the Many: Early Christian Monotheism in Context.” Doctoral Colloquium, ETF Leuven, 4 September 2007 (presented as “Der Eine und die Vielen: Frühchristlicher Monotheismus im Kontext” at Bad Blankenburg, Germany, 11 September 2007).
• “Office and Authority in the Correspondence between Rome and Corinth: The Example of First Clement.” Marburg, Germany, 27 March 2007.
• “Christ as Priest and Object of Devotion in First Clement.” RCEC Study Day, ETF, Leuven, 14 February 2007.
• “The Lord's Prayer in Early Ecclesiastical Interpretation.” Study Day, ETF-FPG, Leuven, 11 May 2006.
• “Prolegomena to a Renewed Study of Prayer in the New Testament.” Doctoral colloquium, ETF Leuven, 6-10 September 2004.
• “Jésus l’étranger: un défi pour l’Afrique contemporain.” Séance solennelle de rentrée, Faculte de Theologie Evangelique de L'Alliance Chretienne (FATEAC), Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, 3 November 1996.
• “Paul et les femmes.” Conference, FATEACT, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, 11 April 1996.