Assistant Professor of New Testament
Department: College of Church Leadership
Education:
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Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary
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M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary
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B.A., Northwest University
about:
Dr. M. John-Patrick (“JP”) O’Connor joined the North Central University faculty in Fall 2020. He comes to NCU by way of Princeton, NJ, where he earned his PhD (’20) and MDiv (’15) at Princeton Theological Seminary. He has taught courses at Princeton Theological Seminary, The College of New Jersey, and Northwest University. His current book project explores the moral dimensions of the Gospel of Mark, especially in comparison to early Jewish and Greco-Roman biographies. Before attending seminary, he worked as a pastor at a church plant in Lakewood, Washington. A native of the Pacific Northwest, he loves the outdoors, running, and a good cup of coffee.
Select Publications:
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“Moral Accountability According to Mark.” Catholic Biblical Quarterly (forthcoming).
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“The Devil Will Flee: James 4:7, the Jesus Tradition, and the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs.” Journal of Biblical Literature 138.4 (2019): 883-97.
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“Genesis 2:7 in Conversation: The Exegesis of Paul, Philo, and the Hodayot.” Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft 110.1 (2019): 84-103.
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“Satan and Sitis: The Significance of Clothing Changes in the Testament of Job.” Journal for the Study of Pseudepigrapha 26.4 (2017): 305-19.