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Professor of New Testament
Dr. Mike Naylor is a New Testament professor in the College of Arts and Sciences. Originally from Iowa, Mike has also lived in Chicago, Edinburgh (Scotland), and Maryland. Mike joined the faculty at 黑料视频 in 2012.
In terms of teaching interests, he enjoys working with Koin茅 Greek and loves teaching a variety of New Testament books. His doctoral research focused upon Revelation and John鈥檚 depiction of Jesus. Mike鈥檚 research interests include the historical, cultural, and religious contexts of early Christianity, the use of the Old Testament in the New, and the development and expression of early Christian theology.
He serves as the NT Book Review Editor for the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society and is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society, the Society of Biblical Literature, and the Institute for Biblical Research. Prior to his PhD studies, Mike also served as a youth director, worship leader, and associate pastor. One of his delights in teaching is seeing students discover new insights into the Bible and develop their skills and passion for understanding God鈥檚 Word.听
One of Mike鈥檚 chief joys in life is the family God has blessed him with. He has been married since 2005 to Trudy, and they share the joy of having three children: Henry, Liza, and Gemma.
Education
- PhD, University of Edinburgh (Scotland)
- MA, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
- MDiv, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
- BA, Moody Bible Institute
Selected Publications
- Romans: A Commentary for Biblical Preaching and Teaching. Kerux Commentaries. Kregal (forthcoming).听
- 鈥淛ohn and Dissenting Views: Was He Intolerant?鈥 in Revelation under Fire: The Apocalypse of John among Its Critics. Edited by Alexander E. Stewart and Alan Bandy. Lexham Press (forthcoming).听
- 鈥淭he Incarnation and the Mission of God.鈥 In Reading Hebrews Missiologically. Edited by Abeneazer G. Urga, Edward L. Smither, and Linda P. Saunders. Littleton: William Carey, 2023.
- 鈥淲ealth, Poverty, and the Heavenly City in John鈥檚 Apocalypse.鈥 In Healthy and Wealthy? A Biblical-Theological Response to the Prosperity Gospel. Edited by Robert L. Plummer. Dallas: Fontes, 2022.听
- 鈥淚dolatry and the End Times.鈥 Credo 8.2 (2018).听
- Complexity and Creativity: John鈥檚 Presentation of Jesus in the Book of Revelation. Gorgias Biblical Studies 69. Gorgias Press, 2018.
- Croteau, David A. and Michael P. Naylor. 鈥淭he Question of a Historical Adam: a New Testament Perspective,鈥 in Searching for Adam. Edited by Terry Mortenson. Green Forest (AR): Master Books, 2016.
- 鈥淧eter Stuhlmacher and Biblical Theology,鈥 in Pillars in the History of Biblical Interpretation. Vol. 2. Edited by Stanley E. Porter and Sean Adams. Eugene: Wipf & Stock, 2016.
- 鈥淎lpha and Omega鈥 and 鈥淭wo Witnesses,鈥 in Dictionary of the Bible and Western Culture: A Handbook for Students. Edited by Mary Ann Beavis and Michael Gilmour. Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix, 2012.
- 鈥淭he Roman Imperial Cult and Revelation.鈥 Currents in Biblical Research, 8.2 (2010): 207鈥239.
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