Nicholas Perrin, Ph.D.
Franklin S. Dyrness Professor of Biblical Studies | Wheaton College
Wheaton, IL, UNITED STATES
Dr. Perrin research currently focuses on Irenaeus and his battle with the second-century Gnostics
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Biography
Dr. Perrin's research specialties include the historical Jesus, early Christianity, Gnosticism and the Gnostic texts, and the reliability and canonical authority of the Bible. In addition to these interests, he is founding board member of Covenant Classical School in Naperville, Illinois.
Education (3)
Marquette University: Ph.D., Biblical Literature 2001
Dissertation Title: "Thomas and Tatian: The Relationship between the Gospel of Thomas and the Diatessaron"
Covenant Theological Seminary: M.Div., Theology 1994
The Johns Hopkins University: B.A., English Literature 1986
Areas of Expertise and Research Interests (8)
The Gospel of Luke
The Gospel of John
The Historical Jesus
Gnosticism
Reliability of the Bible
History of the New Testament
The Gospel of Matthew
The Gospel of Mark
Professional Affiliations (4)
- Society of Biblical Literature
- North American Patristics Society
- Evangelical Theological Society
- Center for Theological Inquiry: Fellow
Media Appearances (1)
Esteemed Reader: April 2014
Chronogram online
2014-04-01
According to scholar Nicholas Perrin "While the unifying discrete aphorisms through paronomasia may be described as a defining feature of Egyptian literature in general, it is clear as well that the Egyptians invoked puns for magical purposes. Power over reality presupposed not just the naming of that reality but insight into the matrix of sounds contiguous with that name."...
Academics and Published Research (2)
Courses Taught
- New Testament Criticism (BITH 452/543) - Biblical Theology (BITH 469/552) - New Testament Exegesis (BITH 646) - New Testament Theology (BITH 648) - Jewish Backgrounds (BITH 552) - New Testament Literature and Interpretation (BITH 213)
Research
- Second century - Historical Jesus - New Testament Theology - Gospels - Publications and Papers Presented
Select Articles, Chapters, Reviews, and Other Publications (4)
The Diatessaron and the Second-Century Reception of the Gospel of John
The Legacy of John: The Second Century Reception of the Fourth Gospel
Nicholas Perrin
2009
Where to Begin with the Gospel of Mark?
Currents in Theology and Mission
Nicholas Perrin
2008
The Aramaic Origins of the Gospel of Thomas – Revisited
Das Thomasevangelium: Entstehung -- Rezeption -- Theologie
Nicholas Perrin
2008
Eschatological Aspects of the Sinai Experience in Patristic Interpretation
Israel in the Wilderness: Interpretations of the Biblical Narratives in Jewish and Christian Traditions
Nicholas Perrin
2008
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