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Greg Carey has taught at Lancaster Seminary since 1999, having previously taught at Rhodes College and Winthrop University. His publications include numerous studies on the book of Revelation and ancient apocalyptic literature, rhetorical analysis of the New Testament, and Sinners: Jesus and His Earliest Followers.
Courses in New Testament aim to prepare students as public interpreters of Scripture. Students engage Scripture not only in its ancient Mediterranean contexts but also as living documents in global conversations.
Greg blogs regularly for the Huffington Post religion section. A contributing editor to the Odyssey Networks' new lectionary resource, ON Scripture, he also serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Bible and Human Transformation and Out In Scripture, an LGBT-friendly lectionary resource. Greg serves as chair of the Rhetoric and the New Testament Section of the Society of Biblical Literature and as co-chair for the Apocalyptic Literature Section of the Society of Biblical Literature International Meeting. He has appeared in documentaries on the BBC, Discovery Channel, and National Geographic Channel, and most recently the 2011 BBC One documentary, "The Story of Jesus."
An Alabama native, Greg is a graduate of Rhodes College and Vanderbilt University (PhD, 1996). Greg is an active layperson in the United Church of Christ, who serves as Scholar in Residence at Lancaster'sEvangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity. He lives in Lancaster with his daughters Erin and Emily.
Latest Content by Dr. Greg Carey
Dr. Greg Carey: Jesus and the Torah
Dr. Greg Carey (UCC)One commonly hears, especially in church, that Jesus routinely transgressed the Torah, the law of Israel. Indeed, at least one New Testament writer agreed, saying that Jesus "abolished the law with its commandments and ordinances" (Ephesians 2:15). So what about Jesus? Did he observe the Torah like most other Jews of his day, or did he transgress it?
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Dr. Greg Carey: Crossan on Parables and Gospels
Dr. Greg Carey (UCC)John Dominic Crossan's new book, "The Power of Parable: How Fiction by Jesus Became Fiction aboutJesus," may spark controversy among some churchgoing readers. However, for readers who aspire to take the Gospels seriously, Crossan has some important things to say.
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