Andrew T. Dolan - Curriculum Vitae (cont'd)

Courses Taught (1993-2000)

The Bible Dynamics of Religion
Introduction to the (Hebrew) Bible Religion in America
Prophets of Ancient Israel Marriage and Sexuality
Introduction to the New Testament Introduction to New Testament Text Criticism
Theology of the New Testament Elementary Greek I and II
Synoptic Gospels Intermediate Greek I and II
Synoptic Gospels (Graduate) Elementary Latin I and II
Gospel and Letters of John Medical Moral Theology
Gospel and Letters of John (Graduate) ELECT Writing (Composition)
Canonical Gospels Foundations of Theology
St. Paul's Letters and Later Interpreters Introduction to Western Religions
St. Paul's Letters and Later Interpreters (Graduate) Biblical Archaeology:  Theory, History, Methods
Letter of Jude Catholicism
Early Christianity Introduction to World Religions
Greek Readings:  Aristophanes' Thesmophoriazusae
Greek Readings:  Women and "Woman" in Classical and Hellenistic Greek Literature
Freshmen Year Experience (a supplement to a regular Religion course, FYE facilitates student's transition from high school to college, helps define the role of university student, and introduces many of the resources at La Salle University)

Scholarly Society Affiliations

Catholic Biblical Association

Philadelphia Center for Religion and Science

Society for Ancient Medicine

Society of Biblical Literature (site under construction)

Participant in Scholarly E-mail Discussion Groups, including

ANAHITA, Women and Gender in the Ancient World

ELENCHUS, Early Christianity through Late Antiquity

IOUDAIOS, First-Century Judaism Forum

Research Languages:  Classical and Koine Greek, Latin, German, French

Awards

            1988                             National Merit Scholarship Commendation.

            1992                             United Bible Societies’ Senior Bible Award.

            1992                             Senior Award in Religion, La Salle University.

            1992                             General University Honors, Honors Program, La Salle University.

            1992                             M.A. Fellowship, Boston College.

            1993-95                        Teaching Assistantship, Temple University.

            1995-97                        Teacher Training Grant, Temple University.

            1997                             Award for Distinguished Teaching, Temple University.

1997-98                        Teaching Assistantship, Temple University.


Dissertation Topic:

farmakwn in Revelation 9.21:  A Proposal for an Alternate Translation

Thesis:  Rev. 9.21 reflects an expanded Decalogue with the term pharmakon serving as a thematic link between murders (phonon) and illicit sexual unions (porneias).  There is a popular Hellenistic, Roman, Jewish, and Christian association of abortion with concealing the effects of illicit sexual unions.  In addition, in early Jewish and Christian literature abortion is described as murder or inappropriate killing.  Moreover, abortion and infanticide appear in apocalypses nearly as often as adultery and fornication as punishable sins.  Therefore, pharmakon here (as in other, extra-biblical texts) should be understood as "abortifacient drugs," rather than the vague term "sorceries."

Research and Teaching Interests:  Gospels; historical Jesus; religion and science; Revelation and apocalyptic; religion and American culture; American consumerism and privatization; biblical studies; early Christian anti-Judaism; women in biblical and early Christian literature; New Testament soteriology; ancient abortion; Catholic biomedical ethics; history of Western understandings and structures of sex, gender, and family; Nineteenth Century transformations of religion, culture, gender, and science; history and philosophy of occupational therapy; issues and identity in American Catholicism; technological enhancements in teaching

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Updated July 11, 2000

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