Present Position
Loma Linda University
Research Professor, School of Religion, Loma Linda University
Professional Experience
students
Loma Linda University Church
La Sierra University
Loma Linda University
Adventist Colleges Abroad
Education
1989 Hebrew Union College (OH) Bible: Texts and Versions
Dissertation: “An Analysis of Manuscripts b o c2 e2 in 1 Reigns”
(Advisors: Drs Matitiahu Tsevat, Stephen Kaufman; Robert Kraft, U. of Penn.)
Teaching Areas
Septuagint Studies; Koine Greek; Biblical Hebrew; Latin; NT Studies; Biblical Exegesis; Textual Criticism; OT Theology; Intertestamental studies
Honors
Joseph and Helen Regenstein Foundation Fellowship, 1979–1982
General Interfaith Fellowship, 1982–1983
Ilse Hitchman Fellowship, 1983–1984
Julius and Hildegard Lewy Fellowship, 1984–1986, 1988–1989
Rose Skillman Interfaith Fellowship, 1986–1987
Erna and Julius Krouch Scholarship, 1987–1988
Charles Elliott Weniger Award for Excellence, 2010
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Graduate School Medallion, Alumnus of the Year, 2014
Avondale College, Alumnus of the Year, 2016
Offices In Professional Societies
Computer Assisted Tools for Septuagint Studies (CATSS)
International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies (IOSCS)
Society of Biblical Literature (SBL)
Southeastern California Conference (SECC)
Weniger Society for Excellence
Committee Memberships
Publications
Books and Book Chapters
The Lucianic Manuscripts of 1 Reigns. Vol. 1, Majority Text. Harvard Semitic Monographs 50. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1992.
The Lucianic Manuscripts of 1 Reigns. Vol. 2, Analysis. Harvard Semitic Monographs 51. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1993.
The Analytical Lexicon to the Septuagint. A complete parsing guide. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994.
Bernard A. Taylor, editor. IX Congress of the International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies. Cambridge, England. Septuagint and Cognate Studies 45. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1997.
“The Lucianic Text and the MT in 1 Reigns,” in: IX Congress of the International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies (SCS 45. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1997) 1–18.
Bernard A. Taylor, editor. X Congress of the International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies. Oslo, Switzerland. SCS 51. Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2001.
Bernard A. Taylor, John A. L. Lee, Peter R. Burton, Richard E. Whitaker, editors. Biblical Greek Language and Lexicography: Essays in honor of Frederick W. Danker. Eerdmans, 2004.
“Hebrew to Greek: A Semantic Study of σπεύδω for the New English Translation of the Septuagint,” 136–148 in Danker volume listed above.
“Deponency and Greek Lexicography,” 167–176 in Danker volume listed above.
“Semitic Influence on Greek Syntax: The Greek Middle Voice,” in Grammatica Intellectio Scripturae: Saggi filologici di Greco biblico in onore di Lina Cignelli OFM (a cura di Rosario Pierri OFM); Studium Biblicum Franciscanum 68 (Jerusalem: Franciscan Press, 2006) 49–68.
Translation of Old Greek sections of 1–3 Reigns for New English Translation of the Septuagint. New York: Oxford University Press, 2007.
Translation of Judith, Tobit, Esther, Additions to Daniel, English Standard Version Apocrypha. New York: Oxford University Press, 2009.
Translation of Judith, Tobit, Esther, Additions to Daniel, English Standard Version Apocrypha. New York: Oxford University Press, 2009.
Analytical Lexicon to the Septuagint, Expanded Edition: with Word Definitions from Greek-English Lexicon of the Septuagint by J. Lust, E. Eynikel, and K. Hauspie. Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson, 2009.
First Reader, Additions to Daniel, Common English Bible.
“Greek Deponency: The Historical Perspective,” in Biblical Greek in Context. Essays in Honor of John A. L. Lee (ed. James K. Aitken and Trevor V. Evans; Leuven: Peeters, 2015) 177–190.
Forthcoming articles [at press] in The Textual History of the Bible; Vol. 3: A Companion to Textual Criticism, Sidnie W. Crawford, Russell E. Fuller, Armin Lange, Hanna Tervanotko, editors (Leiden: Brill):
- 2.3.4 The Edition of Holmes-Parsons
- 2.3.7 Swete’s Edition
- 2.3.8 The Edition of Brooke and McLean
Peer Reviewed Publications
The 1 Reigns/1 Samuel Brooke-McLean Larger Cambridge Septuagint variants database prepared for my dissertation at Hebrew Union College, funded in part by the Heinz Foundation: available from CCAT
“Evaluating Minority Variants within Families of Greek Manuscripts.” BIOSCS 23 (1990) 31–38.
“The CATSS Variant Database: An Evaluation.” BIOSCS 25 (1992) 28–37.
“The Lucianic Text of 1 Reigns: Three Texts Compared and Contrasted.” BIOSCS 29 (1996) 53–66.
“Looking at the Use of Biblical Texts in Dies Domini,” Spectrum 27 No. 3 (1999) 37, 38.
“The NETS Translation of 1 Reigns: Lexical Issues,” BIOSCS 36 (2003) 75–85.
“The NETS Translation of 1 Reigns: Lexical Issues,” BIOSCS 36 (2003) 75–85.
“Solā Scripturā: Lost in Translation,” Spectrum 31 No. 4 (2003) 7–9.
“The Bulletin at Fifty: Adapting to the Times.” JSCS 50 (2017) 7–12.
Presentations Professional Societies
Invited Papers
“Headwords in Lexica,” SBL Annual Meeting, Biblical Lexicography Section, Philadelphia, PA, November, 1995.
“TEI [Text Encoding Initiative] and the Septuagint” (with video demonstration of SGML [Standard Generalized Markup Language]), SBL Annual Meeting, Electronic Standards for Biblical Language Texts Seminar, San Francisco, CA, November, 1997.
“Hebrew to Greek: A Semantic Study of σπεύδω for the New English Translation of the Septuagint,” SBL Annual Meeting, Biblical Lexicography Section, Nashville, TN, November, 2000.
“Deponency and Greek Lexicography,” SBL Annual Meeting, Joint Biblical Lexicography Section/IOSCS Session, Denver, CO, November, 2001.
“The NETS Translation of 1 Reigns: Lexical Issues,” SBL Annual Meeting, Biblical Lexicography Section, Atlanta, GA, November, 2003.
“Vulgate Lexicons Old and New,” SBL Annual Meeting, Biblical Lexicography Section, San Antonio, TX, November, 2004.
“Semitic Influence on Greek Syntax: The Greek Middle Voice,” SBL Annual Meeting, Biblical Lexicography Section, Philadelphia, PA, November, 2005.
“Headwords redivivus: Why They Matter,” SBL Annual Meeting, Biblical Lexicography Section, San Diego, CA, November, 2007.
“The Rahlfs-Hanhart Septuagint Text: An Analysis,” SBL Annual Meeting, IOSCS Session, New Orleans, LA, November, 2009.
“Greek Deponency: The Historical Perspective,” SBL Annual Meeting, Greek Language and Linguistics Section, Atlanta, GA, November, 2010.
“Finding the Middle Ground,” SBL Annual Meeting, Greek Language and Linguistics Section, Chicago, IL, November, 2012.
Platform Presentations
“Analysis of Manuscript Families in the Septuagint: A Method Based upon the Study of the ‘Lucianic’ Manuscripts in 1 Reigns.” SBL Annual Meeting, IOSCS Session, Anaheim, CA, November, 1985.
“The Majority Text of the Lucianic Manuscripts for 1 Reigns: an Update on the Method and the Results.” SBL Annual Meeting, IOSCS Session, Boston, MA, November, 1987.
“Lucian and the Old Greek in 1 Reigns: A Statistical Analysis,” SBL Annual Meeting, IOSCS Session, Chicago, IL, November, 1988.
“Evaluating Minority Variants Within Families of Greek Manuscripts,” SBL Annual Meeting, IOSCS Session, Anaheim, CA, November, 1989.
“The CATSS Variant Database: An Evaluation,” SBL Annual Meeting, IOSCS Session, New Orleans, LA, November, 1990.
“נצדק redivivus,” SBL Annual Meeting, IOSCS Session, Kansas City, MO, November, 1991.
“The Old Testament and Apocalypticism: Then and Now,” Andrews Society for Religious Studies, San Francisco, CA, November, 1992.
“The Lucianic Majority Text and the MT in 1 Reigns,” SBL Annual Meeting, Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible Section, San Francisco, CA, November, 1992.
“The Creation of The Analytical Lexicon to the Septuagint: A–Ω,” SBL Annual Meeting, IOSCS Session, Washington, DC, November, 1993.
“The Lucianic Text and the MT in 1 Reigns,” SBL Annual Meeting, IOSCS Session, Chicago, IL, November, 1994.
“The Lucianic Text and the MT in 1 Reigns,” IXth IOSCS Congress, Cambridge, England, July, 1995.
“The Lucianic Text of 1 Reigns: Three Texts Compared and Contrasted,” SBL Annual Meeting, IOSCS Session, New Orleans, LA, November, 1996.
“Genesis in a New Key,” LLUC/LLU Mind and Spirit colloquium, January 20.
“The King James Version at 400 years,” LLUC/LLU Mind and Spirit Colloquium, January 21.
Hobbies
Amateur Radio (AB6TD)
Chief Examiner (FCC exams), LLU Amateur Radio Club
President, LLU Amateur Radio Club
Manager, LLU Amateur Radio Club
Computing
Textual and literary analysis of manuscripts, Greek and Latin morphology, utilizing Unicode to
exchange documents with ancient language fonts, use of speech recognition software
Running
LA Marathon
33 half marathons
Race Director, Loma Linda Lopers Holiday Classic