William Alexander Ross Curriculum Vitae

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1 William Alexander Ross Curriculum Vitae Doctoral Candidate Faculty of Divinity University of Cambridge Fitzwilliam College williamaross.wordpress.com Mobile: Emery Street Cambridge CB1 2AX EDUCATION University of Cambridge United Kingdom Doctoral Candidate in Divinity Cambridge Trust Scholar Old Testament Biblical Studies Supervisor: Dr. James Aitken Westminster Theological Seminary Philadelphia, PA 2014 Masters of Divinity General Studies Trinity Western University (ACTS) Vancouver, BC May 27-31, 2013 RELS 681 Current Issues in Septuagint Study The John William Wevers Institute for Septuagint Studies Drs. Larry Perkins, Robert Hiebert, Dirk Büchner, and Peter Flint Grove City College Grove City, PA 2009 Bachelors of Science International Business: Focus in Spanish & Entrepreneurship Academic Dean s List Cum Laude Universidad Menéndez Pelayo Sevilla, España Spring 2007 Estudios Internacionales Sobresaliente RECENT EMPLOYMENT Westminster Theological Seminary Philadelphia, PA March, 12 May 14 Teaching Assistant Dr. G.K. Beale Research Assistant Dr. G.K. Beale Westminster Theological Seminary Philadelphia, PA Teaching Assistant Dr. Christopher Fantuzzo Spring, 14 Westminster Theological Seminary Philadelphia, PA July, 13 June 2014 Research Assistant to the Provost Dr. Jeffrey K. Jue

2 GRANTS, HONORS, AND AWARDS Cambridge Trust Scholar University of Cambridge, Shipley Scholarship Fitzwilliam College, Fitzwilliam Society Trust Research Fund Fitzwilliam College, 2014 The Edwin L. Jones Graduate Fellowship Westminster Theological Seminary, The Thomas E. Welmers Paper Award in Biblical Languages and Exegesis Westminster Theological Seminary Spring, 2014 Paper: There Is No Spoon: Text-Critical Question-Begging in the Acrostic of Nah. 1 The Edwin L. Jones Graduate Fellowship Westminster Theological Seminary, The Weersing Scholarship Fund Westminster Theological Seminary, The Thomas E. Welmers Paper Award in Biblical Languages and Exegesis Westminster Theological Seminary Spring, 2013 Paper: Paul s use of Habakkuk 2:4 in Romans 1:17 Westminster Theological Seminary Presbytery Under Care Scholarship Sept. 10 May 14 Grove City College Cum Laude 2009 Academic Dean s List PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Society of Biblical Literature The International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies Evangelical Theological Society Institute for Biblical Research March 12 present Nov. 12 present Jan. 13 Present Feb. 14 Present LANGUAGES Ancient: Ancient Hebrew, Koine Greek Modern: Spanish (conversational), French (beginner), German (beginner) - 2 -

3 ACADEMIC WORK, POSITIONS, AND PRESENTATIONS Teaching & Research Experience Teaching Assistant Experience Spring Assisted Dr. Christopher Fantuzzo at Westminster Theological Seminary in Hebrew III (OT 013) and Old Testament History and Theology II (OT 223) preparing and grading Hebrew quizzes, midterm, and final. Research in New Testament Assisted Dr. Gregory K. Beale, professor in New Testament at Westminster Theological Seminary with research for current book and article projects. Conducted extensive research to co-author a Greek interpretive lexicon, which uses existing lexica to craft an exegetically-oriented handbook. Published with Zondervan, Teaching Experience Assisted Dr. Gregory K. Beale at Westminster Theological Seminary, helping with overall class logistics, grading, and conducting seminars in discourse analysis for Greek III (NT013aa) and Acts & the Pauline Epistles (NT223). Also graded papers in New Testament Introduction II (NT 103). Presentations & Talks Society of Biblical Literature National Conference 2014 (November 22-25) presented The Divergent Battle Language in LXX-Judges: Polemeō and Paratassō. Evangelical Theological Society National Conference 2014 (November 19-21) presented There is No Spoon: Text-Critical Question Begging in the Acrostic of Nahum 1, in Psalms & Hebrew Poetry section. International Congress of the International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies (IOSCS) 2013 (August 1-5, Munich, Germany) presented Lexical Possibilities in Septuagint Research: Revision and Expansion. Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) Eastern Regional Meeting 2013 (March 1-2, Lynchburg, VA) presented Chipping Away at the Broken Acrostic in Nahum 1:2-8: An Exercise in Septuagintal Textual Criticism. Eastern Great Lake Biblical Society (EGLBS) Annual Meeting 2013 (April 4-5, Erie, PA) presented YHWH Will Be Your Everlasting Light: A Motific Analysis of Light and Darkness in Isaiah. Trinity Western University Seminar in Current Issues in Septuagint Study (May, 2013, Vancouver, BC) Presented Genesis 19:5-8 An MT/LXX Comparison, Analysis, and Commentary

4 CHURCH & MINISTRY INVOLVEMENT (Selected) Cresheim Valley Church (PCA) Member as of March 10 present Pastoral Intern April 13 Present. Serving as church pastoral intern, the duties of which include teaching, preaching, leading worship, and serving regularly. Under Care July 10 present. Currently under the care of the Philadelphia Presbytery, which provides personal, theological, and organizational oversight. Church Leadership Assistant January 11 March 13. Help with church logistics, leadership, and teaching. Responsibilities include regular church set-up and tear-down, coordination of the young adult ministry, teaching a bi-weekly small group study, and periodic Sunday school teaching as well as preaching. Philadelphia PCA Presbytery Recording Clerk Sept. 13 May 14. Attended meetings to record official minutes for submission on behalf of the Philadelphia presbytery. PUBLICATIONS Books: Ross, William A., G. K. Beale and Daniel J Brendsel. An Interpretive Lexicon of New Testament Greek: Analysis of Prepositions, Adverbs, Particles, Relative Pronouns, and Conjunctions. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, Articles & Contributions: Lexical Possibilities in Septuagint Research: Revision and Expansion. In XV Congress of the International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies (IOSCS), Munich, Atlanta, GA: Scholars Press, forthcoming. Reviews: Review of Joy A. Schroeder, Deborah s Daughters: Gender Politics and Biblical Interpretation (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014), in Bulletin for Biblical Review, forthcoming. Review of J. Ross Wagner, Reading the Sealed Book: Reading Old Greek Isaiah and the Problem of Septuagint Hermeneutics. FAT 88 (Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck / Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2013), in Bulletin for Biblical Research, forthcoming. Review of Joshua G. Mathews, Melchizedek s Alternative Priestly Order: A Compositional Analysis of Genesis 14:18-20 and Its Echoes throughout the Tanak. Bulletin for Biblical Research Supplement 8 (Winona Lake, Ind.: Eisenbrauns, 2013), in Westminster Theological Journal, Vol. 76, No. 2 (Fall 2014)

5 Review of Jason S. DeRouchie, ed., What the Old Testament Authors Really Cared About: A Survey of Jesus Bible (Grand Rapids, Mich.: Kregel Academic, 2013), in Westminster Theological Journal, Vol. 76, No. 2 (Fall 2014). Review of Abi T. Ngunga, Messianism in the Old Greek of Isaiah: An Intertextual Analysis. Forschungen zur Religion und Literatur des Alten und Neuen Testaments 245 (Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2013), in Westminster Theological Journal, Vol. 76, No. 1 (Spring 2014). Review of Myrto Theocharous, Lexical Dependence and Intertextual Allusion in the Septuagint of the Twelve Prophets: Studies in Hosea, Amos, and Micah (T&T Clark, 2012), in Westminster Theological Journal, Vol. 75, No. 2 (Fall 2013). Online Publications: Eat the Law and Live, The Gospel Coalition, forthcoming. REFERENCES Dr. Fredric C. Putnam Associate professor of Old Testament Templeton Honors College Eastern University 1300 Eagle Road St. Davids, PA fputnam@eastern.edu Dr. James Aitken Lecturer in Hebrew, Old Testament, and Second Temple Studies Faculty of Divinity University of Cambridge jka1@cam.ac.uk Dr. G.K. Beale Professor of New Testament and Biblical Theology Westminster Theological Seminary 2960 Church Road Glenside, PA GKBeale@gmail.com Dr. Jeffrey Jue Provost, Stephen Tong Associate Professor of Reformed Theology Westminster Theological Seminary 2960 Church Road Glenside, PA jjue@wts.edu - 5 -