E. Elizabeth Johnson P. O. Box 520 Decatur, Georgia 30031-0520 404-687-4563 JohnsonB@CTSnet.edu SERVICE 1998-present Columbia Theological Seminary Decatur, Georgia J. Davison Philips Professor of New Testament 1986-1998 New Brunswick Theological Seminary New Brunswick, New Jersey Associate Professor of New Testament 1983-1986 Princeton Theological Seminary Princeton, New Jersey Teaching Fellow in New Testament 1979-1983 Queens College Charlotte, North Carolina Chaplain and Instructor in Humanities EDUCATION Ph.D. M.Div. B.G.S. Princeton Theological Seminary Princeton Theological Seminary Ohio University PUBLICATIONS Academic Feasting on the Gospels: Matthew, Vols. 1 and 2. Westminster John Knox Press. Ed. Cynthia A. Jarvis and E. Elizabeth Johnson. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2013. Feasting on the Gospels: Matthew, Mark. Westminster John Knox Press. Ed. Ed. Cynthia A. Jarvis and E. Elizabeth Johnson. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2014. Feasting on the Gospels: Luke, Vols. 1 and 2. Westminster John Knox Press. Ed. Ed. Cynthia A. Jarvis and E. Elizabeth Johnson. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2014. Feasting on the Gospels: John, Vols. 1 and 2. Westminster John Knox Press. Ed. Cynthia A. Jarvis and E. Elizabeth Johnson. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2014-2015. Paul s Reliance on Scripture in 1 Thessalonians, 143-162 in Paul and Scripture. Ed. Christopher Stanley. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 2012. Ephesians, 576-580 in The Women s Bible Commentary: Second Edition. Ed. Carol Newsom, Sharon Ringe, and Jacqueline E. Lapsley. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2012. Colossians, 585-587 in The Women s Bible Commentary: Second Edition. Ed. Carol Newsom, Sharon Ringe, and Jacqueline E. Lapsley. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2012. God s Covenant Faithfulness to Israel, 157-168 in Reading the Letter to the Romans. SBL Resources for Biblical Studies. Ed. Jerry L. Sumney. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 2012. 1 Thessalonians and 2 Thessalonians, 427-434 in Theological Bible Commentary, ed. Gail R. O Day and David L. Peterson. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2009.
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The Function of Apocalyptic and Wisdom Traditions in Romans 9-11. SBLDS 109. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1989. Ecclesiastical Pastoral Perspective on John 20:11-18, 314-318 in Feasting on the Gospels John, Vol. 2: A Pastoral Perspective on John 20:19-23, 320-324 in Feasting on the Gospels John, Vol. 2: A Pastoral Perspective on John 20:24-31, 326-330 in Feasting on the Gospels John, Vol. 2: A Exegetical Perspective on Luke 9:43b-50, 273-277 in Feasting on the Gospels Luke, Vol. 1: A Exegetical Perspective on Luke 10:1-16, 285-289 in Feasting on the Gospels Luke, Vol. 1: A Exegetical Perspective on Mark 1:29-34, 39-43 in Feasting on the Gospels Mark: A Feasting on the Word Commentary, ed. Cynthia A. Jarvis and E. Elizabeth Johnson (Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2014). Exegetical Perspective on Mark 1:35-39, 45-49 in Feasting on the Gospels Mark, Vol. 1: A Exegetical Perspective on Matthew 13:18-23, 363-367 in Feasting on the Gospels Matthew, Vol. 1: A Exegetical Perspective on Matthew 13:24-30, 369-373 in Feasting on the Gospels Matthew, Vol. 1: A Exegetical Perspective on Matthew 13:31-32, 375-379 in Feasting on the Gospels Matthew, Vol. 1: A Pastoral Perspective on Philemon 1-21, 38-42 in Feasting on the Word: Preaching the Revised Exegetical Perspective on Luke 18:9-14, 213-217 in Feasting on the Word: Preaching the Revised Exegetical Perspective on Luke 6:20-31, 237-241 in Feasting on the Word: Preaching the Revised Exegetical Perspective on Luke 19:1-10, 261-265 in Feasting on the Word: Preaching the Revised
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Atlanta Society of Feminist-Womanist Biblical Studies Editorial Board, Feasting on the Word: Preaching From the Common Lectionary, Westminster John Knox Press (2008-2010) Co-General Editor with Cynthia A. Jarvis of Feasting on the Gospels, Westminster John Knox Press (forthcoming, 2013) PERSONAL Married to the Rev. Peter M. Paulsen (Reformed Church in America) Mother of two daughters, Grace (b. 1989) and Sarah (b. 1991), and two stepsons, Stephen (b. 1966) and Christopher (1968-2002) Our family worships at Central Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, Georgia