Curriculum Vitae JORDAN SMITH Business Address: Department of Religious Studies, Iowa City, IA 52242, Phone: 319-335-2169, E-mail: jordan-a-smith@uiowa.edu EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL HISTORY 1. Higher Education Ph.D., Religion Concentration in Religions of Western Antiquity Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL Summer 2008 Dissertation Title: Testify: Origen, Martyria, and the Christian Life Advisor: Nicole Kelley M.A., Religion Concentration in Religions of Western Antiquity Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL August 2002 B.A., Philosophy, summa cum laude Honors Thesis: The Prisoner s Dilemma and Ethical Philosophical Game Theory University of Memphis, Memphis, TN May 2000 Minors: Jewish Studies, Creative Writing, Sociology 2. Professional and Academic Positions Lecturer in Biblical Studies,, August 2008-present 3. Honors and Awards University of Iowa Center for Teaching Thank-a-Teacher Program Spring 2013 Nominated: University of Iowa Collegiate Teaching Award Spring 2012 Nominated: University of Iowa Teaching Excellence Award Spring 2011 University of Iowa Center for Teaching Thank-a-Teacher Program Fall 2011 Caimbridge Who s Who 2009-2010 Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Golden Key National Honor Society 4. Professional Memberships Theta Alpha Kappa National Honors Society Who s Who in Humanities Higher Education North American Patristic Society Society for Biblical Literature Spring 2012-present Fall 2008-present Fall 2004-present Fall 2000-present 1
TEACHING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA 1. Teaching Assignments Semester/Year Undergraduate Advisees Courses Taught/Enrollment Fall 2013 9 Spring 2013 12 Fall 2012 12 Summer 2012 Spring 2012 11 Fall 2011 10 Summer 2011 0 Spring 2011 0 32:011:001 (GE) Intro to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament 44 32:013:EXZ Gateway to the Bible 13 32:029:001 1 st Year Seminar: Backgrounds 13 32:181:001 Special Topics in Western Religion 11 32/20E:107:001 In Search of the Good Life 10 32:197:034 Honors Tutorial 1 32:012:001 (GE) Intro to the New Testament 40 32:013:EXZ Gateway to the Bible 20 32:109:001 (20E:104) Development of the Afterlife 30 32:181:001 Special Topics in Western Religion (2H) 26 32:197:034 Honors Tutorial 1 32:198:034 Honors Essay 1 610:099:002 Peer Mentoring 1 32:011:001 (GE) Intro to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament 66 32:013:EXZ Gateway to the Bible 13 32:094:001 Jesus and His Interpreters 7 32/20E:107:001 In Search of the Good Life 18 32:195:001 Individual Study Undergraduates 1 32:197:001 Honors Tutorial 1 187:199:011 International Studies Senior Project 1 32:013:EXZ Gateway to the Bible 4 32:012:001 (GE) Intro to the New Testament (1H) 65 32:013:EXZ Gateway to the Bible 23 32:092:001 Messianic and Apocalyptic Prophecy (1H) 22 32:109:001 (20E:104) The Development of the Afterlife 22 32:195:001 Individual Study Undergraduates 3 610:099:010 Peer Mentoring 1 32:011:001 (GE) Intro to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament 61 32:013:EXZ Gateway to the Bible 19 32:029:001 1 st Year Seminar: Creating the Bible 17 32:094:001 Jesus and His Interpreters 16 32:195:034 Individual Study Undergraduates 2 32:196:001 Senior Seminar: God, Devil, and Evil 14 32:012:001 (GE) Introduction to the New Testament 10 32:013:EXZ Gateway to the Bible 2 32:012:001 (GE) Introduction to the New Testament 41 32:092:001 Messianic and Apocalyptic Prophecy 30 32:109:001 The Development of the Afterlife 21 32:195:034 Individual Study Undergraduates 2 2
Winter 2010 0 Fall 2010 0 Spring 2010 0 Winter 2009 0 32:198:034 Honors Essay 1 32:012:001 (GE) Intro to the New Testament 10 32:011:001 (GE) Intro to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament 43(2H) 32:094:001 Jesus and His Interpreters 17 32/20E:107:001 In Search of the Good Life 15 32:195:034 Individual Study Undergraduates 1 32:012:001 (GE) Intro to the New Testament 40 32:092:001 Messianic and Apocalyptic Bible Prophecy 19 (1H) 32/20E:109:001 Suffering, Death, and the Afterlife 20 20E:029:002 First Year Seminar: Translating the New Testament 10 610:099:010 Peer Mentoring 1 32:012:001 Intro to the New Testament 9 Fall 2009 0 32:011:001 Intro to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament 14 (1H) 32:094:001 Jesus and His Interpreters 28 32/20G:122:001 Classical and Hellenistic Periods I 3 32:196:001 Senior Majors Seminar 10 32:195:001 Individual Study Undergraduates 1 Spring 2009 0 32:012:001 Intro to the New Testament 32 32:092:001 Messianic and Apocalyptic Prophecy 38 32:109:001 Suffering, Death, and the Afterlife 12 Fall 2008 0 32:011:001 Intro to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament 21 32:090:001 Women in the Bible 12 32:094:001 Jesus and His Interpreters 15 (1H) * (H) designates extra course work required for student to achieve Honors Designation for course 2. General Education in Humanities Courses Taught 32:011 Introduction to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament 32:012 Introduction to the New Testament 3. First-Year Seminars Taught 32:029:001 Backgrounds of the Hebrew Bible Fall 2013 32:029:001 Creating the Bible Fall 2011 20E:029:002 Creating the New Testament Spring 2010 4. Honors Theses Directed 32:198:034 Honor s Essay: Gnostic Christians and the Neoplatonic Worldview Spring 2013 187:199:011 International Studies Senior Project: The Writing of Religion Fall 2012 32:198:034 Honor s Essay: Jewish-Christian Relations in History Spring 2011 5. Independent Study Courses Taught 32:195:034 The Rabbis and the Western Concept of Law Fall 2012 32:195:034 Gnostic Ideology in Its Early Christian Context Spring 2012 32:195:034 Archaeology and the Bible Spring 2012 32:195:034 Pauline Ethics and the Modern Church Spring 2012 32:195:034 Jewish Mysticism Fall 2011 32:195:034 Christian Gnosticism Fall 2011 32:195:034 Biblical Dualism in Modern Culture Spring 2011 32:195:034 Martyrdom and Faith in Ancient and Modern Times Spring 2011 32:195:034 Anti-Semitism and the Gospels Fall 2010 3
32:195:034 The Deaths of Jesus and Socrates Fall 2009 32:195:034 Morality and Service in Practice Spring 2009 6. Study Abroad/International Program Supervision Azekah Archaeological Summer Research Project Served as Co-Director of summer archaeological study abroad program to Azekah, Israel. Led five weekend tours in Israel and a five-day tour of archaeological sites of Jordan. Summer 2013 7. Guided Independent Study Courses Gateway to the Bible Summer 2011-present SCHOLARSHIP 1. Publications or Creative Works Fritz Cates, Diana and Jordan Smith. Vice, in Dictionary of Scripture and Ethics (e.d. Joel Green; Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Academic, 2011), 806-808. 2. Television and Radio Bible Secrets Revealed: Mysterious Prophecies Appeared as expert on Season 1, Episode 5 of Bible Secrets Revealed documentary series that premiered on History. (Prometheus Entertainment) December 11, 2013. Bible Secrets Revealed: Forbidden Scriptures Appeared as expert on Season 1, Episode 3 of Bible Secrets Revealed that premiered on History. (Prometheus Entertainment) November 27, 2013. 3. Invited Lectures and Conference Presentations (Mis)Communication in the Early Christian World, Connected: Communication and Christianity Series, First Presbyterian Church, Cedar Rapids, IA January 12, 2014 The Martyr s (Con)Quest: Transforming Perpetua s Struggle into the Search for Paradise, 8 th Annual Religion, Literature, and the Arts Conference, Iowa City, IA August 25, 2012 When Not in Rome: Jewish-Roman Relations in 1 st Century Palestine, Trinity Episcopal Church, Iowa City, IA February 29, 2012 The Backgrounds of the Christian Afterlife, First Mennonite Church, Iowa City, IA Series of Invited Lectures September-November 2011 Judaism and Its Cultural History: A Background to Fiddler on the Roof, The Honor s Program,, Iowa City, IA November 15, 2010 Textual Criticism and the Creation of the New Testament, Classics First Year Seminar,, Iowa City, IA September 2009 A Complete Martyrdom: Origen s Exhortation to Martyrdom 21, North American Patristic Society, Chicago, IL May 2009 Judaism: What Does it Mean to be God s Chosen, Introduction to Islam,, Iowa City, IA January 2009 Early Christianity: Who Was This Jesus Guy, Anyway, Introduction to Islam,, Iowa City, IA January 2009 Images of Perfection: Origen, Martyria, and the Christian Life, Fifteenth International Conference on Patristic Studies, Oxford, England August 2007 Making Martyrs: Persecution, Death, and Identity in the Acts of the Christian Martyrs, North American Patristic Society, Chicago, IL May 2006 Innocent Bystanders: People in the Crowd in the Christian Martyr Acts and the Debate over Martyrdom, South Eastern Commission for the Study of Religion, Atlanta, GA March 2006 4
Caught Up in the Moment: Martyrdom and the Creation of Identity, FSU Graduate Symposium on Religion, Tallahassee, FL March 2006 The Blessed Couple: The Martyr and the Ascetic as the Bridegroom and the Bride in Origen s Thought, North American Patristic Society, Chicago, IL May 2005 Divine Impersonations: Origen, Martyria, and the Ideal Christian Life, FSU Graduate Symposium on Religion, Tallahassee, FL March 2005 The Blessed Couple: The Martyr and the Ascetic as the Bridegroom and the Bride in Origen s Thought, Southeastern Commission for the Study of Religion, Winston-Salem, NC March 2005 SERVICE 1. Profession Session Chair Pre-Nicene Texts and Themes North American Patristic Society, Chicago, IL May 2009 2. University Faculty Advisor Discussions on Religion and Culture Fall 2012-present Secretary Theta Alpha Kappa, University of Iowa Chapter Fall 2012-present Undergraduate Academic Advisor Fall 2011-present Faculty Advisor Students Today, Leaders Forever Fall 2008-Spring 2012 Peer Mentor Spring 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2013 5