PERSONAL PROFILE TIMOTHY G. GOMBIS Born January 27, 1972 Married to Sarah on May 22, 1993 Three children: Madeline (9/14/94), Jacob (5/4/96), and Riley (2/4/99) Grand Rapids Theological Seminary 1001 East Beltline Avenue NE Grand Rapids, MI 49525 timgombis@gmail.com EDUCATION Ph.D., New Testament Studies, 2005 University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Scotland Thesis title: The Triumph of God in Christ: Divine Warfare and the Argument of Ephesians Supervisors: Bruce W. Longenecker and Richard Bauckham Examiners: Larry Hurtado and Philip Esler Th.M., New Testament Exegesis, 2000 The Master's Seminary, Sun Valley, CA M.Div., Biblical Studies, 1997 The Master's Seminary, Sun Valley, CA B.S., Major in Political Studies; Minor in Theology, 1994 Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA PUBLICATIONS Books The Drama of Ephesians: Participating in the Triumph of God (Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2010). Paul: A Guide for the Perplexed (New York: T&T Clark, 2010). Articles and Book Chapters The Rhetoric of Divine Warfare in Ephesians, in Old Testament Holy War and Christian Morality, edited by Jeremy Evans and Heath Thomas (Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, forthcoming) Embodying the Kingdom: Shalom in Sport, in The Image of God and the Body: Essays on Christianity and Sport, edited by Don Deardorff and John White (New York: Edwin Mellen Press, 2008) The Transgressor and the Curse of the Law : The Logic of Paul s Argument in Galatians 2-3, New Testament Studies 53.1 (2007): 81-93 Racial Reconciliation and the Christian Gospel, ACT 3 Review 15.3 (2006): 117-28 Power Demonstrated in Weakness, ACT 3 Review 15.1 (2006): 81-101 A Radically New Humanity: The Function of the Haustafel in Ephesians, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 48 (2005): 317-30 Cosmic Lordship and Divine Gift-Giving: Psalm 68 in Ephesians 4:8, Novum Testamentum 47 (2005): 367-80
The Triumph of God in Christ: Divine Warfare in the Argument of Ephesians, Tyndale Bulletin 56.2 (2005): 157-60 Ephesians 3:2-13: Pointless Digression, or Epitome of the Triumph of God in Christ? Westminster Theological Journal 66 (2004): 313-23 Ephesians 2 as a Narrative of Divine Warfare, Journal for the Study of the New Testament 26.4 (2004): 403-18 How to Read Ephesians, From Athens to Jerusalem 3.5 (2003): 15-18 Being the Fullness of God in Christ by the Spirit: Ephesians 5:18 in its Epistolary Setting, Tyndale Bulletin 53.2 (2002): 259-72 PRESENTATIONS Papers Presented at Professional Meetings The Last Holdout Against the New Perspective? Paul s Analogy in Romans 4:4-5, presented at the Midwest Regional meeting of the ETS, April 2011. Pistis Christou: Intentionally Ambiguous, invited paper presented to a special session at the ETS National Meeting, November 2010. The True Impact of Online Education: A Theological Perspective, presented with Don Humphreys, Sixteenth International Conference on Learning, University of Barcelona, Spain, July 1, 2009. Romans as a Letter from Paul to the Church(es) in Rome: A Pastoral/Apocalyptic Reading of Romans 5-8, invited paper presented to the Hermeneutics Study Group, ETS National Meeting, November 2007 Transforming the Body: Salvation as Restoration to the Right Use of the Body in Romans, New Testament Study Group, Tyndale Fellowship Triennial Conference, Nantwich, England, July 2006, and ETS National Meeting, November 2006 Obedience to Revelation and Jewish Identity: Paul s Argument from Scripture in Gal 3:11-12, Biblical Theology Study Group, Tyndale House, Cambridge, England, July 2005, and Eastern Great Lakes Biblical Society, March, 2006 The Transgressor and the Curse of the Law: Paul s Covenantal Logic in Galatians 2-3, ETS National Meeting, November 2004 Ephesians 3:2-13: Apostolic Defense, Construction of Paul, or Pointless Digression? Postgraduate Biblical Studies Seminar, St. Mary s College, University of St. Andrews, April 2003, and ETS National Meeting, November 2003 The Triumphs of the Exalted Christ: Divine Warfare in Ephesians 2, British New Testament Conference, Cambridge University, Cambridge, England, September 2002, and ETS National Meeting, November 2002 Being the Fullness of God in Christ by the Spirit: Ephesians 5:18 in its Epistolary Setting, ETS National Meeting, November 2001 New Covenant Believers Under an Old Covenant Curse: Paul s Argument in Gal 3:10, ETS Far West Regional Meeting, April 2000 Invited Presentations
The Trinitarian Life of God, a paper read at Cedarville University chapel service, October 2008 Racial Reconciliation and the Gospel, a paper presented at Beyond Tolerance, Grace, a conference on race in Christian higher education, Cedarville University, October 2005 The Eschatological Life and Ministry of Paul in Philippians, presented to the Religious and Theological Students Fellowship, University of St. Andrews, November 2003 Presented a review and critique of Larry Hurtado s book, Lord Jesus Christ in the Post-Graduate Biblical Studies Seminar, St. Mary s College, University of St. Andrews, October 2003 An Introduction and Assessment of Openness Theology, presented at the Post-Graduate Theology seminar, St. Mary s College, University of St. Andrews, March 2003 An Introduction to Literary Criticism, presented to the Post-Graduate Biblical Studies Seminar, St. Mary s College, University of St. Andrews, October 2002 Presented on Ephesians for Studies in the Pauline Corpus, St. Mary s College, University of St. Andrews, November 2001 ACADEMIC BOOK REVIEWS Reviews of the following books appear in Catholic Biblical Quarterly, Review of Biblical Literature, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Themelios, Bulletin for Biblical Research, Scottish Bulletin of Evangelical Theology, Southeastern Theological Review, and Scottish Journal of Theology. Narrative Dynamics in Paul: A Critical Assessment, edited by Bruce W. Longenecker. Early Christian Families in Context: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue, edited by David L. Balch and Carolyn Osiek. Ephesians: A Shorter Commentary, by Ernest Best. Ephesians, by Thomas R. Yoder Neufeld. Faith in Jesus and Paul, by Maureen W. Yeung. Paul and the Jews, by A. Andrew Das. Perspectives Old and New on Paul: The Lutheran Paul and His Critics, by Stephen Westerholm. Apostle of the Crucified Lord: A Theological Introduction to Paul and His Letters, by Michael J. Gorman. A Feminist Companion to the Deutero-Pauline Epistles, edited by Amy-Jill Levine. Ephesians, by John Muddiman. Paul: His Story, by Jerome Murphy-O Connor. Romans, by John Toews. Colossians Remixed: Subverting the Empire, by Brian J. Walsh and Sylvia C. Keesmaat. Paul Among the Postliberals: Pauline Theology Beyond Christendom and Modernity, by Douglas Harink. The Drama of Scripture: Finding our Place in the Biblical Story, by Craig D. Bartholomew and Michael W. Goheen. Justification and Variegated Nomism Vol II, edited by D. A. Carson, Peter T. O Brien and Mark A. Seifrid. The Conversion of the Imagination: Paul as Interpreter of Israel s Scripture, by Richard B. Hays. Jews, Gentiles and Ethnic Reconciliation: Paul s Jewish Identity and Ephesians, by Tet-Lim N. Yee. Romans in Full Circle: A History of Interpretation, by Mark Reasoner. Reading Romans Through the Centuries: From the Early Church to Karl Barth, edited by Jeffrey P. Greenman and Timothy Larsen. The Birth Of Christianity: The First Twenty Years, by Paul Barnett. Community-identity Construction In Galatians: Exegetical, Social-anthropological And Socio-historical Studies, by Atsuhiro Asano. The Way of Salvation: The Role of Christian Obedience in Justification, by Paul A Rainbow. Persuading the Galatians: A Text-Centred Rhetorical Analysis of a Pauline Letter, by D. Francois Tolmie. Seeing the Word: Refocusing New Testament Study, by Markus Bockmuehl.
Dictionary for Theological Interpretation of the Bible, edited by Kevin J. Vanhoozer, et al. Justification in Perspective: Historical Developments and Contemporary Challenges, edited by Bruce L. McCormack. The Crux of Election: Paul s Critique of the Jewish Confidence in the Election of Israel, by Sigurd Grindheim. Ephesians: Empowerment to Walk in Love for the Unity of All in Christ, by John Paul Heil. A High View of Scripture?: The Authority of the Bible and the Formation of the New Testament Canon, by Craig D. Allert. Judgment and Justification in Early Judaism and the Apostle Paul, by Chris VanLandingham. Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament, edited by G. K. Beale and D. A. Carson. Colossians and Ephesians, by Charles H. Talbert. Scripture as Communication: Introducing Biblical Hermeneutics, by Jeannine K. Brown. The Letters to Philemon, the Colossians, and the Ephesians: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary on the Captivity Epistles, by Ben Witherington III. And I Turned to See the Voice, by Edith M. Humphrey. Justification: God s Plan and Paul s Vision, N. T. Wright. Inhabiting the Cruciform God: Kenosis, Justification, and Theosis in Paul s Narrative Soteriology, Michael J. Gorman. Approaches to Paul: A Student s Guide to Recent Scholarship, Magnus Zetterholm. Encounter with the New Testament: An Interdisciplinary Approach, Russell Pregeant. World Upside Down: Reading Acts in the Graeco-Roman Age, C. Kavin Rowe. The Letter to the Philippians, G. W. Hansen. Women in the World of the Earliest Christians, Lynn H. Cohick. Romans, Frank Matera. Ephesians, Frank Thielman. Spirit & the Restoration of Israel: New Exodus & New Creation Motifs in Galatians, Rodrigo J. Morales. ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE Associate Professor of New Testament, Grand Rapids Theological Seminary, 2011- Associate Professor of New Testament, Cedarville University, 2004-2011 Teaching New Testament Literature (sophomore-level survey course) Teaching upper-level New Testament electives Supervising senior capstone projects Mentoring 2-3 male students per semester Faculty mentor for Basilean, a student-led service organization Participant in the Multi-Cultural Community, an initiative to increase minority student involvement on the Cedarville campus Recipient of an Excellence in Teaching Award from Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education (May, 2008) Promotion to associate professor and tenure granted, January 2010 Tutor in New Testament, St. Mary s College, University of St. Andrews, Spring term 2002 Led weekly discussions on study of the Gospels for three tutorial groups consisting of a total of 35 students Assisted Dr. Longenecker in grading essays on Gerd Theissen s The Shadow of the Galilean Received high marks from students for teaching effectiveness Tutor in Greek, St. Mary s College, University of St. Andrews, Spring term 2001 Prepared weekly lessons on various subjects in New Testament Greek Reviewed translation of passages in 1 John with students Received high marks from students for teaching effectiveness Instructor in Greek, Logos Bible Institute, Los Angeles, CA, October 1997 to June 1998 Taught Beginning Greek in a weekly class designed for lay people
Assistant Book Review Editor, Biblical Interpretation: A Journal of Contemporary Approaches, 2002-2003 Assisted with book review duties while the book review editor, Bruce Longenecker, was on sabbatical SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS Evangelical Theological Society Society of Biblical Literature Tyndale Fellowship Institute for Biblical Research MINISTRY EXPERIENCE Shepherd Team, chairing the leadership team of a missional church-plant in inner-city Springfield, OH, January 2005-2009 Guest Speaker, preaching on a number of occasions at St. Andrews Baptist Church, St. Andrews, Scotland and meetings of the Christian Union, University of St. Andrews, January 2002, November 2002, and October 2003 Conference Speaker, Baptist Youth Weekend, Coleraine, Northern Ireland October 2000 Interim Pastor, Dungannon Baptist Church, Dungannon, Northern Ireland July 1997 and July 1998 Conducted Sunday morning and evening services, along with a mid-week service, during the month of July, both in 1997 and 1998 Director of Grace on Campus, University of Southern California, Los Angeles October 1996 to May 2000 Taught a weekly Bible Study on the campus of USC Developed relationships with students and met regularly on campus to discuss issues related to following Jesus in a university environment Participated on a leadership team which oversaw a university fellowship of about 800 students in the Los Angeles area Team Leader, Short-term mission teams to Northern Ireland from Grace Community Church, Los Angeles August 1996 and August 1997 Recruited college students and other single Christians for a short term mission/ministry team in Northern Ireland, in participation with Baptist Youth of Ireland Participated in evangelism and relationship development with Baptist churches seeking to develop outreach into their local communities SUPPLEMENTAL EXPERIENCE Student Body President, The Master's Seminary, Sun Valley, CA School year 1996-97 Administrative Assistant, Refrigeration Supplies Distributor, Van Nuys, CA September 1997-June 2000 Revised July 6, 2011