Reverend Dr Gregory Jenks
Sessional Lecturer in Biblical Studies
BA (Hons Studies in Religion) (UQ); MA (UQ); PhD (UQ)
Profile
Dr Jenks has been a faculty member at St Francis College at various times since the late 1970s, including Academic Dean (2008–2015). He was Dean of St George’s College, Jerusalem (2015–2017) and Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Grafton (2017–2022). He is a Fellow of the Westar Institute and served as its Associate Director (1999–2001). He is the inaugural Director of the Centre for Coins, Culture & Religious History at St John’s Cathedral, Brisbane. Dr Jenks has written and edited several books, including the Afterlives of Jesus (3 vols), Cascade Books (forthcoming).
Special research interests: Early Christianity, Historical Jesus, Nazareth, Numismatics
Publications
Books
Jesus in Global Perspective: 1. Historical Afterlives of Jesus. 2. Interfaith Afterlives of Jesus. 3. Cultural Afterlives of Jesus. (editor & contributor) 3 vols. Westar Studies. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, forthcoming 2023.
Wisdom and Imagination: Religious Progressives and the Search for Meaning, edited by Rex A. E. Hunt & Gregory C. Jenks. Melbourne: Morning Star Publishing, 2014.
Jesus Then and Jesus Now: Looking for Jesus, Finding Ourselves. Melbourne: Morning Star Publishing, 2014.
The Once and Future Scriptures: Exploring the role of the Bible in the contemporary church. (editor & contributor) Salem, OR: Polebridge Press, 2013.
The Once and Future Bible: An introduction to the Bible for religious progressives. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2011.
The Origins and Early Development of the Antichrist Myth. BZNW, 59. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 1991
Book Chapters
“Medieval Coins from the Excavations at et-Tel (Bethsaida) 1987–2016” in ‘And they came to Bethsaida’: A Festschrift in honor of Rami Arav, edited by Fred Strickert and Richard Freund. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2019, pp. 181-201.
“A Prophet like Moses: Early Christian use of the Moses Tradition” In Essays on Moses from Buenos Aires: Moses in Three Traditions and in Literature, edited by John T. Greene. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2017, pp. 151-87
“Pilgrims and Powerbrokers: The Russian fascination with Jerusalem” In Postcolonial Voices from Down Under: Aboriginal and Migrant Roots, Religions, and Readings, edited by Jione Have. Eugene: OR: Wipf & Stock, 2017, pp. 73–87.
“Speaking Truth: Reflections on the role of a theological educator at the beginning of the third millennium.” in Intellect Encounters Faith: A Synthesis. Festschrift for J. Harold Ellens, edited by John T. Green. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014, pp. 148–59.
“The Occupation of the Bible” and “Does the Bible have a Future?” In The Bible and the Palestine-Israel Conflict, edited by Naim Ateek, Cedar Duaybis & Tina Whitehead. Jerusalem: Sabeel Center, 2014, pp. 53–57 & 119–22.
“Encountering God in Jesus of Nazareth.” In Encountering God: Face to Face with the Divine, edited Nigel Leave. Melbourne: Morning Star Publishing, 2014, pp. 39–52.
“Choosing good resources for studying theology.” In God, by Degrees: A Practical Guide for New Theological Students, edited by Jeanette Mathew. Canberra: Barton Books, 2014, 2019, pp. 28–35.
“An Open Bible: Imagining an inclusive Scripture.” In Wisdom and Imagination: Religious Progressives and the Search for Meaning, edited by Rex A. E. Hunt & Gregory C. Jenks. Melbourne: Morning Star Publishing, 2014, pp. 105–17.
“The sign of Jonah: Reading Jonah on the boundaries and from the boundaries.” In Bible, Borders, Belongings: Engaged Readings from Oceania, edited by Jione Havea, David Neville, and Elaine Wainwright. Semeia Studies. Atlanta, GA: Society of Biblical Literature, 2014, pp. 223–38.
“A Roman coin from Bethsaida (Et-tell).” In A Life in Parables and Poetry: Pedagogue, Poet, Scholar. Essays in honor of Mishael Maswari Caspi, edited by John T. Green. Berlin: Klaus Schwarz, 2014, pp. 121–32.
“The quest for the historical Nazareth.” In Bethsaida in Archaeology, History, and Ancient Culture. A Festschrift in Honor of John T. Greene, edited by J. Harold Ellen. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014, pp. 252–67.
“More than just Couch Change: Bethsaida Coin Report 2001–2012.” In Bethsaida in Archaeology, History, and Ancient Culture, edited by J. Harold Ellens. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014, pp. 152–87.
“The ‘problem’ of the Bible” In The Once and Future Scriptures: Exploring the role of the Bible in the contemporary church, edited by Gregory C. Jenks. Salem, OR: Polebridge Press, 2013, pp. 7–23.
“Jesus and the afterlife: Glimpses of Jewish traditions in the teachings of Jesus.” In Heaven, Hell, and Afterlife; Eternity in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, edited by J. Harold Ellens. 3 Vols. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2013, Vol 1, pp. 147-168.
“The sign of Jonah: Re-reading the Jonah tradition for signs of God’s generosity.” In Pieces of Ease and Grace: Biblical Essays on Sexuality and Welcome, edited by Alan Cadwallader. Adelaide: ATF Press, 2013, pp. 71–84.
“Imagine this: Jesus and the kingdom of God.” In Winning Revolutions: The Psychology of Successful Revolts for Freedom, Fairness, and Rights. Edited by J. Harold Ellens. 3 Vols. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2013, Vol 11, pp. 91–107.
“Biblical Scholarship”, “Earliest Christianities,” “The Historical Jesus,” “Reading the Bible” and “Pushing the Boundaries: The Jesus Seminar and New Testament Scholarship” In Why Weren’t We Told? A Handbook on Progressive Christianity, edited by Rex A. E. Hunt and John W. H. Smith. Salem, OR: Polebridge Press, 2013, pp. 9–10, 23–24, 39–40, 67–68 & 127–31.
“Memories of Jesus in early Islam: An inquiry into the transmission of the Jesus tradition in early Islam.” In Problems Translating Ancient Texts about Jesus, edited by M. M. Caspi and J. T. Green. North Richland Hills, TX: Mellen Press, 2011, pp. 113–72.
“The Sign of the Prophet Jonah: Tracing the Tradition History of a Biblical Character in Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity.” In How Jonah is Interpreted in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam: Essays on the authenticity and influence of the biblical prophet, edited by M. M. Caspi and J. T. Green. North Richland Hills, TX: Mellen Press, 2011, pp. 11–52.
“Rules for holy living: A progressive reading of 1 Timothy 1:8–11.” In Five Uneasy Pieces: Essays on Scripture and Sexuality. Adelaide: ATF Press, 2011, pp. 69–83.
Articles and Reports
“The Hellenistic and Early Roman Coins from Et-Tell.” ASOR Annual Meeting, 16–20 November 2022, Boston.
Bethsaida Coin Report: 2014 Season The complete list of coins recovered during the 2014 season of the Bethsaida Excavation Project, with detailed descriptions and photographs. Prepared in collaboration with and under the supervision of Donald T. Ariel, Head of the Coin Department, Israel Antiquities Authority.
“2013 Bethsaida Coin Report” In Rami Arav, Kate Raphael, Carl Savage, Nicolae Roddy, Toni Fisher & Gregory C. Jenks, Report on the 2013 Excavation Season. (Omaha, NE: Consortium for the Bethsaida Excavations Project, 2013).
“Trends in Theological Education at St Francis Theological College, Brisbane (1975–2010): A Participant-Observer report.” In From Augustine to Anglicanism: The Anglican Church in Australia and Beyond, edited by Marcus Harmes, Lindsay Henderson and Gillian Colclough. (Toowoomba, Qld: Augustine to Anglicanism Conference/Anglicans in Australia and Beyond, 2010), pp. 133–45.
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