Dr. Jocelyn McWhirter is a Biblical Studies scholar who specializes in New Testament studies. Her current research focuses on how the first Christians interpreted Israel’s Scriptures in light of their conviction that Jesus was the Messiah. Other areas of interest include cultural hermeneutics and the literature of Second Temple Judaism. She is affiliated with the Society of Biblical Literature, where she is a member of the Mark Group. Her dissertation is set for publication by Cambridge University Press in the fall of 2006.

Courses

• RS101 Introduction to Western Religions
• RS121 History, Literature, and Religion of the Old Testament
• RS122 History, Literature, and Religion of the New Testament
• RS215 Jewish Life and Thought
• RS220 Legend, Wisdom, Apocalypse
• RS222 Jesus and the Gospels
• RS320 Gender and Biblical Interpretation

Education 

• Ph.D. New Testament Studies, Princeton Theological Seminary, 2002
• M.A. Religion, Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry, 1991
• B.A. (with Honors) Religion, Trinity College, 1982

Career

• Assistant Professor, Department of Religious Studies, Albion College, 2006-present
• Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Theology, St. Joseph University, 2001-2005
• Lecturer, Department of Theology, St. Joseph University, 1999-2001
   

Publications

Books

• The Bridegroom-Messiah and the People of God, SNTSMS, Cambridge University Press, 2007.

Articles

• "Messianic Exegesis in Mark's Passion Narrative." In The Passion in Mark, CBET 45, Peeters, 2007, 69-98.

Book Reviews 

• Review of Mark H. Hamilton et al., Renewing Tradition: Studies in Texts and Contexts, CBQ forthcoming.
• Review of Mira Stare, Durch ihn leben: Die lebensthematik in Joh 6, CBQ 67 (2005): 724-6.
• Review of Holly E. Hearon, The Mary Magdalene Tradition: Witness and Counter-Witness in Early Christian Communities, CBQ 66 (2004): 650-1.

Conference Presentations

• “Luke’s Use of Mark and the Septuagint to Portray Jesus and Peter as Prophets,” to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, San Diego, Calif., 2007
• “Messianic Exegesis in Romans 9:30-11:32,” presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, Washington, D.C., 2006
• “Messianic Exegesis in Mark’s Passion Narrative,” presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, San Antonio, Texas, 2004
• “The Bridegroom-Messiah in the Fourth Gospel: Messianic Exegesis of the Song of Songs and Gen 29:1-20 in Light of Ps 45,” presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, Denver, Colorado, 2001, and at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Region of the Society of Biblical Literature, Lima, Pennsylvania, 2000