Academic Background

BA (Classics), University of Victoria, 1980;
MDiv, Lutheran Theological Seminary (Saskatoon), 1985;
MA (Religion and Culture), Wilfrid Laurier University, 1991;
Ph.D. (Religious Studies), University of Toronto, 2000.

Biography

Tim has taught New Testament and Early Christianity at Waterloo Lutheran Seminary since 1998. Prior to that he taught at the University of Toronto and at Wilfrid Laurier University.

Tim sees numerous parallels between early Christianity and the situation in which the church today finds itself "post Christendom". As the church becomes more and more marginalized in western society the opportunity arises for Christians to re-discover the meaning of discipleship as humble service to others. In particular, Tim is interested in formulating a positive theological approach to other religions, beginning with a repudiation of Christian antisemitism and developing a new understanding of the church’s relationship to Judaism. He has read widely in the field of Jewish-Christian relations and represents the ELCIC on the Canadian Christian Jewish Consultation. "When Christians today embody a discipleship of humility and love," he says, "that enables us to create right relationships with women, people of other faiths, gays and lesbians, and all those we have regarded as 'other' in the past."

Additional Information

The New Testament and Early Christianity

    * The New Testament Gateway - Excellent site of internet resources on the New Testament
    * The Paul Page - Internet resources on the “New Perspective” in Pauline studies
    * History of the Interpretation of the Apostle Paul
    * Canadian Society for Patristic Studies/Association Canadienne des Études Patristiques
    * Canadian Society of Biblical Studies/Association Canadienne des Études Bibliques
    * Society of Biblical Literature
    * North American Patristics Society
    * Centre for Early Christian Studies (Australia)
    * International Association of Patristics Studies/Association International des Études Patristiques
    * Base d’Information Bibliographique en Patristique (Laval University, Quebec City)
    * Early Christian Writings
    * Diotima: Materials for the Study of Women and Gender in the Ancient World
    * Internet Christian Library: Guide to Early Church Documents
    * Patristics Resources

Judaism and Jewish-Christian Relations

    * The Institute for Christian and Jewish Studies (Baltimore)
    * The Centre for Christian-Jewish Learning (Boston College)
    * The Institute for Jewish-Christian Understanding (Muhlenberg College)
    * Jewish-Christian Relations
    * Interreligious Coordinating Council in Israel
    * A Sacred Obligation (Christian Scholars Group on Christian-Jewish Relations)
    * Graduate Department of Jewish-Christian Studies (Seton Hall University)
    * Centre for the Study of Jewish-Christian Relations (Cambridge University)
    * Canadian Jewish Congress
    * Rabbis for Human Rights
    * Canadian Society for Jewish Studies
    * World Union of Jewish Studies

Course Outlines

    * Literature and History of the New Testament - Development, winter 2007
    * Elementary Biblical Greek, winter 2007
    * Early Christianity after the New Testament, winter 2007
    * Introduction to New Testament Greek (TH501B), fall 2006
    * Literature and History of the New Testament - Foundations (TH 500C), fall 2006
    * Exegesis of the Greek New Testament (Gospel of Luke) (TH 601A), fall 2006