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Mark F. Whitters

Mark F. Whitters is a historian who received a Ph.D. in religion and history from the Catholic University Of America and currently teaches at Eastern Michigan University. His publications include The Epistle of Second Baruch: A Study in Form and Message.[1]

Interests and ExpertiseEdit

Dr. Whitters has written 20 articles for juried publications such as Harvard Theological Review, Irish Theological Quarterly, Catholic Biblical Quarterly, Journal for the Study of Judaism, Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigraphia, and Journal of Biblical Literature. [2]

CoursesEdit

  • RLST 100 The Comparative Study of Religion
  • HIST 101 Western Civilization to 1648
  • HIST 102 Western Civilization, 1648 to World War II
  • HIST 109 World History to 1500
  • HIST 160 Reacting to the Past
  • HIST 203 Global History of Islam
  • HIST 204 Introduction to the History of Judaism
  • RLST / HIST 304 Early Judaism

Publications and PresentationsEdit

They are: [3][4][5][6]

  • Memoirs of How It All Began: A Performance of the Gospel of Luke (Portland, OR: Cascade Books, 2019).
  • “Story-Telling about ‘The Seven’ among Christians, Jews, and Muslims,” Conversations with the Biblical World 37 (2018) 108 – 27.
  • “The Persianized Liturgy of Neh 8:1-8,” Journal of Biblical Literature 136 (2017) 63 – 84.
  • Memoirs of an Unfinished Tale: A Performance of Acts of the Apostles (Portland, OR: Cascade Books, 2017).
  • “Afterword: Gaza and Israel—A Year Later,” Commonweal (Epilogue, Sept. 25, 2016).
  • With Stephen Clark. “The Patristic Origin of ‘Mutual Subordination.’” Nova et Vetera 14 (2016): 821-844.
  • “Baruch as Ezra in ‘Second Baruch.’” Journal of Biblical Literature 132 (2013) 569-84.
  • “The Source for the Qur’ānic Story of the Companions of the Cave (Sūrah 18),” in Cornelia B. Horn, ed., Bible, Qur’ān, and Their Interpretations: Syriac Perspectives I (Warwick, RI: Abelian Academic, 2013) 167 – 88.
  • The Ancient World, Vol. 1, World History Encyclopedia (7 vols.; Facts on File, 2008).
  • The Epistle of Second Baruch: Form and Message, JSP Supplemental Series 42 (Sheffield, U.K.: Sheffield Academic Press, 2003).

Grants, Honors and AwardsEdit

They are:[7][8]

  • “Scholar of the Year,” Society of Biblical Literature, 2004.
  • Scholarship, Orientalis Lumen Orthodox-Catholic Dialogue (Istanbul), 2004.
  • Lecturer of the Year, EMU, 2010-2011.
  • Liggitt Teaching & Learning Partnership Award, 2019.
  • Dale Rice Award for Academic Service-Learning, 2018.

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ Encyclopedia of world history. Internet Archive. New York : Facts on File. 2008. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-8160-6386-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. ↑ "Historian Mark Whitters Biography". www.emich.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  3. ↑ OpenLibrary.org. "Memoirs of an Unfinished Tale by Mark F. Whitters | Open Library". Open Library. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  4. ↑ Whitters, Mark F. (2002-01). "WHY DID THE BYSTANDERS THINK JESUS CALLED UPON ELIJAH BEFORE HE DIED (MARK 15:34–36)? THE MARKAN POSITION". Harvard Theological Review. 95 (1): 119–124. doi:10.1017/S001781600204107X. ISSN 1475-4517. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ↑ Ackermann, Marsha; Schroeder, Michael; Terry, Janice; Upshur, Jiu-Hwa; Whitters, Mark; Harkins, Angela Kim (2008-01-01). "Facts on File Encyclopedia of World History. Vol. 1 ("Ancient World, 8000 B.C.E. to 600 C.E.")". Religious Studies Faculty Book Gallery.
  6. ↑ "Mark F. Whitters: books, biography, latest update". Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  7. ↑ "Mark F. Whitters". Wipf and Stock Publishers. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  8. ↑ "Books by Historian Mark F. Whitters on Google Play". play.google.com. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
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