Graham Twelftree

Graham H. Twelftree (Ph.D, University of Nottingham) is an Australian born biblical scholar and theologian who currently serves as Distinguished Professor of New Testament at Regent University's School of Divinity in Virginia Beach, Virgina. Upon earning his master's degree from Oxford University, Twelftree went on to study under world renowned New Testament scholar James D.G. Dunn at The University of Nottingham. After Twelftree wrote 'his dissertation on Jesus, the Exorcist: A Contribution to the Study of the Historical Jesus, he would go on to author dozens of books and journal articles. Through his writings, such as Jesus the Miracle Worker, Dr. Twelftree has made a significant contribution to what has been called the third quest for the historical Jesus. He has written articles for the Dictionary of Jesus in the Gospels published by IVP and at present is completing a monograph on the church in Luke, People of the Spirit (London: SPCK).' He also serves on the editorial board of The Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus (Sheffield Academic Press). Before his tenure at Regent University, Twelftree was pastor of a Vineyard church in Adelaide, Australia.

Writing

Twelftree has written or edited numerous books, journal articles, and reviews including:

Published Chapters and Journal Articles

• "Demon-Possession and Exorcism in the New Testament," with James D. G. Dunn, Churchman (London) 94 (1980), pp. 210-25.
• "Jesus in Jewish Traditions," in Gospel Perspectives: The Jesus Tradition Outside the Gospels, ed., David Wenham (Sheffield: JSOT, 1985), pp. 289-341.
• "If I cast out demons?" in Gospel Perspectives: The Miracles of Jesus, ed., David Wenham and Craig Blomberg (Sheffield: JSOT, 1986), pp. 361-400.
• "The Place of Exorcism in Contemporary Ministry," St Mark's Review (Canberra) 127 (September 1986), pp. 25-39.
• "Exorcism in the New Testament and in Contemporary Ministry: A Reader's Guide, in Christian Book Newsletter 5 (8, November 1987), pp. 7-11.
• "Jesus as an Exorcist," in New Times (Adelaide, South Australia) May 1987, pp. 9-10.
• "Devil and Demons," in New Dictionary of Theology, ed., Sinclair B. Ferguson and David F. Wright (Leicester and Downers Grove: IVP, 1988), pp. 196-98.
• "Exorcism," in New Dictionary of Theology, ed., Sinclair B. Ferguson and David F. Wright (Leicester and Downers Grove: IVP, 1988), pp. 244-46.
• "Job," in Daily Bread (Melbourne: Scripture Union, January-March 1990).
• "Mark," in The Message of the Bible, ed., George Carey (Tring, UK: Lion, 1988), pp. 156-64.
• "The Message of 1 Corinthians," in The Message of the Bible, ed., George Carey (Tring, UK: Lion, 1988), pp. 210-15.
• "The Message of 2 Corinthians," in The Message of the Bible, ed., George Carey (Tring, UK: Lion, 1988), pp. 216-219.
• "Church Agenda: The Lucan Perspective," in Evangelism and Preaching in Secular Australia: Essays in Honour of Arthur Jackson, ed., with R. Dean Drayton (Melbourne: JBCE, 1989), pp. 59-73.
• "Discipleship in Mark's Gospel," St Mark's Review (Canberra) 141 (1990), pp. 5-11.
• "Blasphemy," in Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels, ed., Joel B. Green and Scot McKnight (Downers Grove and Leicester: IVP, 1992), pp. 75-77.
• "Demon, Devil, Satan," in Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels, ed., Joel B. Green and Scot McKnight (Downers Grove and Leicester: IVP, 1992), 163-72.
• "La possession démoniaque et l'exorcisme dans le Nouveau Testament," with J. D. G. Dunn, Hokhma 51 (1992), pp. 34-52.
• "Sanhedrin," in Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels, ed., Joel B. Green and Scot McKnight (Downers Grove and Leicester: IVP, 1992), pp. 728-32.
• "Scribes," in Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels, ed., Joel B. Green and Scot McKnight (Downers Grove and Leicester: IVP, 1992), pp. 732-35.
• "Temptation of Jesus," in Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels, ed., Joel B. Green and Scot McKnight (Downers Grove and Leicester: IVP, 1992), pp. 821-27.
• "Healing, Illness," in Dictionary of Paul and His Letters, ed., Gerald F. Hawthorne, Ralph P. Martin and Daniel G. Reid (Downers Grove and Leicester: IVP, 1993), pp. 378-81.
• "But What is Exorcism?" New Times (Adelaide, South Australia) March 1993, p. 14.
• "Signs, Wonders, Miracles," in Dictionary of Paul and His Letters, ed., Gerald F. Hawthorne, Ralph P. Martin and Daniel G. Reid (Downers Grove and Leicester: IVP, 1993), pp. 875-77.
• "The Holy Spirit Hits Hope Valley," in Renewal (Crowborough, UK) 222 (November 1994), p. 50.
• "The Demonic," in New Dictionary of Christian Ethics and Pastoral Theology, ed., David J. Atkinson and David Field (Leicester and Downers Grove: IVP, 1995), pp. 296-97.
• "The Holy Spirit Hits Hope Valley," in Fresh Outpourings of the Holy Spirit: The Impact of Toronto, ed., Wallace Boulton (Crowborough, UK: Monarch, 1995), pp. 29-31.
• "Mark," in G. Carey and R. Keeley, ed., The Bible for Everyday Life (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1996)
• "The Message of 1 Corinthians," in G. Carey and R. Keeley, ed., The Bible for Everyday Life (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1996)
• "The Message of 2 Corinthians," in G. Carey and R. Keeley, ed., The Bible for Everyday Life (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1996)
• "Demon-Possession and Exorcism in the New Testament," with James D. G. Dunn, in The Christ and the Spirit, collected essays of James D. G. Dunn, 2 volumes (Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1998), 2: 170-86.
• "The Place of Exorcism in Contemporary Ministry," Anvil 5 (St. Albans, UK) (2, 1988), pp. 133-50.
• "Signs and Wonders," in New Dictionary of Biblical Theology, ed., T. D. Alexander and Brian S. Rosner (Downers Grove and Leicester: IVP, 2000), pp. 775-81.
• "Sanhedrin," in Dictionary of New Testament Background, ed., Craig A. Evans and Stanley E. Porter (Downers Grove and Leicester: IVP, 2000), pp. 1061-65.
• "Scribes," in Dictionary of New Testament Background, ed., Craig A. Evans and Stanley E. Porter (Downers Grove and Leicester: IVP, 2000), pp. 1086-89.
• "Spiritual Powers," in New Dictionary of Biblical Theology, ed., T. D. Alexander and Brian S. Rosner (Downers Grove and Leicester: IVP, 2000), pp. 796-802.
• "Testing," in New Dictionary of Biblical Theology, ed., T. D. Alexander and Brian S. Rosner (Downers Grove and Leicester: IVP, 2000), pp. 796-802.
• "Exorcism in the Fourth Gospel and the Synoptics," in Robert T. Fortna and Tom Thatcher, ed., Jesus in Johannine Tradition (Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox, 2001), pp. 135-43.
• "The Miracles of Jesus: Marginal or Mainstream"? Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus (Sheffield University Press) 1 (1, 2003), 104-124.
• "The History of Miracles in the Jesus of History," in Scot McKnight and Grant R. Osborne, ed., The Face of New Testament Studies: A Survey of Recent Research (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic and Leicester, UK: Apollos/IVP, 2004).
• "Theology and the Church---Divorce or Remarriage?: A Response" (January 2004) Tyndale Fellowship for Biblical and Theological Research.
• "Prayer and the Coming of the Spirit in Acts," Expository Times 117 (7, 2006): 271–76.
• “Beelzebul,” New Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible (Nashville, Tenn.: Abingdon, 2006), 1.417-418.
• "Jesus the Exorcist and Ancient Magic," in A Kind of Magic. Understanding Magic in the New Testament and its Religious Environment, ed., Michael Labahn, Bert Jan Lietaert Peerbolte (Library of New Testament Studies 306, European Studies in Christian Origins; London, New York: T&T Clark, 2007), pp. 57--86.

Published Books

• Christ Triumphant: Exorcism Then and Now (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1984)
• Evangelism and Preaching in Secular Australia: Essays in Honour of Arthur Jackson, ed., with R. Dean Drayton (Melbourne: JBCE, 1989)
• Heaven Sent: The Urgency of Mission (Homebush West, NSW: Anzea, 1991)
• At Your Service: Ministry and Leadership (Homebush West, NSW: Anzea, 1991)
• Seeking and Finding: It Matters What We Believe (Homebush West, NSW: Anzea, 1991)
• Jesus the Exorcist: A Contribution to the Study of the Historical Jesus (Tübingen: Mohr, Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1993)
• The Way of Discipleship: Mark 8 to 10 (Sydney: Albatross and Oxford: IBRA, 1993)
• Drive the Point Home: 200 Powerful and Poignant Stories for Speakers, Preachers and Teachers (Crowborough: Monarch 1994)
• Get the Point Across: 200 Effective and Entertaining Stories for Speakers, Preachers and Teachers (Crowborough: Monarch, 1996)
• Jesus the Miracle Worker: A Historical and Theological Study (Grand Rapids: IVP, 1999)
• Thinking Clearly About Life After Death (London: Monarch, 2002)
• Your Point Being? 300 Striking Stories for Speakers, Preachers and Teachers (London and Grand Rapids: Monarch, 2003)

Published Reviews

• "For the More Serious-Minded: Live for Victory!" a review article of Edwyn Hoskyns and Noël Davey, Crucifixion—Resurrection: The Pattern of the Theology and Ethics of the New Testament (London: SPCK, 1981); Michael Green, I Believe in Satan's Downfall (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1981); Nigel Turner, Christian Words (Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 1980); David L. Mealand, Poverty and Expectation in the Gospels (London: SPCK, 1980); Ralph P. Martin, The Family and the Fellowship (Exeter, UK: Paternoster, 1979); David Hill, New Testament Prophecy (Basingstoke, UK: Marshall, Morgan and Scott, 1979) in All Souls (London: November—December 1981), 7.
• Medicine, Miracle and Magic in New Testament Times by Howard Clarke Kee (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1986), in Christian Book Newsletter (Melbourne) 5 (4, 1987), pp. 13-15.
• Signs and Wonders and Evangelicals: A Response to the Teaching of John Wimber ed. Robert Doyle (Sydney: Lancer, 1987) in Christian Book Newsletter 6 (2, 1988), pp. 7-9.
• 2 Corinthians by Colin Kruse (Leicester and Downers Grove: IVP, 1987) in Christian Book Newsletter (Melbourne) 6 (7, 1988), pp. 8-10.
• The Interpretation of John: Issues in Religion and Theology No. 9, ed., John Ashton (London: SPCK, 1986), in Christian Book Newsletter (Melbourne) 5 (2, 1987), pp. 11-12.
• Women in the Ministry of Jesus: Study of Jesus' Attitude to Woman and Their Roles as Reflected in His Earthly Life by Ben Witherington III (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1987), in Christian Book News Letter 7 (3, 1989), pp. 13-15.
• Theios Aner and the Markan Miracle Traditions by Barry Blackburn (Tübingen: Mohr, 1991) in Journal of Theological Studies 44 (1, April 1993), pp. 240-45.
• Taking Our Cities for God: How to Break Spiritual Strong Holds by John Dawson (Lake Mary, FL: Creation House, 1989) in Christian Book Newsletter 11 (5, 1993), pp. 13-14.
• "Preoccupied by the Unity of Scripture," a review of Biblical Theology of the Old and New Testaments by Brevard S. Childs (London: SCM, 1992) in Church Scene (Melbourne) July 15, 1994, p. 18.
• Till Jesus Comes: Origins of Christian Apocalyptic Expectation by Charles L. Holman (Peabody: Hendrickson, 1996) in Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 42 (2, 1999), pp. 334-35.
• Miracles in Greco-Roman Antiquity: A Sourcebook for the Study of New Testament Miracle Stories by Wendy Cotter (London and New York: Routledge, 1999) in Society of Biblical Literature Website 2000.
• Magic and Paganism in Early Christianity, by Jans-Josef Klauck (Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 2000) in Journal of Theological Studies 53 (1, 2002), pp. 225-29.
• Gospel Handles: Finding New Connections in Biblical Texts by Francis C. Russow (St. Louis: Concordia, 2001) in Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 45 (4, 2002), p. 681.
• New Testament History: A Narrative Account by Ben Witherington III (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2001) in Journal of The Evangelical Theological Society 46 (1, March 2003), pp. 127-29.
• The Devil, Disease, and Deliverance: Origins of Illness in New Testament Thought by John Christopher Thomas, Journal of Pentecostal Theology Supplement Series 13 (Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1998) in Review of Biblical Literature (by the Society of Biblical Literature) 06/2003. www.bookreviews.org
• Wunder und Wundertäter im frürabbinischen Judentum: Studien zum Phänomen und seiner Überlieferung im Horizont von Magie und Dämonismus, by Michael Becker. WUNT 2/144. Tübingen: Mohr-Siebeck, 2002) in Journal of Biblical Literature 122 (3, 2003), pp. 581-84.
• BibleWorks for Windows.Version 5.0. Trinity Journal 24 (2 Fall 2003), pp. 315-16 also at http://www.bibleworks.com/reviews/reviews_gtwelftree.htm
• The Jewish Context of Jesus' Miracles by Eric Eve, Journal for the Study of the New Testament Sup. 231 (Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 2002) in Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 47 (3, 2004), 512-14.
• The Gospel According to St. John by Andrew T. Lincoln, Black's New Testament Commentary, volume 4 (Peabody, Mass.; Hendrickson, 2005) at http://www.hendrickson.com/html/product/634012.acad.html?category=academic
• Salvation for Righteousness Revealed: Jesus Amid Covenantal and Messianic Expectations in Second Temple Judaism (Leiden and Boston: Brill, 2002) in Expository Times 117 (2, November 2005), pp. 82-83.
• The Exorcism Stories in Luke-Acts: A Sociostylistic Reading by Todd Klutz (SNTSMS 129; Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004) in Journal of Theological Studies 56 (2, 2005), pp. 543-48.

Work in Progress

• In the Name of Jesus: Exorcism Among Early Christians (Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Academic).
• "What About 'Gospels' Left Out of the New Testament?," in Apologetics Study Bible (Broadman & Holman).
• "Jesus the Exorcist and Ancient Magic," in A Kind of Magic. Understanding Magic in the New Testament and its Religious Environment (ed. Michael Labahn and Bert Jan Lietaert Peerbolt; Sheffield: Sheffield Academic).
• "The Miracles of Jesus: Continuing Controversies," in The Handbook of the Study of the Historical Jesus, vol. 1 (ed. Tom Holmén and Stanley E. Porter; Brill).
• "Jesus and the Synagogue," in The Handbook of the Study of the Historical Jesus,vol. 2 (ed. Tom Holmén and Stanley E. Porter; Brill).
• "Devil, Devils," New Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible (Nashville, Tenn.: Abingdon).
• "Demoniac," New Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible (Nashville, Tenn.: Abingdon).
• "Lilith," New Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible (Nashville, Tenn.: Abingdon).
• "Demon," New Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible (Nashville, Tenn.: Abingdon).
• "Demons and Exorcism" Encyclopedia of the Historical Jesus (ed. Craig Evans; New York: Routledge).
• "Sanhedrin" in Encyclopedia of the Historical Jesus (ed. Craig Evans; New York: Routledge).
• "Miracle Story" in Encyclopedia of the Historical Jesus (ed. Craig Evans; New York: Routledge).

Current Research

• People of the Spirit: Aspects of Luke's View of the Church (London: SPCK)
• Saint Paul and the Miraculous (Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Academic)
• "Demoni/esorcismi/Satana" in Dictionary of Theological Themes of the Bible (ed. G. Ravasi, R. Penna and G. Perego; San Paolo: Milan)

Professional Memberships

• Editorial Board, Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus (Sheffield University Press, UK)
• Institute for Biblical Research
• Institute for Biblical Research, Board of Directors
• Society of Biblical Literature
• Society of Biblical Literature Study Group: The historical Jesus in John's Gospel
• Society for Pentecostal Studies
• Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas
• The Association of Vineyard Churches
• Tyndale Fellowship, Cambridge, UK

External links

• Regent University School of Divinity
• Graham Twelftree Profile

References

All information retrieved from:

• http://www.regent.edu/acad/schdiv/faculty_staff/twelftree.shtml
• http://www.regent.edu/news/twelftree.html
• http://www.regent.edu/acad/schdiv/academics/phd/faculty.shtml