Dale C. Allison Jr.

Errett M. Grable Professor of New Testament Exegesis and Early Christianity
Year Started at PTS: 1997

Contact Info

dallison@pts.edu
412-924-1431

Education

• Ph.D., Duke University / Biblical Studies, 1982
• M.A., Duke University / Biblical Studies, 1979 
• B.A., Wichita State University / Philosophy, 1977

Bio

Dr. Dale C. Allison Jr., Errett M. Grable Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity, has been on the faculty of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary since 1997. Before then, he served on the faculties of Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, Texas) and Friends University (Wichita, Kan.). His areas of expertise include Second Temple Judaism, and he is the author of books on early Christian eschatology, the Gospel of Matthew, the so-called Sayings Source or Q, and the historical Jesus. He has also written The Luminous Dusk, a book on religious experience in the modern world, and a full-length commentary on the Testament of Abraham. His most recently published works are The Love There That’s Sleeping: The Art and Spirituality of George Harrison, The Historical Christ and the Theological Jesus, and Constructing Jesus: Memory, History, and Imagination. He has recently completed a full-length commentary on the Epistle of James (to be published in 2013) and is currently working on a commentary on 4 Baruch (Paraleipomena Jeremiou) as well as on a book of reflections on death. He is married to Kristine Allison and they have three children.

Church Associations

Ordination: PC(USA), 1999 as elder

Local Church Membership: Glenshaw Presbyterian Church, Glenshaw, Pa.

Professional Competencies

Areas of Specialty

• Second Temple Judaism
• Early Christian eschatology
• Gospels and Q
• Historical Jesus
• Book of James

Professional Service

Editorial Boards

• New Testament Studies
• Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus
• Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception
• Journal for the Study of the New Testament (former)
• Journal of Biblical Literature (former)

Awards/Fellowships/Distinctions

• Constructing Jesus named "Best Book Relating to New Testament" by Biblical Archaeology Society, 2011
• Jesus of Nazareth: Millenarian Prophet selected as a top ten book for parish ministry by the Academy of Parish Clergy Inc., 1998
• PEW Fellowship, 1997

Additional Resources

Publications
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Recently Dr. Allison spoke at United Theological Seminary in Daton, Ohio, who provided this video. Please advance the video to 1:30 to hear the intro and lecture.