Robert A. J. Gagnon

Associate Professor of New Testament
Year Started at PTS: 1994

Contact Info

gagnon@pts.edu
412-924-1416

Education

Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary / New Testament, 1993
M.T.S., Harvard Divinity School Year / Biblical Studies, 1987
B.A., Dartmouth College / History, 1980

Bio

Dr. Robert A.J. Gagnon joined the faculty at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in 1994. He received his bachelor’s from Dartmouth College, his M.T.S. from Harvard Divinity School, and his doctorate from Princeton Theological Seminary. His main fields of interest are Pauline theology and sexual issues in the Bible. He is the author of The Bible and Homosexual Practice: Texts and Hermeneutics (Abingdon, 2001), co-author (with Dan O. Via) of Homosexuality and the Bible: Two Views (Fortress, 2003), and author of a number of articles in scholarly journals including Journal of Biblical Literature, New Testament Studies, Catholic Biblical Quarterly, Novum Testamentum, Zeitschrift fur die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, and Horizons in Biblical Theology. He and his wife Carol have two daughters.

Church Association

Ordination: PC(USA) in 2008 as Elder

Local Church Membership: Eastminster Presbyterian Church

Professional Competencies

Areas of Expertise

• Pauline theology
• Sexual issues in the Bible

Additional Resources

Publications
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Personal website*
Chapel Audio 1
Chapel Audio 2

* The material contained in Gagnon's website does not necessarily express the opinion of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary faculty, staff, or Board of Directors.