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DANIEL F. EPPLEY, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Religion
Dan Eppley Ph.D. 2000 University of Iowa; Additional study in Religious Studies, Villanova University, (part time, 1991-3); M.S. 1990 Cornell University; B.A. 1988 Gustavus Adolphus College; Assistant/Associate Professor of Religion, McMurry University, 2000-7; Teaching Assistant: University of Iowa, 1994-7; Teaching Assistant: Cornell University, 1988-9.
   
CURTIS L. THOMPSON, Ph.D.
Professor of Religion
Curt Thompson B.A., 1969, Concordia College, M.Div., 1974, Luther Theological Seminary; M.A., 1979, Ph.D., 1985, University of Chicago; Pastor, St. Paul American Lutheran Church, 1974-78; Researcher, 1982-83, University of Copenhagen; Assistant, Associate, and Professor, Thiel College, 1983-present.
   
George Branch-Trevathan
Lecturer
Derek Nelson
Education
ABD, Emory University
M.Div., Harvard Divinity School, 2004
B.A., Vanderbilt University, 2000

Academic Experience
Adjunct Faculty Member, Candler School of Theology, Emory University, 2008
Teaching Associate at Candler School of Theology, Emory University, 2005-07

Publications
"Why 4Q394 Begins with a Calendar" in The Dead Sea Scrolls in Context: Integrating the Dead Sea Scrolls in the Study of Ancient Texts, Languages, and Cultures. Edited by Armin Lange and Emanuel Tov. Leiden: Brill (forthcoming).

Research Interests
The Gospel of Matthew; the history and theory of asceticism; the formation and transformation of the self in antiquity; taxonomies and methods in the study of religion, especially of ancient "religions" and "philosophies;" gender and religion.
   
 
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