Brandon Wason Homepage

Hello and welcome to my homepage. There isn't much here yet, but I have included my curriculum vitae and various links relevant to me. About me: I am currently working on an MTS degree in biblical studies at Candler School of Theology, Emory University. Later this year I will be applying to doctoral programs in New Testament. I like to read books mostly related to early Christianity as well as twentieth-century American literature. My music tastes also vary, but I generally enjoy anything related to classic rock, indie rock, and—for studying—classical music. My research interests are usually focused on Luke-Acts and Paul, but I enjoy all facets of Christian origins.

[in progress] — M.T.S. (Biblical Studies), Candler School of Theology, Emory University (Atlanta, Georgia).

2006 — B.A. (Classics), California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach, Calif.); graduated Magna cum Laude.

2004 — A.A. (Liberal Arts), Irvine Valley College (Irvine, Calif.); graduated With Honors.

1998 — High School Diploma, Brea-Olinda High School (Brea, Calif.).

Papers and Publications

“Decapolis.” Pages 150-1 in Encyclopedia of the Historical Jesus. Edited by Craig A. Evans. New York: Routledge, 2008.

Review of Panayotis Coutsoumpos, Community, Conflict, and the Eucharist in Roman Corinth: The Social Setting of Paul’s Letter. Journal of Greco-Roman Christianity and Judaism 5 (2008): R47-50.

“Healing a Schism: The Samaritans in Luke-Acts.” Religion, Violence, and Healing. Florida State University, Department of Religion. Sixth Annual Graduate Symposium in Religious Studies. Tallahassee, Florida. March 24, 2007.

Teaching and Research

2007-2008 — Research Assistant for Carl R. Holladay (Candler School of Theology, Emory University)

Spring 2006 — Substitute Instructor, Greek 301B (California State University, Long Beach)

Fall 2005 — Substitute Instructor, Greek 101A (California State University, Long Beach)

Fall 2005 — Teacher’s Assistant/Substitute Instructor, 2 Corinthians (Calvary Chapel Bible College, Costa Mesa)

Scholarships and Awards

Master of Theological Studies Scholarship for 2007-2008 (Candler School of Theology, Emory University).

Outstanding Graduate in Classics in the Department of Comparative World Literature and Classics (California State University, Long Beach) for Spring 2006.

Finalist for the 2006 Outstanding Student Award in the College of Liberal Arts (California State University, Long Beach), 2006.

Exceptional Student Award in the College of Liberal Arts (California State University, Long Beach), 2006.

Academic Scholarship from the Department of Comparative World Literature and Classics (California State University, Long Beach) for 2005-2006

Academic Scholarship from the Cimas Foundation for 2005

College of Liberal Arts Distinguished Student (California State University, Long Beach) 2004-2005

President’s Honor List (California State University, Long Beach)

National Dean’s List

Memberships

Society of Biblical Literature

American Society of Church History

American Academy of Religion, past member

American Philological Association, past member

Eta Sigma Phi, National Honorary Classical Society — Vice President (Hyparchos) of Eta Xi Chapter for 2005-2006

Alpha Gamma Sigma, California Community College Scholastic Honor Society — past member

Languages

Greek (Classical and Hellenistic)

Latin

Hebrew

German (Reading)

French (Reading)

Academic Interests

General New Testament Studies; Rhetorical Criticism; Didache; Luke-Acts; Paul and Material Culture; Greco-Roman Religions; Biblical Studies and the Internet

Technology

Web Programming:

HTML/CSS, Adobe ColdFusion, SQL, XML, Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio, Microsoft Access, Textpad, Regular Expressions, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Adobe Dreamweaver; familiarity with PHP, Javascript, AJAX and Adobe Flash.

Office Applications:

Microsoft Office Professional: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Publisher, Outlook; Adobe Acrobat; WordPerfect; OmniPage; and Winzip.

Desktop Publishing:

Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, ImageReady, and Acrobat.

Miscellaneous:

Sony/Sonic Foundry Sound Forge, CoolEdit, and Tavultesoft Keyman (Greek Unicode software).