James D. Dvorak
Vice President Academic, Professor of New Testament
Jim has been teaching in biblical studies (primarily New Testament) for over twenty years, and has been in administration for over ten years. In addition to VP Academic duties, Jim teaches New Testament textual courses as well as the Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning course. He is also primary or secondary supervisor for a number of DPT and MA/PhD students. He is active in both ETS and SBL, typically presenting papers or moderating sessions at each conference every year. At SBL, he co-chairs the Biblical Greek Language and Linguistics unit with Xiaxia (Esther) Xue, an MDC PhD alumna. He also remains active in research and writing (see CV for list of publications).
Accreditations
PhD
McMaster Divinity College
Hamilton, ON
MA
The George Washington University
Washington, DC
MDiv
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Deerfield, IL
BA
Oklahoma Christian University
Oklahoma City, OK
Current Course List
Course Title | Instructors | Term | Year/Month | Days |
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2 Peter, Jude | James D. Dvorak | Fall | 2024 | |
Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning | James D. Dvorak | Winter | 2025 | Wed |
Recent Publications
Title | Professor Name | Year | |
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The Interpersonal Metafunction in 1 Corinthians 1–4 | James D. Dvorak | 2021 | |
Putting the Pieces Together: Formalizing Units and Structures in the Biblical Languages | Stanley E. Porter, Christopher D. Land, James D. Dvorak | 2024 | |
The Epistle of James: Linguistic Exegesis of an Early Christian Letter | James D. Dvorak, Zachary K. Dawson | 2019 | |
The New Testament Church: The Challenge of Developing Ecclesiologies | James D. Dvorak, John P. Harrison | 2012 | |
Baptism: Historical, Theological, And Pastoral Perspectives | Gordon L. Heath, James D. Dvorak | 2011 |