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Stanley E. Porter
Stan has taught for over thirty years in universities and seminaries in Canada, the USA, and the UK. Stan has been President and Professor of New Testament at MDC since 2001.
His publications include 38 authored books and over 400 authored journal articles and chapters along with over 100 other shorter pieces; he has also edited over 100 volumes. He remains a well-known and respected expert in Greek and New Testament studies throughout the world, but has interests that cover the range of New Testament studies, from Paul to the gospels to papyrology and textual criticism, as well as the Septuagint.
He has supervised over 50 successful PhD students. Stan has a vision for MDC to continue to be a first-choice seminary of academic excellence and spiritual integrity. He is also the founder of the Centre for Biblical Linguistics, Translation, and Exegesis, and remains a strong supporter of OpenText.org. Stan attends a local Baptist church.
Accreditations
PhD
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, UK
MA
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Deerfield, Illinois

President and Dean, Professor of New Testament, Roy A. Hope Chair in Christian Worldview, Editor-in-Chief of MDC Press
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CHTH 6R1070
History of Biblical Interpretation
Stanley E. Porter
Fall
2025
In-Person Class
OT 6R1080 / NT 6R1090
Septuagint Studies
Stanley E. Porter
Fall
2025
In-Person Class
Recent Publications

Secularism and the Pursuit of Transcendence, Volume I
Stanley E. Porter
Wendy J. Porter
2025

Secularism and the Pursuit of Transcendence, Volume II
Stanley E. Porter
Wendy J. Porter
2025

Journal of Greco-Roman Christianity and Judaism, Volume 20
Stanley E. Porter
Matthew Brook O'Donnell
Wendy J. Porter
2024

Putting the Pieces Together: Formalizing Units and Structures in the Biblical Languages
Stanley E. Porter
Christopher D. Land
James D. Dvorak
2024

The Arts and the Bible
Stanley E. Porter
Wendy J. Porter
2024

Discourse Analysis and the Greek New Testament Text-Generating Resources
Stanley E. Porter
Matthew Brook O'Donnell
2024

Hermeneutics, Linguistics, and the Bible: The Importance of Context
Stanley E. Porter
2024

Journal of Greco-Roman History and Judaism, Volume 19
Stanley E. Porter
Matthew Brook O’Donnell
Wendy J. Porter
2023

Romans: A Handbook on the Greek Text
Stanley E. Porter
David I. Yoon
2023

Filologia Neotestamentaria: Facultad de Filosofia y Letras Universidad de Córdoba 56, Vol XXXVI
Stanley E. Porter
Jesús Peláez
2023

Linguistic Descriptions of the Greek New Testament: New Studies in Systemic Functional Linguistics, Library of the New Testament Greek, Volume 1
Stanley E. Porter
2023

The Future of Israel: A Response to Supersessionism, McMaster Biblical Studies Series, Volume 10
Stanley E Porter
Alan E Kurschner
2023

The Pastoral Epistles: A Commentary on the Greek Text
Stanley E. Porter
2023

Origins of New Testament Christology; An Introduction to the Traditions and Titles Applied to Jesus
Stanley Porter
Bryan Dyer
2023

Journal of Greco Roman Christianity and Judaism, Volume 18
Stanley E. Porter
Matthew Brook O’Donnell
Wendy J. Porter
2022

Filología Neotestamentaria, Volume XXXV
Stanley E. Porter
2022

New Testament Theology and the Greek Language: A Linguistic Reconceptualization
Stanley E. Porter
2022

Five Views on the New Testament Canon
Stanley E. Porter
Benjamin P. Laird
2022

Journal of Greco-Roman Christianity and Judaism, Volume 17
Stanley E Porter
Matthew Brook O'Donnell
Wendy J Porter (Editor)
2022

James Barr Assessed: Evaluating His Legacy over the Last Sixty Years, Volume 192
Stanley E. Porter
2021

Biblical and Ancient Greek Linguistics, Volume 10
Stanley E. Porter
Matthew Brook O’Donnell
2021

Active Hermeneutics: Seeking Understanding in an Age of Objectivism
Stanley E. Porter
Jason C. Robinson
2021

Pillars in the History of Biblical Interpretation, Volume 3
Stanley E. Porter
Zachary K. Dawson
2021

The Perfect Storm; Critical Discussions of the Semantics of the Greek Perfect Tense Under Aspect Theory, Volume 21
2021

Biblical and Ancient Greek Linguistics, Volume 9
Stanley E. Porter
Matthew Brook O'Donnell
2021

Christian Higher Education in Canada: Challenges and Opportunities
Stanley E. Porter
Bruce G. Fawcett
2020

Is the Gospel Good News? Volume 8
Stanley E. Porter
Hughson T. Ong
2019

Journal for the Study of Paul and His Letters, Volume 8
Stanley E. Porter
2019

Christian Origins and the Establishment of the Early Jesus Movement
Stanley E. Porter
Andrew W. Pitts
2018

Journal for the Study of Paul and His Letters, Volume 7
Stanley E. Porter
2018

Journal of Greco-Roman Christianity and Judaism, Volume 13
Stanley E. Porter
2017

The Gospel of John in Modern Interpretation
Stanley E. Porter
Ray Fay
2018

Evangelical Theological Method: Five Views
Stanley E. Porter
Steven M. Studebaker
2018

The Letter to the Romans: Exegesis and Application
Stanley E. Porter
Francis G.H. Pang
2018

Biblical Hermeneutics: Five Views (Reprint)
Stanley E. Porter
Beth M. Stovell
2017

Inaugurations: Inaugural Lectures Delivered at McMaster Divinity College
Stanley E. Porter
2017

Biblical And Ancient Greek Linguistics, Volume 5
Stanley E. Porter
Matthew Brook O'Donnell
2016

The Apostle Paul: His Life, Thought, And Letters
Stanley E. Porter
2016

The Synoptic Problem: Four Views
Stanley E. Porter
Bryan Dyer
2016

Fundamentals Of New Testament Textual Criticism
Stanley E. Porter
Andrew W. Pitts
2015

Paul And Pseudepigraphy
Stanley E. Porter
Gregory P. Fewster
2013