By: Marilyn Burge
To: Michael Hardy
Re: The Jesus Seminar Roster of Fellows
Either discredit enough of them to make a statistically
significant difference, using the Jesus Seminar's voting
algorithm, or be debunked. The complete roster follows:
Roster of the Fellows of the Jesus Seminar
Robert W. Funk, Westar Institute, Co-chair of the
Jesus Institute
A.B. Butler University
M.A., Butler University
B.D. Christian Theological Seminary
Ph.D. Vanderbilt University
Special study: Ecumenical Institute, Bossey,
Switzerland; American Sehool of Oriental
Research, Jerusalem; University of
Tubingen; University of Toronto
John Dominic Crossan, DePaul University, Co-chair
of the Jesus Institute
S.S.L. Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome
D.D., Maynooth College, Ireland
Special study: Ecole biblique et archeologique
francaise, Jerusalem
Andries G. van Aarde, University of Pretoria
B.B., University of Pretoria
B.D., University of Pretoria
M.A., University of Pretoria
D.D., University of Pretoria
Special study: Institute of Ecumenical and Cultural
Research, St. John's University, Collegeville, MN
Harold W. Attridge, University of Notre Dame
A.B., BostonCollege
M.A. Cambridge University
Ph.D., Harvard University
Special study: Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Bobert Bater, Queen's Theological College
B.A., University of Saskatchewan
M.A. Oxford University
B.D., St. Andrew's College, Saskatoon
S.T.M., Union Theological Seminary, New York
Ph.D., Union Theological Seminary, New York
Special study: University of Tubingen
William Beardslee, Center for Process Studies
A.B., Harvard University
M.A., Union Theological Seminary, New York
and Columbia University
B.D., New Brunswick Theological Seminary
Ph.D., University of Chicago
Special study: University of Bonn
Sterling Bjorndahl, Augustana University College
A.B., Luther College, University of Regina
M.A., Claremont Graduate School
M.Div., Lutheran Theological Seminary, Saskatoon
Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School (candidate)
Marcus Borg, Oregon State University
A.B., Concordia College
M.Th., Oxford University
D.Phil., , Oxford University
Special study: Union Theological Seminary, New
York; University of Tubingen
Willi Braun, Centre for the Study of Religion,
University of Toronto
B.A., University of Manitoba
M.A., University of St. Michael's College
Ph.D. Claremont Graduate School
Ron Cameron, Wesleyan University
A.B., Western Kentucky University
M.T.S., Harvard Divinity School
Ph.D., Harvard University
Special study: University of Manchester;
University of Tubingen
Bruce D. Chilton, Bard College
A.B., Bard College
M.Div., The General Theological Seminary
Ph.D., Cambridge University
Special study: Institutum Judaicum Delitzschanum,
Munster
Wendy J. Cotter C.S.J., Loyola University, Chicago
B.A., Windsor University
M.A., University of St. Michael's College
Ph.D., University of St. Michael's College
Jon Daniels, Defiance College
A.B., Wesleyan University
M.T.S., Harvard Divinity School
Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School
Steven L. Davies, College Misericordia
B.A., Duke University
M.A. Temple University
Ph.D., Temple University
Special study: Princeton University; Duke
University; Brown University
Jon F. Dechow, Westar Institute
B.A., Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
M.Div., Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Arthur J. Dewey, Xavier University, Cincinnati
A.B. Boston College
M. Div., Weston School of Theology
Th.D., Harvard University
Dennis C. Duling, Canisius College
A.B., College of Wooster
M.A. University of Chicago
B.D., McCormick Theological Seminary
Ph.D., University of Chicago
Special study: University of Heidelberg;
Yale University; Yeshiva University
Karl Eklund, Berkley, Massachusetts
B.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
M.A., Columbia University
Ph.D., Columbia University
Robert T. Fortna, Vassar College
B.A., Yale University
M.A., Cambridge University
B.D., Church Divinity School of the Pacific
Th.D., Union Theological Seminary, New York
Special study: Ecumenical Institute for Advanced
Theological Studies, Jerusalem; American
School of Oriental Research/Albright Institute,
Jerusalem
James Goss, California State University, Northridge
B.A., University of Southern California
M.Th., School of Theology at Claremont
Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School
Special study: Boston University
Heinz Guenther, Emmanuel College of Victoria
University
A.B., Kirchl. Hochschule, Wappoertal, University
of Heidelberg
S.T.M., Union Theological Seminary, New York
Th.D., University of Toronto
Special study: University of Hamburg; Ecumenical
Institute, Bossey, switzerland; Kwansei Gakuin
University, Nishinomiya, Japan
Walter Harrelson, Vanderbilt University
B.A., University of North Carolina
M.Div., Union Theological Seminary, New York
Th.D., Union Theological Seminary, New York
Special study: Ecumenical Institute for Advanced
Theological Studies, Jerusalem; Pontifical
Biblical Institute, Rome, Pontifical Oriental
Institute, Rome
Stephen L. Harfris, California State University,
Sacramento
A.B., Univeristy of Puget Sound
M.A. Cornell University
Ph.D., Cornell University
Charles W. Hedrick, Southwest Missouri State
University
B.A., Mississippi College
B.D., Golden Gate Southern Baptist Seminary
M.A., University of Southern California
Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School
James D. Hester, University of Redlands
A.B., Eastern Baptist College
B.D., California Baptist Theological Seminary
D.Theol., University of Basel
C.M. Kempton Hewitt, Methodist Theological
School in Ohio
B.A., Cascade College
B.D., Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary
S.T.M., Yale University Divinity School
Ph.D., University of Durham, England
Special study: university of Basel; Kerk en
Wereld, Netherlands; Centro de Idioma y
Cultura Latinoamericano, Mexico
Julian V. Hills, Marquette University
A.B. University of Durham
S.T.M., McCormick Theological Seminary
Th.D., Harvard University
Special study: Westar Institute
Roy W. Hoover, Whitman College
A.B. Pasadena College
Th.D., Harvard Univerrsity
Michael L. Humphries, Southern Illinois University,
Carbondale
B.A. Pacific Christian Christian College
M.A., School of Theology at Claremont
Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School
Arland D. Jacobson, Concordia College
B.A., Augustana College, Sioux Falls
B.D., Luther Theological Seminary
Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School
Special studies: Chicago Divinity School
Clayton H. Jefford, St. Meinrad Seminary
A.B., Furman University
M.A., Claremont Graduate School
M.Div., South Eastern Baptist Theological
Seminary
Th.M., South Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School
F. Stanley Jones, California State University,
Long Beach
B.A., Yale University
B.A., Oxford University
M.A., Oxford University
M.A., Vanderbilt University
D.Theol., University of Gottingen
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Perry Kea, University of Indianapolis
A.B., University of South Carolina
M.A. Vanderbilt University
Ph.D., University of Virginia
Special study: Oxford University
Chan-Hie Kim, School of Theology at
Claremont
B.A., Yonsei University
B.D., Vanderbilt University
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Special study: University of Heidelberg
Karen L. King, Occidental College
A.B., University of Montana
Ph.D., Brown University
Special study: Freie Universitat, Humboldt
University, Berlin
John S. Kloppenborg, University of St. Michael's
College
B.A., University of Lethbridge
M.A., University of St. Michael's College
Ph.D., University of St. Michael's College
Davidson Loehr, People's Church
B.A., University of Michigan
M.A. University of Chicago
Ph.D., University of Chicago
Sanford Lowe, Santa Rosa Junior College, California
B.S., Cornell University
B.H.L., Hebrew Union College, New York
M.H.L., Hebrew Union College
D.Min., Pacific School of Religion
D.D. Hebrew Union College
John Lown, Francis Parker School, San Diego
B.A., Cambridge University
M.A., Cambridge Univeristy
M.A., Vanderbilt University
B.D., Nazarene Theological Seminary
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Special study: Publishing Institute of Montana
Loren Mack-Fisher, the Double Bar A Ranch
A.B., University of Oregon
M.A. Butler University
Ph.D., Brandeis University
Special study: Hebrew Union College, Jerusalem;
College de France
Lane C. McGaughy, Willamette University
A.B., Ohio Wesleyan University
M.A. Vanderbilt University
B.D., Drew Theological Seminary
Special study: University of Tubingen;
Harvard Divinity School; Yale
Divinity School; Ecumenical Institute, Tantur
Edward J. McMahon II, Texas Christian University
A.B., University of Notre Dame
M.A., Vanderbilt University
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Marvin W. Meyer, Chapman University
A.B. Calvin College
M.Div., Calvin Theological Seminary
Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School
Marvin W. Meyer, Chapman University
A.B. Calvin College
M.Div., Calvin Theological Seminary
Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School
J. Ramsey Michaels, Southwest Missouri
State University
A.B., Princeton University
B.D., Grace Theological Seminary
Th.M., Westminster Theological College
Th.D., Harvard University
L. Bruce Miller, University of Alberta, Edmonton
B.A., Carleton University
M.Div., Westminster Theological Seminary
S.T.M., Union Theological Seminary, New York
Ph.D., University of Chicago
Robert J. Miller, Midway College
B.A., St. John's College
M.A. University of California, Santa Barbara
M.A. Claremont Graduate School
Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School
Winsome Munro, St. Olaf College
A.B., Witwatersrand University
B.D., Birmingham University
S.T.M., Union Theological Seminary, New York
Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University
and Union Theological Seminary
Special study: William Temple College, UK
Culver H. Nelson, Western International University
A.B., University of Redlands
M.A., University of Southern California
L.H.D., University of Redlands
D.D., Pacific School of Religion
D.D., Doane College
Special study: Pacific School of Religion;
University of Southern California
Rod Parrott, Disciples Seminary Foundation
B.Th., Northwest Christian College
M.Div., The Graduate Seminary,
Phillips University
M.Th., The Graduate Seminary,
Phillips University
Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School
Special study: Hebrew Union College
University of Oklahoma
Stephen J. Patterson, Eden Theological Seminary
A.B., Yankton College
M.A., Claremont Graduate School
M.T.S., Harvard University
Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School
Special study: University of Heidelberg
Vernon K. Robbins, Emory University
A.B., Westmar College, Iowa
M.A., University of Chicago
B.D., United Theological Seminary, Ohio
Ph.D., University of Chicago
James M. Robinson
B.A. Davidson College
B.D., Columbia Theological Seminary
D.Theol., University of Basel
Ph.D., Princeton Theological seminary
John J. Rousseau, University of California, Berkeley
Ph.B., University of Paris
M.S., College Libre des Sciences Sociales et
Economiques, Paris; Cambridge Diploma
of English Studies
Ph.D., University of Paris
D.Rel., School of Theology at Claremont
Special study: Univeristy of Nevada, Las Vegas;
University of Haifa; Pacific School of Religion;
Saint George's College, Jerusalem
DAryl D. Schmidt, Texas Christian University
A.B., Bethel College
M. Div., Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminaries
Ph.D., Graduate Theological Union
Bernard Brandon Schott, Phillips Graduate Seminary,
Tulsa Center
A.B. Mt. Meinrad
M.A., Miami University
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Special study: Yale University
Philip Sellew, University of Minnesota
A.B., Macalester College
M.Div., Harvard Divinity School
Th.D., Harvard University
Lou H. Silberman, University of Arizona, Tucson
B.A., Univeristy of California, Berkeley
M.H.L., Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati
D.H.L., Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati
Special study: University of Basel
Dennis Smith, Phillips Graduate Seminary
A.B., Abilene Christian University
M.A., Abilene Christian University
M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary
Th.D., Harvard University
Mahlon H. Smith, Rutgers University
A.B. Rutgers University
B.D., Drew University
M.S.I., Pontifical Institute of Medieval Studies,
Toronto
Special study: Universite Catholique de Louvain,
Belgium
Michael G. Steinhauser, Toronto School of Theology
A.B., Cathedral College, Brooklyn
M.A. University of Innsbruk
Th.D., University of Wurzburg
Robert F. Stoops, Jr., Western Washington University
A.B. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
M.Div., Harvard Divinity School
Ph.D., Harvard University
Johann Strijdom, University of South Africa
B.A., University of Pretoria
B.D., University of Pretoria
M.Div., University of Pretoria
M.A., University of Pretoria
D.Litt. et Phil. University of South Africa (candidate)
W. Barnes Tatum, Greensboro College
A.B. Birmingham Southern College
B.D., Duke University
M.L.S., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Ph.D., Duke University
Special study:L Univerfsity of St. Andrews; Yeshiva
University
Hal Taussig, Chestnut Hill College, Albright College
A.B.. Antioch College
M.Div., Methodist Theological School in Ohio
Ph.D., the Union Institute
Special study: Institut Catholique, Paris;
University of Basel
Leif E. Vaage, Emmanuel College, Toronto
B.A. Valparaiso University
M.Div., Trinity Lutheran Seminary
Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School
Paul Verhoeven, Brooksfilms
Ph.D., University of Leiden
Wesley Hiram Wachob, Emory University
A.B. South-Eastern Bible College
M.Div., Candler School of Theology,
Emory University
Ph.D., Emory University
William O. Walker, Jr., Trinity University
B.A. Austin College
M.Div., Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
M.A., University of Texas, Austin
Ph.D., Duke University
Robert L. Webb, Canadian Theological Seminary
M.Div., Northwest Baptist Theological Seminary
Th.M., Regent College
Ph.D., University of Sheffield
John L. White, Loyola University of Chicago
A.B., William Jewell College
M.A., Vanderbilt University
B.D. Colgate Rochester Divinity School
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Special study: University of Toronto
Walter Wink, Auburn Theological Seminary
A.B., Southern Methodist University
B.D., Union Theological Seminary, New York
Th.D., Union Theological Seminary, New York
Special study: Oxford University; Peace Fellow;
U.S. Institute of Peace, Washington, D.C.,
Sara C. Winter, Eugene Lane College, New School
for Social Research
B.A., Bryn Mawr College
M.S. Drexel University
M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary
Th.M., Princeton Theological Seminary
M.Phil., Union Theological Seminary, New York
Ph.D., Union theological Seminary, New York