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Hi! I am Dr. Gerald L. Stevens, retired Distinguished Professor of New Testament and Greek at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. I was able to celebrate my thirty-year anniversary, but missed making my thirty-five year anniversary by only one year, unfortunately. Not long after I began teaching, my students nicknamed me “Dr. Koine” for my first love, which was teaching New Testament Greek, hence my website name.
Teaching Motto
Symposium
In my last semester to teach, my former students and colleagues offered a symposium in my honor featuring academic paper presentations that, along with other essays, will contribute to a festschrift publication in my honor to be published next year. The symposium was conceived, planned, and produced by my former student and good friend, Dr. Ben Skipper, pastor of Carterville Baptist Church, Petal, MS.
Festschrift Publication
The festschrift in my honor has been published by Wipf and Stock. Twelve essays by former students and colleagues cover the three main emphases of my teaching career in the book of Acts, Pauline studies, and apocalyptic literature, particularly the book of Revelation. My wife, Jean, wrote the “Introduction” highlighting in an autobiographical way her view of my career “from the sidelines,” and I contributed a “Conclusion” offering four premier principles that I hoped to inculcate into my students through mentoring and relationships. For the link to the Wipf and Stock listing, click the book image or here.
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