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Stephen J. Patterson |
Stephen J. Patterson is Professor of New
Testament at Eden Theological Seminary in St. Louis, where he has taught since 1988. Dr. Patterson grew up the child of a pastor and school teacher in rural
South Dakota. He received a B.A. from Yankton College in South Dakota, and holds graduate degrees from Harvard University and the Claremont Graduate School, where he received a Ph.D. in New
Testament in 1988. In 1986 he was a Fulbright Fellow at the University of Heidelberg in Germany.
Dr. Patterson specializes in the study of the historical Jesus, Christian origins, and the Gospel of Thomas, an early Christian gospel not found in the New Testament. Most recently he has written about the theological significance of the newest phase in the quest for the historical Jesus.
Published books
- Beyond the Passion: Rethinking the Death and Life of Jesus, 2004
- The God of Jesus: The Historical Jesus and the Search for God (Trinity, 1998)
- The Fifth Gospel: The Gospel of Thomas Comes of Age (Trinity, 1998), with J. M. Robinson and H.-M. Bethge
- The Search for Jesus (Biblical Archaeology Society, 1994), with M. Borg and J. D. Crossan
- The Gospel of Thomas and Jesus (Polebridge, 1993)
- The Q-Thomas Reader (Polebridge, 1990), with M. Meyer, M. Steinhauser, and J. Kloppenborg
Academic Credentials
- B.A., Yankton College
- M.T.S., Harvard University
- M.A., Claremont Graduate School
- Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School
Appointments
- Professor of New Testament, Eden Theological Seminary, 1988–
Professional Service
- Chair of the Steering Committee, The Jesus Seminar on Christian Origins
- Fellow, The Jesus Seminar
- Member, The Society of Biblical Literature
- Contributing Editor, The Bible Review
Awards and Honors
- Fulbright Fellow, West Germany, 1986-1987