Religion faculty
John M. Vonder Bruegge, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Religion Ph.D., Yale University
Th.M., Harvard Divinity School
M.Div., Covenant Theological Seminary
B.S., University of Missouri 712-707-7082
jvonder@nwciowa.edu
VPH 115
ProfileProfessor Vonder Bruegge is the 2009 recipient of Northwestern's Teaching Excellence Award. His teaching interests include early Christian history and literature, the New Testament and archaeology, Johannine literature, and Josephus and ancient Judaism. He earned a doctorate at Yale University; a Master of Divinity degree from Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri; and a Master of Theology degree from Harvard University. Prior to joining Northwestern’s faculty, he served as a research assistant at Harvard and Yale and as a teaching fellow and lecturer at Yale Divinity School. Vonder Bruegge participated in an archaeological excavation in Turkey and studied archaeology in Israel and Greece. He is a member of the Society of Biblical Literature and the American Academy of Religion.
Courses- Elementary Biblical Greek and Culture
Elementary Biblical Greek and Culture This course will focus on learning the basics of koine Greek grammar and vocabulary as well as the cultural backgrounds of the New Testament writings. Readings and translation will focus on the Gospel and Letters of John. The New Testament writings will be examined in light of their social-historical and literary settings within Hellenistic Judaism and the broader Greco-Roman world.(4 credits, alternate years, consult department) - Introduction to Biblical Studies
Introduction to Biblical Studies This course is an introduction to the historical, literary and theological aspects of the Bible. The course surveys the central characters and events of biblical history, examines the variety of literary genres found in the Bible, and discusses key theological themes emphasized within the Bible. Students are introduced to methods of biblical criticism and interpretation that integrate skills developed in other disciplines. The entire Bible (both Old and New Testaments) is covered.(4 credits) - Topics in New Testament Studies
Topics in New Testament Studies A study of a single book or larger section of the New Testament or a current area of critical inquiry concerning the New Testament. Possible topics include the Synoptic Gospels, the Book of Acts, the Johannine Literature, the Epistolary Literature, the Apocalypse.Prerequisite: REL110 and sophomore class standing.(2 credits) - Elementary Biblical Greek and Culture
Elementary Biblical Greek and Culture This course (a continuation of Greek 101) will focus on learning the basics of koine Greek grammar and vocabulary as well as the cultural backgrounds of the New Testament writings. Readings and translation will focus on the Gospel and Letters of John. The New Testament writings will be examined in light of their social-historical and literary settings within Hellenistic Judaism and the broader Greco-Roman world.Prerequisite: GRE101.(4 credits, alternate years, consult department) - Intermediate Biblical Greek and Culture
Intermediate Biblical Greek and Culture - Intermediate Biblical Greek and Culture
Intermediate Biblical Greek and Culture
Professional experience- Lecturer in New Testament Greek, Yale Divinity School
- Graduate Teaching Center Consultant, Yale University
- Research Assistant, Yale University
- Research Assistant, Harvard University
- Tiberias Archaeological Excavations, Tiberias, Israel
- Sardis Archaeological Expedition, Salihli, Turkey
Memberships- Society of Biblical Literature
- American Academy of Religion
Honors- Teaching Excellence Award, Northwestern College, 2009
- Yale University Dissertation Fellowship, 2003-04
- Yale University Fellowship, 1998-2002
- John Perry Miller Fund Award, Yale University, 2001
- Robert G. Rayburn Homiletics Award, Covenant Theological Seminary, 1994
- Curators’ Scholarship, University of Missouri, 1987-91
- Missouri Higher Education (Brightflight) Scholarship, 1987-91
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