Qualifications
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PhD New Testament exegesis, The People of God in the Apocalypse
(Otago University, Dunedin, 2001) -
PGDipArt Linguistic
(Auckland University) -
BD Biblical Studies
(Melbourne College of Divinity) -
MSc Physics
(Auckland University)
Research Interests
- Theory and Practice of Translation
- Book of Revelation
- Relevance Theory
- Ecotheology
Other Professional Experience
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Translation Consultant, Bible Society New Zealand (Consultant for UBS or BSNZ since 2001)
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Missionary (in Thailand, 1984-1994)
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High School Teacher (Physics, Mathematics in New Zealand and India)
Selected Publications
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Souls under the Altar: Relevance Theory and the Discourse Structure of Revelation,UBS Monograph Series, 9 (New York: United Bible Societies, 2003).
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The People of God in the Apocalypse: Discourse, Structure, and Exegesis, SNTSMS, 128 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004).
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‘Framing Nida: The Relevance of Translation Theory in the United Bible Societies’, in Philip A. Noss (ed) History of Bible Translation (Rome: Edizioni di Storia e Letteratura, 2007) 217-266.
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‘How Green Is Your Bible? Ecology and the End of the World in Translation’, The Bible Translator, 58.2 (2007): 75-85.
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‘Translating the Eschaton: An Environmental Impact Report’, Journal of Biblical Text Research, 17 (2005) 94-107.