Senior Lecturer in Biblical Studies , Bible College of Queensland, affiliated with the Australian College of Theology, Brisbane , Australia .
Academic Qualifications
BD (Distinction) - Reformed Theological College, Geelong , Australia (1988).
BA (Chinese Studies) - University of Queensland , Brisbane , Australia (1990).
ThM (Biblical Studies) - Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton , U.S.A. (1992).
PhD (New Testament) - University of Queensland , Brisbane , Australia (1996).
Teaching and Supervision Experience
· New Testament Studies and Old Testament Studies
· Supervisor and examiner of research theses
Current Projects
· Biblical Interpretation
· Earliest Chinese Christianity
Selected Publications
Johannine Ecclesiology, JSNTS 160, Sheffield : Sheffield Academic Press, 1998.
The Hymn of the Pearl : The Syriac and Greek Texts with Introduction, Translations, and Notes. Early Christian Studies 3. Sydney : St Pauls, 2002.
“The So-Called ‘High Priestly Prayer’ of Jesus and Ecclesiology: The Concerns of an Early Christian Community,” in Prayer and Spirituality in the Early Church, Ed. P. Allen, et. al., 1998, pp. 15-37.
“A Comparison of the Clothing Metaphor in the Hymn of the Pearl and the Chinese Manichaean Hymnscroll,” in the Tagungsband der 4. Intern. Manichäismus-Konferenz, Akademie-Verlag, 2000, pp. 209-219.
“ Tang Christianity: Its Syriac Origins and Character,” Jian Dao: A Journal of Bible & Theology 21 (2004): 129-157.
Electronic Articles
Did Christianity reach China in the Han dynasty? pdf version