Margaret M. Mitchell
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Margaret M. Mitchell is an American scholar of Early Christianity
. Mitchell, who is a student of Hans Dieter Betz
and Robert M. Grant, received her Ph.D. from the University of Chicago
in 1989 and currently serves at the same institution as Dean and Shailer Mathews Professor of New Testament and Early Christian Literature. Mitchell has been dean of the University of Chicago Divinity School
since July 1, 2010.
Mitchell is a widely published and well respected author who has made groundbreaking contributions to research on the letters of the Apostle Paul to the Corinthians, on early Christian rhetoric and on John Chrysostom
. She has served on the editorial board of the Journal of Biblical Literature and New Testament Studies and is currently the co-editor of a number of series including the Novum Testamentum Supplement series (Brill) and the Writings from the Greco-Roman World text and translation series (Society of Biblical Literature). Forthcoming projects include a commentary in the Hermeneia series on 2 Corinthians. She was awarded a Guggenheim fellowship in 2010
The “Belly-Myther” of Endor: Interpretations of 1 Kingdoms 28 in The Early Church (with Rowan A.
Greer), Writings from the Greco-Roman World vol. 16 (Atlanta: Scholars Press, 2007), 348pp.
The Cambridge History of Christianity, vol. 1: Origins to Constantine (with Frances M. Young)
(Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006), 740pp
The Heavenly Trumpet: John Chrysostom and the Art of Pauline Interpretation, Hermeneutische
Untersuchungen zur Theologie 40 (Tübingen: J.C.B. Mohr/Paul Siebeck, 2000; Louisville:
Westminster/John Knox, 2002), 564pp.
Paul and the Rhetoric of Reconciliation: An Exegetical Investigation of the Language and Composition of
1 Corinthians. Hermeneutische Untersuchungen zur Theologie 28 (Tübingen: J.C.B. Mohr/Paul
Siebeck, 1991; Louisville: Westminster/John Knox, 1993), 380pp.
Early Christianity
Early Christianity is generally considered as Christianity before 325. The New Testament's Book of Acts and Epistle to the Galatians records that the first Christian community was centered in Jerusalem and its leaders included James, Peter and John....
. Mitchell, who is a student of Hans Dieter Betz
Hans Dieter Betz
Hans Dieter Betz is a prominent German/American scholar of Early Christianity and Shailer Mathews Professor Emeritus of New Testament at the University of Chicago Divinity School. He has made influential contributions to research on Paul's Letter to the Galatians, the Sermon on the Mount and the...
and Robert M. Grant, received her Ph.D. from the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
in 1989 and currently serves at the same institution as Dean and Shailer Mathews Professor of New Testament and Early Christian Literature. Mitchell has been dean of the University of Chicago Divinity School
University of Chicago Divinity School
The University of Chicago Divinity School is a graduate institution at the University of Chicago dedicated to the training of academics and clergy across religious boundaries...
since July 1, 2010.
Mitchell is a widely published and well respected author who has made groundbreaking contributions to research on the letters of the Apostle Paul to the Corinthians, on early Christian rhetoric and on John Chrysostom
John Chrysostom
John Chrysostom , Archbishop of Constantinople, was an important Early Church Father. He is known for his eloquence in preaching and public speaking, his denunciation of abuse of authority by both ecclesiastical and political leaders, the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, and his ascetic...
. She has served on the editorial board of the Journal of Biblical Literature and New Testament Studies and is currently the co-editor of a number of series including the Novum Testamentum Supplement series (Brill) and the Writings from the Greco-Roman World text and translation series (Society of Biblical Literature). Forthcoming projects include a commentary in the Hermeneia series on 2 Corinthians. She was awarded a Guggenheim fellowship in 2010
Selected bibliography
Paul, the Corinthians, and the Birth of Christian Hermeneutics (Cambridge University Press, 2010).The “Belly-Myther” of Endor: Interpretations of 1 Kingdoms 28 in The Early Church (with Rowan A.
Greer), Writings from the Greco-Roman World vol. 16 (Atlanta: Scholars Press, 2007), 348pp.
The Cambridge History of Christianity, vol. 1: Origins to Constantine (with Frances M. Young)
(Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006), 740pp
The Heavenly Trumpet: John Chrysostom and the Art of Pauline Interpretation, Hermeneutische
Untersuchungen zur Theologie 40 (Tübingen: J.C.B. Mohr/Paul Siebeck, 2000; Louisville:
Westminster/John Knox, 2002), 564pp.
Paul and the Rhetoric of Reconciliation: An Exegetical Investigation of the Language and Composition of
1 Corinthians. Hermeneutische Untersuchungen zur Theologie 28 (Tübingen: J.C.B. Mohr/Paul
Siebeck, 1991; Louisville: Westminster/John Knox, 1993), 380pp.