DARIAN R. LOCKETT - Biola University

DARIAN R. LOCKETT
Talbot School of Theology, Biola University
darian.lockett@biola.edu
13800 Biola Avenue (562) 944.0351 ext. 3505
La Mirada, CA 90639
EDUCATION
Ph.D., New Testament, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Scotland
2002 to 2006
• Dissertation: “‘Pure and Undefiled Religion’: The Function of Purity Language in the
Epistle of James”
• Supervisor: Prof. Ronald A. Piper; examiners: Profs. Richard J. Bauckham and Larry
Hurtado
• Completed all course requirements and thesis (with distinction) for the M.Litt. in Biblical
Studies; supervised by Prof. Richard J. Bauckham
M.Div., Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Kansas City, MO
1998 to 2001, Summa Cum Laude
B.A., Medieval History, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
1995 to 1998, Graduated with departmental honors
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Associate Professor, Biblical and Theological Studies, Talbot School of Theology, Biola
University, La Mirada, CA
• Associate Professor: 2010 to Present
• Assistant Professor: 2007 to 2010
Courses Taught:
• BLGR 101/102: Elementary Greek Grammar
• TTNT 501/502: Talbot Summer Greek Program
• BLGR 304/TTNT 791: New Testament Seminar—Greek Exegesis of James
• BBST 103: Biblical Interpretation and Spiritual Formation
• BBST 110: New Testament History and Literature
• BBST 312: Principles of Interpretation
• BBST 343: General Letters
• BBST 450: Advanced Studies—Readings in Schleiermacher
• BBST 465: Integration Seminar—Jesus, Lord of All
• Torrey Honors Program Texts Taught: Acts; Augustine, On Christian Teaching; Justin
Martyr, First and Second Apology
Administrative/University service:
• Interim Department Chair: (Spring 2009)
• Chair: Department Restructuring Committee (Spring 2009-Fall 2010)
• Member: General Education Council (Fall 2010-Present)
• Facilitator: Coalition of the Willing, Faculty integration initiative (2009-2012)
• Member: Faculty Town Hall Steering Committee (Spring 2011)
Assistant Professor of Theology, The King’s College, New York, NY
2005 to 2007
Courses Taught:
• REL 157/111: Introduction to New Testament Literature

• REL 167/112: Introduction to Old Testament Literature
• REL 317/354: Principles of Biblical Interpretation
• REL 451: Biblical Exegesis (Catholic Epistles)
• Rhetor (facilitator) for public speaking workshop: faculty and staff
Tutor in New Testament, “Jesus and the Gospels,” St. Mary’s College, University of St. Andrews
Spring term 2004
OTHER ACADEMIC SERVICE
Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) Translation Oversight Committee (member, Fall 2011-
Present) Dr. Tom Schreiner chair.
GRANTS/FELLOWSHIPS/AWARDS
• Sabbatical Leave (Granted by Talbot School of Theology, Spring 2014)
• “Analytic Theology and the Theological Interpretation of Scripture”: reading group funded
by grant from Notre Dame, seminar leaders: Daniel Treier and Dan Bonevac, stipend and
materials included (Spring 2013)
• Biola University Faculty Excellence Award (awarded by Senior Class, December, 2011)
• Seventh-Semester Research Leave (Granted by Talbot School of Theology, Fall 2010)
• Biola University Faculty Research and Development Grant (2009)
• The King’s College Full-time Faculty member of the year (2005—2006)
• Baker Book House Award (for excellence in the study of theology, 2001)
• Phi Beta Kappa (1998)
• Phi Alpha Theta (Historical Honors Society, 1998)
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Catholic Epistles (especially James); Canonical function of the CE; Relationship between Old and
New Testaments; History of Biblical Interpretation; Hermeneutics/Theological Interpretation of
Scripture; Political and economic philosophy and Christian Scripture
PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS
• “Are the Catholic Epistles a Canonically Significant Collection A Status Quaestionis,”
International Society of Biblical Literature, St. Andrews, Scotland, July 2013
• “Holding Out Hope for the Intruders: The Prophetic Background of Jude’s Offer of Mercy,”
Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, Chicago, Ill., November 2012
• Panelist: “Review Session: Logos and the Law in the Letter of James, by Matt Jackson-McCabe,”
International Society of Biblical Literature, London, England, July 2011
• Invited Respondent: “Andy Draycott: Missional Preaching,” Missional Ethics Day
Conference, Biola University, La Mirada, June 2011
• “Purity and Polemic in Jude,” Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, San Diego,
California, November 2007
• “The ‘Two Ways’: James’ Strategy of Instruction in Obedience,” Evangelical Theological
Society National Meeting, San Diego, California, November 2007
• “‘Pure and Undefiled Religion’: Purity and Pollution as a Means of Cultural Antagonism in
the Epistle of James,” Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, November 2005
• “James’ Intertextual Perspective on Perfection,” Evangelical Theological Society National
Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, November 2004
• “The Eschatological Wisdom of the Epistle of James and 4QInstruction: An Initial
Investigation,” International Society of Biblical Literature, University of Groningen,
Groningen, The Netherlands, July 2004
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PUBLICATIONS
Books:
• The Wisdom of the Pillar Apostles: Formation and Function of the Catholic Epistles as a Canonical
Collection. 85,000 to 90,000-word monograph examining the shape and function of the
Catholic Epistles as a canonically significant collection (under contract with Wipf and
Stock/Pickwick, 2015).
• Understanding Biblical Theology: A Comparison of Theory and Practice. With Edward W. Klink.
Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2012.
• An Introduction to the Catholic Epistles: T & T Clark Approaches to Biblical Studies. London: T & T
Clark, 2012.
• Purity and Worldview in the Epistle of James. LNTS 366; London: T & T Clark, 2008.
Reviewed in: The Expository Times 120 (2009): 460
The Catholic Biblical Quarterly 71 (2009): 408-409
Review of Biblical Literature Online (2009)
Themelios (2009): 381-382
Journal for the Study of the New Testament 31 (2009): 115-116
Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 53 (2010): 181-183
Religious Studies Review 35 (2010): 191
Stone-Campbell Journal 13 (2010): 156-158
Perspectives in Religious Studies, 39 (2012): 98-100
Chapters and contributions:
• “Purity and Polemic: A Reassessment of Jude’s Theological World,” Pages 5-31 in Reading
Jude with New Eyes: Methodological Reassessments of the Letter of Jude. Eds. Robert L. Webb and
Peter H. Davids; LNTS 383; London: T & T Clark, 2009.
• “God and ‘the World’: Cosmology and Theology in the Letter of James,” Pages 144-156 in
Cosmology and New Testament Theology. Eds. Jonathan T. Pennington and Sean M.
McDonough; LNTS 355; London: T & T Clark, 2008.
• “‘Unstained by the World’: Purity and Pollution as an Indicator of Cultural Interaction in the
Epistle of James.” Pages 49-74 in Reading James with New Eyes: Methodological Reassessments of
the Letter of James. Eds. Robert L. Webb and John S. Kloppenborg. LNTS 342; London: T & T
Clark, 2007.
• With Craig A. Evans, “James.” Pages 257-287 in Bible Knowledge Background Commentary: John,
Hebrews-Revelation. Ed. Craig A. Evans; Colorado Springs, CO.: Victor, 2005.
Articles:
• “Objects of Mercy in Jude: The Prophetic Background of Jude 22-23” (out for review)
• “Strong and Weak Lines: Permeable Boundaries between Church and Culture in the Letter of
James.” Review and Expositor 108.3 (2011): 391-405.
• “Structure or Communicative Strategy: The ‘Two Ways’ Motif in James’ Theological
Instruction.” Neotestamentica 42.2 (2008): 269-287.
• “The Spectrum of Wisdom and Eschatology in the Epistle of James and 4QInstruction.”
Tyndale Bulletin 56.2 (2005): 131-148.
Dictionary Entries:
• Articles on “Allegory,” “James,” “Jude,” “Perfection,” “World,” et al. in Baker Bible Dictionary.
Ed. Tremper Longman. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2013.
• "James." In The [Oxford] Encyclopedia of the Bible. Edited by Michael D. Coogan. New York and
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009
(http://www.oxfordbiblicalstudies.com/print/opr/t280/e3).
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• Articles on “Pure,” “Impure,” “Holy,” et al. Mounce’s Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and
New Testament Words. Ed. William Mounce; Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2006.
Reviews:
21) The Epistle of James (ICC), by Dale C. Allison. Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society
(forthcoming).
20) The Letter of James (NICNT), by Scot McKnight. Catholic Biblical Quarterly (forthcoming).
19) The Heart of Biblical Theology: Providence Experienced, by Mark W. Elliott. The Good Book Blog
(May 2013).
18) A Narratological Reading of 1 Peter, by Abson Prédestin Joseph. Journal of the Evangelical
Theology Society 56 (2013): 443-445
17) The Catholic Epistles and Apostolic Tradition, Edited by Karl-Wilhelm Niebuhr and Robert W.
Wall. Journal of the Evangelical Theology Society 53.4 (2010): 846-849.
16) Not By Paul Alone: The Formation of the Catholic Epistle Collection and the Christian Canon, by
David R. Nienhuis. Journal of the Evangelical Theology Society 51.4 (2008): 862-864
15) A Text-Linguistic Investigation into the Discourse Structure of James, by Mark Edward Taylor.
Midwestern Journal of Theology 6.1 (2007): 72-75
14) Jesus and the Eyewitnesses, by Richard Bauckham. Midwestern Journal of Theology 5.2 (2007): 83-
84
13) A Reader’s Greek New Testament, edited by Richard J. Goodrich and Albert L. Lukaszewski.
Midwestern Journal of Theology 5.2 (2007): 81-82
12) Drama of Doctrine: A Canonical-Linguistic Approach to Christian Theology, by Kevin Vanhoozer.
Midwestern Journal of Theology 5.1 (2006): 41-42
11) Brother of Jesus, Friend of God: Studies in the Letter of James, by Luke Timothy Johnson. Scottish
Journal of Theology 59 (2006): 480-482
10) Genre, Composition, and Hermeneutics in the Epistle of James, by Luke L. Cheung. Journal of the
Evangelical Theological Society 48 (2005): 168-170
9) A History of Biblical Interpretation: The Ancient Period (History of Biblical Interpretation Series)
Edited by Alan J. Hauser and Duane F. Watson. Midwestern Journal of Theology 4.2 (2005): 65-
67
8) James of Jerusalem: Heir to Jesus of Nazareth, by Patrick J. Hartin. Review of Biblical Literature (2005)
Online
7) Conflict and Identity in Romans: The Social Setting of Paul's Letter, by Philip F. Esler. Review of
Biblical Literature (2005) Online
6) An Introduction to the New Testament: Contexts, Methods and Ministry Formation, by David
DeSilva. Midwestern Journal of Theology 4.1 (2005): 90-92
5) Ancient Judaism and Christian Origins by George W. E. Nickelsburg. Midwestern Journal of
Theology 3.1 (2004): 100-102
4) John the Baptist: Prophet of Purity for a New Age, by Catherine M. Murphy. Review of Biblical
Literature (2004) Online
3) Fortress Introduction to the New Testament, by Gerd Theissen. Review of Biblical Literature (2004)
Online
2) Jesus and Purity Halakhah: Was Jesus Indifferent to Impurity by Thomas Kazen. Review of Biblical
Literature (2004) Online
1) James: Wisdom of James, disciple of Jesus the sage, by Richard J. Bauckham. Midwestern Journal of
Theology 2.2 (2004): 232-234
SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS
Institute for Biblical Research (2007)
Tyndale Fellowship (Cambridge) (2005)
Evangelical Theological Society (2001)
Society of Biblical Literature (2001)
The Phi Beta Kappa Society (1998)
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MINISTRY EXPERIENCE
Pastor of Spiritual Formation, Trinity Presbyterian Church (PCA), Orange, CA
January 2010-June 2013
Retreat/Conference Speaker, The King’s College Annual Student Retreat, New York, NY
September 2008
Tutor/Coach, Institute of Biblical Studies, Campus Crusade for Christ Summer Training Program,
Orlando, FL; Summer 2008 and Fort Collins, CO; Summer 2007
• Facilitated seminars in Biblical Interpretation and Biblical Communication courses
Pulpit Supply, Redeemer Montclair (PCA), Montclair, NJ
As Requested June 2006 to May 2007
Pulpit Supply, East Neuk Baptist Fellowship, Pittenweem and Anstruther, Scotland
December 2002 to July 2004
• Preached Sunday morning and evening service once a month
Pastoral Intern and Interim Pastoral Assistant, First Southern Baptist Church, Lawrence, KS
January 1999 to August 2002
Small Group/Outreach Leader, Youth With A Mission, Elm Springs, AR
January 1992 to March 1995
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