Paul Trebilco is Professor of New Testament. He studied Chemistry at the University of Canterbury, and then did a Bachelor of Divinity at Otago before completing his PhD in the New Testament in 1987 at the University of Durham.
He has published work on the Jewish and Greco-Roman backgrounds to the New Testament, the Acts of the Apostles, the apostle Paul, early Christians in Ephesus, the relationship of Scripture and Church tradition, and the Self-designations used by the earliest Christians in the New Testament.
From 2013–2017, he was the General Editor of the Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series, published by Cambridge University Press. In 2017, Paul was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand. See further information here: https://royalsociety.org.nz/news/2017-new-fellows/
The Johannine Literature (John's Gospel, 1-3 John and Revelation)
Acts of the Apostles
Pauline Theology
The Pastoral Epistles
Unity and Diversity in the New Testament
Main research interests
The Early Christians in Ephesus
The Pastoral Epistles
The Johannine Literature
Diaspora Judaism
Current research
The early Christians in Ephesus, Smyrna, Miletus and elsewhere in Ionia, from Paul to 500 CE
The Johannine Epistles
The Acts of the Apostles
Jewish Communities in Asia Minor
Current postgraduate students
Aminta Arrington (PhD) “Christ as Mearcstapa: The Border Stalking of Jesus of Nazareth in Luke’s Gospel Account”
Andrew Duncanson (MTh) “A Historical Inquiry into the Baptism of Jesus”
W.H. Chong (PhD) “Spaces Matter: Learning from the Text Delimitations of Early NT MSS containing Ephesians and 1 Peter”
Fenika Faalave (PhD) “Examining Luke's Characterisation of the Human Characters in the Dream-Visions in Acts”
Aaron Geddis (PhD) “Jesus' Temple action in the Gospel of Matthew: The climax of Malachi's return of Elijah motif”
Christopher Hext (PhD) “The Character and Origin of the Easter computus in the early church: Christianity’s inheritance, or its own invention?”
Mathew Newton (PhD) “Improvising Abraham: Paul's use of the Abraham narratives in Galatians”
Julie O’Toole (MTh) “Put on the New Man: An Examination of the Conversion Experience of the Apostle Paul as an example of Transformative Learning and the Implications for Theological Education”
Jonathan Seiuli (PhD) “Submission to the Governing Authorities: Re-examining Authority from God in Romans 13: 1–7”
Chanki Shin (PhD) “A Study of Paul's Anomalous Fatherhood in 1 Corinthians 4.14–21 in Light of the Sociopolitical Context of Greco-Roman and Jewish Fatherhood During the Second Temple Period”
Emma Stokes (PhD) “Reconsidering the Samaritans as a character in the Lukan travel narrative”
Herry Susanto (PhD) “Pauline Cosmological Redemption as the Basis for Eco-Theology”
Completed postgraduate students
Jessica Bent (PhD) “Spiritual Family Language: A Dialogue between Paul and a New Zealand Baptist Church”
Jordan Chapman (PhD) “Isaiah’s Servant(s) in 1 Peter: Isaiah 53 and the Argument of 1 Peter”
Malcolm Gordon (PhD) “Forsaking Protest: Tracing the Loss of Protest Prayer in Early and Patristic Christianity”
Clare Knowles (PhD) “Interpreting Isaiah from Isaiah: Intratextual Translation in Old Greek Isaiah”
Elliot Luo (PhD) “Realised and Future Eschatology, and Dualism in the Johannine Epistles”
Carmen Anderson (MTh) “Ἀμήν I Say to You”: Faith, Understanding and Speaking the Truth in Matthew's Gospel”
Doug Anderson (PhD) “The Origin and Purpose of Matthew 27:51b-53”
Tualagi Ah-Yek (MTh) “The metaphor of shepherding in John 10:1-18 and 1 Peter 5:1-7 and its significance for Samoan Ministry”
David Balchin (MTh) “To Understand the Righteousness of God in Romans is to Understand how the Gospel is the Power of God for the Salvation of those who believe”
Erin Bay (PhD) “The Social Significance of the Sacralized Body in The Epistle to the Romans: Pauline Subversion of Cultural Constructions of Human Worth”
Deborah Bower (PhD) “Isaiah, the Gospel of Luke, and Peter in Conversation with Cornelius. A Narrative-Critical Analysis of Acts 10:1-11:18”
Nick Brennan (PhD) “Leading Many Sons to Glory': Human Destiny and the Identity of Christ in the Epistle to the Hebrews”
Chris Caradus (PhD) “Beyond a Sonderweg for Israel: An Exploration of Persistence of Exile Themes in relation to Romans 11.26”
Tim Dack (MTh) “Grace Redefined in 1 Corinthians 12:9a”
Matt Easter (PhD) “Let Us Go to Him”: The Story of Faith and the Faithfulness of Jesus in Hebrews”
Gerard Ellis (PhD) “Grammar as Theology: A Linguistic Rereading of Philippians 2:6-7a”
Mark Forman (PhD) “The Politics of Inheritance? The Language of Inheritance in Romans within its First-Century Greco-Roman Imperial Context”
Patrik Frank (PhD), “Blessed is he who keeps the words of prophecy in this book": an intra-textual reading of the Apocalypse as Parenesis”
Aaron Geddis (MTh) “The concept of the Return of Elijah in Matthew 11:2-24 and it's Christological Implications”
Sarah Harris (PhD) “The Davidic Shepherd King in the Lukan Narrative”
Erin Heim (PhD) “Light Through a Prism: New Avenues of Inquiry for the Pauline Ui`oqesi,a Metaphors”
Anna Hluan (PhD) “Silence in translation : Interpreting 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 in Myanmar"
Dale Hokin (MTh) “Is Motivation of Reward and Punishment Faithful to the Teachings of Jesus in the Gospel of Mark?”
Luke Hoselton (PhD) "New Creation in Colossians: A Comparative, Exegetical, and Theological Analysis"
Ben Hudson (PhD) “Co-partakers of the promise: Israel and the Gentiles in Ephesians”
Tom Innes (PhD) “Into the Deep Water, to the Other Side: Discipleship in Luke's Lake Stories”
Bradley Kelderman (MTh) “Paul's Use of the Remnant Concept in Romans 9-11 and its Interpretative Implications for Romans 11:26”
Jacqui Lloyd (PhD) “Archaeology and the Itinerant Jesus: a historical inquiry into the Extent of Jesus' itinerancy in the north”
Jonathon Lookadoo (PhD) “The High Priest and the Temple: Metaphorical Depictions of Jesus in the Letters of Ignatius of Antioch"
Alan Missen (MTh) “Worship and witness in the Apocalypse”
George Mombi (PhD) “Exploring the Meaning and Significance of the concept of “in Christ” in Colossians as a response to Melanesian concept of 'Gutpela Sindaun', with special reference to the concepts of Fullness, Riches, Mystery and Hiddenness”
Ben Ong (PhD) “Partner-centred Interpretation in Aotearoa New Zealand: A Hermeneutic for Paakehaa in Partnership with Māori”
Phillip Porter (PhD) "The Possibilities of the Gospel Narratives for Parable Interpretation!"
Jonathon Robinson (PhD) “An Intertextual Assessment of Christology in the Markan Miracles”
Tony Siew (PhD) “The War Between the Two Beasts and the Two Witnesses: A Chiastic Reading of Rev 11:1-14:5”
Dillon Thornton (PhD) “Hostility in the House of God: An “Interested” Investigation of the Opponents in 1 and 2 Timothy
Sean du Toit (PhD) “1 Peter: Negotiating Life within the Greco-Roman World”
Gillian Townsley (PhD) “The Straight Mind in Corinth: Queer Readings Across 1 Cor 11.2-16”
Julia van den Brink (PhD) “Blessings and Woes in Luke: Intertextual Echoes of Antithetical Covenant Blessings and Curses in Luke's Gospel with Particular Reference to 6:20b-26”
Deolito Vistar (PhD) “The Supreme Σημεῖον of Jesus' Death-and-Resurrection in the Fourth Gospel"
Kevin Waldie (PhD) “Compassion, Jesus and Luke: Words and Deeds in a Redaction-Compositional Study of Luke 6:12-8:3”
Blake Wassell (PhD) “Pilate and the Jews in the Gospel of John: A Study in Historiography, Kingship, and Friendship”
Rick Weymouth (PhD) “The Christ-Story of Philippians 2:6-11: Narrative Shape and Paraenetic Purpose in Paul's Letter to Philippi”
Max Whitaker (PhD) “Is Jesus Athene or Odysseus? Investigating the unrecognisability and metamorphosis of Jesus in his post-resurrection appearances”
Martin Williams (PhD) “The Doctrine of Salvation in the First Letter of Peter: A Theological-Critical Study”
Publications
Trebilco, P. (2024). Jews in Asia Minor. In C. Hezser (Ed.), The Routledge handbook of Jews and Judaism in late antiquity. (pp. 509-526). Abingdon, UK: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315280974
Chapter in Book - Research
Trebilco, P. (2023). Gift and reciprocity in John's Gospel: A lens through which to read the farewell discourses. In E. Adams, D. H. Bertschmann, S. J. Chester, J. A. Linebaugh & T. D. Still (Eds.), The new perspective on grace: Paul and the gospel after Paul and the gift. (pp. 142-156). Grand Rapids MI: Eerdmans.
Chapter in Book - Research
Trebilco, P. R. (2023). The reception of Paul in Ephesus from the second to the fifth century CE. In D. P. Moessner, P. B. Duff, J. E. Spittler & R. M. Calhoun (Eds.), Paul, Christian textuality, and the hermeneutics of Late Antiquity. (pp. 351-378). Leiden, The Netherlands: Koninklijke Brill.
Chapter in Book - Research
Trebilco, P. R. (2023). Travel and itinerary plans. In S. McKnight, L. H. Cohick & N. K. Gupta (Eds.), Dictionary of Paul and his letters: A compendium of contemporary biblical scholarship. (2nd ed.) (pp. 1064-1075). Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. [Encyclopaedia/Dictionary Entry].
Chapter in Book - Research
Trebilco, P. R. (2023). Ephesus. In S. McKnight, L. H. Cohick & N. K. Gupta (Eds.), Dictionary of Paul and his letters: A compendium of contemporary biblical scholarship. (2nd ed.) (pp. 261-264). Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. [Encyclopaedia/Dictionary Entry].
Chapter in Book - Research
Trebilco, P., Rae, S. H., & Vistar, D. (2023). 1 Timothy: A pastoral and contextual commentary. Carlisle, UK: Langham Global Library, 188p.
Authored Book - Research
Trebilco, P. (2022). Reading the New Testament in Aotearoa New Zealand. In E.-M. Becker, J. Herzer, A. Standhartinger & W. Florian (Eds.), Reading the New Testament in the manifold contexts of a globalized world: Exegetical perspectives. (pp. 305-319). Tübingen, Germany: Narr Francke Attempto Verlag GmbH. doi: 10.24053/9783772057656
Chapter in Book - Research
Trebilco, P. (2022, July). Stoicism in 1 Peter? Response to Vicky Balabanski "The Prominence of stoic ideas in early Christian mission in first century Asia Minor". Verbal presentation at the 76th General Meeting of the Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas (SNTS), [Hybrid].
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Trebilco, P. (2022, August). The theocentricity of 1 John: Reading 1 John as an interpretation of the gospel of John. Verbal presentation at the Midwestern Korean Studies Online Conference, [Online].
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Trebilco, P. (2022). The human heart, the centre of a person, and the Holy Spirit (Galatians 4:6; Romans 5:5; and 2 Corinthians 1:22). In P. G. Bolt & S. Kim (Eds.), God's grace inscribed on the human heart: Essays in honour of James R. Harrison. (pp. 155-169). Sydney, Australia: SDC Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
Trebilco, P. (2022). Reading Ephesians in Ephesos: A letter to Pauline and Johannine Christ-followers? In A. Black, C. M. Thomas & T. W. Thompson (Eds.), Ephesos as a religious center under the principate. (pp. 161-187). Tübingen, Germany: Mohr Siebeck. doi: 10.1628/978-3-16-156861-9
Chapter in Book - Research
Trebilco, P. (2022). Early Christian networking and overcoming isolation and competition in Theological studies in Aotearoa. In J. Havea, E. Colgan & N. Vaka'uta (Eds.), Theology as threshold: Invitations from Aotearoa New Zealand. (pp. 25-38). Lanham, MD: Lexington Books/Fortress Academic.
Chapter in Book - Research
Trebilco, P. (2022). Paul among Jews, Greeks, and Romans. In M. V. Novenson & R. B. Matlock (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of Pauline studies. (pp. 146-161). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199600489.013.002
Chapter in Book - Research
Trebilco, P. (2021). Intertextual echoes in Ephesus: "From the beginning" in the city of Ephesus and the letters of John. In M. J. Lee & B. J. Oropeza (Eds.), Practicing intertextuality: Ancient Jewish and Greco-Roman exegetical techniques in the New Testament. (pp. 267-288). Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock.
Chapter in Book - Research
Trebilco, P. R. (2021). Beyond "the parting of the ways" between Jews and Christians in Asia Minor to a model of variegated interaction. In J. Schröter, B. A. Edsall & J. Verheyden (Eds.), Jews and Christians: Parting ways in the first two centuries CE?: Reflections on the gains and losses of a model. (pp. 273-306). De Gruyter. doi: 10.1515/9783110742213-011
Chapter in Book - Research
Trebilco, P. (2021, July). The expansion of early Christianity in Ephesus in the second century CE [Seminar: Mission and expansion of early Christianity]. Verbal presentation at the 75th General Meeting of the Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas (SNTS), [Online].
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Trebilco, P. (2020). Greece and the Aegean. In D. M. Gurtner & L. T. Stuckenbruck (Eds.), T&T Clark encyclopedia of Second Temple Judaism (Vol. 2). (pp. 303-305). London, UK: T&T Clark. [Encyclopaedia/Dictionary Entry].
Chapter in Book - Research
Trebilco, P. (2020). John's apocalypse in relation to Johannine, Pauline, and other forms of Christianity in Asia Minor. In C. R. Koester (Ed.), The Oxford handbook of the book of Revelation. (pp. 185-201). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
Trebilco, P. (2020). "Saints by calling" in Romans 1:7 and 1 Corinthians 1:2. In J. de Jong & C. Saysell (Eds.), Holding forth the word of life: Essays in honor of Tim Meadowcroft. (pp. 84-97). Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock.
Chapter in Book - Research
Trebilco, P. (2020, November-December). Ignatius and the Christians in Smyrna. Verbal presentation at the Joint Conference of the Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Biblical Studies (ANZABS) & the Systematic Theology Association of Aotearoa New Zealand (STAANZ), Christchurch, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Trebilco, P. (2019, September). The theocentricity of 1 John: Reading 1 John as an interpretation of the Gospel of John [Seminar: Johannine Literature]. Verbal presentation at the British New Testament Society (BNTS) Conference, Liverpool, UK.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Trebilco, P. (2019, December). The parting of the ways between Jews and Christians in Asia Minor in the first two centuries. Verbal presentation at the conference Jews and Christians: Parting Ways in the First Two Centuries C.E.? Reflections on the Gains and Losses of a Model, Berlin, Germany.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Trebilco, P. (2019). Salvation and gift in 1 John: Unconditioned, but not unconditional. In D. S. du Toit, C. Gerber & C. Zimmermann (Eds.), Sōtēria: Salvation in early Christianity and antiquity: Festschrift in honour of Cilliers Breytenbach on the occasion of this 65th birthday. (pp. 498-516). Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill.
Chapter in Book - Research
Trebilco, P. (2019, June). The theocentricity of John: Reading 1 John as an interpretation of the Gospel of John. Verbal presentation at the Trajectories in the Interpretation of Scripture Models, Issues and Prospects Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Trebilco, P. (2018). The Jewish community in Ephesus and its interaction with Christ-believers in the first century CE and beyond. In J. R. Harrison & L. L. Welborn (Eds.), The first urban churches 3: Ephesus. (pp. 93-126). Atlanta, GA: SBL Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
Trebilco, P., Shepardson, C., Zuiderhoek, A., Breytenbach, C., & Zimmermann, C. (2018, November). Early Christianity in Lycaonia and adjacent areas. Panel discussion at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) & American Academy of Religion (AAR), Denver, CO.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Trebilco, P. (2018). Echoes in Ephesus: "From the beginning" in the Johannine letters and in Ephesian foundation myths. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) & American Academy of Religion (AAR). Retrieved from https://www.sbl-site.org/meetings/congresses_pastmeetings.aspx
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Trebilco, P. (2018). "From the beginning" in the ancient city of Ephesus and in the letters of John. In J. W. Hofmeyr & J. Stenhouse (Eds.), Internationalising higher education: From South Africa to England via New Zealand : Essays in honour of Professor Gerald Pillay. (pp. 59-82). Centurion, South Africa: Mediakor.
Chapter in Book - Research
Trebilco, P. (2018). The Acts of John and Christian communities in Ephesus in the mid-second century AD. In C. Breytenbach & J. M. Ogereau (Eds.), Authority and identity in emerging Christianities communities in Asia Minor and Greece. (pp. 33-61). Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill. doi: 10.1163/9789004367197_003
Chapter in Book - Research
Trebilco, P. R. (2017). Outsider designations and boundary construction in the New Testament: Early Christian communities and the formation of group identity. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 358p. doi: 10.1017/9781108291460
Authored Book - Research
Walton, S., Trebilco, P. R., & Gill, D. W. (2017). Research on urban Christian communities: Looking ahead. In S. Walton, P. R. Trebilco & D. W. Gill (Eds.), The urban world and the first Christians. (pp. 320-324). Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.
Chapter in Book - Research
Trebilco, P. R. (2017). Engaging—or not engaging—the city: Reading 1 and 2 Timothy and the Johannine letters in the city of Ephesus. In S. Walton, P. R. Trebilco & D. W. Gill (Eds.), The urban world and the first Christians. (pp. 160-186). Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.
Chapter in Book - Research
Walton, S., Trebilco, P. R., & Gill, D. W. (2017). Cities as more than "scenery". In S. Walton, P. R. Trebilco & D. W. Gill (Eds.), The urban world and the first Christians. (pp. xii-xv). Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.
Chapter in Book - Research
Walton, S., Trebilco, P. R., & Gill, D. W. (Eds.). (2017). The urban world and the first Christians. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 388p.
Edited Book - Research
Trebilco, P. (2015, December). The juxtaposition of various terms for "outsiders" in New Testament texts. Verbal presentation at the Aotearoa New Zealand Association for Biblical Studies 18th Annual Meeting, Auckland, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Trebilco, P. (2015). Epigraphy and the study of the Polis and the Ekklēsia in the Greco-Roman world. In J. R. Harrison & L. L. Welborn (Eds.), The first urban churches 1: Methodological foundations. (pp. 89-109). Atlanta, GA: SBL Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
Trebilco, P. (2015). Early Jewish communities in Asia Minor and the early Christian movement. In M. Tiwald (Ed.), Q in context II: Social setting and archaeological background of the Sayings Source. (pp. 213-231). Göttingen, Germany: V&R unipress.
Chapter in Book - Research
Trebilco, P. (2015, October). The Acts of John and Christian communities in Ephesus in the mid-second century. Verbal presentation at the Authority and Identity in Emerging Christianities in Asia Minor and Greece International Conference, Berlin, Germany.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Trebilco, P. (2015, April). Early Jewish communities in Asia Minor and the early Christian movement. Sydney College of Divinity Annual Lecture, Sydney, Australia. [Public Seminar].
Other Research Output
Trebilco, P. (2015, May). Engaging—or not engaging—the city: Reading 1-2 Timothy and the Johannine letters in the city of Ephesus. Keynote presentation at the Centre for the Social-Scientific Study of the Bible Conference: Cities of God? An Interdisciplinary and International Assessment of Early Christian Engagement with the Ancient Urban Environment(s), London.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Trebilco, P. (2015, May). The Artemis cult in Ephesus and the Johannine letters. Keynote presentation at the Society for the Study of Early Christianity (SSEC) Conference: The Early Church: Cults and Controversies, Sydney, Australia.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Trebilco, P. (2015, May). Identity formation in earliest Christianity: Constructing outsiders in New Testament letters. Keynote presentation at the Society for the Study of Early Christianity (SSEC) Conference: The early church: Cults and controversies, Sydney, Australia.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Trebilco, P. (2014). The Holy Spirit in 1 John. In J. T. K. Lim (Ed.), Holy Spirit: Unfinished agenda. (pp. 71-74). Singapore: Genesis Books & Word N Works.
Chapter in Book - Research
Trebilco, P. (2014). Creativity at the boundary: Features of the linguistic and conceptual construction of outsiders in the Pauline corpus. New Testament Studies, 60(2), 185-201. doi: 10.1017/S0028688513000404
Journal - Research Article
Trebilco, P. (2014, May). The different function of outsider labels in 1 Corinthians and Romans. Verbal presentation at the Asia Pacific Liaison Committee (APLC) and Society for New Testament Studies (SNTS) Inauguration Conference, Hong Kong, China.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Morris, P., Shepard, W., Tidswell, T., & Trebilco, P. (2014). Introduction: Setting the scene. In P. Morris, W. Shepard, P. Trebilco & T. Tidswell (Eds.), The teaching and study of Islam in western universities. (pp. 1-8). Abingdon, UK: Routledge.
Chapter in Book - Research
Morris, P., Shepard, W., Trebilco, P., & Tidswell, T. (Eds.). (2014). The teaching and study of Islam in western universities. Abingdon, UK: Routledge, 198p.
Edited Book - Research
Trebilco, P. (2013). Early Christian communities in the Greco-Roman city: Perspectives on urban ministry from the New Testament. Ex Auditu, 29, 25-48.
Journal - Research Article
Trebilco, P. (2013). The province and cities of Asia. In J. B. Green & L. M. McDonald (Eds.), The world of the New Testament: Cultural, social and historical contexts. (pp. 501-521). Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic.
Chapter in Book - Research
Trebilco, P. (2013). 1 Timothy 3.16 as a proto-rule of faith. In J. B. Green & T. Meadowcroft (Eds.), Ears that hear: Explorations in theological interpretation of the Bible. (pp. 170-190). Sheffield, UK: Sheffield Phoenix Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
Trebilco, P. (2013). Studying "fractionation' in earliest Christianity in Rome and Ephesus. In C. Breytenbach & J. Frey (Eds.), Reflections on the early Christian history of religion [Erwägungen zur frühchristlichen Religionsgeschichte]. (pp. 293-333). Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill.
Chapter in Book - Research
Trebilco, P. (2013, July). Creativity at the boundary: Features of the linguistic and conceptual construction of outsiders in the New Testament. Verbal presentation at the 68th General Meeting of the Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas, Perth, Australia.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Trebilco, P. (2013, September). Early Christian communities in the Greco-Roman city: Perspectives on urban ministry from the New Testament. Verbal presentation at the Symposium on the Theological Interpretation of Scripture: Urban Ministry, Chicago, USA.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Trebilco, P. (2013). Labelling 'the outsider' in the New Testament: The use of οἱ ἔξω. Proceedings of the Australia & New Zealand Association of Theological Schools (ANZATS) Conference: Christians in Communities: Christians as Communities. (pp. 22). Retrieved from http://www.laidlaw.ac.nz
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Trebilco, P. (2013). The social setting of the Epistle to the Romans. In K. K. Yeo (Ed.), From Rome to Beijing: Symposia on Roger Jewett's commentary on Romans. (pp. 299-309). Lincoln, NE: Kairos Studies.
Chapter in Book - Research
Trebilco, P. (2013). [Review of the book Greening Paul: Rereading the apostle in a time of ecological crisis]. Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 75(1), 152-154. [Book Review].
Journal - Research Other
Trebilco, P. (2012). The significance of the distribution of self-designations in Acts. Novum Testamentum, 54, 30-49. doi: 10.1163/156853611X593269
Journal - Research Article
Trebilco, P. (2012, May). Reading Ephesians in Ephesus. Invited presentation at the Ephesus as a Religious Center under the Principate: An International Symposium in Honor of Richard Oster, Memphis, USA.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Trebilco, P. (2012, October). What's in a name? Some labels early Christians used for each other and their significance for our understanding of the Christian life: 2. 'Believers' and 'Slaves'. Verbal presentation at the ‘Determined Living’: Faith, Discipleship and Ministry in a Consumer Age Conference, Nelson, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Trebilco, P. (2012, October). Some labels early Christians used for each other and their significance for our understanding of the Christian life: 1. 'Brothers' and 'Sisters' and 'Saints'. Verbal presentation at the ‘Determined Living’: Faith, Discipleship and Ministry in a Consumer Age Conference, Nelson, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Trebilco, P. (2012, December). 2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1 and ‘Unbelievers’. Verbal presentation at the Aotearoa New Zealand Association for Biblical Studies (ANZABS) Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Trebilco, P. (2012). Self-designations and group identity in the New Testament. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 375p.
Authored Book - Research
Trebilco, P. (2011). Christians in the Lycus Valley: The view from Ephesus and from Western Asia Minor. In A. H. Cadwallader & M. Trainor (Eds.), Colossae in space and time: Linking to an ancient city. (pp. 180-211). Göttingen, Germany: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht.
Chapter in Book - Research
Trebilco, P. (2011, July). The significance of the distribution of self-designations in Acts. Verbal presentation at the Australian and New Zealand Association of Theological Schools (ANZATS) Conference: Found in translation: Bible, worship, mission, Sydney, Australia.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Trebilco, P. (2011, November). Epigraphy and the study of the Polis and the Ekklesia in the Greco-Roman world. Verbal presentation at the Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting (SBL), San Francisco, CA.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Trebilco, P. (2011, August). When did the early Christians first call themselves Christianoi? Verbal presentation at the 66th General Meeting of the Society for New Testament Studies (SNTS), Annandale-on-Hudson, NY.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Trebilco, P. (2011). Why did the early Christians call themselves η εκκλησια? New Testament Studies, 57(3), 440-460. doi: 10.1017/S0028688511000087
Journal - Research Article
Trebilco, P. (2011). [Review of the book The pastoral epistles through the centuries.]. Journal of Theological Studies, 62(1), 328-330. doi: 10.1093/jts/flr042
Journal - Research Other
Trebilco, P. (2010, September-October). Theological foundations for mission in the New Testament. Verbal presentation at the Divine Determination: The Mission of God and the People of God Conference, Nelson, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Trebilco, P. (2010). Asia Minor. In J. J. Collins & D. C. Harlow (Eds.), The Eerdmans dictionary of early Judaism. (pp. 392-396). Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans.
Chapter in Book - Research
Trebilco, P. (2010). Antioch (Pisidian). In J. J. Collins & D. C. Harlow (Eds.), The Eerdmans dictionary of early Judaism. (pp. 334-336). Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans.
Chapter in Book - Research
Trebilco, P. (2010). Jesus Christ: Our servant Lord (Philippians 2:6-11): An exposition. In B. Nicolls, T. R. Lua & J. Belding (Eds.), The Church in a changing world: An Asian response: Challenges from the Malang Consultation on globalization. (pp. 49-59). Quezon City, Philippines: Asia Theological Association.
Chapter in Book - Research
Trebilco, P. (2010). Jesus Christ: Creator and redeemer (Colossians 1:15-20): An exposition. In B. Nicolls, T. R. Lua & J. Belding (Eds.), The Church in a changing world: An Asian response: Challenges from the Malang Consultation on globalization. (pp. 39-48). Quezon City, Philippines: Asia Theological Association.
Chapter in Book - Research
Trebilco, P. (2010, December). The distribution of self-designations in Acts. Verbal presentation at the Thirteenth Annual Meeting of Aotearoa New Zealand Association for Biblical Studies, Auckland, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Trebilco, P. (2010, September-October). "Global" and "Local" in the New Testament approach to mission and Christian community. Keynote presentation at the Divine Determination: The Mission of God and the People of God Conference, Nelson, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Trebilco, P. (2010, July). Why did the early Christians call themselves 'the Church'?. University of Otago Department of Theology and Religion Biblical Studies Seminar, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Department Seminar].
Other Research Output
Trebilco, P. (2009, December). Self-designation in earliest Christianity. Verbal presentation at the Aotearoa-New Zealand Association of Biblical Studies (ANZABS) Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Trebilco, P. (2009, July). The humility and exaltation of the servant Lord (Philippians 2:5-11). Verbal presentation at the Asia Theological Association (ATA) Consultation: Christian Leadership Formation in an Age of Crisis: Our Christian Response to Globalization and Religious Pluralism, Malang, Indonesia.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Trebilco, P. (2009, July). The role of the Son in creation and redemption (Colossians 1:15-20). Verbal presentation at the Asia Theological Association (ATA) Consultation: Christian Leadership Formation in an Age of Crisis: Our Christian Response to Globalization and Religious Pluralism, Malang, Indonesia.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Trebilco, P. (2009). Asia Minor and the Bible. In H.-J. Klauk, B. McGinn, P. Mendes-Flohr, C.-L. Seow, H. Spieckermann & B. D. Walfish (Eds.), Encyclopedia of the Bible and its reception: Anim-Atheism. (pp. 1034-1037). Berlin, Germany: Walter de Gruyter.
Chapter in Book - Research
Trebilco, P., Caradus, C., & Rae, S. (2009). Asia Bible Commentary Series. 2 Timothy and Titus. Manila, Philippines: Asia Theological Association, 222p.
Authored Book - Research
Trebilco, P. (2008, September). Christians in the academic world: Reflections on engagement from the perspective of the New Testament. Keynote presentation at the Christian Scholars in the Academic World Conference, Tauranga, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Trebilco, P. (2008, July). Was Pauline tradition abandoned in Asia Minor late in the first century CE? Verbal presentation at the International Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL), Auckland, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Trebilco, P. (2008, July). Evaluation of the social setting. Verbal presentation at the International Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL), Auckland, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Trebilco, P. (2008, July-August). 'Global' and 'Local' in the New Testament and in earliest Christianity. Verbal presentation at the 63rd General Meeting of the Society for New Testament Studies (SNTS), Lund, Sweden.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Trebilco, P. (2008). Diaspora. In C. A. Evans (Ed.), Encyclopedia of the historical Jesus. (pp. 156-157). New York: Routledge.
Chapter in Book - Research
Trebilco, P. (2007, September). The Lycus Valley: The view from Ephesus. Keynote presentation at the Colossae Conference, Adelaide, Australia.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Trebilco, P. (2006, September). 'Global' and 'Local' in the New Testament and in earliest Christianity. University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Inaugural Professorial Lecture].
Other Research Output
Trebilco, P. (2006). Asia. In K. D. Sakenfeld (Ed.), The new interpreter's dictionary of the Bible: A-C (Vol. 1). (pp. 303-304). Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
Trebilco, P., & Rae, S. (2006). 1 Timothy. Singapore: Asia Theological Association, 199p.
Authored Book - Research
Trebilco, P. (2006). The Jews in Asia Minor: 66-c. 235 CE. In S. T. Katz (Ed.), The Cambridge history of Judaism: Volume IV: The late Roman-Rabbinic period. (pp. 75-82). UK: Cambridge University Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
Trebilco, P. (2006). [Review of the books Inscriptiones Judaicae Orientis Volume I: Eastern Europe, Inscriptiones Judaicae Orientis Band II: Kleinasien and Inscriptiones Judaicae Orientis Volume III: Syria and Cyprus]. Journal of Semitic Studies, L1, 419-422.
Journal - Research Other
Trebilco, P. (2006). Christian communities in Western Asia Minor into the early second century: Ignatius and others as witnesses against Bauer. Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 49(1), 17-44.
Journal - Research Article
Trebilco, P. (2006). Earliest Christianity: A worldwide network of communities. Signs & Wonders, 3, 4-9.
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Trebilco, P. (2006). Gospel, culture, and the public sphere: Perspectives from the New Testament. Evangel, 24(2), 37-45.
Journal - Research Article
Trebilco, P. (2005). Gospel, culture, and the public sphere: Perspectives from the New Testament. Stimulus, 13(3), 2-10.
Journal - Research Article
Trebilco, P. (2005, November). Gnostics in Asia Minor in the early second century CE? Ignatius, and others as witnesses against Bauer. Verbal presentation at the 57th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS), Valley Forge, PA, USA.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Trebilco, P. (2005, September). Naming ourselves and naming others in the Corinthian letters. Verbal presentation at the British New Testament Conference, Liverpool, UK.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Trebilco, P. (2005, July). The early church: Gospel continuity and adaptation in the Gentile context. Verbal presentation at the Wellington Theological Consortium, Wellington, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Trebilco, P. (2004). The significance and relevance of the Spirit in the pastoral epistles. In G. N. Stanton, B. W. Longenecker & S. C. Barton (Eds.), The Holy Spirit and Christian origins. (pp. 241-256). Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company.
Chapter in Book - Research
Trebilco, P. (2004). Whatever happened to ″the disciples″? The use and non-use of μαθητηs in the New Testament. Verbal presentation at the Aotearoa New Zealand Association for Biblical Studies Conference, Auckland. Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Trebilco, P. (2004). The early Christians in Ephesus from Paul to Ignatius. Verbal presentation at the 56th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS), Texas, USA.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Trebilco, P. (2004). The early Christians in Ephesus from Paul to Ignatius. Germany: Mohr Siebeck, 842p.
Authored Book - Research
Trebilco, P. (2004). The Christian and Jewish Eumeneian formula. In J. M. G. Barclay (Ed.), Negotiating diaspora: Jewish strategies in the Roman Empire. (pp. 66-88). London: T & T Clark International.
Chapter in Book - Research
Trebilco, P. (2003). What shall we call each other? Part Two: The issue of self-designation in the Johannine Letter and revelation. Tyndale Bulletin, 54(1), 51-73.
Journal - Research Article
Trebilco, P. (2002, November). Acculturation, assimilation and accommodation: Categories for analysing cultural interactions between the early Christians and their wider environment. Verbal presentation at the Aotearoa New Zealand Association for Biblical Studies 5th Annual Meeting, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Trebilco, P. (2002). What shall we call each other? Part One: The issue of self-designation in the Pastoral Epistles. Tyndale Bulletin, 53(2), 239-258.
Journal - Research Article
Trebilco, P. (2002). The Christian and Jewish Eumeneian formula. Mediterraneo Antico, 5(1), 63-97.
Journal - Research Article
Trebilco, P. (2001). Timorati di Dio. In A. Lewin (Ed.), Gli Ebrei Nell'impero Romano. (pp. 161-193). Florence: Editrice La Giuntina.
Chapter in Book - Research
Trebilco, P. (2000). The goodness and holiness of the earth and the whole creation (1 Tim. 4:1-5). In N. Habel (Ed.), Readings from the Perspective of Earth. The Earth Bible. Vol.1. (pp. 204-220). Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
Trebilco, P. (2000). Jewish communities in Asia Minor. In C. A. Evans & S. E. Porter (Eds.), Dictionary of New Testament Background. (pp. 562-569). Downers Grove, Illinois: Inter-Varsity Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
Trebilco, P. (1999). On strategies and seed sowing: Reflections on ministry among students. Stimulus: the New Zealand Journal of Christian Thought and Practice.7(4), (pp. 2-4). [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Trebilco, P. (1999). Jews, Christians and the Associations in Ephesos. A comparative study of group structures. In H. Friesinger & F. Krinzinger (Eds.), 100 Jahre Österreichische Forschungen in Ephesos. Akten des Symposions Wien 1995. (pp. 325-334). Wien: Archäologische Forschungen 1, DenkschrWien 260, Böhlau Verlag. [Full Paper]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Trebilco, P. (1998). Jesus and the Gospels according to the Jesus Seminar. Stimulus, 6(3), 6-22.
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Trebilco, P. (1998). Evaluating the Jesus Seminar. Affirm., 6(2), 30.
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Trebilco, P. (1997). Dam(blood). In W. A. VanGemeren (Ed.), New International Dictionary of Old Testament Theology & Exegesis. (pp. 963-966). Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan Pub. House.
Chapter in Book - Research
Trebilco, P. (1997). The birth of Jesus. Stimulus, 5(2), 76-78.
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Trebilco, P. (1997). Jewish backgrounds of the New Testament. In S. E. Porter (Ed.), Handbook to Exegesis of the New Testament (New Testament Tools and Studies, vol 25). (pp. 359-388). Leiden: Brill.
Chapter in Book - Research
Trebilco, P. (1997). Diaspora Judaism. In R. P. Martin & P. H. Davids (Eds.), Dictionary of the Later New Testament and its Developments. (pp. 287-300). Downers Grove, Illinois: InterVarsity Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
Trebilco, P. (1997). Ozen(ear). In W. A. VanGemeren (Ed.), New International Dictionary of Old Testament Theology& Exegesis. (pp. 341-343). Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan Pub. House.
Chapter in Book - Research
Trebilco, P. (1996). Proselyte. In I. H. Marshall, J. I. Packer & D. J. Wiseman (Eds.), The New Bible Dictionary. 3rd edn. (pp. 1769-1771). Leicester: Inter Varsity Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
Trebilco, P. (1996). Animals. In W. A. Elwell (Ed.), Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology. (pp. 24-26). Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Books.
Chapter in Book - Research
Trebilco, P. R. (1995). Considering Orthodoxy: Foundations for Faith Today. Orewa, New Zealand: Colcom Press, 186p.
Authored Book - Research
Trebilco, P. (1995). Orthodoxy, scripture and tradition. In P. R. Trebilco (Ed.), Considering Orthodoxy: Foundations for Faith Today. (pp. 97-123). Orewa: Colcom Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
Trebilco, P. (1994). Acts 17: A window on Paul's methods of evangelism. In B. Hamill & M. Rae (Eds.), Theological fragments: Essays in honour of Alan Torrance. (pp. 26-36). Dunedin, New Zealand: Lada Publications.
Chapter in Book - Research
Trebilco, P. R. (1991). Jewish communities in Asia Minor. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 330p.
Authored Book - Research