Marvin Meyer: Vita

Born: April 16, 1948

Married: Bonita Kay Bratt

Children: Stephen Frederick Meyer, Jonathan James Meyer, Elisabeth Anne Meyer

Residence: Orange, California

I. Academic Training

Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University, 1974-79 (Early Christian Studies)
M.Div., Calvin Theological Seminary, 1970-74 (Theological Studies)
Andrews University, Heshbon, Jordan, 1971 (Field Archeology)
B.A., Calvin College, 1966-70 (Greek)

II. Professional Appointments

Griset Professor of Bible and Christian Studies, Chapman University, 2001-
Director, Albert Schweitzer Institute, Chapman University, 2001-
Co-Director, Albert Schweitzer Institute, Chapman University, 1994-2001
Chair, Department of Religious Studies, Chapman University, 1997-
Chair, Humanities Division, Wilkinson College, Chapman University, 1998-2002
Director, Honors Program, Chapman University, 1998-89, 1991-96
Professor of Religious Studies, Chapman University, 1994-
Associate Professor of Religion, Chapman University, 1988-94
Assistant Professor of Religion, Chapman University, 1985-88

Coordinator for Religious Studies, Ferrum College, 1984-85
Assistant Professor of Religion, Ferrum College, 1983-85

Assistant Professor of Religion, Claremont Graduate University, 1982-83
Assistant Director, Institute for Antiquity and Christianity, Claremont Graduate University,
1980-83

Visiting Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, University of California at Santa Barbara, 1979-80

Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion, Barnard College, Columbia University, 1978-79

Lecturer, Claremont Graduate University, Institute for Antiquity and Christianity, Claremont School of Theology, Scripps College, University of Southern California, University of California at Irvine, UCLA, UC Riverside, University of Judaism, 1977-

Square Supervisor, Nag Hammadi Archeological Excavation, Egypt, 1976-77, 1978, 1980
Square Supervisor, Heshbon Archeological Expedition, Jordan, 1971

Research Associate, Institute for Antiquity and Christianity, Claremont Graduate University,
1975-78

Assistant Director and Instructor, Kunitachi Christian Studies Center, Tokyo, Japan, 1973-74
Summer Pastor, Rockford Community Church, Rockford, Illinois, 1972

III. Courses Taught

Introduction to Religion
Living Religions: Judaism, Christianity, Islam
Religion and Values
Foundations of Western Thought: Ancient Religions and Modern Values
World Religions
Introduction to the Bible
Literature of the New Testament
Jesus: Early Controversies, Recent Interpretations
Images of Jesus
Gospel of John
Life and Letters of Paul
1 Corinthians
New Testament Topics: War and Peace in New Testament Perspective
Second-Century Christianity
From Paganism to Christianity
Religion and Culture in the Ancient Mediterranean World
Hellenistic Religions: Hellenistic Period, Roman Period
Graduate Seminar on Hellenistic Religions
Graduate Seminar on Magic, Mysteries, and the Irrational
From Socrates to Aquinas
Gnosticism in the Ancient World
Ancient Greek Language
Coptic Language and Literature
Religion and Culture of Ancient Egypt
Freshman Seminar on War and Peace
Violence and Nonviolence in Society and Religion
Albert Schweitzer: His Life and Thought
Culture of Ancient Egypt (Study Tour)
Archeology of Israel and Jordan (Study Tour)
African Athena: Religion and Culture in Ancient Egypt and Greece (Study Tour)
Exploring Greece and Turkey (Study Tour)
Religion and Culture of Japan (Study Tour)

IV. Society Memberships

Research Project Director, Coptic Magical Texts Project, Institute for Antiquity and Christianity, Claremont Graduate University, 1986-
Executive Committee, Research Council, Institute for Antiquity and Christianity, Claremont Graduate University
American Academy of Religion
Society of Biblical Literature
President, SBL, Pacific Coast Region, 1998-99
President-Elect, SBL, Pacific Coast Region, 1997-98
Section Chair, Greco-Roman and Early Christian Religions, SBL, Pacific Coast Region, 1991-
Executive Committee, SBL, Pacific Coast Region, 1982-83, 1997-99
International Association for Coptic Studies
American Research Center in Egypt
Fellow, Jesus Seminar

V. Fellowships and Awards

Wang-Fradkin Professorship, Chapman University, 1997-99
Chapman University Award of Excellence in Research, 2000
Chapman University Award of Excellence in Teaching, 1995
Graves Award (ACLS), 1990-91
Research Grant, Chapman University, Summer 1989
NEH Summer Stipend, 1988
Valerie Scudder Distinguished Faculty Award, 1987
Research Grant, Chapman University, Summer 1987
Research Grant, Chapman University, Summer 1986
Faculty Scholarship, Ferrum College, 1983-85
Member of an archeological survey team funded by the Sells Foundation, 1980
Mills Assistantship, Claremont Graduate University Fellowship, 1974-78
Zion Research and Travel Grant, 1971
Board of Trustees Fellowship, Calvin Theological Seminary, 1970-73
National Merit Scholarship, Calvin College Honors and Alumni Scholarships, 1966-70

VI. Chapman University Committee Memberships

Chair of the Faculty, President of the Faculty Senate (2000-01)
Vice Chair of the Faculty (1991-92)
Faculty Executive Committee, Senate Executive Committee (1987-88; 1991-92; 1996-97;
2000-01; 2002-03)
Academic Council (Chair, 2002-03)
Faculty Personnel Committee 1988-90; 1995-97; Chair, 1996-97)
Academic Committee (1986-88; 1992-94; Chair, 1987-88)
General Education Committee (1992-93; 2001)
Grievance Committees (1992, 1993, 1995)
Wallace All Faiths Chapel Advisory Board (Co-Chair, 1999- )
Search committees, smaller committees, ad hoc committees, departmental service

VII. Research Languages

Ancient Greek, Coptic, Latin, Hebrew
German, French
Limited Ugaritic, Aramaic, Arabic

VIII. Professional Travel Abroad for Research and Study Tours

Japan
Egypt
Jordan
Palestine
Israel
Turkey
Greece
Italy
Germany
The Netherlands
France
England

IX. Community Service and Personal Interests

Coaching recreational and competitive youth sports (soccer, basketball, baseball)
Speaking for local civic and religious groups
Serving as elder, Trinity United Presbyterian Church
Hiking, particularly in the Sierras and California coastal islands
Listening to music and singing in choral groups

Marvin Meyer: Research & Publications

1972

"Making a Joyful Noise," "The Way of Peace," "Digging up Heshbon," etc. Articles in The Banner, The Calvinist Contact, etc., 1972ff.

1973

"The Goyim as Enemy in Old Testament Perspective." M.Div. thesis, Calvin Theological Seminary.

1976

The "Mithras Liturgy". SBL Texts and Translations 10. Missoula, MT: Scholars.

1977

Managing editor, The Nag Hammadi Library in English. Leiden: E.J. Brill; San Francisco: Harper & Row.

"Nag Hammadi Journal." Bulletin of the Institute for Antiquity and Christianity 4 (1977): 10-11.

Abstracts in The Index to Religious Periodical Literature.

1978

Review of The Early Versions of the New Testament: Their Origin, Transmission, and Limitations, by Bruce M. Metzger. Calvin Theological Journal 13 (1978): 226-28.

"A Critical Analysis of the Letter of Peter to Phillip, CG 8,2." Paper presented at the SBL Annual Meeting, New Orleans, November 1978.

1979

"The Letter of Peter to Philip (NHC VIII,2): Text, Translation, and Commentary." Ph.D. dissertation, Claremont Graduate University.

"Jesus in the Nag Hammadi Library." The Reformed Journal 29 (1979): 14-18.

With James Brashler. "James in the Nag Hammadi Library." Paper presented in the Seminar on Jewish Christianity at the SBL Annual Meeting, New York, NY, November 1979.

1980

"Seminars of the Institute for Antiquity and Christianity." Inserts (with essays) in the Bulletin of the Institute for Antiquity and Christianity, 1980-83.

Review of The Books of Elijah: Parts 1-2, collected and translated by Michael E. Stone and John Strugnell. Calvin Theological Journal 15 (1980): 311-12.
"Making Mary Male: The Categories 'Male' and 'Female' in the Gospel of Thomas." Paper presented at the symposium "In Her Image," University of California at Santa Barbara, April 1980; presented at Hutchins Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, Santa Barbara, June 1980.

1981

The Letter of Peter to Philip: Text, Translation, and Commentary. SBLDS 53. Chico, CA: Scholars.

Managing editor, The Nag Hammadi Library in English. Revised paperback edition.

Editor, The Institute for Antiquity and Christianity Report 1972-1980. Claremont, CA: IAC.

English translation, P. Oxy. 1060 (PGM P2). Bulletin of the Institute for Antiquity and Christianity 8 (1981): 9.

Review of The Gnostic Dialogue: The Early Church and the Crisis of Gnosticism, by Pheme Perkins. The Second Century 1 (1981): 251-53.

Review of Le Lettre de Pierre à Philippe and L'Authentikos Logos, by Jacques E. Ménard. Journal of Biblical Literature 100 (1981): 477-79.

"Wadi Sheikh Ali Survey: December 1980." Paper presented at the SBL Pacific Coast Regional Meeting, Pasadena, CA, March 1981.

"An Isis Love Spell in Coptic." Paper presented at the symposium "Magic in the Ancient World," J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, CA, May 1981.

1982

"Wadi Sheikh Ali Survey, December 1980." American Research Center in Egypt Newsletter 117 (1982): 22-24.

"Was John the Baptist Elijah? Interpreting the Gospel Evidence." The Reformed Journal 32
(1982):16-19.

Review of Nag Hammadi Codices V, 2-5 and VI with Papyrus Berolinensis 8502, 1 and 4, edited by Douglas M. Parrott. Journal of the American Oriental Society 102 (1982): 205-06.

Review of The Archeology of the New Testament Cities in Western Asia Minor, by Edwin M. Yamauchi. Calvin Theological Journal 17 (1982): 161-62.

"How 'Useful' Was the Chreia? A Report on the Claremont Chreia Project." Paper presented at the SBL Pacific Coast Regional Meeting, Palo Alto, CA, March 1982.

1983

Who Do People Say I Am? The Interpretation of Jesus in the New Testament Gospels. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans.

"Archeological Survey of the Wadi Sheikh Ali: December 1980." Göttingen Miszellen 64 (1983): 77-82.

With H. Keith Beebe. "Literary and Archeological Survey of al Qasr." American Research Center in Egypt Newsletter 121 (1983): 25-31.

"Magic, Miracle, and Gnosis." Paper presented in the Miracle Story Work Group at the SBL Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX, December 1983.

"The neaniskos in Canonical and Secret Mark." Paper presented at the SBL Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX, December 1983.

1984

The Secret Teachings of Jesus: Four Gnostic Gospels. New York: Random House. History Book Club Selection.

"Ancient Graffiti in Upper Egypt." The Ferrum Review 6 (1984): 14-16.

"The Transformation of Mary in the Gospel of Thomas logion 114." Paper presented at the SBL Southeastern Regional Meeting, Williamsburg, VA, March 1984.

"The Apocryphon of John and Greek Mythology." Paper presented at the SBL Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, December 1984.

1985

"Making Mary Male: The Categories 'Male' and 'Female' in the Gospel of Thomas." New Testament Studies 31 (1985): 544-70.

"The Love Spell of PGM IV.94-153: Introduction and Structure." Pp. 193-201 in Acts of the Second International Congress of Coptic Studies, edited by Tito Orlandi and Frederik Wisse. Rome: C.I.M.

"O. Moen 34: A Second Look." Bulletin de la Société d'Archéologie Copte 27 (1985): 71-72.

Review of Eerdmans' Family Encyclopedia of the Bible, edited by Pat Alexander, John W. Drane, David Field, and Alan Millard, and Eerdmans' Atlas of the Bible with A-Z Guide to Places. Biblical Archaeology Review 11 (1985): 12-14.

"The Light and Voice on the Damascus Road According to Acts 9, 22, and 26." Paper presented at the SBL Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA, November 1985.

Response to "Prunikos: A Colorful Expression to Designate Wisdom in Gnostic Texts," by Anne Pasquier. Response presented at the conference "Images of the Feminine in Gnosticism," Claremont, CA. November 1985.

1986

The Secret Teachings of Jesus: Four Gnostic Gospels. Paperback edition.

Las Enseñanzas Secretas de Jesus: Cuatro evangelios gnósticos. Spanish edition of The Secret Teachings of Jesus, translated by Jordi Beltran. Barcelona: Editorial Crítica.

Translations and notes for Coptic and Greek magical texts in The Greek Magical Papyri in Translation, edited by Hans Dieter Betz. Chicago: University of Chicago.

"The Light and Voice on the Damascus Road." Foundations and Facets Forum 2 (1986): 27-35.

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Rev. ed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans. Articles on Liken, Lip, Master, etc.

"Vacation Reading." Bible Review 2 (1986): 6.

Lecturer, "Voices from the Past: Inscriptions and Manuscripts." Biblical Archaeology Society Seminar, University of Judaism, Los Angeles, CA, January 1986.

"Dionysos at Pompeii: The Villa of the Mysteries." Paper presented at the SBL Pacific Coast Regional Meeting, Santa Clara, CA, March 1986.

"The Mystery of the Secret Gospel of Mark." Institute for Antiquity and Christianity Lecture Series, Claremont, CA, October 1986.

Panelist, Female and Male in Gnosticism Consultation. SBL Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, November 1986.

1987

The Ancient Mysteries: A Sourcebook. San Francisco: Harper & Row.

"The Mystery of the Secret Gospel of Mark." Bulletin of the Institute for Antiquity and Christianity
14 (1987): 10-13.

"Ancient Texts from the Sands of Egypt." Chapman College Quarterly (1987): 13-15.

"The Nag Hammadi Discovery: Early Christian Heresy or Counter Culture?" International Scholars' Forum, California Museum of Ancient Art, Los Angeles, CA, January 1987.

Lecturer, Summer Seminar. Biblical Archaeological Society Seminar, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, July 1987.

1988

Rossi's "Gnostic" Tractate. Occasional Paper 13. Claremont, CA: Institute for Antiquity and Christianity.

Editor, The Gospel and Women: The 1987 Fred O. Francis Memorial Lectures in Religion, by Adela Yarbro Collins. Orange, CA: Chapman University Department of Religious Studies.

"Response to 'Prouneikos. A Colorful Expression to Designate Wisdom in Gnostic Texts' by Anne Pasquier." Pp. 67-70 in Images of the Feminine in Gnosticism, edited by Karen L. King. Studies in Antiquity and Christianity. Philadelphia: Fortress.

Introduction to the Letter of Peter to Philip. Pp. 431-33 in The Nag Hammadi Library in English, revised edition.

Translations of sayings from the Gospel of Thomas, in Q Parallels, by John S. Kloppenborg. Sonoma, CA: Polebridge.

Review of The Lion Becomes Man: The Gnostic Leontomorphic Creator and the Platonic Tradition, by Howard M. Jackson. Journal of Biblical Literature 107 (1988): 159-61

Review of Colloque international sur les textes de Nag Hammadi, edited by Bernard Barc. The Second Century 6 (1988): 239-41.

"Ancient Mystery Religions and Early Christianity." International Scholars' Forum, California Museum of Ancient Art, Los Angeles, CA, July 1988.

"Dionysos at Pompeii: The Villa of the Mysteries." Paper presented at the SBL Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, November 1988.

1989

Review of Secrets of Mount Sinai, by James Bentley. Biblical Archaeologist 52 (1989): 40-41.

Chair, Greco-Roman Religions Section. SBL Pacific Coast Regional Meeting, Claremont, CA, March 1989.

Response to The Jesus of Heresy and History, by John Dart. SBL Pacific Coast Regional Meeting, Claremont, CA March 1989.

1990

With John Kloppenborg, Stephen J. Patterson, and Michael G. Steinhauser. Q-Thomas Reader. Sonoma, CA: Polebridge.

"The Youth in the Secret Gospel of Mark." Pp. 129-53 in Semeia 49: The Apocryphal Jesus and Christian Beginnings, edited by Ron Cameron. Atlanta: Scholars.

"The Youth in Secret Mark and the Beloved Disciple in John." Pp. 94-105 in Gospel Origins and Christian Beginnings, edited by Jack T. Sanders, Charles W. Hedrick, and James E. Goehring. Sonoma, CA: Polebridge.

"The Beginning of the Gospel of Thomas." Pp. 161-73 in Semeia 52: How Gospels Begin, edited by Dennis E. Smith. Atlanta: Scholars.

Chair, Jesus Seminar session. Westar Institute Spring Meeting, Sonoma, CA, March 1990.

"Thomas 83 Worksheets." Jesus Seminar, Westar Institute Spring Meeting, Sonoma. CA, March 1990.

"Son of Man." Scholars Version project, Westar Institute Spring Meeting Sonoma, CA, March 1990.

"Schweitzer's 'Quest of the Historical Jesus' in the Perspective of 1990." Lecture presented at the convocation in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the death of Albert Schweitzer, Chapman University, Orange, CA, September 1990.

1991

"Evaluating War and Peace." Pp. 15-21 in Perspectives on War, Peace, and Justice. Freshman Seminar Program, Chapman University. Acton, MA: Copley.

Introduction and notes for The Letter of Peter to Philip. Pp. 227-51 in Nag Hammadi Codex VIII, edited by John H. Sieber. Nag Hammadi Studies 31, The Coptic Gnostic Library. Leiden: E.J. Brill.

With Richard Smith. "Invoking Aknator the Ethiopian." Bulletin of the Institute for Antiquity and Christianity 18 (1991): 10-12.

"A Rag on a Manure Pile." Bulletin of the Institute for Antiquity and Christianity 18 (1991): 12

The Coptic Encyclopedia, edited by Aziz S. Atiya. New York: Macmillan. Articles on Allogenes, Asclepius, Melchizedek, Wadi Sheikh Ali, etc.

Chair, Greco-Roman Religions Section. SBL Pacific Coast Regional Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, March 1991.

Chair of panel, "Magic in Late Antiquity (Definition and Taxonomy)." 1991. SBL Pacific Coast Regional Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, March 1991.

"Invoking the Powers: Religion and Magic in Coptic Egypt." Institute for Antiquity and Christianity Lecture Series, Claremont, CA, May 1991.

Response to Jonathan Z. Smith, Drudgery Divine. Paper presented at the SBL Annual Meeting, Kansas City, MO, November 1991.

"Christ: The Unauthorised Version." Interview on BBC Radio, December 1991.

1992

The Gospel of Thomas: The Hidden Sayings of Jesus. San Francisco: Harper Collins.

Anchor Bible Dictionary, edited by David Noel Freedman. Garden City, NY: Doubleday. Articles on Letter of Peter to Philip, Mystery Religions, and Secret Gospel of Mark.

"Mysteries Divine." Numen 39 (1992): 235-38.

With Stephen J. Patterson. "The Gospel of Thomas." Pp. 301-22 in The Complete Gospels: Annotated Scholars Version, edited by Robert J. Miller. Sonoma, CA: Polebridge.

With Jonathan Reed. "Dionysos in Art." Bulletin of the Institute for Antiquity and Christianity 19 (1992): 10-14.

With Jonathan Reed. "An Evening with Dionysos: The God of Wine in Palestine, the God of Ecstasy in Italy." Institute for Antiquity and Christianity Lecture Series, Claremont, CA, March 1992.

Chair, Greco-Roman Religious Section. SBL Pacific Coast Regional Meeting, Santa Clara, CA, March 1992.

Chair of panel, "Mithras in Iran and Rome: Directions for the Study of Mithraism, Roman Religion, and Early Christianity." SBL Pacific Coast Regional Meeting, Santa Clara, CA, March 1992.

Co-convener, with Paul Mirecki, conference "Magic of the Ancient World." University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, August 1992.

"The 'Rag on a Manure Pile' Coptic Magical Texts." Paper presented at the conference "Magic in the Ancient World," University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, August 1992.

"The Gospel of Thomas Rediscovered." Institute for Antiquity and Christianity Lecture Series, Claremont, CA, December 1992.

1993

O Evangelho de Tomé: As Sentenças Ocultas de Jesus. Portuguese edition of The Gospel of Thomas, translated by Júlio Castañon Guimarães. Rio de Janeiro: Imago Editora.

Forward to Elijah in Upper Egypt, by David Frankfurter. Studies in Antiquity and Christianity. Minneapolis: Fortress.

Chair, Greco-Roman Religions Section. SBL Pacific Coast Regional Meeting, Fullerton, CA, March 1993.

"Coptic Magic from Heidelberg." Paper presented at the SBL Pacific Coast Regional Meeting, Fullerton, CA, March 1993.

"The Gospel of Thomas: A New Look at Early Christianity." Summer 1993 Lecture Series, California Museum of Ancient Art, Los Angeles, CA, July 1993.

"Jesus Without the Cross," "The Youth in the Garden and Jesus on the Cross." Staley Lectures, Ferrum College, VA, October 1993.

Panelist, Thomas Christianity Consultation. SBL Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., November 1993.

Respondent, Greco-Roman Religions Section. SBL Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., November 1993.

1994

General editor and translator, Ancient Christian Magic: Coptic Texts of Ritual Power. San Francisco: Harper Collins.

Translation of the Gospel of Thomas, in The Five Gospels, edited by Robert W. Funk and Roy W. Hoover. New York: Macmillan/Polebridge.

Chair, Greco-Roman Religions Section. SBL Pacific Coast Regional Meeting, Santa Clara, CA, March 1994.

"Dionysos and the Villa of the Mysteries Pompeii." Paper presented at the SBL Pacific Coast Regional Meeting, Santa Clara, CA, March 1994.

Response to "The Fabric of the Heavens," by David Ulansey. Response presented at the conference "Body and Cosmos: Images of Transformation in the Religions of Late Antiquity." University of California, Berkeley, CA, April 1994.

"Ancient Christian Magic: Ritual Power in Coptic Egypt." Institute for Antiquity and Christianity Lecture Series, Claremont, CA, April 1994.

"Jesus and the Gospel of Thomas." Cal State Long Beach Religious Studies Students Society Lecture Series, Long Beach, CA, May 1994.

Lecturer, "Explorations in Bible and Archaeology." Biblical Archeology Society Seminar, Los Angeles, CA, October 1994.

Chair of panel, "The Mithras Liturgy Reconsidered." SBL Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, November 1994.

Chair, Thomas Christianity Consultation. SBL Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, November 1994.

1995

Co-editor, with Paul Mirecki. Ancient Magic and Ritual Power. Religions in the Graeco-Roman World 129. Leiden: E.J. Brill.

The Harper Collins Dictionary of Religion, edited by Jonathan Z. Smith. San Francisco: Harper San Francisco. Article on Mystery Religions.

Co-editor/Editor, Albert Schweitzer Institute Bulletin 1995- .

"The Coptic Magical Texts Project." Bulletin of the Institute for Antiquity and Christianity 22 (1995): 11-
13.

"The Heidelberg Magical Book of Mary and the Angels." Paper presented at the "Magic Symposium," Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, March 1995.

"Ancient Christian Magic." Cal State Long Beach Religious Studies Students Society Lecture Series, Long Beach, CA, May 1995.

"Ancient Christian Magic: Conjuring the Powers." Spring 1995 Lecture Series, California Museum of Ancient Art, Los Angeles, CA, May 1995.

1996

The Magical Book of Mary and the Angels (P. Heid. Inv. Kopt. 685): Text, Translation, and Commentary. Veröffentlichungen aus der Heidelberger Papyrus-Sammlung, Neue Folge, Nr.9. Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag C. Winter.

"Schweitzer, Jesus, and Reverence for Life." Lecture presented at Claremont School of Theology, Claremont, CA, January 1996.

With Kurt Bergel and a panel of educators. "Albert Schweitzer's Life and Thought in the Classroom." California Council for the Social Studies 35th Annual Conference, Long Beach, CA, March 1996.

Chair, Greco-Roman Religious Section. SBL Pacific Coast Regional Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 1996.

"The Magical Book of Mary and the Angels. (P. Heid. Inv. Kopt. 685)." Paper presented at the 6th International Coptic Congress, Münster, Germany, July 1996.

"The Name of God in Christian Magical Texts." Paper presented at the SBL Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, November 1996.

"Lives of Jesus." Interview on a four-part BBC Television series, on the Gospel of Thomas, December 1996.

"Lives of Jesus." Interview on BBC Radio, December 1996.

1997

The Magical Book of Mary and the Angels, in English Translation. Occasional Paper 38. Claremont, CA: Institute for Antiquity and Christianity.

Japanese edition of Q-Thomas Reader, translated by Mitsugu Shinmen. Tokyo: Board of Publications, United Church of Christ in Japan.

Audio edition of The Gospel of Thomas, read by Jacob Needleman. San Francisco: Audio Literature.

Review of Albert Schweitzer, Memoirs of Childhood and Youth, translated by Kurt and Alice Bergel. Albert Schweitzer Institute Bulletin (1997): 5, 7.

Chair, Greco-Roman Religions Section. SBL Pacific Coast Regional Meeting, Berkeley, CA, March 1997.

"Schweitzer, Religion, and Reverence for Life." Paper presented at the conference "The Meaning of Life in the World Religions," Chapman University, Orange, CA, April 1997.

Chair, Jesus Seminar session. Westar Institute Fall Meeting, Santa Rosa, CA, October 1997.

"Jesus in the Gospel of Thomas and the Nag Hammadi Texts." Lecture presented at the conference "Jesus: Revelations Old and New," Institute for Antiquity and Christianity, Claremont, CA, November 1997.

"From Nazareth to Rome, and Back Again: The Interpretation of Jesus in the Church and the University." Lecture presented at the Religious Diversity Conference, University of California, Irvine, November 1997.

Response to Fritz Graf, Magic in the Ancient World. Paper presented at the SBL Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, November 1997.

Chair, Thomasine Working Group. SBL Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, November 1997.

"Lives of Jesus." American broadcast of BBC Television series, on the Odyssey Channel, March 1997.

1998

The Unknown Sayings of Jesus: San Francisco: Harper Collins.

"Seeing or Coming to the Child of the Living One? More on Gospel of Thomas Saying 37." Harvard Theological Review 91 (1998): 413-16.

Review of Seek to See Him: Ascent and Vision Mysticism in the Gospel of Thomas, by April D. De Conick. Journal of Biblical Literature 117 (1998) : 758-60.

"Magicians Come to Claremont." Bulletin of the Institute for Antiquity and Christianity 25 (1998): 8, 11.

"The Continuing Search for the Historical Jesus." Lecture presented at Marymount College, Palos Verdes, CA, March 1998.

Chair, Greco-Roman Religions Section. SBL Pacific Coast Regional Meeting, Claremont, CA, March 1998.

"Gender Transformation in Early Christianity." Paper presented at the conference "Gender and Love in World Religions." Chapman University, Orange, CA, April 1998.

Chair, conference "Mimesis and Intertextuality in Early Christian Literature." Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA, June 1998.

"Mary in Chains: The Virgin Mary and Heavy Metal in Coptic Magic and Religion." Paper presented at the Second International Conference on Magic in the Ancient World, Chapman University, Orange, CA, August 1998.

Co-convener, with Paul Mirecki, Second International Conference on Magic in the Ancient World. Chapman University, Orange, CA, August 1998.

Lecturer, "The Mystery Religions and Early Christianity." Jesus Seminar, Santa Rosa, CA, October 1998.

"The Rise of Christianity: The First Thousand Years." Interview on A&E television program, November 1998.

1999

The Ancient Mysteries: A Sourcebook of Sacred Texts. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania. Revised edition.

Ancient Christian Magic: Coptic Texts of Ritual Power. Mythos; Princeton: Princeton University. Revised edition.

Las palabras desconocidas de Jesús. Spanish edition of The Unknown Sayings of Jesus, translated by Florencia Velasco. Buenos Aires: Editorial Sudamericana.

"The Magical Book of Mary and the Angels (P. Heid. Inv. Kopt. 685)." Pp. 287-94 in Band 2 of Ägypten und Nubien in spätantiker und christlicher Zeit: Akten des 6. Internationalen Koptologenkongresses, Münster, 20.-26. Juli 1996, edited by Stephen Emmel, Martin Krause, Siegfried G. Richter, and Sophia Schaten. Sprachen und Kulturen des christlichen Orients 6,2. Wiesbaden: Reichert.

"Comment on Fritz Graf, Magic in the Ancient World." Numen 46 (1999): 302-08.

"Affirming Reverence for Life." Paper presented at the international conference "Albert Schweitzer at the Turn of the Millennium," Chapman University, Orange, CA, February 1999.

Co-convener, with Kurt Bergel, international conference "Albert Schweitzer at the Turn of the Millenium." Chapman University, Orange, CA, February 1999.

"Did Jesus Drink from a Cup? Jesus and His Followers in Q and al-Ghazzali." Presidential address delivered at the SBL Pacific Coast Regional Meeting, San Francisco, CA, March 1999.

Chair, Greco-Roman and Early Christian Religions Section. SBL Pacific Coast Regional Meeting, San Francisco, CA, March 1999.

Chair, session of "The Once and Future Jesus." Jesus Seminar Fall Meeting, Santa Rosa, CA, October 1999.

Panelist, interfaith dialogue on the interpretation of sacred texts in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Religious Diversity Conference, University of California, Irvine, November 1999.

"Albert Schweitzer and the Image of Jesus in the Gospel of Thomas." Paper presented at the international conference "Images of Jesus," Chapman University, Orange, CA, November 1999.

Co-convener, with Charles Hughes, international conference "Images of Jesus." Chapman University, Orange, CA, November 1999.

"Gospel of Thomas Saying 114 Revisited." Paper presented at the SBL Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, November 1999.

"Tracking Down What Jesus Said." Column written for the Los Angeles Times, November 1999.

Editor, Albert Schweitzer Institute web page, with readings on reverence for life (www.chapman.edu/schweitzer).

2000

Co-editor, with Jon Ma. Asgeirsson and Kristin De Troyer. From Quest to Q: Festschrift James M. Robinson. BETL 146. Louvain: Leuven University/Peeters.

"Did Jesus Drink from a Cup? The Equipment of Jesus and His Followers in Q and al-Ghazzali." Pp. 143-56 in From Quest to Q.

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible, edited by David Noel Freedman and Allen Myers. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. Articles on Magic and Nag Hammadi.

Dictionary of New Testament Background: A Compendium of Contemporary Biblical Scholarship, edited by Craig A. Evans and Stanley E. Porter. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity. Article on Mysteries.

"Les rituels de la magie copte." Pp. 102-04 in L'Art copte en Égypte: 2000 ans de christianisme, sous la direction de Marie-Hélène Rutschowscaya et Dominique Bénazeth. Exposition présentée à l'Institut du monde arabe, Paris, et au musée de l'Éphèbe au Cap d'Agde. Paris: Institut du monde arabe/Gallimard.

Review of The Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles in Intertextual Perspective, edited by Robert F. Stoops, Jr., and Dennis R. MacDonald. Bulletin of the Institute for Antiquity and Christianity 27 (2000): 14-15.

"The Prayer of Mary in the Magical Book of Mary and the Angels." Paper presented at the conference "Prayer, Magic, and the Stars," University of Washington, Seattle, WA, March 2000.

"Mary Dissolving More Chains in Coptic Magic and Religion." Paper presented at the SBL Pacific Coast Regional Meeting, Azusa, CA, April 2000.

Chair, Greco-Roman and Christian Religions Section. SBL Pacific Coast Regional Meeting, Azusa, CA, April 2000.

"Magical Texts in the Papyrological Collection of the Coptic Museum," "Coptic Museum Papyrus 4958." Papers presented at an international papyrological conference, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, August 2000.

"Mary Dissolving More Chains in Coptic Museum Papyrus 4958 and Elsewhere." Paper presented at the 7th International Congress of Coptic Studies, Leiden, The Netherlands, August 2000.

"The Roots of Schweitzer's Ethic of Reverence for Life." Lecture given at an international Albert Schweitzer conference, "Symposium 2000," Nashville, TN, October 2000.

"How to Become a Gentle Heretic: Albert Schweitzer on Jesus and Buddha." Honors lecture delivered at Chapman University, Orange, CA, November 2000.

"Dionysos, Sexuality, and the Villa of the Mysteries at Pompeii." Paper presented at the SBL Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, November 2000.

"The Search for Jesus." Interview on a two-hour ABC documentary, hosted by Peter Jennings, June 2000.

"Religion and Spirituality in a High Tech World." Interview for a video presentation at the Religious Diversity Fair, University of California, Irvine, November 2000.

2001

Ancient Magic and Ritual Power. Paperback edition.

Co-editor, with Charles Hughes. Jesus Then and Now: Images of Jesus in History and Christology. Harrisburg, PA: Trinity Press International.

"Albert Schweitzer and the Image of Jesus in the Gospel of Thomas." Pp. 72-90 in Jesus Then and Now.

"Jesus after Schweitzer: The Historical Jesus for a New Millennium." Lecture presented at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI, March 2001.

"The Naked Youths in the Secret Gospel of Mark and the Villa of the Mysteries at Pompeii." Paper presented at the SBL Pacific Coast Regional Meeting, Claremont, CA, March 2001.

"Taking Up the Cross and Following Jesus: Discipleship in the Gospel of Mark." Paper presented at Calvin Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, MI, October 2001.

"Gnosticism: Making Peace with the 'Dubious Category.'" Paper presented at the SBL Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, November 2001.

Chair, Greco-Roman and Early Christian Religions Section. SBL Pacific Coast Regional Meeting, Claremont, CA, March 2001.

Chair, "This is what we hold in common . . . An Anglican, Roman Catholic, Lutheran, and Presbyterian Panel Discussion." 2001 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Tustin, CA, January 2001.

Program commentary, Gustav Holst, "The Hymn of Jesus" (Opus 37), and Benjamin Britten, "Rejoice in the Lamb" (Opus 30). "Music of Saints and Spheres," concert by the Chancel Choir, Ensemble, and Orchestra, Trinity United Presbyterian Church, Santa Ana, CA, June 2001.

"A Radically Different Jesus." Interview on Beliefnet (www.beliefnet.com), February 2001.

"Talk to America." Interview on Voice of America Radio, April 2001.

"In Search of Christmas." Interview on the History Channel, December 2001.

2002

Co-editor, with Kurt Bergel. Reverence for Life: The Ethics of Albert Schweitzer for the Twenty-First Century. Syracuse: Syracuse University.

"Introduction," "Affirming Reverence for Life," "The Sermon on the Mount" (translation). In Reverence for Life: The Ethics of Albert Schweitzer for the Twenty-First Century.

Co-editor, with Paul Mirecki. Magic and Ritual in the Ancient World. Religions in the Graeco-Roman World 141. Leiden: E.J. Brill.

"The Prayer of Mary Who Dissolves Chains in Coptic Magic and Religion." Pp. 407-15 in Magic and Ritual in the Ancient World.

The Ancient Mysteries: A Sourcebook of Sacred Texts. Revised edition.

"Gospel of Thomas Logion 114 Revisited." Pp. 101-11in For the Children, Perfect Instruction: Studies in Honor of Hans-Martin Schenke on the Occasion of the Berliner Arbeitskreis für koptisch-gnostische Studien's Thirtieth Year, edited by Hans-Gebhard Bethge, Stephen Emmel, Karen L. King, and Imke Schletterer. Nag Hammadi and Manichaean Studies 54. Leiden: E.J. Brill.

"Interpreting the Villa of the Mysteries at Pompeii." Lecture presented at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI, February 2002.

Chair, Greco-Roman and Early Christian Religions Section. SBL Pacific Coast Regional Meeting, Moraga, CA, March 2002.

"Egypt: Land of the Gods." Interview on the History Channel, April 2002.

"Catholic Sex Scandal and Rome Meeting." Interview on Sveriges Radio P1 (Swedish national public radio), April 2002.

2003

Secret Gospels: Essays on Thomas and the Secret Gospel of Mark. Harrisburg, PA: Trinity Press International.

Secret Gospels: Essays on Thomas and the Secret Gospel of Mark: New York, London, and Harrisburg, PA: Trinity Press International/Continuum/T & T Clark International.

With Willis Barnstone. The Gnostic Bible: Gnostic Texts of Mystical Wisdom from the Ancient and Medieval Worlds-Pagan, Jewish, Christian, Mandaean, Manichaean, Islamic, and Cathar. Boston and London: Shambhala.

With Elaine H. Pagels. "The Gospel of Thomas." Pp. 227-42 in Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas, by Elaine H. Pagels. New York: Random House.

"The Prayer of Mary in the Magical Book of Mary and the Angels." Pp. 57-67 in Prayer, Magic, and the Stars in the Ancient and Late Antique World, edited by Scott Noegel, Joel Walker, and Brannon Wheeler. Magic in History. University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University.

Chair, session of conference "Luke and Mimesis: Imitations of Classical Literature in Luke-Acts." Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA, March 2003.

"The Greco-Roman Mysteries and Early Christianity." Lecture presented at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI, May 2003.

"James: Brother of Jesus?" Interview on the History Channel, April 2003.

"In the Footsteps of Jesus." Interview on the History Channel, April 2003.

"Angels: Good or Evil." Interview on the History Channel, May 2003.

"Banned From the Bible." Interview on the History Channel, December 2003.

2004

The Gospels of Mary: The Secret Tradition of Mary Magdalene, the Companion of Jesus. SanFrancisco: HarperCollins.

The Gospel of Thomas: The Hidden Sayings of Jesus. Revised edition.

"Mary Dissolving More Chains in Coptic Museum Papyrus 4958 and Elsewhere." Leiden 2000 conference proceedings.

Review of What Is Gnosticism? by Karen L. King. Review of Biblical Literature (2004) electronic journal (http://www.bookreviews.org).

Review of The African Sermons, by Albert Schweitzer. Theology Today 61 (2004): 287.

"The Greco-Roman Mystery Religions and the Passion of Christ." Cal State Long Beach Religious Studies Students Society Lecture Series, Long Beach, CA, March 2004.

"Coptic Magic and Ritual Power in the World of Shenoute." Lecture presented at the Sixth St. Shenouda Conference of Coptic Studies, Los Angeles, CA, August 2004.

Panelist, session on teaching religion in colleges, universities, and divinity schools. AAR/SBL Pacific Coast Regional Meeting, Whittier, CA, May 2004.

Panelist, "Cracking the DaVinci Code." Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA, May 2004.

Panelist, "Jesus as Celebrity," moderated by Peter Jennings. Tribeca Film Festival, New York, May 2004.

"Jesus and Paul: The Word and the Witness." Interview on a three-hour ABC documentary, hosted by Peter Jennings, April 2004.

"The Two Marys." Interview on CNN, December 2004.

2005

The Gnostic Gospels of Jesus: The Definitive Collection of Mystical Gospels and Secret Books about Jesus of Nazareth. SanFrancisco: HarperCollins.

In Press

"Taking Up the Cross and Following Jesus: Discipleship in the Gospel of Mark": article for Calvin Theological Journal.

Translations of the Book of Thomas and the Gospel of Thomas, in an edition of New Testament apocryphal gospels. Santa Rosa, CA: Polebridge.

Translation of the section on the cheria in Nicephoros Callistos Xanthopulos, in a volume edited by Ronald F. Hock and Edward N. O'Neil. SBL Texts and Translations, Graeco-Roman Religions. Atlanta: Scholars.

"'Be Passersby': Gospel of Thomas Saying 42, Jesus Traditions, and Islamic Literature": article for a volume on Thomas studies.

"Foxes Have Dens." In The Wit and Wisdom of Jesus, to be published by the Jesus Seminar.

In Preparation

Editor, The Nag Hammadi Scriptures: The International Edition. SanFrancisco: HarperCollins.

Edition of magical texts from the Coptic Museum, Old Cairo.

Mageia and gnosis in the Holy Book of the Great Invisible Spirit.

Religion, reverence for life, and Albert Schweitzer.

Articles for Dictionary of Religious Writings in Late Antiquity. Leiden: E. J. Brill.

Interview for a program on Jewish and Christian apocryphal and pseudepigraphical texts, for the History Channel.