James R. Blankenship

Box 36, College Hall
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6303

Phone:	Office 215-898-7453	Home 215-386-2042

Internet:	jblanken@ccat.sas.upenn.edu
World Wide Web:	http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/jblanken/jblanken.html

THESIS DIRECTOR: Dr. Robert A. Kraft

AREAS OF TEACHING COMPETENCE:

1. PRIMARY: New Testament and Christian Origins, Biblical Studies, 
Hermeneutics, Ancient Christianity, Patristics, Greek

2. SECONDARY: Old Testament, Intertestamental Literature, History of 
Christian Thought and Doctrine, Medieval Christianity, Hellenistic Religions

3. OTHER DEPARTMENTS: Law, Political Science, History

EDUCATION:

Presently a Ph. D. Candidate in Religious Studies at the University of 
Pennsylvania, Box 36 College Hall, Philadelphia, PA. 19104.

M.A.T.S. 1992 with concentrations in both Old Testament and New Testament 
Studies, Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary, 130 Essex Street, South 
Hamilton, MA. 01982. (This degree was granted in part based on work done 
at Harvard University and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology.)

J. D. 1986 Vanderbilt University School of Law, Nashville TN. 37240

B. A. 1983 in Political Science, Indiana University, Franklin Hall 100, 
Bloomington, IN. 47405

OBJECTIVE:

My goal is to explore with students: the range of influences which
feed into early Christianity and its literature, the breadth of early 
Christianity's influence in turn on the world aound it, and to do
this in a college, university, or seminary setting.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Spring 1995 Instructor in Religious Studies 014, Living Religions of
	the World: Near Eastern Origin
Fall 1994 Instructor in Religious Studies 014, Living Religions of
	the World: Near Eastern Origin
Summer 1994 Instructor in both Religious Studies 014,  Living Religions 
	of the World: Near Eastern Origin
	and Religious Studies, 135 Christian Origins
Spring 1994 Teaching Assistant in Religious Studies 136/Comparative 
	Literature 242, Biblical Themes in the Christian Literary Tradition
Fall 1993 Teaching Assistant in Religious Studies 007, Understanding the 
	Cult Controversy.
Spring 1992 Teaching Assistant in Religious Studies 014, Living Religions 
	of the World: Near Eastern Origin.
1990-91 Byington Scholar for Dr. Jeffrey J. Niehous. 
1984-1986 Associate Attorney, Parker, Mink and Jones, Attorneys at
	Law, Nashville, TN.
1982-1984 Associate Attorney, Young and Woodard, Attorneys at Law, 
	Franklin, TN.

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

	Society of Biblical Literature
	Society of Pentecostal Studies
	Philadelphia Seminar on Christian Origins

HONORS:

	University Fellowship,
		University of Pennsylvania, Fall 1992
	summa cum laude,
		Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary
	Phi Alpha Chi, Scholastic Honor Society
		Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary
	Hebrew Award for the 1992 Graduating Class,
		Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary
	Wendell L. Willkie Scholar,
		Indiana University, 1981-1983