Mark Strauss
Email: m-strauss@bethel.edu
Job Titles
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University Professor of New Testament
Master of Divinity, Bethel Seminary
M.A. (Theological Studies), Bethel Seminary
Highlight
Dr. Strauss is the author/coauthor of 20 books and many articles, and editor/co-editor of 40 volumes, with expertise in Gospels, Hermeneutics and Bible Translation. He also serves as Vice Chair of the Committee on Bible Translation for the New International Version and as an associate editor for the NIV Study Bible.
Started at Bethel
1993
Education
- University of Aberdeen - Ph.D. , 1992
- Talbot School of Theology - Th.M., 1988
- Talbot School of Theology - M.Div., 1985
Biography
Dr. Strauss is the author/coauthor of 20 books and many articles, and editor/co-editor of about 40 volumes, with expertise in Gospels, Hermeneutics and Bible Translation. He serves as Vice Chair of the Committee on Bible Translation for the New International Version and as an associate editor for the NIV Study Bible. He is also Bible study teacher at the Church at Rancho Bernardo and serves on the board of Bible Study Fellowship. Mark's wife Roxanne is a marriage and family therapist; they have three grown children.
Courses Taught
- Greek
- Hermeneutics
- New Testament Survey
- Exegetical Explorations
- NT Electives
Presentations
Keynote Speaker, Converge Rocky Mountain Annual Conference, Denver, CO, March 15-16, 2019; "A Biblical Response to the Polarizing Political and Ethical of Our Day: Part One: Catching God's Vision for the World (Luke 4:16-30); Part Two: Modeling Servant Leadership (Mark 10:35-45).
Instructor, Young Life Winter Training (Gospels and Acts; New Testament Survey); St. Augustine, Florida and Fort Walton, Florida. January, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019.
Speaker, Central Asian MAF Leadership Retreat, Feb 8-12, 2018. Malaga, Spain
Keynote Speaker, "Gospel of Mark," Haddon Robinson Preaching Retreat, Geneva Lake, MI, May 15-18, 2018.
Keynote Speaker, "Luke-Acts, Let's Know the Bible Conference, Winona Lake, IN, Sept 6-9, 2018 .
"The Resurrection of Jesus," Highpoint Church, 4/4/ 2018
"Jesus Behaving Badly: The puzzling paradoxes of the man from Galilee." Various venues: A Night on Mars Hill, North Coast Calvary Chapel, 4/28/17; Distinguished Lecture Series, Bethel Seminary San Diego, 3/11/16; World-changer Series, Bethel University, 11/5/15.
"Gospel of Mark," Rock Church Pastoral Support Team (multi-week series given in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
"Was Jesus a Revolutionary?" Hong Kong, Timothy Training Institute Lecture Series, 7/7/16
"Failed Prophet or Son of God? Who was the real Jesus?" Emmanuel Faith Community Church, 9/11/2015
"Romans: The Righteousness of God," Newbreak, 7-8/2015
"Lost Christianities? Misquoting Jesus? Contradictions in the Gospels? Truth & Error in the Claims of Bart Ehrman"; A Night on Mars Hill, North Coast Calvary Chapel, 10/1211/14/14
"Ideology and Bible Translation. Part 1: Evangelicals & the Ethics of Translation"; "Ideology and Bible Translation. Part 2: Gender Language & the Nature of Scripture," Beekman Lectures, Bible Translation 2015 Conference, October 15/16-20, 2014; Dallas, Texas
"The Relative Merits of Alterity and Accessibility in Contemporary Bible Translation." Plenary address for the Nida Institute at the annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, Chicago, IL, November 18, 2012.
"Reading the Bible with Heart and Mind," A Night on Mars Hill, North Coast Calvary Chapel, 10/12/12
"The Book of Acts," Rock Church Pastoral Support Team (multi-week series given in Spring, 2012).
"Translation as Communication: The holistic and inferential nature of language and its implications for contemporary Bible translation." Plenary Address at the Australian and New Zealand Association of Theological Schools (ANZATS) Annual Meeting. Wesley College, University of Sydney, Australia, July 4, 2011.
"Gender Wars & Bible Translation: A report from the trenches." Plenary Address at the ANZATS Annual Meeting. Wesley College, University of Sydney, Australia, July 5, 2011.
"The King James Version and the Politics of Bible Translation." Plenary Address at the Moore College Library Lectures: Simplicity & Integrity. The King James Version of the Bible in the Church and the World. Moore College, Sydney, Australia, July 6, 2011.
"How to Read the Bible in Changing Times," A Night on Mars Hill, North Coast Calvary Chapel, 2/11
"Christology and the Spirit." Paper presented at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society.
"Reading the Bible with the Emergent Church: What can we learn from emergent thinkers about the nature and function of Scripture?" Presidential Address, 2009 Far West Regional Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society; San Diego Christian College, April 17, 2009.
"The Resurrection of Jesus Christ." Presentation given at A Night on Mars Hill, North Coast Calvary Chapel, March 13, 2009.
"Why the English Standard Version should not become the Standard English Version," Evangelical Theological Society annual meeting, Providence, RI, Nov. 2008.
"The Shack." Presentation given at multiple venues, 2008-2009.
"Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls." Presentation given at multiple venues, 2007.
"The Nature of Bible Translation," Presentation given at multiple venues, 2004-present.
"Bible Translation and the TNIV." Presentation given at multiple venues, 2005-present.
"The Da Vinci Code: Fact or Fiction?" Presentation given at multiple venues, 2004-2006
"Do literal Bible versions show greater respect for plenary inspiration? (A response to Wayne Grudem)," Evangelical Theological Society annual meeting, Philadelphia, Nov. 2005.
"Which Translation Should I Use? What Every Student, Layperson, Pastor (and Seminary Professor) Needs to Know About Bible Translation," Far West Regional Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, Bethel Seminary San Diego, April 23 2004.
"The Jesus Seminar on the Miracles of Jesus. Summary and Assessment." Synoptics Section, ETS annual meeting, Atlanta, Nov. 2003.
"Form, Function and the Literal Meaning Fallacy in English Bible Translation." Denver Seminary conference on Contextualization, Feb. 1, 2003; also given at annual ETS meeting, Atlanta, Nov. 2003.
"The Isaianic New Exodus. A Pervasive Theme in the Gospels and Acts." ETS annual meeting, Toronto, Canada, Nov. 2002.
"The Abused Genitive. Mistranslations of the Genitive in Some Literal Bible Translations," Far West Regional Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, Bethel Seminary San Diego, April, 2001.
"Evangelical Theology for the Third Millennium: Truth and Relevance," Presidential address at the Far West Regional Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, Talbot School of Theology, April 23, 1999.
"Inclusive Language in Bible Translation," Presented at the Northwest Regional meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, Western Seminary, April 10, 1999.
"Gender Bias and Bible Translation: The Need for Accuracy." Paper presented at Far-West regional ETS meeting at The Master's Seminary, April 26, 1996.
"User-Friendly Hermeneutics." Paper presented at Bethel Seminary, St. Paul, Spring, 1994.
"The Missionary Writings of Luke." Paper presented to Japanese Pastors Rengo Conference, Bethel Seminary San Diego, Spring, 1994.
"The Servant of the Lord: The Glory of Israel and a Light for the Nations." Paper presented to the Church Renewal Institute, Bethel Seminary San Diego, Fall, 1994.
"The Literary and Theological Unity of Luke-Acts: Definitions, Examples and Implications." Paper presented at ETS annual meeting, Washington, D.C., November, 1993.
Professional Organizations, Committees, and Boards
Member & Vice-Chair, Committee on Bible Translation (CBT) for the New International Version, 2004-present.
Member, Society of Biblical Literature (SBL)
Member, Institute for Biblical Research (IBR)
Member, Evangelical Theological Society (Far West Region officer: secretary-treasurer, 1997, 2006; vice president, 1998, 2007; president, 1999, 2008)
Board member, Bible Study Fellowship, 2019-present
Board member, Rock Church, San Diego, 2012-2022
Board member, International Bible Society (now Biblica), 2005-2009
Board member, San Diego Christian Forum, 1996-2004
Program Committee, ETS, 2007-2011.
Steering Committee, Synoptic Gospels ETS Study Group, 2007-
Steering Committee and sometime Chair, Luke-Acts ETS Study Group, 2007-present
Steering Committee, Evangelicals and Gender ETS Study Group, 2002-2004
Areas of expertise
New Testament, Greek, Bible Translation, and Hermeneutics