David F. Watson

Assistant Professor of New Testament;
Associate Dean for Program Development
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• Teaching and Research

  David teaches New Testament courses. His research
  interests include the Gospel of Mark, honor and shame
  in the ancient Mediterranean world, and countercultural
  aspects of early Christianity.

  As Associate Dean for Program Development and
  Recruiting, David serves in administrative leadership
  in Academic Affairs in association with the office of the
  Academic Dean. In particular, he provides oversight of
  the continuing development of United’s Church Renewal
  concentration and distance education programming.

• Video/Media

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  Dr. David Watson on the New Testament
  

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• Education

  B.A., Texas Tech University (1993)

  M.Div., Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University (1997)

  Ph.D., Southern Methodist University (2005)

• Professional

  David is commissioned as a probationary elder in the West Ohio Conference of The United Methodist Church. He has worked in the local church and in a United Methodist campus ministry.

• Publications

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  Introduction and notes for the Gospel of Mark, Wesley Study Bible. Abingdon, 2009.
  
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  Propers 20 – 29 in lectionary commentary, New Proclamation Series, Year B (2009). Fortress, 2008.
  
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  Honor Among Christians: The Cultural Key to the So-Called Messianic Secret. Fortress Press (under contract).

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  Article(s):
  
  "Exegesis Essays for Lectionary Homiletics,"
  June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 2008.

  "Jesus of History and Canon: Some Thoughts on Interdisciplinary Scholarship", in Canonical Theism, ed. William J. Abraham, Jason E. Vickers, and Natalie Van Kirk, Eerdmans, 2008.

  "Review of Reading with Anthropology," by Louise J. Lawrence, Review of Biblical Literature, November 15, 2006.

  "The ‘Messianic Secret’: Demythologizing a Non-Existent Markan Theme," Journal of Theology, Summer 2006.

• Personal Life

  David is married to Harriet. They have two sons: Luke and Sean.