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Lori Baron, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Theological Studies

Office Hours

By appointment only.

Courses Taught

Theological Foundations, New Testament, One Jesus, Four Portraits: The Gospels, Biblical Interpretation God: Questions & Stories, God-Talk: Ultimate Questions in Theology, Hebrew Prophets, and graduate courses in New Testament, Old Testament, and The Gospel of John

Education

  • Ph.D. in New Testament, Duke University, 2015
  • M.Div. in Fuller Theological Seminary, 1998

Research Interests

  • Jesus and Judaism
  • Use of the Old Testament in the New Testament
  • The parting of the ways between Judaism and Christianity

Publications and Media Placements

  • The Shema in John's Gospel (WUNT II/574; Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck), 2022.
  • “Midrash” (with B. J. Oropeza) in Exploring Intertextuality: Diverse Strategies for the New Testament Use of Texts (eds. B. J. Oropeza and Steve Moyise; Eugene, Ore.: Cascade, 2016). http://wipfandstock.com/exploring-intertextuality.html
  • “The Shema in John and Jewish Restoration Eschatology” in John and Judaism (eds. R. Alan Culpepper and Paul N. Anderson; Atlanta: SBL Press, 2018).
  • The Ways that Often Parted: Essays in Honor of Joel Marcus, eds. Lori Baron, Jill Hicks-Keeton, and Matthew Thiessen (Atlanta: SBL Press, 2018).

Honors and Awards

  • Phi Beta Kappa (1980)
  • B.A. Summa cum laude from the University of Texas at Austin (1981 with special honors in Plan II)

Professional Organizations and Associations

Society of Biblical Literature