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Biblical Studies and Interpretation

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Philip Suciadi Chia
University of Pretoria
2
Ebenezer Fai
Unknown
3
Steven M. Bryan
Episcopal Divinity School
4
Charles Nathan Ridlehoover
Wake Forest University
5
Lisa M. Bowens
Princeton Theological Seminary
6
Ishay Rosen-Zvi
Tel Aviv University
7
Matthew D. Jensen
University of Oklahoma
8
Jeffrey M. Hubbard
Baylor University
9
Karl Heiner Dahm
King's College London
10
Solomon O. Ademiluka
Kogi State University

Rising Stars Papers

1
Analysis of אמצים [’mṣîm] in the Hexapla
Collectanea Theologica|2025
7 cit.
2
A dialogue of the usage of tapak dara to explain the cross in Christianity
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies|2024
6 cit.
3
Issues of doctrine and reality in Christian attitude towards traditional medicine in Nigeria
In die Skriflig/In Luce Verbi|2024
3 cit.
4
1 Thessalonians 4:13 and grief management in Nigerian churches
In die Skriflig/In Luce Verbi|2025
2 cit.
5
Religious education at home: parents as disciple-makers to their youths
Cogent Education|2025
2 cit.
6
"Get Her for Me, for She Pleases Me Well:" Interpreting the Samson Marriage Narrative in Judges 14 in Light of Parental Role in Mate Selection in Nigeria
Old Testament Essays|2024
1 cit.
7
Hannah’s stigmatisation in 1 Samuel 1:6-8 in the modern Nigerian (Yoruba) context
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies|2024
1 cit.
8
Das geheimnisvolle Wort ‘Michtam’
Verbum et Ecclesia|2024
1 cit.
9
Revisiting Muhammad’s al-’Isrā’ Wal- Miʿrāj (Night Journey to Jerusalem and Ascension to Heaven)
Journal of Religious & Theological Information|2025
1 cit.
10
Hidden Forces: Unveiling the Mystical Tapestry of Occultism in Indonesia
Pharos Journal of Theology|2025
1 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Olugbenga Samuel Olagunju
Unknown
2
Irene Elizabeth Stroud
Princeton University
3
Sarah Rijziger
Yemenia University
4
Samuel Lebens
University of Haifa
5
Gloria Tochukwu Okeke
University of Nigeria
6
Kathleen DeMars
East Tennessee State University
7
Jeremy D. Smoak
University of California, Los Angeles
8
Yoav O. Rosenberg
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
9
David Ming
Bandung Institute of Technology
10
Brandon Rickabaugh
Palm Beach Atlantic University

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
SSRN Electronic Journal|2025
164 cit.
2
NEW TESTAMENT APOCRYPHA
International Journal of Culture and Religious Studies|2022
75 cit.
3
Creation and Modality
Philosophia Christi|2023
33 cit.
4
Living Accountably: Accountability as a Virtue
International Philosophical Quarterly|2022
31 cit.
5
Religion, hypocrisy, and betting on secularity: reversing Smilansky's wager
Religious Studies|2023
22 cit.
6
The impact of teaching and learning quality process to school and university education for sustainable future
JPPI (Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan Indonesia)|2022
18 cit.
7
The role of the Holy Spirit for Church Believers in the Hermeneutic context between Biblical Authority, Illumination and Interpretation
Pharos Journal of Theology|2022
18 cit.
8
Honor Dei as a learning of the need to appreciate God’s servants in the Church
Pharos Journal of Theology|2023
15 cit.
9
Reflection on the leadership practice of Saul as a failure of leadership for church pastors
Acta Theologica|2022
8 cit.
10
Opus Dei: a Challenge for Church Leadership
Pharos Journal of Theology|2023
7 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Talal Asad
The Graduate Center, CUNY
2
Peter Brown
Radboud University Nijmegen
3
James Barr
Vanderbilt University
4
John J. Collins
University of East Anglia
5
Keith Thomas
Science Oxford
6
Israel Finkelstein
Tel Aviv University
7
N. T. Wright
St. Mary's College
8
Carol Meyers
National Endowment for the Humanities
9
Matthew Black
University of Siegen
10
David E. Aune
Juntendo University

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Genealogies of Religion: Discipline and Reasons of Power in Christianity and Islam.
Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews|1994
2.3k cit.
2
Anthropology and the Colonial Encounter
British Journal of Sociology|1974
1.9k cit.
3
The Body and Society: Men, Women, and Sexual Renunciation in Early Christianity.
The American Historical Review|1990
1.1k cit.
4
Anthropological Conceptions of Religion: Reflections on Geertz
Man|1983
582 cit.
5
Religion and the Decline of Magic.
Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews|1975
540 cit.
6
Man and the Natural World: Changing Attitudes in England, 1500-1800.
The Economic History Review|1983
535 cit.
7
Genealogies of Religion: Discipline and Reasons of Power in Christianity and Islam.
Man|1994
471 cit.
8
The Semantics of Biblical Language
Journal of Biblical Literature|1961
399 cit.
9
The New Testament and the People of God
Journal of Biblical Literature|1994
370 cit.
10
Prophecy in Early Christianity and the Ancient Mediterranean World
Journal of Biblical Literature|1985
352 cit.

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