Lynn H. Cohick

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Lynn H. Cohick is an American New Testament scholar, author, professor, and administrator at Houston Christian University. [1]

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Education

Cohick holds a BA from Messiah College in Religious Studies. [2] She completed the PhD program at the University of Pennsylvania where she looked at the relationship between Jews and Christians in the ancient world, in particular the second century figure Melito of Sardis and his work Peri Pascha. [3] Her subsequent book, The Peri Pascha Attributed to Melito of Sardis: Setting, Purpose, and Sources, is one of the only major studies on this work. [4]

Career

Cohick taught pastors and church leaders at the Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology in Kenya. [2] Her international teaching also includes courses at Brisbane School of Theology and Ridley College in Australia and Regent College in Canada.[ citation needed ]

Cohick taught New Testament at Wheaton College from 2000 to 2018, [2] sequentially serving as vice-chair of the Faculty, chairing the Bible and Theology Department, [5] and as interim dean of Humanities and Theological Studies, in her three last years at Wheaton College. [6]

Cohick was Provost, Dean and Professor of New Testament at Denver Seminary from 2018 to 2020. [7] [6]

In January 2021, she commenced at Northern Seminary in Chicago as Provost, Dean of Academic Affairs and Professor of New Testament after a national search attracting 15 diverse applicants. [2] Cohick was involved in launching a new master's degree program in Women's Studies at Northern Seminary in April 2021. [8]

In April 2023, Cohick was appointed Distinguished Professor of New Testament, leader of the Doctor of Ministry program, and Director of Houston Theological Seminary, [1] a school within Houston Christian University. [9]

Cohick is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society, the Institute for Biblical Research, the North American Patristics Society and the Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas. [6] [10] She became President of the Institute for Biblical Research in 2019. [2] She has also been involved with the Langham Partnership. [11] In 2020, Cohick joined the Board of Trustees of Biola University, located in La Mirada, CA. [12]

Cohick's research has focused on the Christian faith in its ancient Hellenistic setting within the Roman Empire. She believes the apostle Paul's teaching on women has been taken out of context. [13] She believes there has been an "evangelical shortsightedness" and lack of "historical memory" that does not acknowledge the significant roles of women in the church throughout the whole of church history. [14] She has written a number of books and commentaries on Pauline epistles. [7] [15]

From 2017 to 2018, Cohick co-hosted a weekly podcast called Theology for Life with Ed Stetzer. [16] [17] Between 2021 and 2022, Cohick created and hosted a weekly podcast, The Alabaster Jar, sometimes with Northern Seminary students or colleagues. In 2023, The Alabaster Jar podcast was relaunched under the umbrella of The Center for Women in Leadership, a registered 501c3 and Texas non-profit organization co-founded by Cohick. [18]

Personal life

Cohick is married; her husband is a musician. [3]

Selected publications

Related Research Articles

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References

  1. 1 2 "Dr. Lynn Cohick Joins Houston Christian University and Houston Theological Seminary". hc.edu/news-and-events. 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Dr. Lynn Cohick Joins Northern Seminary". Patheos. October 15, 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Interview: Lynn Cohick". Women Biblical Scholars.
  4. ↑ "The Peri Pascha Attributed to Melito of Sardis: Setting, Purpose, Sources". Project Muse.
  5. ↑ McFarlan Miller, Emily; Shimron, Yonat (June 16, 2018). "Why is Jeff Sessions quoting Romans 13 and why is the bible verse so often invoked?". King5. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  6. 1 2 3 "Denver Seminary Names Dr. Lynn H. Cohick as Provost/Dean". Denver Seminary. February 13, 2018. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  7. 1 2 Gupta, Nijay (November 12, 2020). "Interview with Lynn Cohick on Ephesians". Patheos. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Northern Seminary Launches Women's Studies Program and Podcast". Crux Sola. 2021-04-20. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  9. ↑ "Houston Theological Seminary". Houston Christian University. 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Priscilla Papers Peer Review". CBE International.
  11. ↑ Bohlinger, Tavis (May 6, 2020). "Beyond 'Us' and 'Them': Lynn Cohick on Teaching with a Spirit of Mutuality and Authenticity". Logos. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Lynn Cohick | People, Biola University". www.biola.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  13. ↑ Lime, Anne (January 30, 2018). "Why the Apostle Paul Doesn't Hate Women". Eternity News. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  14. ↑ Schiess, Kaitlyn (September 20, 2018). "What's Good for Women Is Good for Men". Christianity Today. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  15. ↑ Hodde Miller, Sharon (October 17, 2013). "The Double-Edged Sword of Being a Female Bible Scholar". Christianity Today. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  16. ↑ "Theology For Life Podcast". Listen Notes.
  17. ↑ Stetzer, Ed (December 16, 2016). "Theology for Life: Launching a New Weekly Podcast I Am Co-Hosting with Wheaton Professor Lynn Cohick". Christianity Today. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  18. ↑ McKnight, Scot (2023-11-13). "The Alabaster Jar podcast relaunches". twitter.com/scotmcknight/. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
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