School of Christian Thought
Classics and Biblical Languages
Seth Ehorn
Assistant Professor of Classics and Biblical Languages
Education
- PhD in New Testament Language, Literature, and Theology, University of Edinburgh
- MA in Biblical Exegesis (Greek and Hebrew), Wheaton College
- MDiv, Bethel Seminary
- BA in Biblical Studies (business minor), Bethel University
Courses Taught
HCU classes:
- Greek Grammar I and II
- Greek Reading and Syntax (Johannine Literature)
- Greek Reading and Syntax (Synoptic Gospels)
- Pauline Epistles (Galatians)
- Ancient Rhetoric for Modern People
- Christianity After the Apostles
Other institutions:
- Greek Grammar I, II, and III
- Pauline Epistles (1 Thessalonians)
- Pauline Epistles (1 Corinthians)
- Pauline Epistles (Ephesians)
- Special Topics: Use of the Old Testament in the New
- New Testament Hermeneutics
- Foundations for Biblical Interpretation
- New Testament Literature and Interpretation
Teaching Focus
Dr. Ehorn鈥檚 pedagogy focuses on helping students develop critical thinking and reasoning skills through careful and sympathetic study of ancient texts, including the Old and New Testaments, Jewish, and Greco-Roman literature. Through the study of the past, we are better able to understand ourselves.
Select Publications
Dr. Ehorn鈥檚 publications include the following books: 2 Maccabees 1鈥�7: A Handbook on the Greek Text (Baylor), 2 Maccabees 8鈥�15: A Handbook on the Greek Text (Baylor), Exodus in the New Testament (Bloomsbury T&T Clark), Composite Citations in Antiquity, vol. 1: Jewish, Graeco-Roman, and Early Christian Uses (Bloomsbury T&T Clark), Composite Citations in Antiquity, vol. 2: New Testament Uses (Bloomsbury T&T Clark).
Additional Information
Dr. Ehorn鈥檚 research interests include the Hellenistic context of early Christianity, including the linguistic, socio-historical, and rhetorical practices that shape the people and literatures of the period.