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Overview
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| Chris A. Vlachos
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Visiting Assistant Professor of Greek and New Testament
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Ph.D., Biblical Theology, Wheaton College, 2006
M.A., New Testament, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 1995
B.A., Biblical Studies, Trinity College, Deerfield, 1977
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Professional and Personal Interests
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Prior to joining the faculty at Wheaton College, Dr. Vlachos served in Utah for thirty years—twenty-two years of which as an instructor and professor of Greek and New Testament at Salt Lake Theological Seminary (formerly, Utah Institute for Biblical Studies); eighteen years as pastor of Calvary Fellowship, American Fork, Utah; and ten years as senior manager of HIS Place Christian Bookstore/Coffee House in downtown Provo.
Besides these long-term academic and vocational experiences are various personal pursuits and formative experiences: F.M. radio host, Moscow, Idaho (KUOI/1971-73); assistant probation officer, Juvenile Court, Cook County (1974); Farel House student, L’Abri, Switzerland (1974-75); short-term missions, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Manila, Philippines (1976); prison volunteer, Utah State Prison (1980-88); Delta Society—Animal Assisted Therapy Pet Partner volunteer (2000-2002); bass player—contemporary Christian rock/folk group (1995-2001); reader, Tyndale House, Cambridge, England (Fall, 2004, Summer, 2005); cancer survivor—stage 4B Hodgkins Disease (in remission since 1984).
Dr. Vlachos resides with his wife, Patty, on the southwest side of Chicago. They have three married children—Robin, Rachel, and Nathanael—and four grandchildren.
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Greek 101-102: Beginning Greek
Greek 201: Intermediate Greek
BITH 213, 214: New Testament Literature and Interpretation
BITH 362: Book of James
BITH 368: Book of Revelation
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Evangelical Theological Society
Society of Biblical Literature
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Research |
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Paul and the Law
Apocalyptic Life of Adam and Eve
Genesis 3
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Review of Biblical Theology of the Old and New Testaments by Brevard Childs. Trinity Journal 14 (1993): 222-26.
A Workbook for New Testament Greek: Grammar and Exegesis in First John. (with Marvin R. Wilson) Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1998.
“Law, Sin, and Death, An Edenic Nexus? An Examination with Reference to 1 Corinthians 15:56.” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 47 (2003): 277-98.
The Law and the Knowledge of Good and Evil: The Edenic Background of Paul’s Catalytic Notion of the Law. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2007.
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