Professional Accomplishments

Publications

Books

• Canon Formation: Tracing the Role of Sub-Collections in the Biblical Canon, eds. W. Edward Glenny and Darian R. Lockett. T&T Clark: London, January 2023.
• Handbook of Septuagint Research, eds. William A. Ross and W. Edward Glenny. T&T Clark: London, 2021.
• Ruth and The Twelve in the Septuagint Commentary Series. General editor, Stanley E. Porter; Leiden: Brill, forthcoming.
• 1 Peter in the Evangelical Exegetical Commentary Series. Bellingham, WA: Logos, forthcoming.
• Amos in the Baylor Handbook on the LXX (BHLXX), eds. Sean Adams and Seth Ehorn. Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, forthcoming.
• Micah: A Commentary Based on Micah in Codex Vaticanus. Septuagint Commentary Series; Leiden: Brill, 2015.
• Amos: A Commentary Based on Amos in Codex Vaticanus. Septuagint Commentary Series; Leiden: Brill, 2013.
• Hosea: A Commentary Based on Hosea in Codex Vaticanus. Septuagint Commentary Series; Leiden: Brill, 2013.
• Finding Meaning in the Text: Translation Technique and Theology in the Septuagint of Amos. SupVT 126. Leiden: Brill, 2009.
• Missions in a New Millennium: Essays in Honor of C. Raymond Buck, eds. W. Edward Glenny and William H. Smallman. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 1999.

Essays, Journal Articles, and Book Reviews

• “Textual History of the Minor Prophets: Hebrew Manuscripts and Versions.” Pages 41–56 in The Oxford Handbook on the Minor Prophets. Ed. By Julia M. O’Brien. Oxford: University Press, 2021.
• “The Septuagint and Theology,” in Handbook of Septuagint Research, eds W. Edward Glenny and William A. Ross. T&T Clark: London, 2021.
• “Translation Technique and Textual Variants in LXX Micah 1:10-16.” Pages 420–435 in Die Septuaginta: Themen, Manuscripte, Wirkungen. 7 Internationale Fachtagung veranstaltet von Septuaginta Deutsch (LXX.D), Wuppertal 19.–22. Juli 2018. Edited by Eberhard Bons, et al. WUNT 444. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2020.
• “The Book of Amos” in T & T Clark Companion to Second Temple Judaism (2 vols.), eds. Daniel M. Gurtner and Loren T. Stuckenbruck. London: T & T Clark, 2019.
• Review of Semitisms in Luke’s Greek in Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 62 (2019): 402–5.
• Review of Traductor Scriptor: The Old Greek Translation of Exodus 1–14 as Scribal Activity in Journal of Septuagint and Cognate Studies 51 (2018): 225–28.
• “Messianism in Septuagint Amos?” in Envisioning God in the Humanities: Essays on Christianity, Judaism, and Ancient Religion in Honor of Melissa Harl Sellew, ed. Courtney J. P. Friesen. Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2018.
• Review of Discovering the Septuagint: A Guided Reader in Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 60.2 (2017): 401–2.
• “Overview Article on the Minor Prophets in the Septuagint” in The History of the Bible. Edited by Armin Lange and Emanuel Tov; Leiden: Brill, 2017.
• Review of The Bible in Greek: Translation, Transmission, and Theology of the Septuagint in Review of Biblical Literature, 2016.
• “The Minor Prophets in the Septuagint” in Textual History of the Bible, ed. Armin Lange et al. Leiden: Brill, 2016.
• “The Septuagint and Biblical Theology” in Themelios 41.2 (2016): 263–78.
• “Translation Technique in the Minor Prophets,” pp. 375–88 in XV Congress of the International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies: Munich, 2013, eds. Wolfgang Kraus, Michaël N. van der Meer, and Martin Meiser. Septuagint and Cognate Studies Series. Atlanta: SBL Press, 2016.
• “The Doctrine of the Future in Paul” in Eschatology: Biblical,Historical, and Practical Approaches, eds, D. Jeffrey Bingham and Glenn R. Kreider; Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2016.
• “The Minor Prophets in the Septuagint” in Textual History of the Bible Online, eds. Armin Lange et al. Leiden: Brill, 2015.
• Review of Translation is Required: The Septuagint in Retrospect and Prospect in The Journal of Septuagint and Cognate Studies.
• “Ephraim Dwelt in Egypt: Egypt and Assyria in the Septuagint of Hosea” in XIV Congress of the International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies, Helsinki, 2010. Edited by Melvin K. H. Peters; Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2013.
• Review of The Doctrine of Salvation in the First Letter of Peter in The Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 55:4 (2012): 873-6.
• Review of The Greek of the Septuagint: A Supplemental Lexicon in Religious Studies Review in Religious Studies Review.
• Review of The Greek of the Septuagint: A Supplemental Lexicon in Hebrew Studies LIII (2012): 394-6.
• Review of Lexical Dependence and Intertextual Allusion in the Septuagint of the Twelve Prophets: Studies in Hosea, Amos, and Micah, in The Journal of Hebrew Scripture 12 (2012).
• Review of The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition in The Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 55.1 (March 2012): 172-5.
• “The Septuagint and Apostolic Hermeneutics: Amos 9 in Acts 15.” Bulletin for Biblical Research 22.1 (2012) 1–“26.
• Review of “Yhwh Elohim: A Survey of Occurrences in the Leningrad Codex and Their Corresponding Septuagintal Renderings,” in The Catholic Biblical Quarterly 73 (2011): 831-2.
• “Dissertation Summary: Translation Technique and Theology in the Septuagint of Amos.” Tyndale Bulletin 61.1 (March 2010).
• Review of Septuagint and Reception: Essays Prepared for the Association of the Study of the Septuagint in South Africa,” in The Catholic Biblical Quarterly 72 (2010): 852-3.

Presentations

• “Septuagint Translation of the Old Testament Compared to the New Testament Use of the Old Testament.” Northwestern Scholarship Symposium, May 5, 2023.
• “The Septuagint and Theology.” IOSCS Section. SBL Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA, November 24, 2019.
• “Response to Darian Lockett’s ‘Letters from the Pillar Apostles: The Formation of the Catholic Epistles as a Canonical Collection.’” General Epistles Section. Annual ETS Meeting, San Diego, CA, November 21, 2019.
• “The Intention of the Translator and Theology in the Septuagint.” Congress of the International Organization for the Study of the Old Testament, Aberdeen Scotland, August 6, 2019.
• “The Apocrypha and the Christian Church.” University of Northwestern ­ St. Paul. Keynote Session at the Faculty Scholarship Symposium, May 10, 2019.
• “Writing a Commentary on 1 Peter.” Letters of James, Peter, and Jude Section. SBL Annual Meeting, Denver CO, November 17, 2018.
• “1 Peter 2:13-17 and the Date of 1 Peter.” Catholic Epistles Section. International SBL Meeting, Helsinki, Finland, August 1, 2018.
• “Stylistic Features in LXX Amos.” Septuagint Studies Section. International SBL Meeting, Helsinki, Finland, August 1, 2018.
• “Translation Technique and Textual Variants in LXX Micah 1:10–16.” Seventh International Conference for Septuagint Studies, Wuppertal, Germany, July 19–22, 2018.
• “Response to Darian Lockett’s ‘Letters from the Pillar Apostles: The Formation of the Catholic Epistles as a Canonical Collection.’” Catholic Epistles Section. International SBL Meeting, Berlin, Germany, August 8, 2017.
• “Response to Rob Wall’s ‘On the Neglect of 2 Peter.’” General Epistles Section. Annual ETS Meeting, San Antonio, TX, November 17, 2016.
• “Messianism in Septuagint Amos?” St. Andrews Symposium for Biblical and Early Christian Studies. St. Andrews, Scotland, June 6-8, 2016.
• “Exegesis and Hermeneutics at the Jerusalem Council.” Invited Plenary Address at the Southwest Regional Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society. Dallas, TX, April 2, 2016.
• “The Septuagint: The Bible of the Early Church.” A three-lecture series for the Spring Colloquium at Shepherds Theological Seminary. Cary, NC, March 7, 2016.
• “The Septuagint and Biblical Theology.” Septuagint Consultation. Annual ETS Meeting, Atlanta, GA, November 18, 2015.
• “The Search for a Controlling Metaphor in 1 Peter.” General Epistles Section. Annual ETS Meeting. Atlanta, GA, November 17, 2015.
• “Reading the Catholic Epistles as a Collection.” Muted Voices Conference. University of Durham, April 16-17, 2015.
• “Davidic Fulfillment in 1 Peter.” Biblical Theology Program Unit. Annual ETS Meeting November 19-21, 2014.
• “The Word of God in 1 Peter.” Invited paper for the General Epistles Consultation, Annual Evangelical Theological Society (ETS), Baltimore, Maryland, November, 19-21, 2013.
• “The Gospel: The Definitive Word from God in 1 Peter.” Invited paper for the General Epistles Section, Annual ETS, 2013.
• “Davidic Covenant Fulfillment in 1 Peter.” Pastoral and Catholic Epistles Program Unit. International Society of Biblical Literature (SBL). St. Andrews, Scotland, July 7-11, 2013.
• “Translation Technique in the Septuagint of Micah.” Septuagint Studies Program Unit. International SBL. St. Andrews, Scotland, July 7-11, 2013.
• “Translation Technique in the Minor Prophets.” International Congress of the IOSCS. Munich, Germany, August 1-3, 2013.
• “The Relationship of the Two Amos Quotations in Acts.” Annual ETS, 2012.
• “Translation Technique in the Septuagint of Micah 1:10-16.” International SBL (Prophets Section) Amsterdam, The Netherlands, July 2012.
• “The Order of the Twelve in the Septuagint.” Upper Midwest SBL, Spring 2012.
• “Flesh, Spirit, and Theology in 1 Peter.” Annual ETS, 2011.
• “Translation Technique in the Septuagint of Micah.” Annual SBL (Septuagint Section), 2011.
• “The Structure of 1 Peter.” Midwest ETS, 2011.
• “‘Knowledge’ in LXX Hosea.” Annual SBL (Greek Bible Section), 2010.
• “The Authentication of Gentiles as the People of God.” Annual ETS, 2010.
• “Proverbs: Wisdom for Leading.” Leadership Forum, Northwestern College, 2010.
• “An Introduction to the Dead Sea Scrolls” Private lecture at the Minnesota Science Museum for KTIS and Counsel Financial, 2010.
• “Ephraim Dwelt in Egypt: Egypt and Assyria in the Septuagint of Hosea.” International Congress of the IOSCS, Helsinki, Finland, July 2010.
• “Samaria in Septuagint Amos.” International SBL (Samaritan Study Group) Tartu, Estonia, July 2010.
• “The Septuagint and Apostolic Hermeneutics: Amos 9 in Acts 15.” Invited Speaker for the Bethel University Biblical Studies Colloquium, April, 2010.
• “Egypt and Assyria in LXX-Hosea.” Upper Midwest SBL, Spring 2010.

Additional Works

• If you would like details on presentations and publications by Dr. Glenny prior to 2010, please contact him for a full list.

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