Esau McCaulley

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Esau McCaulley is an American biblical scholar and Assistant Professor of New Testament at Wheaton College, Illinois.

Biography[]

McCaulley majored in history at the University of the South matriculating in 1998 and graduating with the Bachelor of Arts in 2002. He earned a Master of Divinity at Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary, graduating in 2005. He also pursued a Master of Sacred Theology at Nashotah House between 2008 and 2012. He completed his PhD in New Testament in 2017 at the University of St Andrews, supervised by N.T. Wright.[1]

Since 2019, McCaulley has been Assistant Professor of New Testament at Wheaton College. He was ordained at Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) and has pastored at All Souls Episcopal/Anglican Church in Okinawa, Japan, St. John's Episcopal Church, Portsmouth, VA, and at All Saints Episcopal Church in St. Andrews, Scotland.[1][2] He is a contributing writer on several outlets such as Christianity Today, The Witness, The Washington Post, and The New York Times.[3]

His first book, Sharing in the Son’s Inheritance, based on his dissertation, is a study on the book of Galatians which explores the link between Paul's understanding of Jesus as Davidic Messiah and a view that the Abrahamic land promise encompasses the whole earth. His second book, Reading While Black, advocates for what he terms a "Black ecclesial interpretation" of the Bible based on the experiences and the cultural perspectives of the African American community. It is less about promoting a different meaning of the text of the Bible, as it is saying that the reader's experiences shape different questions for the Bible which render new insights.[4]

In 2020, McCaulley received the "Emerging Public Intellectual Award" from Redeemer University.[5] His Reading While Black won the 2021 Christianity Today book award, under the category "Beautiful Orthodoxy."[6]

Personal life[]

McCaulley is a military spouse and is married to Mandy, a pediatrician. Together they have four children.[3]

Works[]

  • Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope. Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 2020. ISBN 978-0-83085487-5
  • Sharing in the Son’s Inheritance: Davidic Messianism and Paul’s Worldwide Interpretation of the Abrahamic Land Promise in Galatians. T & T Clark, 2019. ISBN 978-0-56768592-6

References[]

  1. ^ a b "About". Esau McCaulley (in American English). Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Esau McCaulley". Wheaton College. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Esau McCaulley - The New York Times". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  4. ^ McBride, Shannon (6 October 2020). "Finding Hope: Reading Scripture as a Person of Colour". Redeemer University. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  5. ^ Brinkman, Anita (3 February 2021). "Redeemer University Hosts Dr. Esau McCaulley". Christian Reformed Church in North America. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  6. ^ Reynolds, Matt (14 December 2020). "Christianity Today's 2021 Book Awards". ChristianityToday.com. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
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