Lynn H. Cohick

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Lynn H. Cohick is an American New Testament scholar and author. Since January 2021 she has been Provost, Academic Dean and Professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary.

Education[]

Cohick holds a BA from Messiah College in Religious Studies.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]

Career[]

Cohick taught pastors and church leaders at the Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology in Kenya.[1] 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 2000-2018,[1] chairing the Wheaton Center for Early Christian Studies[4] and serving as interim dean of Humanities and Theological Studies.[5]

Cohick was Provost, Dean and Professor of New Testament at Denver Seminary from 2018 to 2020.[6][5] On January 19, 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.[1] Cohick pioneered a new Masters degree in Women's Studies at Northern Seminary in April 2021.[7]

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.[5][8] She became President of the Institute for Biblical Research in 2019.[1] She has also been involved with the Langham Partnership.[9]

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.[10] 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.[11] She has written a number of books and commentaries on Pauline epistles.[6][12]

From 2017 to 2018, Cohick co-hosted a weekly podcast called Theology for Life with Ed Stetzer.[13][14] Since 2021, Cohick co-hosts a weekly podcast, The Alabaster Jar, with Northern Seminary colleagues Ingrid Faro and Beth Falker-Jones on current issues impacting women in theology and ministry.[15]

Personal life[]

Cohick is married; her husband is a musician.[2]

Selected publications[]

  • Cohick, Lynn H. (2000). The Peri Pascha Attributed to Melito of Sardis: Setting, Purpose, and Sources. Brown Judaic Studies.
  • Cohick, Lynn H. (2009). Women in the World of the Earliest Christians: Illuminating Ancient Ways of Life. Baker Academic. ISBN 9781441207999.
  • Burge, Gary M.; Cohick, Lynn H.; Green, Gene L. (2010). The New Testament in Antiquity: A Survey of the New Testament within Its Cultural Context. Zondervan Academic. ISBN 9780310590613.
  • Cohick, Lynn H. (2011). Romans. Immersion Bible Studies. Abingdon Press. ISBN 9781426709869.
  • Cohick, Lynn H. (2013). Philippians. The Story of God Bible Commentary. Zondervan Academic. ISBN 9780310599135.
  • Cohick, Lynn H. (2013). Ephesians. A New Covenant Commentary. ISD LLC. ISBN 9780718843311.
  • Cohick, Lynn H. (2013). "Women, Children, and Families in the Greco-Roman world". In Joel B. Green; Lee Martin McDonald (eds.). The World of the New Testament: Cultural, Social, and Historical Contexts. Baker ACademic. pp. 179–187. ISBN 9781441240545.
  • Cohick, Lynn H.; Brown Hughes, Amy (2017). Christian Women in the Patristic World: Their Influence, Authority, and Legacy in the Second through Fifth Centuries. Baker Academic. ISBN 9781493410217.
  • Cohick, Lynn H. (2019). Philippians, a Video Study: 16 Lessons on History, Meaning, and Application. Zondervan Academic. ISBN 9780310093701.
  • Cohick, Lynn H. (2020). The Letter to the Ephesians. New International Commentary on the New Testament. Eerdmans. ISBN 9781467459464.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Dr. Lynn Cohick Joins Northern Seminary". Patheos. October 15, 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Interview: Lynn Cohick". Women Biblical Scholars.
  3. ^ "The Peri Pascha Attributed to Melito of Sardis: Setting, Purpose, Sources". Project Muse.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Denver Seminary Names Dr. Lynn H. Cohick as Provost/Dean". Denver Seminary. February 13, 2018. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Gupta, Nijay (November 12, 2020). "Interview with Lynn Cohick on Ephesians". Patheos. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  7. ^ Christ, Crux Sola: Formed by Scripture to Live like (2021-04-20). "Northern Seminary Launches Women's Studies Program and Podcast". Crux Sola: Formed by Scripture to Live like Christ. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  8. ^ "Priscilla Papers Peer Review". CBE International.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Lime, Anne (January 30, 2018). "Why the Apostle Paul Doesn't Hate Women". Eternity News. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  11. ^ Schiess, Kaitlyn (September 20, 2018). "What's Good for Women Is Good for Men". Christianity Today. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  12. ^ Hodde Miller, Sharon (October 17, 2013). "The Double-Edged Sword of Being a Female Bible Scholar". Christianity Today. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  13. ^ "Theology For Life Podcast". Listen Notes.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ Christ, Crux Sola: Formed by Scripture to Live like (2021-04-20). "Northern Seminary Launches Women's Studies Program and Podcast". Crux Sola: Formed by Scripture to Live like Christ. Retrieved 2021-05-19.

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