School of Theology Faculty

Faculty Profiles

Robert WallRobert W. Wall

Paul T. Walls Professor of Scripture and Wesleyan Studies
B.A., Valparaiso University, 1969; Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary, 1973; Th.D., Dallas Theological Seminary, 1979; additional graduate study at Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University. At SPU since 1978.

Email: rwall@spu.edu
Phone: 206-281-2167
Office: Alexander 101

Rob Wall’s books and articles – whether aimed at other scholars or clergy — all originate in the ferment of the university classroom and in conversation with his students and colleagues. In both his published research and classroom teaching, Dr. Wall approaches the Bible as a sacred text — a “production of the Holy Spirit” — and in a manner that forms a clearer understanding of God for the people of God.

The Reverend Dr. Wall is a Seattle native, an avid sportsman, and a dedicated Seattle Mariner’s fan. He is an elder of the Free Methodist Church who enjoys an active ecumenical ministry of preaching and teaching adult Bible studies in congregations of various faith traditions.

Selected Publications:
  • “Toward a Unifying Theology of the Catholic Epistles: A Canonical Approach,” in Catholic Epistles and the Tradition (BETL 176, J. Schlosser, ed., Leuven: Peeters, 2004), pp. 43–71.
  • “The Acts of the Apostles” (pp. 3–370) and “The Epistolary Literature of the NT” (pp. 373–410), in New Interpreter’s Bible, Volume 10 (L. E. Keck, ed., Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2002).
  • “The Rule of Faith in Theological Hermeneutics” (pp. 88-107) and “Canonical Context and Canonical Conversations” (pp. 165–182), in Between Two Horizons: Spanning New Testament Studies and Systematic Theology  (J. B. Green and M. Turner, eds., Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1999).
  • Community of the Wise: The Letter of James. The New Testament in Context. (Valley Forge, Pa.: Trinity Press, 1997).
View Dr. Wall’s C.V. for additional publications.

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Looking Ahead

Graduate Program Open House
Saturday, March 13th at the Kingswood House (303 W Dravus St) from 10am-12pm.

M.A./M.Div. applications for Spring Admissions are due Feb. 15.

Dr. Kenda Creasy Dean will be speaking at the Palmer Lecture, May 6-7. She will also be speaking at the Church Leaders Forum, May 6.

Paul T. Walls Lecture in Wesleyan Theology

“John’s John: The Tenor of Scripture in a Wesleyan Key, Part Three,” Paul T. Walls Annual Lecture, April 8, 2010, 9:30-10:30, Upper Gwinn.

 

Lilly Fellows Program Summer Seminar

Annual Events

Paul T. Walls Lecture in Wesleyan Theology

Alfred S. Palmer Lectureship

Ministry in the Wesleyan Spirit Conference