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  • Review of ‘Christ’s Victory over Evil’
  • Academic Biography

    1984  ThL (Honours 1) (ACTh)

    1985  Bachelor of Divinity (Honours 2A) (London)

    1985  DipA (Honours 2A) (MTC)

    1986  Deaconed (Anglican Church of Australia, Sydney Diocese)

    1986  Priested (Anglican Church of Australia, Sydney Diocese)

    1992  Master of Theology (ACT)

    1995  MA (Honours) (Macquarie University)

    1997  PhD (London)

    PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

    1976-79 Medical Student, UNSW

    1980-81 Student Worker, St Matthias Centennial Park

    1982-85 Student Moore College

    1986-87 Curate, St Clement’s Mosman

    1988-89 Curate, St John’s Mt Druitt

    1990-93 Lecturer, Moore College

    1993-96 On leave to pursue PhD Studies Visiting Lecturer, Oak Hill Theological College London

    1997- Lecturer, Moore College

    1997-02 Director of External Studies Department

    2001  Head of New Testament Department & Greek, MTC

    2003  Extraordinary Study Leave for preparation of Annual Lectures (1 Term)

The Rev Dr Peter Bolt

Head of New Testament Department

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Peter spent the first half of 2009 happily writing a biography of Rev William Cowper who was the first minister of St Philip’s, Sydney.  Normally the New Testament Department gets his full attention, with a particular focus on the Gospels and Biblical Theology.  Spare time is taken up with exercise, walking dogs, conversation with friends and especially hanging around four adult daughters whenever they can squeeze him in.

peter.bolt@moore.edu.au

Monographs

Mission Minded: A Tool for Building Your Ministry around Christ’s Mission. Second Edition. Kingsford, NSW: Matthias 2000.

News of the Hour. Kingsford, NSW: St Matthias Press, 1997 (co-author with Tony Payne).

Teaching a Biblical Topic: The Resurrection of the Body. AFES Leadership Training. Strand 4. Kingsford, NSW: AFES, 1998.

A Gospel for the Nations: Perspectives on Paul’s Mission. Essays Presented to Peter Thomas O’Brien on his Sixty-Fifth Birthday. Co-edited by M. D. Thompson. Leicester: IVP, 2000.

Mark. The Beginning of the Gospel. Faithwalk Bible Studies; Wheaton, Il.: Crossways, 2000. [(American edition of News of the Hour.) (Co-author with Tony Payne).]

Jesus’ Defeat of Death. Persuading Mark’s Readers. SNTSMS 125. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003.

The Cross from a Distance. Atonement in Mark’s Gospel. NSBT 18. Leicester: IVP, 2004.

Proclaiming the Risen Lord. Kingsford, NSW: Matthias Media, 2004.

The Faith Once For All Delivered: An Australian Evangelical Response to The Windsor Report. Co-edited by M. D. Thompson and R. Tong. Camperdown, NSW: Australian Church Record, 2005.

Living With The Underworld. Kingsford, NSW: Matthias Media, 2007

Thomas Moore of Liverpool. Essays & Addresses to Celebrate 150 Years of Moore College, Camperdown: Bolt Publishing Services, 2007.

Editor (with M.D. Thompson) of The Works of Donald Robinson (3 vol.) Camperdown, NSW: Australian Church Record/Moore College, 2008.

‘Thomas Moore’s Family Correspondence’, in P.G. Bolt & M.D. Thompson (eds.), Donald Robinson: Selected Works. Appreciation (Camperdown, NSW: Australian Church Record / Moore College, 2008).

‘Timeline: Towards Lay and Diaconal Administration in Sydney Diocese’, in P.G. Bolt, M.D. Thompson, & R. Tong (eds.), The Lord’s Supper in Human Hands. Who Should Administer? (Camperdown: Australian Church Record & Anglican Church League, 2008), 36–67.

‘Lay and Diaconal Administration in Global Perspective: A Question about Sacraments, not Ministry’, in P.G. Bolt, M.D. Thompson, & R. Tong (eds.), The Lord’s Supper in Human Hands. Who Should Administer? (Camperdown: Australian Church Record & Anglican Church League, 2008), 77–110.

‘Kierkegaard on Anxiety’, in B.S. Rosner (ed.), The Consolations of Theology (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2008), 77–108.

‘The Faith of Jesus Christ: Synoptics & Acts’, in M. Bird & P. Sprinkle (eds.), The Faith of Jesus Christ etc. (Peabody & Carlisle: Hendrickson & Paternoster, 2008)

Edited (with M.D. Thompson), Donald Robinson: Selected Works. Vol. 1: Assembling God’s People (Camperdown, NSW: Australian Church Record / Moore College, 2008).

Edited (with M.D. Thompson), Donald Robinson: Selected Works. Vol. 2: Proclaiming God’s Word (Camperdown, NSW: Australian Church Record / Moore College, 2008).

Edited (with M.D. Thompson), Donald Robinson: Selected Works. Appreciation (Camperdown, NSW: Australian Church Record / Moore College, 2008).

Edited (with M.D. Thompson & R. Tong), The Lord’s Supper in Human Hands. Who Should Administer? (Camperdown: Australian Church Record & Anglican Church League, 2008).

Jesus’ Defeat of Death. Persuading Mark’s Early Readers (SNTSMS 125; Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008).

A Portrait in his Actions. Thomas Moore (1762–180)  (Camperdown, NSW: Bolt Publishing Services, 2010).

Edited (with M.D. Thompson & R. Tong), The Lord’s Supper in Human Hands. Epilogue (Camperdown: Australian Church Record & Anglican Church League, 2010).

Contracts

Campus Crusade International for Has the World Got a Future? (a new web-based series)

Cowper200 Committee for A Commemorative Biography

Acorn Press for Reading Matthew Today.

See How We Died. A Biblical Theology of Mortality, in the New Studies in Biblical Theology Series (IVP).

Does the World have a Future? (Christ on Campus Initiative, online publication, 2010) William Cowper’ & ‘St Philip’s Church’, The Dictionary of Sydney (online)

Afterlife in the Gospels’, Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels, 2nd Edition (2010)

[With J. Ng] Philippians (Asia Bible Commentary; 2010)

Various contributions to A Handbook of Biblical Demonology, ed. Sharon Beekman. ed.; (Wipf & Stock, 2011).


Articles and Essays

‘The Spirit in the Synoptic Gospels: The Equipment of the Servant’. In Explorations 5: Spirit of the Living God, Part 1. Edited by B. G. Webb. (Homebush West, NSW: Lancer, 1991)

‘What Fruit does the Vine Bear? Some Pastoral Implications of St John 15:1–8’. Reformed Theological Review 51 (1992):11–19.

‘What is the Gospel for Today’s Church?’. in Explorations 7: Exploring the Missionary Church. Edited by B. G. Webb. Homebush West, NSW: Lancer, 1993.

‘What Were the Sadducees Reading? An Enquiry into the Literary Background to Mark 12:18–23’. Tyndale Bulletin 45 (1994): 369–94.

‘Mark 13: An Apocalyptic Precursor to the Passion Narrative’. Reformed Theological Review 54 (1995): 10–32.

‘Mark 16:1–8: The Empty Tomb of a Hero?’. Tyndale Bulletin 47 (1996): 27–37.

‘Jesus, Daimons and the Dead’. in The Spiritual Word. Edited by A. N. Lane. (Carlisle: Paternoster, 1996)

‘Mission and Witness’. in Witness to the Nations: The Theology of Acts. Edited by D. G. Peterson and I. H. Marshall. (Carlisle: Paternoster, 1998)

‘“With a View to the Forgiveness of Sins”: Jesus and Forgiveness in Mark’s Gospel’. Reformed Theological Review 57 (1998): 53–69.

‘Burial Practices’. in The Complete Bible Handbook: An Illustrated Companion. Edited by J. Bowker. London: Dorling Kindersley, 1998.

‘Jesus’ Defeat of Death and Mark’s Early Readers [Thesis Abstract]’. Tyndale Bulletin 49.1 (1998), 175–178.

‘Life, Death, and the Afterlife in the Greco–Roman World’. Pages 51–79 in Life in the Face of Death: The Resurrection Message of the New Testament. Edited by R. N. Longenecker. McMaster New Testament Studies 3; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1998.

‘Following Jesus and Fishing for People. Evangelistic Mission in the Third Millennium’. Pages 1–35 in Explorations 12: Ripe For Harvest. Christian Mission in the New Testament and in our World. Edited by R. J. Gibson. (Carlisle/Adelaide: Paternoster/Open Book, 2000)

‘The Philosopher in the Hands of an Angry God’. Pages 327–343 in The Gospel to the Nations: Perspectives on Paul’s Mission. Essays Presented to Peter Thomas O’Brien on his Sixty–Fifth Birthday. Edited by P.G. Bolt and M.D. Thompson. (Leicester: IVP, 2000)

‘Feeling the Cross: Mark’s Message of Atonement’. Reformed Theological Review 60.1 (2001): 1–17.

‘“If the Son shall make you free, you shall be free indeed”: Jesus and the Liberation of Men and Women’. Journal of Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. 5.2 (2001): 13–17.

Review of E.S. Malbon, In the Company of Jesus. Characters in Mark’s Gospel. Journal of Theological Studies 53.1 (2002): 199–202.

‘Mark’. Pages 391–413 in The Face of New Testament Studies. Edited by S. McKnight and G.R. Osborne. (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2004)

‘The Ordination of Women and Political Repentance’. Interface 8.2 (2005): 74-85.

‘Communion as Fellowship’, in The Faith Once For All Delivered. An Australian Evangelical Response to the Windsor Report. Edited by P.G. Bolt, M.D. Thompson, and R. Tong. (Camperdown, NSW: Australian Church Record, 2005)

‘Three Heads in the Divine Order: The Early Church Fathers and 1 Corinthians 11:3’, Reformed Theological Review  64.3 (2005), 147-161

An Overdue Birth Announcement: In Quest of the Long-Lost Family of Thomas Moore’, Anglican Historical Society Diocese of Sydney Journal 51.2 (2006), 35–45.

‘Miracles’, in New Dictionary of Christian Apologetics, ed. by G. Mc Grath et al. (Leicester: IVP, 2006)

‘NT Apologetics’, in New Dictionary of Christian Apologetics, ed. by G. Mc Grath et al. (Leicester: IVP, 2006)

‘Interpreting Australian Society for Christian Mission’, in  ‘Wonderful and Confessedly Strange’: Australian Essays in Anglican Ecclesiology, ed. by B. N. Kaye. Adelaide: ATF Press 2007, pp. 293–313.

‘The Ipsissima Verba Jesus’, in Craig A Evans (ed.), Encyclopedia of the Historical Jesus (New York and London: Routledge, 2008).

‘Moore College’, for Dictionary of Sydney (online)

‘The King’s Dockyard’, for Dictionary of Sydney (online)

Underworld interview, Briefing.

Sola panel Blog (Matthias Media): various offerings

Interviews in The Glebe, and Liverpool Champion, local newspapers.

‘The Two Reverend Messrs. Cowper: Bringing 18th Century Yorkshire Evangelicalism to 20th Century Sydney’, Anglican Historical Society Journal 55.1 (2010), 26–37.

Contributions to Moore College blog

Contributions to Mark Thompson’s blog

‘Teasing the Toothless Tiger’, The Briefing 394 (July 2011), 10–13.

RESEARCH:

‘The Narrative Integrity of Mark 13:24–27’. MTh thesis. Australian College of Theology, 1993.

‘Plutarch’s ‘Delay of the Divine Vengeance’ and Pauline Eschatology’. MA(Hons) thesis. Macquarie University, 1994.

‘“Do you not care that we are perishing?” Jesus’ Defeat of Death and Mark’s Early Readers’. PhD thesis. University of London, 1997.; Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, (n.d.).

 

CURRENT RESEARCH:

Research into the life of Thomas Moore for various lectures as part of Moore’s sesquicentenary in 2006, and then several journal articles and a major book on the College’s founder. (Research in pursuit of own scholarly interests / Research towards engagement with Christian community {i.e. articles/monographs/papers etc} for church/Christian community.)

Continue Research for See How We Died. A Biblical Theology of Mortality, in the New Studies in Biblical Theology Series (IVP). (Research for or writing of contracted academic monograph or commentary.)

Matthew’s Gospel (Aquila Books) (Research for or writing of contracted academic monograph or commentary.)

The Under world (Matthias Media) (Research for or writing of contracted academic monograph or commentary.)

Reading Matthew’s Gospel Today (Aquila Books, 2009 forthcoming) (Research for and writing of contracted academic monograph or commentary.)

Lay Administration Discussion in Sydney Diocese (Commissioned Research towards engagement with Christian community and Australian community)

‘A Biblical Theology of Demons’, Research towards 2008 School of Theology Paper. (Research & writing of requested conference paper).

Research into the life of Thomas Moore for a biography of the College’s founder. (Research in pursuit of own scholarly interests / Research towards engagement with Christian community and Australian community)

Research into the life and influence of Rev. William Cowper, Australia’s First Parish Clergyman, for publication in 209, the bicentenary of his arrival in Australia. Commissioned by the Cowper family. (Research in pursuit of own scholarly interests / Research towards engagement with Christian community and Australian ommunity)

‘Does the World have a Future?’ (Christ on Campus Initiative, online publication, 2010 forthcoming) (Research for and writing of contracted academic monograph or commentary

‘William Cowper’ & ‘St Philip’s Church’, The Dictionary of Sydney, online (Contracted Research towards engagement with Australian community)

‘Afterlife in the Gospels’, Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels, 2nd Edition (2010) (Research for and writing of contracted academic article).

A Light Shining in the Darkness. Reading Matthew Today (Aquila). Contract.

Philippians (Asian Bible Commentary) (with Joshua Ng). Arrangement.

Lessons from the End of Jesus’ Life. (Self directed research towards monograph)