Dean
Dr. Abson Joseph is originally from Haiti. He holds a Diploma in Theology from Caribbean Wesleyan College, Jamaica; Master of Divinity from Asbury Theological Seminary; and a Ph.D. in New Testament Interpretation from London School of Theology/Brunel University, England. Before joining Wesley Seminary, Dr. Joseph served as Academic Dean at Caribbean Wesleyan College from 2005 to 2011; and, Professor of New Testament at the School of Theology and Ministry at Indiana Wesleyan University from 2011 to 2017. He is an ordained minister of the Wesleyan Church of Haiti.
Dr. Joseph is passionate about International Theological Education. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the Caribbean Evangelical Theological Association, the accreditation agency for theological schools in the Caribbean. He chairs the Theological Commission and is a member of the Accrediting Commission of that association.
Dr. Joseph is the author of A Narratological Reading of 1 Peter (T&T Clark, 2012); co-editor of Shaping Theological Education in the Caribbean: A Community Approach (CETA, 2011); and has published several book chapters and articles. He currently is fulfilling three book contracts: Reading the Law from the Margins (IVP Academic), Hearing and Doing the Word of God (Baker Academic), and The Book of James: One Book Daily-Weekly Bible Study (Seedbed Publishing). He has read papers and taught in the USA, Haiti, Jamaica, Russia, Belgium, Kenya, and New Zealand, among other places.
Dr. Joseph is married to Dr. Larisa Levicheva-Joseph. They have two daughters, Daniella and Sophie. Besides teaching, his other passions are music and sports.
ORDINATION
2010 Ordained Minister of the Wesleyan Church of Haiti, Northern District
EDUCATION
2009 Brunel University/London School of Theology Doctor of Philosophy
London, United Kingdom (New Testament Studies)
2005 Asbury Theological Seminary Master of Divinity
Wilmore, Kentucky
2001 Caribbean Wesleyan College Diploma in Theology
Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland (Magna Cum Laude)
Jamaica
INTERESTS
Curriculum Development and Assessment of Student Learning
Biblical Languages, Theological Interpretation of Scripture, Narrative Methodology
New Testament’s Use of the Old Testament, New Testament and Literature of Second-Temple Period Judaism
General Epistles, Mark, and Luke-Acts
PUBLICATIONS
Books
A Narratological Reading of 1 Peter (Library of New Testament Studies 440; London: T&T Clark, 2012).
Shaping Theological Education in the Caribbean: A Community Approach (co-edited with Dieumème Noelliste, Trinidad: Caribbean Evangelical Theological Association, 2011).
FORTHCOMING:
Reading the Law from the Margins (Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2019).
Hearing and Doing the Word of God (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2020).
The Book of James: One Book Daily-Weekly Bible Study (Franklin, TN: Seedbed Publishing, 2020).
Articles & Book Chapters
Review of Timo Eskola, A Narrative Theology of the New Testament: Exploring The Metanarrative of Exile and Restauration (Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen, Testament, 350; Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2015), Review of Biblical Literature [http://www.bookreviews.org] (2017)
Review of Benjamin Sargent, Written to Serve: The Use of Scripture in 1 Peter (Library of New Testament Studies, 547; London: Bloomsbury, 2015), Review of Biblical Literature [http://www.bookreviews.org] (2017)
“New Testament Perspectives on Leadership.” Pages 83-92 in Leadership the Wesleyan Way: An Anthology for Forming Leaders in Wesleyan Thought and Practice (ed. Aaron Perry and Bryan Easley; Lexington: Emeth Press, 2016).
“Social Holiness in James and 1 Peter.” Pages 29-40 in Holy Imagination: Thinking About Social Holiness (ed. Nathan Crawford, Jonathan Dodrill, and David Wilson; Lexington: Emeth Press, 2015).
Review of Chantal Reynier, Pour Lire La Lettre de Saint Paul aux Romains (Paris: Cerf, 2011), Review of Biblical Literature [http://www.bookreviews.org] (2015)
Review of Daniel Keating, First and Second Peter, Jude (Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture; Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2011), Review of Biblical Literature [http://www.bookreviews.org] (2014)
Review of Reinhard Neudecker, Moses Interpreted by the Pharisees and Jesus: Matthew’s Antitheses in the Light of Early Rabbinic Literature (Subsidia Biblica 44; Rome: Gregorian & Biblical Press, 2012), Review of Biblical Literature [http://www.bookreviews.org] (2014)
Review of Marie-Laure Veyron, Le Toucher dans les Évangiles (Lire la Bible 176; Paris: Cerf, 2013), Review of Biblical Literature [http://www.bookreviews.org] (2014)
Review of Matthew V. Johnson, James A. Noel, and Demetrius K. Williams, eds, Onesimus Our Brother: Reading Religion, Race, and Culture in Philemon (Mineapolis: Fortress, 2012), Review of Biblical Literature [http://www.bookreviews.org] (2014)
Review of Yann Redalié, La Deuxième Épître aux Thessaloniciens (Commentaire du Nouveau Testament IXc; Genève: Labor et Fides, 2011), Review of Biblical Literature [http://www.bookreviews.org] (2014)
Review of Walter A. Elwell and Robert W. Yarbrough, Encountering the New Testament: A Historical and Theological Survey (3rd ed., Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2013), Review of Biblical Literature [http://www.bookreviews.org] (2014).
Review of Karen A. Longman (ed.), Thriving in Leadership: Strategies for Making a Difference in Christian Higher Education (Abilene: Abilene Christian University Press, 2012), Teaching Theology and Religion 16.3 (July, 2013).
Review of Russell Pregeant, Encounter with the New Testament: An Interdisciplinary Approach, Review of Biblical Literature 12 (2010), pp. 337-40.
“Theology of Missions,” in Global Voices: International Leaders Identify Critical Issues Facing the Church (co-authored with Larisa Levicheva; ed. Joy Bray; Indianapolis: Wesleyan Publishing House, 2008), 67-77.
FORTHCOMING:
“Caribbean Hermeneutics” in Global Wesleyan Dictionary of Biblical Theology (Kansas City, MO: Nazarene Publishing House, 2018)
“Communal Holiness” in Global Wesleyan Dictionary of Biblical Theology (Kansas City, MO: Nazarene Publishing House, 2018)
“Commentary on 1 Peter” in The Wesley One-Volume Commentary on the Bible (ed. Joel B. Green and Kenneth J. Collins; Nashville: Abingdon, 2018)
“The Petrine Letters” in The State of New Testament Studies (ed. Nijay Gupta and Scot McKnight; Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2018)
