Lee A. Johnson, PhD
Associate Professor, Religious Studies
A-336 Brewster
Phone: (252) 737-4305
Email: johnsonle@ecu.edu
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Mailing Address:
Brewster A-336
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC 27858-4353
Dr. Lee A. Johnson earned the PhD in Biblical Studies from the University of St. Michael’s College in the University of Toronto. Her undergraduate degree is from Kansas State University. She joined the ECU faculty in 2010. Dr. Johnson’s specialty is Pauline Literature.
- Useful links for study of the New Testament
- For the study of New Testament Greek
- For all canonical and non-canonical Christian writings
- For a digital look at one of the earliest New Testament manuscripts
Recent Articles
- “The Devolution of Paul’s Relationship with the Corinthian Women: The Incongruence of Paul’s Apostolic Defense and His Instructions to Women.” In Recovering an Undomesticated Paul, eds. John Egger and Christopher Zeichmann [forthcoming 2020].
- “Oral Performance of the Synoptics.” In The Oxford Handbook of the Synoptic Gospels, ed. Stephen P. Ahearne-Kroll [forthcoming 2019].
- “Glossolalia”, in: Brill Encyclopedia of Early Christianity Online, General Editor David G. Hunter, Paul J.J. van Geest, Bert Jan Lietaert Peerbolte. First published online: 2018. Print edition forthcoming 2019.
- “Ancient Curses in Bath: Oral Oaths, Lead Etchings, and the Impact on Biblical Interpretation,” Oral History Journal of South Africa 5/2 (2017): 1-16.
- “Dining and Dunking the Dead: Postmortem Rituals in First-Century Hellenistic Society and What They Reveal About the Role of the Body in Christianity.” Pp. 301-18 in Religion and Human Enhancement: Death, Values, and Mortality, eds. Calvin Mercer and Tracy Trothen. New York: Palgrave/Macmillan, 2017.
- “Paul’s Letters Re-Heard: A Performance-Critical Examination of the Preparation Transportation, and Delivery of Paul’s Correspondence,” Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 79/1 (2017): 60-76.
- “Paul’s Letters as Artifacts: The Value of the Written Text among Non-Literate People,” Biblical Theology Bulletin 46/1 (2016): 25-34.
Research
Paul as Letter Writer in a Non-Literate Culture
Paul and Women
Oral Transmission of the Gospel
Performance Criticism and Biblical Interpretation