Tomas Bokedal

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NLA University College Sandviken, Bergen

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<h2 class="h1 name">Dr Tomas Bokedal</h2>
BA, MDiv, MA (University of Gothenburg), ThD (Lund University); DipHE (Sahlgrenska Academy), DipHE (Chalmers University of Technology), PGCert (Gothenburg Psychotherapy Institute)
Dr. Tomas Bokedal holds a doctorate from Lund University, and was previously Lecturer at the Lutheran School of Theology in Gothenburg, Sweden (2000&ndash;2007) and at University of Aberdeen, Scotland (2007&ndash;2024). Educated in New Testament studies, theology and hermeneutics, Dr. Bokedal&rsquo;s primary fields of research concern Christian origins, paratextual features of the New Testament, and the relation of &lsquo;Scripture and Theology.&rsquo; His approach to these topics involves research into the transmission of the gospel tradition, the canon and canonical criticism, papyrology/codicology, textual and ritual theory, Pauline theology, early Christian confession, and patristic exegesis.
<h5>Recent publications</h5>
<a title="Nomina Sacra &ndash; Hva kan vi l&aelig;re av de hellige navnmarkeringene i de eldste kristne bibelmanuskripter?" href="https://www.foross.no/hva-tror-vi/nomina-sacra/">&ldquo;Nomina Sacra &ndash; Hva kan vi l&aelig;re av de hellige navnmarkeringene i de eldste kristne bibelmanuskripter?&rdquo; (2024)</a>
<a title="Christ the Center: How the Rule of Faith, the Nomina Sacra, and Numerical Patterns Shape the Canon" href="https://lexhampress.com/product/231118/christ-the-center-how-the-rule-of-faith-the-nomina-sacra-and-numerical-patterns-shape-the-canon">Christ the Center: How the Rule of Faith, the Nomina Sacra, and Numerical Patterns Shape the Canon (Lexham Academic, 2023)</a>
<a title="Christ the Center: How the Rule of Faith, the Nomina Sacra, and Numerical Patterns Shape the Canon (Lexham Academic, 2023) Scripture and Theology: Historical and Systematic Perspectives (De Gruyter, 2023)" href="https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110768411/html">Scripture and Theology: Historical and Systematic Perspectives (De Gruyter, 2023)</a>
<a title="&quot;But for Me the Scriptures are Jesus Christ&quot;" href="https://brill.com/display/title/64238?language=en">&ldquo;&rsquo;But for Me, the Scriptures are Jesus Christ (&Iota;̅Ϲ̅ &Chi;̅Ϲ</a><a title="&quot;But for Me the Scriptures are Jesus Christ&quot;" href="https://brill.com/display/title/64238?language=en">̅; Ignat. Phil. 8:2)&rsquo;: Creedal Text-Coding and the Early Scribal System of Nomina Sacra,&rdquo; in </a><a title="&quot;But for Me the Scriptures are Jesus Christ&quot;" href="https://brill.com/display/title/64238?language=en">Studies on the Paratextual Features of Early New Testament Manuscripts: Texts and Editions of the New Testament, Texts and Editions for New Testament Studies</a><a title="&quot;But for Me the Scriptures are Jesus Christ&quot;" href="https://brill.com/display/title/64238?language=en">, eds. S. E. Porter, D. I. Yoon &amp; C. S. Stevens (Brill, 2023), 89-122</a>
<a title="&quot;The Bible Canon and Its Significance&quot;" href="https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/canon-formation-9780567709172/">"The Bible Canon and Its Significance: Textual Comprehensiveness, Function, Design and Delimitation, in Canon Formation: Tracing the Role of Sub-Collections in the Biblical Canon, eds. W. E. Glenny and D. R. Lockett&nbsp; (Bloomsbury T&amp;T Clark, 2023), 7&ndash;32</a>
<a title="&quot;Hvordan s&aring; den f&oslash;rste Bibelen ut?&quot;" href="https://www.forskersonen.no/boker-litteratur-meninger/hvordan-sa-den-forste-bibelen-ut/2165916">&rdquo;Hvordan s&aring; den f&oslash;rste Bibelen ut?&rdquo; Forskning.no (2023)</a>, see also similar articles "<a href="https://theconversation.com/what-was-the-first-bible-like-102005">What was the first Bible like?</a>",&nbsp;The Conversation (2023), and <a title="Separti apakah Alkitab yang pertama di dunia" href="https://theconversation.com/seperti-apakah-alkitab-yang-pertama-di-dunia-212765">"Seperti apakah Alkitab yang pertama di dunia?",&nbsp;The Conversation (2023)</a>
<a title="Separti apakah Alkitab yang pertama di dunia" href="https://theconversation.com/seperti-apakah-alkitab-yang-pertama-di-dunia-212765">"'Someone' versus 'something': A Reflection of transhumanist values in light of education, Journal of Philosophy of Education 56.2 (2022): 227&ndash;237</a>
<a title="The Rule of Faith and the Nomina Sacra: A Brief Bibliography" href="https://www.modernreformation.org/resources/book-reviews/the-rule-of-faith-and-the-nomina-sacra-a-brief-bibliography-">&rdquo;The Rule of Faith and the Nomina Sacra: A Brief Bibliography,&rdquo; Modern Reformation 32.6 (2023): 55&ndash;57</a>
<a title="&quot;Vikten av stillhet &ndash; n&aring;gra tankar hos Kierkegaard" href="https://efremforlag.no/products/nade-og-sannhet-festskrift-til-jan-bygstad">&ldquo;Vikten av stillhet &ndash; n&aring;gra tankar hos Kierkegaard,&rdquo; i N&aring;de og sannhet: Festskrift til Jan Bygstad, eds. Jon Tore Lie &amp; Boe Johannes Hermansen (Efrem forlag, 2022), 185&ndash;93</a>
<a title="Frihet och f&ouml;rtvivlan: S&ouml;ren Kierkegaard om gudsf&ouml;rh&aring;llandet och sj&auml;lvets helande" href="https://artos.se/bok/frihet-och-fortvivlan/">Frihet och f&ouml;rtvivlan: S&ouml;ren Kierkegaard om gudsf&ouml;rh&aring;llandet och sj&auml;lvets helande (Artos, 2022)</a>
<a title="Subjektiviteten &auml;r sanningen" href="https://mf.no/luthersk-kirketidende/stadig-fordypning-i-den-kristne-tros-sannheter">&rdquo;Subjektiviteten &auml;r sanningen &ndash; S&ouml;ren Kierkegaard om trons subjektiva och objektiva dimension,&rdquo; Luthersk kirketidende 157 (2022): 233&ndash;35</a>

Research and publications: Update publications <h2> </h2> <h2>Monographs</h2> T. Bokedal (2023). Christ the Center: How the Rule of Faith, the Nomina Sacra, and Numerical Patterns Shape the Canon (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Academic), xx+420 pages; <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Christ-Center-Nomina-Numerical-Patterns/dp/1683596307/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1R9AZF0SMXKL7&keywords=bokedal+christ&qid=1681743972&sprefix=bokedal+christ%2Caps%2C68&sr=8-1">Amazon link</a>. T. Bokedal (2022). Frihet och förtvivlan: Sören Kierkegaard om Gudsförhållandet och självets helande (Skellefteå: Artos), 156 pages; <a href="https://www.adlibris.com/se/bok/frihet-och-fortvivlan-soren-kirkegaard-om-gudsforhallandet-och-sjalvets-helande-9789177772064">Adlibris link</a>. T. Bokedal (2014). The Formation and Significance of the Christian Biblical Canon: A Study in Text, Ritual and Interpretation (London & New York: Bloomsbury T&T Clark, HB and eBook 2014, PB 2015), pp. xvi+421 pages; <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Formation-Significance-Christian-Biblical-Canon/dp/056766371X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2XPQ2MJ9L5YEY&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.NaroW9kczseDix9UGzlB6FBAWVYRzGe7C-lt9rmfkok.pGt8ENARluptccNOV_UodGAbRtCF96h4A9lQjxVzCbc&dib_tag=se&keywords=bokedal+formation&qid=1709025887&sprefix=bokedal+formatio%2Caps%2C268&sr=8-1">Amazon link</a>. T. Bokedal (2005). The Scriptures and the LORD: Formation and Significance of the Christian Biblical Canon: A Study in Text, Ritual and Interpretation (ThD diss., Lund University, Centre for Theology and Religious Studies, Sweden, 374 pages. <h2> </h2> <h2>Edited volumes</h2> T. Bokedal, L. Jansen and M. Borowski (eds., 2023). Scripture and Theology: Historical and Systematic Perspectives (Theologische Bibliothek Töpelmann 201; Berlin: De Gruyter), viii+489 pages; <a href="https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110768411/html">De Gruyter link</a> <h2> </h2> <h2>Articles and chapters in anthologies</h2> T. Bokedal (2023). “Why is the New Testament Called ‘New Testament’? Historical, Editorial and Theological Dimensions,” in T. Bokedal, L. Jansen and M. Borowski (eds), Scripture and Theology: Historical and Systematic Perspectives, Theologische Bibliothek Töpelmann 201 (Berlin: De Gruyter), 119-148; <a href="https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110768411/html">De Gruyter link</a>. T. Bokedal, L. Jansen & M. Borowski (2023). “Scripture and Theology in Context: An Introduction,” in T. Bokedal, L. Jansen and M. Borowski (eds), Scripture and Theology: Historical and Systematic Perspectives, Theologische Bibliothek Töpelmann 201 (Berlin: De Gruyter), 1-31; <a href="https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110768411/html">De Gruyter link</a>. T. Bokedal, L. Jansen & M. Borowski (2023). ”Foreword,” in T. Bokedal, L. Jansen and M. Borowski, Scripture and Theology: Historical and Systematic Perspectives, Theologische Bibliothek Töpelmann 201 (Berlin: De Gruyter), vii-viii; <a href="https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110768411/html">De Gruyter link</a>. T. Bokedal (2023). “’But for Me, the Scriptures are Jesus Christ (Ι̅Ϲ̅ Χ̅Ϲ̅; Ignat. Phil. 8:2)’: Creedal Text-Coding and the Early Scribal System of Nomina Sacra,” in S. E. Porter, D. I. Yoon & C. S. Stevens (eds), Studies on the Paratextual Features of Early New Testament Manuscripts: Texts and Editions of the New Testament, Texts and Editions for New Testament Studies (Leiden: Brill), 89-122; <a href="https://brill.com/display/title/64238?language=en">Brill link</a>. T. Bokedal (2023). “The Bible Canon and Its Significance: Textual Comprehensiveness, Function, Design, and Delimitation,” in W. Edward Glenny and Darian R. Lockett  (eds), Canon Formation: Tracing the Role of Sub-Collections in the Biblical Canon (London: Bloomsbury), 7-32; <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Canon-Formation-Tracing-Sub-Collections-Biblical-ebook/dp/B0BMKW1V6Z/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1MR8R376O18CA&keywords=lockett+canon+formation&qid=1681743325&sprefix=lockett+canon+formation%2Caps%2C84&sr=8-1">Amazon link</a>. T. Bokedal (2022). Foreword in Benjamin P. Laird, The Pauline Corpus in Early Christianity: Its Formation, Publication, and Circulation (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers), ix–xi; <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pauline-Corpus-Early-Christianity-Publication/dp/1683074211/ref=sr_1_1?crid=38UTM6B8TEFH7&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.nzovVEH711eCCFxhjW_9xiuR90Z32Xt4xvTNLiLU43g.KhF4pkc2M-vWOCF7kYkpIe2pGA4MSEwkGqaw4aHuRZ8&dib_tag=se&keywords=benjamin+laird+corpus&qid=1709026499&sprefix=benjamin+laird+corpus%2Caps%2C257&sr=8-1">Amazon link</a>. T. Bokedal, S. M. Reindal, S. Rise, & S. M. Wivestad (2022). “‘Someone’ versus ‘something’: A reflection on transhumanist values in light of education,” Journal of Philosophy of Education, 1-11; <a href="https://academic.oup.com/jope/article/56/2/227/7000136">Open Access link</a>. T. Bokedal (2021). ”Kierkegaards kommunikationsstrategi: Direkt—indirekt meddelelse och kristendomens hur,” Theofilos 2-3, 252-264; <a href="https://theofilos.no/issues/theofilos-2020-2-3/kierkegaards-kommunikationsstrategi-direkt-indirekt-meddelelse-och-kristendomens-hur/">Open Access link</a>. T. Bokedal (2019). “Revelation: What Forms of Authority, and to Whom?,” in D. J. Gouwens & A. P. Edwards (eds), T&T Clark Companion to the Theology of Kierkegaard, T&T Clark Handbooks (London: Bloomsbury T&T Clark), 279-298; <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Clark-Companion-Theology-Kierkegaard-Handbooks/dp/1350320358/ref=sr_1_1?crid=16PBGHC2XWKBW&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.MfBv_fNcO22O6CH1X14VmKW8XUGCTKOpYaO-D5i9kdM7We8RlpeOe9LMwgMG6WKz_tzfWEL5gtYcT-SwBjCpgQJ8z2JmjUhctKmGdBULUCw.I3DuRVfVq-SrFnLHJ9KQzcZ9uiH-uSUtC8-BA_SNaj8&dib_tag=se&keywords=edwards+gouwens+kierkegaard&qid=1709026851&sprefix=edwards+gouwens+kierkegaard+%2Caps%2C275&sr=8-1">Amazon link</a>. T. Bokedal (2017). ”Canon/Scripture,” in T. Thatcher, C. Keith, R. F. Person Jr., E. R. & Stern (eds), The Dictionary of the Bible and Ancient Media (London: Bloomsbury T&T Clark), p. 46-48; <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dictionary-Bible-Ancient-Media/dp/0567222497/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1ZV4ZIOLZ3V63&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.J9FOC_OM4_m67enRFPRR8E36arJKn8U2bAgrtlplMoj3w9xdz_ykdRbETbs-GPDZ.jEDz2prD4FCTlLGN-8Pe7GlTikCyEK6AZTjUsT4SP4c&dib_tag=se&keywords=dictionary+ancient+media+keith&qid=1709028882&sprefix=dictionary+ancient+media+keit%2Caps%2C265&sr=8-1">Amazon link</a> T. Bokedal (2015). “Felfri Skrift? Tankar kring textoriginal, textvarianter och variationer mellan texterna,” Dansk Tidsskrift for Teologi og Kirke 42, 152-167; <a href="https://tidsskrift.dk/dttk/article/view/27123">Open Access Link</a>. T. Bokedal with J. D. Barry (2015). ”Christianity,” in J. D. Barry (ed.), The Lexham Bible Dictionary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press). T. Bokedal (2015). ”Way, the,” in J. D. Barry (ed.), The Lexham Bible Dictionary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press). T. Bokedal (2015). “Messiah, Critical Issues,” in J. D. Barry (ed.), The Lexham Bible Dictionary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press). T. Bokedal (2015). “The Early Rule-of-Faith Pattern as Emergent Biblical Theology,” Theofilos 7.1 (Suppl.), 57-75; <a href="https://aura.abdn.ac.uk/handle/2164/4628">Open Access Link</a>. T. Bokedal (2013). “The Rule of Faith: Tracing Its Origins,” Journal of Theological Interpretation 7.2, 233-255 (11,200 words); [Link] <a title="Opens in a new window" href="http://www.jstor.org/stable/26421568" target="_blank">http://www.jstor.org/stable/26421568</a>; <a href="https://doi.org/10.2307/26421568" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2307/26421568</a>. T. Bokedal (2013). ”Replik på N. T. Wright och Gary R. Habermas nytestamentliga perspektiv,” Theofilos 6.2, 80-85; <a href="https://theofilos.no/issues/theofilos-vol-5-nr-2-2013/">Open Access Link</a>. T. Bokedal (2013). “Canon Formation and Interpretation – Problems and Possibilities,” CTTS Journal 4, 9-75. T. Bokedal (2012). “Notes on the Nomina Sacra and Biblical Interpretation,” in H. Assel, S. Beyerle & C. Böttrich (eds), Beyond Biblical Theologies, WUNT 295 (Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck), 263-295; <a href="https://www.mohrsiebeck.com/en/book/beyond-biblical-theologies-9783161510014">Mohr Siebeck link</a>. T. Bokedal (2010). “Scripture in the second century,” in M. Pahl & M. F. Bird (eds), The sacred text: artefact, interpretation and doctrinal formulation, Gorgias Precis Portfolios (Piscataway, NJ, USA: Gorgias Press), 43-61. T. Bokedal (2003). ”Bibelläsning i fornkyrkan: några reflexioner,” Nåd och sanning: Församlingsfakulteten 10 år, in T. Johansson & R. Imberg (eds) (Gothenburg: Församlingsförlaget), 59–72. <h2> </h2> <h2>Book reviews and review articles</h2> T. Bokedal (2019). Book Review: “Formation of Religious Identity in the Holy Land–An Academic Introduction,” Expository Times, 130.9, 423-424. T. Bokedal (2017). Book Review: “Handbuch der Bibelhermeneutiken: Von Origenes bis zur Gegenwart. By Oda Wischmeyer, et al., eds. (Berlin: De Gruyter, 2016), in Journal for the Study of the New Testament 39.5, 122-23. T. Bokedal (2017). Book Review: Kierkegaard's Concept of Faith. By Merold Westphal. Kierkegaard as a Christian Thinker. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2014, in European Journal of Theology 26.1, 80-82. T. Bokedal (2017). Book Review: Jesus the God-Man: The Unity and Diversity of the Gospel Portrayals. By Darrell L. Bock with Benjamin I. Simpson. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2016, in Expository Times 128.6, 303-304. T. Bokedal (2016). Book Review: Taufe und Mahlgemeinschaft: Studien zur Vorgeschichte der altkirchlichen Taufeucharistie. By Hans-Ulrich Weidemann. WUNT 338 (Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2014), in Journal for the Study of the New Testament 38.5, 122-123. T. Bokedal (2016). Book Review: Early Christian and Jewish Narrative: The Role of Religion in Shaping Narrative Forms. Edited by Ilaria Ramelli & Judith Perkins. WUNT 348 (Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2015), in Journal for the Study of the New Testament 38.5, p. 8. T. Bokedal (2016). Book Review: The Oxford Handbook of Christology. Edited by Francesca Aran Murphy (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015), in Journal for the Study of the New Testament 38.5, 22-23. T. Bokedal (2015). Book Review: The Question of Canon: Challenging the Status Quo in the New Testament Debate, By Michael J. Kruger (Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 2013), in Theology 118.1, 65-66. T. Bokedal (2015). Book Review: Early Christian and Jewish Narrative: The Role of Religion in Shaping Narrative Forms. Edited by Ilaria Ramelli & Judith Perkins. WUNT 348 (Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck), in Journal for the Study of the New Testament 38.5, p. 8. T. Bokedal (2014). Book Review: God's Saving Grace: A Pauline Theology. By Frank J. Matera (Grand Rapids, MI and Cambridge, UK: Eerdmans, 2012), in Journal of Theological Studies 65.1, 232-36. T. Bokedal (2012). Book Review: Canon and Canonicity: The Formation and Use of Scripture. Edited by Einar Thomassen (Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum Press, University of Copenhagen, 2010), in Journal of Theological Studies 63.2, 692-697. T. Bokedal (2012). Book Review, Svensk-skotsk avhandling om Jesus och Gud i Markusevangeliet: Jesus and God in the Gospel of Mark: Unity and Distinction. By Daniel Johansson, PhD diss. University of Edinburgh, 2011. pp. viii+251, in Hälsning 4, 9 (2 pages). T. Bokedal (2011). Book Review Article: Bridging the Gap: Ritual and Ritual Texts in the Bible. By Gerald A. Klingbeil. Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns, 2007. Pp. xiv+304. And: The New Testament in Its Ritual World. By Richard E. DeMaris. New York: Routledge, 2008. Pp. x+143, in Biblical Interpretation 19. 4–5, 511-516. T. Bokedal (2011). Book Review, Canon and Non-Canon: Update of the Debate: Forgotten Scriptures: The Selection and Rejection of Early Religious Writings. By Lee Martin McDonald (Louisville: WJK Press, 2009. pp. 313, in Expository Times 122.8, 409-410. T. Bokedal (2011). Book Review, Theologically Reflected Worship: Ben Witherington III, We Have Seen His Glory: A Vision of Kingdom Worship (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 2010). pp. 176, in Expository Times 122.11, 568. T. Bokedal (2009). Book Review: Divine and Human Agency in Paul and his Cultural Environment. Edited by John M G Barclay & Simon Gathercole (London: T & T Clark Continuum, 2008). pp 208, in Expository Times, 121.2, 92-93. T. Bokedal (2009). Book Review: Discernment of Revelation in the Gospel of Matthew. Religions and Discourse 30. By Frances Shaw (Bern: Peter Lang, 2007). pp. 370, in Journal for the Study of the New Testament 31.5, p. 51. T. Bokedal (2009). Book Review: The Shape of the Gospel: New Testament Essays. By Robert C. Tannehill (Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2007). pp. xv+237, in Journal for the Study of the New Testament 31.5, 24-25 2. T. Bokedal (2009). Book Review: Theologie des Neuen Testaments. II. Die Theologie des Neuen Testaments als Grundlage kirchlicher Lehre, II.1 Das Fundament. By Ulrich Wilckens (Neukirchen-Vluyn: Neukirchener, 2007), pp. xv+327, in Journal for the Study of the New Testament 31.5, 26-27. T. Bokedal (2009). Book Review: Engaging Biblical Authority: Perspectives on the Bible as Scripture. Edited by William P. Brown (Louisville: WJK, 2007), pp. xvi+158. T. Bokedal (2009). Book Review: Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why. By Bart D. Ehrman (Harper Collins, 2006), pp. 256, in Svensk Exegetisk Årsbok 74, 216-18. T. Bokedal (2009). Book Review: Systematisk teologi: en introduktion, Edited by Martinson, Sigurdson & Svenungsson (Verbum, 2007), pp. 288, in Svensk Teologisk Kvartalskrift 85.2, 94-95. T. Bokedal (2008). Book Review: Canon and Interpretation, Volume 7. Edited by Craig G. Bartholomew, Scott Hahn, Robin Parry, Christopher Seitz, and Al Wolters. Pp. xvi+445. The Scripture and Hermeneutics Series (Milton Keynes and Waynesboro, GA: Paternoster, 2006), in Journal of Theological Studies 60.1, 257-261. T. Bokedal (2007). Book Review: The Biblical Canon: Its Origin, Transmission, and Authority. By Lee Martin McDonald (3rd rev. ed., Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2005). pp. 546, in Meddelanden från Collegium Patristicum Lundense 22, 82-83. T. Bokedal (2000). Book Review: Biblical Exegesis and the Formation of Christian Culture. By Frances M. Young (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997), pp. xiv+325, in Svensk Teologisk Kvartalskrift 76.3, 153-54. <h2> </h2> <h2>Publications for the broader field</h2> T. Bokedal (2024). “Nomina Sacra – Hva kan vi lære av de hellige navnmarkeringene i de eldste kristne bibelmanuskripter?,” 18 jan. 2024, <a href="https://www.foross.no/hva-tror-vi/nomina-sacra/">https://www.foross.no/hva-tror-vi/nomina-sacra/</a> T. Bokedal (2023). ”The Rule of Faith and the Nomina Sacra: A Brief Bibliography,” Modern Reformation 32.6, 55-57. T. Bokedal (2023). ”Hvordan så den første Bibelen ut?” Forskning.no, <a href="https://forskersonen.no/boker-litteratur-meninger/hvordan-sa-den-forste-bibelen-ut/2165916">Link to forskersonen.no</a> T. Bokedal (2022). ”Subjektiviteten är sanningen – Sören Kierkegaard om trons subjektiva och objektiva dimension,” Luthersk kirketidende 157, 233-35. T. Bokedal (2022). “Vikten av stillhet – några tankar hos Kierkegaard,” in Nåde og sannhet: Festskrift til Jan Bygstad (Efrem forlag), 185-93. T. Bokedal (2018). “What was the first Bible like?,” 30 Aug 2018, The Conversation; <a href="https://theconversation.com/what-was-the-first-bible-like-102005">Open Access Link</a>. (this popularly written article now has over 250,000 views). T. Bokedal (2018). Bibeln i funktion: om kanon, kyrka och tradition, Församlingsfakultetens skriftserie 14 (BV-förlag och Församlingsförlaget), 165 pages (The Bible in Function: On Canon, Church and Tradition; Församlingsfakultetens academic series: Församlingsfakultetens skriftserie). 165 pages. T. Bokedal (2017). ”Skrift och kanon i luthersk/protestantisk respektive romersk-katolsk tradition,” Begrunda 1, 4-16. T. Bokedal (2015). ”Var ligger auktoriteten? Om kanon, kyrka och tradition,” Begrunda 1, 10-18. T. Bokedal (2012). ”Jesustillbedjan i den första kyrkan – nyckel till kristologin,” Begrunda 2, 24-30. T. Bokedal (2010). ”Kanon och apokryfer: om Bibelns gränser,” Begrunda 2010.2, 21-27. T. Bokedal (2010). Mitä ovat Apokryfikirjat? Apokryfit ja Raamatun kaanon, translated by J. Hartikaininen, Kustannus Oy Uusi Tie (Mistä on kysymys?), 121 pages. T. Bokedal (2008). “Släkttavlan i Matteus - bara tråkig?,” Hälsning 5, 4-5. T. Bokedal (2006). “Raamatun salaiset kirjat,” Uusi Tie 13. T. Bokedal (2006). "Raamatun salaiset kirjat II,” Uusi Tie 17. T. Bokedal (2006). ”Bibeln – Helig Skrift? Om kanonprocessen och Skrifterna som bär kyrkan,” Begrunda 2, 9–16. T. Bokedal (2006). ”Guds namn: Bibelns hjärta,” in P. Heikkinen (ed.), Julhälsningar till församlingarna i Göteborgs stift (Gothenburg, Sweden: Lutherstiftelsen), 127-138. T. Bokedal (2000). I korsets tecken: korssymboliken i den tidiga kyrkan," in E. Lundberg (ed.), Julhälsningar till församlingarna i Göteborgs stift (Gothenburg: Lutherstiftelsen), 17–26.

Education: Update education <h2> </h2> <h2>Qualitications (educational and professional) </h2>   2024: Docent in New Testament Exegesis, Lund University, Sweden   2005: Doctor of Theology (ThD), Theology, Lund University, Sweden   2014: Master of Arts (MA), Religious Studies and Theology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden   1993: Master of Divinity (MDiv), Theology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden   2014: Bachelor of Arts (BA), Religious Studies, University of Gothenburg, Sweden   2010: Learning and Teaching in Higher Education 1, University of Aberdeen, UK   2004: Postgraduate Certificate (Steg-1 PDT), Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Gothenburg Psychotherapy Institute, Sweden   2014: University Diploma (DipHE), Engineering Pysics, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden   2014: University Diploma (DipHE), Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Sweden   1986: Corporal, Linguistics, Ministry of Defence, Sweden

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Projects: Update projects <h2 class="smaller-font"> </h2> <h2 class="smaller-font">Project 2019–2025</h2> Scripture and Theology. Christianity relates to the Bible. What is the theological status of the Bible? How have the Scriptures been received theologically through the centuries? And how should they be received today? How can biblical studies and systematic theology interact in fruitful ways and be fruitful for the Christian faith in the context of the 21st century? These are the project’s leading questions. As a major outcome of the project, two anthologies will be published with De Gruyter. <a href="https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110768411/html">De Gruyter link to vol. 1:</a> <div class="col-auto mobile-product-cover-image mx-auto d-block "> <div class="cover-image-container position-relative"><img class="coverImage ga_cover_image_product" src="https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9783110768411/product_pages" alt="book: Scripture and Theology" width="200" height="auto" /></div> </div> <div class="col"> <div class="mb-2">Published by <a class="ga_published_by ga_published_by_header" href="https://www.degruyter.com/search?query=*&publisherFacet=De+Gruyter">De Gruyter</a> 2023 </div> <h2> </h2> <h2>Scripture and Theology: Historical and Systematic Perspectives</h2> <ul class="contributors list-unstyled mb-2"> <li class="contributors-EDITOR mb-2">Edited by: Tomas Bokedal , Ludger Jansen and Michael Borowski </li> </ul> <div class="serialBreadcrumbsDiv"> <div class="serialBreadcrumbs">Volume 201 in the series <a class="linkRegularSidebar ga_parent ga_parent_series" href="https://www.degruyter.com/serial/tbt-b/html">Theologische Bibliothek Töpelmann</a></div> </div> <div class="doi"><a class="linkWithoutStyle subTitleInfoProductPage ga_doi" href="https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110768411" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110768411</a></div> </div> <div class="productInfo pb-3"> <h3 class="subTitleMainContent"> </h3> <h3 class="subTitleMainContent">About this book</h3> <div class="metadataInfoFont"> The academic disciplines of Biblical Studies and Systematic Theology were long closely linked to one another. However, in the modern period they became gradually separated which led to increasing subject specialization, but also to a lamentable lacuna within the various branches of Divinity. As the lack of dialogue between Biblical Studies and the various theological disciplines increased, a minority-group of scholars in the past few decades reacted and sought to re-establish the time-honoured bonds between the disciplines. The present volume is part of this intellectual response, with contributions from scholars of various professional and denominational backgrounds. Together, the book's 25 chapters seek to reinvigorate the crucial cross-disciplinary dialogue, involving biblical, narrative, historical, systematic-theological and philosophic-theological perspectives. The book opens the horizon to contemporary research, and fills a lamentable research gap with a number of fresh contributions from scholars in the respective sub-disciplines   </div> </div> <div class="productInfo pb-3"> <h3 class="subTitleMainContent">Author / Editor information</h3> <div class="metadataInfoFont"> T. Bokedal, University of Aberdeen, UK, L. Jansen, Universität Rostock, and M. Borowski,Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands. </div> </div> <div class="productInfo pb-3"> <div class="pb-3"> <h3>Topics</h3> <ul class="list-inline pt-2 subjects"> <li class="list-inline-item mb-2 subject"><a class="subjectSearchLink productsTopicLink ga_productsTopicLink" title="Search for “Systematic Theology”" href="https://www.degruyter.com/search?query=*&subjectFacet=TL-10-01"> Systematic Theology </a></li> <li class="list-inline-item mb-2 subject"><a class="subjectSearchLink productsTopicLink ga_productsTopicLink" title="Search for “Systematic Theology and Philosophy of Religion”" href="https://www.degruyter.com/search?query=*&subjectFacet=TL-10"> Systematic Theology and Philosophy of Religion </a></li> <li class="list-inline-item mb-2 subject"><a class="subjectSearchLink productsTopicLink ga_productsTopicLink" title="Search for “Theology and Religion”" href="https://www.degruyter.com/search?query=*&subjectFacet=TL"> Theology and Religion</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <h2 class="smaller-font"> </h2> <h2 class="smaller-font">Project 2020–2025</h2> Scripture and Creed in Interaction: Exegetical, Historical, and Contemporary Perspectives. The relationship between Scripture and Creed is intricate, intimate, complex, and disputed. Nevertheless, it is an inescapable relationship deserving of attention. This project engages a couple of facets of this long-standing interconnectedness both in noting the existence of creedal fragments in the Scriptures and observing the effect the canonical Scripture had on the shaping of the credo. As an outcome of the first phase of the project an anthology with Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht is being prepared with some 30+ contributors. Brief information of the planned volume can be found below.   Scripture and Creed in Interaction: Exegetical, Historical, and Contemporary Perspectives. Edited by Tomas Bokedal, Matthias Haudel, Brandt Klawitter, and Erik Waaler Brief description The relationship between Scripture and Creed is intricate, intimate, complex, and disputed. Nevertheless, it is an inescapable relationship deserving of attention. The renowned creedal scholar J.N.D. Kelly highlighted a couple of facets of this long-standing interconnectedness both in noting the existence of “creedal fragments” in the Scriptures and observing the effect the canonical Scripture had on the shaping of the credo. Such an interchange and interplay of influence only serves to raise further questions. What can be said about the interplay of creed and confession and the formation of Scripture or, inversely, about Scripture and the formation of the credo? Indeed, what can be said about this rather opaque and often convoluted relationship throughout differing eras of ecclesial history? What about today? The present volume’s thirty-plus chapters seek to cast light on precisely this nexus between Scripture and Creed. Its authors, representing a wide variety of research areas as well as professional, denominational, and national backgrounds, offer fresh perspectives on both well-trodden topics and comparatively unfamiliar lacunae. All told, this proposed volume will contribute towards articulating the conflicted and intimate interconnectedness between these foundational entities in Christian tradition, thus doubtlessly also contributing to further interest in this interdisciplinary theme. The anthology, we hope, will appear in print in 2025 to mark the 1700-year anniversary of the First Council of Nicea in 325.