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Eric Mason

Title:Adjunct Faculty
Email:emason@sxu.edu
Department:Religious Studies

Biography

Eric F. Mason is the author or editor of 10 books and numerous articles on texts and topics related to the New Testament and Second Temple period Judaism. He enjoys traveling with his family, exploring and photographing biblical sites, attending concerts, and watching baseball.

Education

Ph.D.

University of Notre Dame

Areas of Specialization

New Testament and Second Temple period Judaism, especially the Epistle to the Hebrews and the Catholic Epistles.

Courses Taught

RELST 202, Theological Foundations

Selected Honors/Awards

  • Member of the New Testament translation revision team, New American Bible (Catholic)
  • Editor, “Biblical Research” (academic journal)
  • President, Theta Alpha Kappa, the National Honor Society for Religious Studies and Theology
  • Co-chair, Epistle to the Hebrews Program Unit, Society of Biblical Literature
  • Past President, Chicago Society of Biblical Research (2014–2015)
  • Past President, Midwest Region Society of Biblical Literature (2021–2022)
  • Regional Scholar Award, Society of Biblical Literature, 2007
  • National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Seminars, University of Iowa (Materiality of Medieval Manuscripts, 2015), Brigham Young University (Joseph Smith and the Origins of Mormonism, 2005)

Presentations/Publications/Productions

Presentations

Over 50 conference presentations in Argentina, Belgium, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom (England and Scotland), and the United States.

Book Chapters or Articles since 2020

“Faith and Faithfulness in the Epistle to the Hebrews.” Pages 159–83 in The Epistle to the Hebrews. Edited by Régis Burnet. Bibliotheca Ephemeridum Theologicarum Lovaniensium 335. Leuven: Peeters, 2024.

“Prophets and Prophetic Texts in the Epistle to the Hebrews.” Cristianesimo nella storia 43, no. 2 (2022): 485–506. (thematic issue: Words from Another World: Understanding Prophecy in Early Judaism and Christianity, ed. Anna Mambelli and Rodrigo F. de Sousa)

“11QMelchizedek and Hebrews 7:1–10: The Heavenly Melchizedek.” Pages 84–91 in Reading Hebrews in Context: The Sermon and Second Temple Judaism. Edited by John K. Goodrich, Ben Blackwell, and Jason Maston. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Academic, 2022.

“A Chiastic Approach to the Affirmations about the Son in Hebrews 1:1–4 and the Biblical Quotations of Hebrews 1:5–14.” Pages 139–54 in Sacred Texts & Sacred Figures: The Reception and Use of Inherited Traditions in Early Christian Literature: A Festschrift in Honor of Edmondo F. Lupieri. Edited by Cambry G. Pardee and Jeffrey M. Tripp. Judaïsme ancien et origines du christianisme 25. Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols, 2022.

“Celebrating Biblical Research at 65.” Biblical Research 65 (2020): 5–7.

“The ‘Conscience’ Conundrum of 1 Peter 3:21—Insights from the Epistle to the Hebrews?” Pages 347–58 in “With Gentleness and Respect”: Pauline and Petrine Studies in Honor of Troy W. Martin. Edited by Eric F. Mason and Mark F. Whitters. Biblical Tools and Studies 40. Leuven: Peeters, 2020.

“‘Through Eternal Spirit’: Sacrifice, New Covenant, and the Spirit of Hebrews 9:14.” Pages 175–90 in Son, Sacrifice, and Great Shepherd: Studies on the Epistle to the Hebrews. Edited by David M. Moffitt and Eric F. Mason. Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 2/510. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2020.

Books and Journal Theme Issues Authored or Edited

(Editor, with Mark F. Whitters) “With Gentleness and Respect”: Pauline and Petrine Studies in Honor of Troy W. Martin. Biblical Tools and Studies 40. Leuven: Peeters, 2020.

(Editor, with David M. Moffitt) Son, Sacrifice, and Great Shepherd: Studies on the Epistle to the Hebrews. Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 2/510. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2020.

(Editor, with Darian L. Lockett) Reading the Epistle of James: A Resource for Students. Resources for Biblical Study 94. Atlanta: SBL Press, 2019.

(Editor, with Edmondo F. Lupieri) Golden Calf Traditions in Early Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Themes in Biblical Narrative 23. Leiden: Brill, 2019 [published in 2018].

(Thematic Issue Editor) “Faith and Faithfulness in Hebrews and the Catholic Epistles.” Thematic issue of Biblical Research 61 (2016) [published in 2018].

(Editor, with Troy W. Martin) Reading 1-2 Peter and Jude: A Resource for Students. Resources for Biblical Study 77. Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2014.

(Editor, with Quincy D. Newell) New Perspectives in Mormon Studies: Creating and Crossing Boundaries. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2013. [essays from the 2005 National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar on “Joseph Smith and the Origins of Mormonism: Bicentennial Perspectives”]

(General Editor) A Teacher for All Generations: Essays in Honor of James C. VanderKam. 2 vols. Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism 153 I/II. Leiden: Brill, 2012 [published in 2011].

(Editor, with Kevin B. McCruden) Reading the Epistle to the Hebrews: A Resource for Students. Resources for Biblical Study 66. Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature (paperback); Leiden: Brill (hardback), 2011.

(Thematic Issue Editor) “Emerging Voices on the Epistle to the Hebrews.” Thematic issue of Perspectives in Religious Studies 37.1 (2010).

(Editor, with Timothy George) Theology in the Service of the Church: Essays Presented to Fisher H. Humphreys. Macon, Ga.: Mercer University Press, 2008. 

‘You Are a Priest Forever’: Second Temple Jewish Messianism and the Priestly Christology of the Epistle to the Hebrews. Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah 74. Leiden: Brill, 2008. Paperback reprint (as “You Are a Priest Forever”): Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature Press, 2014.