Arthur Dewey
Arthur J. Dewey is a distinguished teacher, writer, translator and commentator. He presently serves as Professor of Theology at Xavier University in Cincinnati. He is co-founder of the Healing Deadly Memories Program, a unique project that conducts workshops on how to deal with the question of anti-Semitism in the New Testament. A specialist on the historical Jesus and the Gospels, he has also taught and written extensively on Paul, the Gospel of Peter, the Gospel of Thomas, the Acts of John, and on the oral, written and electronic gospel; his most recent book is “Spirit and Letter in Paul” (1996). He has served as co-chair of the Bible in Ancient and Modern Media Group of the Society of Biblical Literature and is the recipient of a Wheeler Grant for investigating and reporting on Religion in the Media , a seminar surveying the use and abuse of religion in print journalism. His poetry has appeared in the Christian Century. He earned his A.B. at Boston College, his M.Div. at the Weston School of Theology and his Th.D from Harvard University.
