Graham Twelftree
Graham H. Twelftree is an Australian-born biblical scholar who currently serves as the Acting Principal of London School of Theology in London, UK. Upon earning his master's degree from Mansfield College, Oxford, Twelftree went on to study under world-renowned New Testament scholar James D. G. Dunn at the University of Nottingham. After completing his doctoral dissertation Jesus, the Exorcist: A Contribution to the Study of the Historical Jesus, he went on to author dozens of books and journal articles including perhaps his most noted work Jesus the Miracle Worker: A Historical & Theological Study. Through his writings Twelftree has made a significant contribution to what has been called the third quest for the historical Jesus. He also serves on the editorial board of The Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus. Before his post at London School of Theology, Twelftree was PhD Program Director and Charles Holman Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at Regent University's School of Divinity in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He has also served as pastor of a Vineyard church in Adelaide, Australia.
Writing
Twelftree has written or edited numerous books, journal articles, and reviews.He is noted for demonstrating that the historical Jesus was an exorcist.
Thesis
Books
Chapters
- "Devil and Demons," in New Dictionary of Theology, ed., Sinclair B. Ferguson and David F. Wright, pp. 196–98.
- "Exorcism," in New Dictionary of Theology, ed., Sinclair B. Ferguson and David F. Wright, pp. 244–46.
- "Mark," in The Message of the Bible, ed., George Carey, pp. 156–64.
- "The Message of 1 Corinthians," in The Message of the Bible, ed., George Carey, pp. 210–15.
- "The Message of 2 Corinthians," in The Message of the Bible, ed., George Carey, pp. 216–219.
- "Church Agenda: The Lucan Perspective," in Evangelism and Preaching in Secular Australia: Essays in Honour of Arthur Jackson, ed., with R. Dean Drayton, pp. 59–73.
- "Blasphemy," in Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels, ed., Joel B. Green and Scot McKnight, pp. 75–77.
- "Demon, Devil, Satan," in Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels, ed., Joel B. Green and Scot McKnight, 163–72.
- "Sanhedrin," in Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels, ed., Joel B. Green and Scot McKnight, pp. 728–32.
- "Scribes," in Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels, ed., Joel B. Green and Scot McKnight, pp. 732–35.
- "Temptation of Jesus," in Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels, ed., Joel B. Green and Scot McKnight, pp. 821–27.
- "Healing, Illness," in Dictionary of Paul and His Letters, ed., Gerald F. Hawthorne, Ralph P. Martin and Daniel G. Reid, pp. 378–81.
- "Signs, Wonders, Miracles," in Dictionary of Paul and His Letters, ed., Gerald F. Hawthorne, Ralph P. Martin and Daniel G. Reid, pp. 875–77.
- "The Demonic," in New Dictionary of Christian Ethics and Pastoral Theology, ed., David J. Atkinson and David Field, pp. 296–97.
- "Mark," in G. Carey and R. Keeley, ed., The Bible for Everyday Life
- "The Message of 1 Corinthians," in G. Carey and R. Keeley, ed., The Bible for Everyday Life
- "The Message of 2 Corinthians," in G. Carey and R. Keeley, ed., The Bible for Everyday Life
- "Demon-Possession and Exorcism in the New Testament," with James D. G. Dunn, in The Christ and the Spirit, collected essays of James D. G. Dunn, 2 volumes, 2: 170–86.
- "Signs and Wonders," in New Dictionary of Biblical Theology, ed., T. D. Alexander and Brian S. Rosner, pp. 775–81.
- "Sanhedrin," in Dictionary of New Testament Background, ed., Craig A. Evans and Stanley E. Porter, pp. 1061–65.
- "Scribes," in Dictionary of New Testament Background, ed., Craig A. Evans and Stanley E. Porter, pp. 1086–89.
- "Spiritual Powers," in New Dictionary of Biblical Theology, ed., T. D. Alexander and Brian S. Rosner, pp. 796–802.
- "Testing," in New Dictionary of Biblical Theology, ed., T. D. Alexander and Brian S. Rosner, pp. 796–802.
- "Exorcism in the Fourth Gospel and the Synoptics," in Robert T. Fortna and Tom Thatcher, ed., Jesus in Johannine Tradition, pp. 135–43.
- "The History of Miracles in the Jesus of History," in Scot McKnight and Grant R. Osborne, ed., The Face of New Testament Studies: A Survey of Recent Research.
- "Beelzebul," New Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible, 1.417–418.
- "Jesus the Exorcist and Ancient Magic," in A Kind of Magic. Understanding Magic in the New Testament and its Religious Environment, ed., Michael Labahn, Bert Jan Lietaert Peerbolte, pp. 57–86.
Journal articles
- "The Place of Exorcism in Contemporary Ministry," St Mark's Review 127, pp. 25–39.
- "Exorcism in the New Testament and in Contemporary Ministry: A Reader's Guide, in Christian Book Newsletter 5, pp. 7–11.
- "Jesus as an Exorcist," in New Times May 1987, pp. 9–10.
- "Job," in Daily Bread.
- "Discipleship in Mark's Gospel," St Mark's Review 141, pp. 5–11.
- "La possession démoniaque et l'exorcisme dans le Nouveau Testament," with J. D. G. Dunn, Hokhma 51, pp. 34–52.
- "But What is Exorcism?" New Times March 1993, p. 14.
- "The Holy Spirit Hits Hope Valley," in Renewal 222, p. 50.
- "The Holy Spirit Hits Hope Valley," in Fresh Outpourings of the Holy Spirit: The Impact of Toronto, ed., Wallace Boulton, pp. 29–31.
- "The Place of Exorcism in Contemporary Ministry," Anvil 5 , pp. 133–50.
- "The Miracles of Jesus: Marginal or Mainstream"? Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus 1, 104–124.
- "Theology and the Church—Divorce or Remarriage?: A Response" Tyndale Fellowship for Biblical and Theological Research.
- "Prayer and the Coming of the Spirit in Acts," Expository Times 117 : 271–76.
Professional memberships
- Editorial Board, Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus
- Institute for Biblical Research
- Institute for Biblical Research, board of directors
- Society of Biblical Literature
- Society of Biblical Literature Study Group: The historical Jesus in John's Gospel
- Society for Pentecostal Studies
- Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas
- The Association of Vineyard Churches
- Tyndale Fellowship, Cambridge, UK