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Gary Manning Jr

Director, Master of Divinity program
Professor of New Testament Language and Literature

DepartmentTalbot School of Theology
Biola AffiliationsFaculty

Documents

CV Document (PDF)

Degrees

  • Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary
  • M.Div., Talbot School of Theology
  • B.Ed., University of Hawaii

Biography

Gary Manning is passionate about helping leaders in the church interpret and teach the Scriptures more faithfully and more powerfully. Gary studied at Talbot School of Theology and Fuller Seminary. He focuses his studies on the Gospel of John, the Synoptic Gospels, literary approaches to interpretation, and the use of the Old Testament in the New Testament. He is the author of Peter Rabbit and Other Stories in Koine Greek (GlossaHouse, 2020) and Echoes of a Prophet: The Use of Ezekiel in the Gospel of John and in Literature of the Second Temple Period (T&T Clark, 2004). Gary has been involved in various kinds of Christian ministry for over thirty years, including youth ministry, church planting, and teaching ministry, and still maintains active ministry in the church. Gary and his wife Barbara have ten children and two grandchildren.   

Affiliations

  • Evangelical Theological Society

Publications

Books

Book Chapters

  • "Hearers of John, Followers of Jesus: The Disciples of John the Baptist in the Fourth Gospel." Character Studies in the Fourth Gospel: Narrative Approaches to Seventy Figures in John. Ed. Stephen Hunt, Francois Tolmie, Ruben Zimmermann. Tubingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2013.
  • "The Temple Police: Double Agents." Character Studies in the Fourth Gospel: Narrative Approaches to Seventy Figures in John. Ed. Stephen Hunt, Francois Tolmie, Ruben Zimmermann. Tubingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2013.
  • “Use of the Old Testament in the New Testament,” in J. Scott Duvall and J. Daniel Hays (eds.), Baker Illustrated Bible Handbook. (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2011).
  • “Vine, Shepherd and Bones: The Use of Ezekiel in the Gospel of John,” in P. Joyce and A. Mein (eds.), After Ezekiel: Essays on the Reception of a Difficult Prophet(LHBOTS; London: T&T Clark, 2010).

Presentations

  • “The Reluctance of Jesus in the Gospel of John.” Paper presented at the Evangelical Theological Society, November 2021.
  • “The Logos and the Testimony: Large-Scale Narrative Features in the Gospel of John and Revelation.” Paper presented at the Evangelical Theological Society, November 2016.
  • “Gog and Magog: a New Look at John’s Appropriation of Ezekiel.” Paper presented at the Evangelical Theological Society, November 2014.
  • “All the Things Written About Him: A Narrative Analysis of the Use of Scripture in the Four Gospels.” Paper presented at the Evangelical Theological Society, November 2013.
  • “The “Character” of the Scriptures in the Fourth Gospel: a Literary Analysis.” Paper presented at the Evangelical Theological Society, November 2012.

Books

Echoes Of A Prophet: The Use of Ezekiel in the Gospel Of John And In Literature Of The Second Temple PeriodEchoes Of A Prophet: The Use of Ezekiel in the Gospel Of John And In Literature Of The Second Temple Period

Areas of Expertise for Media Interviews

  • Bible
  • Bible Interpretation
  • Biblical Languages
  • Hermeneutics
  • Historical Jesus
  • Holy Spirit
  • Jesus
  • New Testament
  • Resurrection
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