Andrew T. Dolan, M.A., Ph.D. (cand.)
1234 Saint Vincent Street
Philadelphia, PA 19111
(215) 722-0991
dolan@lasalle.edu
Education
1992 B.A., magna cum laude, La Salle University. Majors in Religion
(concentration in biblical studies) and Classics (concentration in Koinē Greek).
1992-93 Full-time coursework toward M.A., Biblical Studies, New Testament
specialization, Boston College. Included coursework at Harvard Divinity School and the Weston Jesuit School of Theology.
1993-95 Full-time coursework toward Ph.D. in New Testament and Early
Christianity, Temple University. M.A. (in course) Religion, 1995.
1995-96 Preparation for doctoral exams.
1996-present Dissertation research and writing.
Teaching Training and
Professional Experience
1991 Student participant, Pew Summer Seminar on Cognition and Teaching, La Salle University.
1991-92 Co-Founder and President, La Salle Theological Society.
1991-92 University Writing Fellow, La Salle University.
1991-92 Information Coordinator, Office of the Executive Secretary, Catholic Theological Society of America.
1991-92 Peer Tutor, Sheekey Writing Center, La Salle University.
1992 Religion Tutor, Academic Discovery Program, La Salle University. ADP is a support service for ESL learners in courses throughout the university.
1992 Teaching Assistant, Summer Conditional Acceptance Program, La Salle University.
1993 Writing Consultant for M.A.-thesis writers, Institute for Religious Education and
Pastoral Ministry, Boston College.
1993-94 Instructor, ELECT Writing Program, Temple University.
1993-95 Adjunct Professor of Religion, School of Continuing Studies, La Salle University.
1994-98 Instructor, Department of Religion, Temple University.
1995-99 Faculty Moderator, La Salle Theological Society.
1995-96 Abstractor of Novum Testamentum for Religious & Theological Abstracts.
1995-present Adjunct Professor, Religion, College of Arts and Sciences, La Salle University.
1996 Completed written and oral doctoral examinations in (i) New Testament, (ii) Early Christianity, (iii) Early Judaism, and (iv) Abortion in the Greco-Roman World.
1996-97 Teaching and Learning Center Faculty Advisory Board, La Salle University.
1996-97 Religion Department Curriculum Revision Committee and Biblical Studies Subcommittee on Curriculum Revision, La Salle University.
1996-99 Adjunct Professor of Classics, Department of Foreign Languages and Literature, La Salle University.
1996-99 Director of Majors in Religion, La Salle University.
Fall, 1997 Directed an informal weekly undergraduate seminar on women in the Greco-Roman world and methods for the study of ancient women’s history, La Salle University.
1998 “Dynamics of Religion” subcommittee, La Salle University.
1999-present Biblical Studies Faculty, Graduate Programs in Religion, La Salle University.
1999-6/2002 Assistant Professor of Theology, Humanities Department, Alvernia College.
2000 Workshop facilitator: (1) religion and science and (2) Internet teaching and research resources for biblical studies. La Salle University Graduate Religion Program 50th Anniversary Colloquium.
2000 Task Force for Mission, Values and Identity, Alvernia College.
2001 Faculty Representative, Web Advisory Board, Alvernia College.
2001-present Abstractor
of journal Ethics & Medicine for Religious & Theological
Abstracts.
2002 Instructor, Biblical Institute, Camden Diocese.
Courses Taught
Religion in
America* The
Bible*
Dynamics of
Religion* Introduction
to the Hebrew Bible
Introduction
to Western Religions* Prophets
of Ancient Israel
Introduction
to World Religions Introduction
to the New Testament
Catholicism Introduction
to New Testament Text Criticism
ELECT
Writing (Composition)* Theology
of the New Testament*
Early
Christianity Synoptic
Gospels
Elementary
Greek I and II* Synoptic
Gospels (Graduate)*
Intermediate
Greek I and II* Gospel
and Letters of John
Elementary
Latin I and II Gospel and Letters of John
(Graduate)*
Medical
Moral Theology* Canonical Gospels
Foundations
in Moral Theology Gospel
Portraits of Jesus*
Sexuality,
Marriage, Parenthood* New
Testament Studies (Pauline focus)
Theology of
Marriage and Sexuality St. Paul's
Letters and Later Interpreters
Foundations
of Theology* St.
Paul's Letters and Later Interpreters (Graduate)*
Graduate Introduction to Biblical Studies (online course)
Greek
Readings: Aristophanes Thesmophoriazusae
Greek
Readings: Women and "Woman"
in Classical and Hellenistic Greek Literature
Freshmen Year Experience: joined to an introductory course in religion, FYE both facilitates first-year students’ transition to college life and La Salle University in particular and supports their moral maturation and sense of personal responsibility*
* Courses taught more than once
Awards
1988 National
Merit Scholarship Commendation.
1992 United
Bible Societies’ Senior Bible Award.
1992 Senior
Award in Religion, La Salle University.
1992 General
University Honors, Honors Program, La Salle University.
1992 M.A.
Fellowship, Boston College.
1993-95 Teaching Assistantship, Temple University.
1995-97 Teacher Training Grant, Temple University.
1997 Award
for Distinguished Teaching, Temple University.
1997-98 Teaching
Assistantship, Temple University.
Scholarly Society Affiliations
Catholic Biblical Association
Society for Ancient Medicine
Society of Biblical Literature
Research Languages:
English, Classical and Koinē Greek, Latin, German, French
Dissertation Topic:
ΦΑΡΜΑΚΩΝ
in Revelation 9.21: A Proposal for an
Alternate Translation
Thesis: Rev. 9.21 reflects an expanded decalogue
with the term pharmakōn serving as a thematic link between murders
(phonōn) and illicit sexual unions (porneias). There is a popular Hellenistic, Roman,
Jewish, and Christian association of abortion with concealing the effects of
illicit sexual unions. In addition, in
early Jewish and Christian literature abortion is described as murder or
inappropriate killing. Moreover,
abortion and infanticide are the most popular offenses in apocalypses, second
only to adultery and fornication as punishable sins. Therefore, pharmakōn here—as in medical writings and
other extra-biblical texts—should be understood as "abortifacient
drugs," rather than the vague term "sorceries."
Personal Data
DOB: 8.16.70
Married to
Michele Kubacki-Dolan, OTR/L, M.S.
Children: Daniel (20 months) and Abigail (4 mos.)
Religious
Affiliation: Roman Catholicism
Parish: Holy Saviour, Collingswood, NJ
Mandatum from Anthony Cardinal Bevilacqua,
2002
References
Rev. Francis Berna, OFM, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor of Religion, Director of Graduate Programs in Religion, La
Salle University, 1900 W. Olney Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19141-1199;
berna@lasalle.edu; (215) 951-1346.
Bernhardt Blumenthal, Ph.D.,
Professor and Chair, Department of Foreign Languages, La Salle University;
blumenth@lasalle.edu; (215) 951-1201.
J. Edward Davis, F.S.C., Ph.D.,
Associate Professor of Religion (retired), La Salle University. St. Mary’s Hall, 7018 Boyer St.,
Philadelphia, PA 19119-1801; (215) 242-2434.
Msgr. Joseph W. Devlin, J.C.D.,
Associate Professor of Religion, La Salle University; (215) 951-1335.
David P. Efroymson, S.T.L., Ph.D.,
Emeritus Professor of Religion, La Salle University; DavidEfroymson@msn.com;
(215) 951-1666.
Rev. Kenneth Hallahan, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor of Religion, La Salle University; hallahan@lasalle.edu; (856) 962-8642; St Joan of Arc Church, 3107 Alabama Road, Camden, NJ 08104
Geffrey B. Kelly, S.T.D., Professor
and Chair, Department of Religion, La Salle University
kellyg@lasalle.edu; (215) 951-1339/1335.
Vasiliki M. Limberis, Th.D.,
Associate Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity, Department of
Religion, Anderson Hall – 6th floor, 1114 W. Berks Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19122-6090;
limberis@astro.ocis.temple.edu
Richard N. Stichler, Ph.D.,
Professor of Philosophy, Department of Humanities, Alvernia College. 400 St. Bernardine Street, Reading, PA 19607; richard.stichler@alvernia.edu
Leonard Swidler, S.T.L., Ph.D.,
Professor of Catholic Thought and Interreligious Dialogue, Department of
Religion, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122; dialogue@vm.temple.edu; (215) 204-7251.
Additional references available upon request.
Monday,
August 12, 2002