TSI Faculty
Fr. George Parsenios, Ph.D.
Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology
Archbishop Iakovos Professor of Theology
Professor of New Testament
About
Fr. George Parsenios is Professor of New Testament at Holy Cross, where he has also served as Academic Dean. Before working at Holy Cross, he taught for almost two decades at Princeton Theological Seminary as Professor of New Testament. He also taught for many years as an adjunct Professor at St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary and at the St. Athanasius Theological College in the University of Melbourne (Australia).
Educational Background
- BA University of Cincinnati
- MA Duke University
- MDiv Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology
- PhD, Yale University
Experience
His teaching and research explore the interaction of early Christianity with classical literature, as well as the interpretation of the New Testament in the early church. He is the author of three books and several articles on New Testament themes, with a specialization in the Gospel and Letters of John.
Prior to coming to Holy Cross, Fr. George served in a part time capacity as the pastor of the St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. He and his wife, Presbytera Maureen (also a Holy Cross graduate), have three children.
Selected Publications
- First, Second and Third John. Paideia Commentaries on the New Testament. Grand Rapids, MI; Baker Academic. 2014.
- Rhetoric and Drama in the Johannine Lawsuit Motif. WUNT 1.258. Tübingen; Mohr Siebeck, 2010. *Reviewed in Panel Discussion of joint session of Johannine Literature Group and Rhetoric and the New Testament Group at 2012 Annual SBL Meeting (Chicago).
- Departure and Consolation: The Johannine Farewell Discourses in Light of Greco- Roman Literature. NovTSup 117. Leiden; EJ Brill, 2005.