Curriculum Vitae
Mark George Vitalis Hoffman
Home: 3246 Elm Street North |
Work: Hope Lutheran Church |
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I am committed to excellence in teaching, and my interest is to be in a setting where the Bible and especially the New Testament is studied for its theological and personal as well as its historical and literary significance. Within my field, I am also interested in pursuing new models of teaching and developing resources that have become possible with the advent of computer and Internet technologies. I understand my work as a teacher as part of my Christian calling and as my contribution to the larger ministry of the Church.
| 1978 | B.A. | University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, IL |
| 1983 | M.Div. | Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary, St. Paul, MN |
| 1985 | M.A. | Yale University, New Haven, CT |
| 1987 | M.Phil. | Yale University, New Haven, CT |
| 1996 | Ph.D. | Yale University, New Haven, CT Thesis Topic: Psalm 22 and the Crucifixion of Jesus |
Primary:
New Testament Studies, New Testament and Christian Origins, Koine Greek, Ancient Biblical Interpretation
Secondary:
Hebrew Bible, Intertestamental Literature, New Testament Ethics, Ancient Christianity, Second Temple Judaism, Early Rabbinic Judaism
| Spring semester, 1977 | Research Assistant for Vernon Robbins, University of Illinois |
| Fall semester, 1977 | Grader, University of Illinois, "Christianity: An Introduction" (Vernon Robbins) |
| Spring semester, 1978 | Teaching Assistant, University of Illinois, "Earliest Christianity: The New Testament Period" (Vernon Robbins) |
| School year, 1980-81 | Teaching Assistant for David Tiede and Greek Tutor, Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary |
| School year, 1982-83 | Research Assistant for Donald Juel and Greek Tutor, Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary |
| Summers, 1983-1986 | Greek Instructor, Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary |
| School year, 1984-85 | Teaching Fellow, Yale Divinity School, "New Testament Interpretation" (Abraham Malherbe) |
| Fall semester, 1985 | Teaching Fellow, Yale College, "Introduction to the Old Testament" (Marc Brettler) |
| Spring semester, 1986 | Grader and Teaching Assistant, Yale Divinity School, "New Testament Ethics" (Richard Hays) |
| Fall semester, 1986 | Grader, Yale Divinity School, "Romans" (Leander Keck) |
| Spring semester, 1987 | Teaching Fellow, Yale College, "New Testament History and Literature" (Wayne Meeks) |
| School year, 1987-88 | Instructor of Greek and New Testament, Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary |
| 1999- | Mentor for Fisher’s Net (www.fishersnet.net) Online Courses |
| Fall Semester, 2000 | Assistant Professor, Religion, Concordia College, Moorhead, MN |
| November, 1988 | Presenter, Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, Consultation on Passion Narrative and Tradition in Early Christianity, "Psalm 22:2 in Luke's Gospel - The Abandoned Son or the Sun Abandoned?" |
| June, 1989 | Presenter (with Patrick Kiefert) at Pastor's Retreat, Christikon Bible Camp, MT, "The Gospel of Mark" |
| 1989- | Numerous presentations in Southwestern Minnesota Synod, Eastern North Dakota Synod, Northwestern Minnesota Synod, ELCA for: Pastor Conferences, WELCA Assemblies, Theological Retreats, etc. |
| Summer 1992 | Book review of Scot McKnight's A Light Among the Gentiles for Word & World, vol. XII, no. 3. |
| 1993- | Numerous presentations for Eastern and Western North Dakota Synods GIFTS Program |
| 1995- | Internet Bible Study publications and other Christian resources accessible at CrossMarks Christian Resources: www.CrossMarks.com |
| 1997 | Psalm 22 (LXX 21) and the Crucifixion of Jesus. Yale University Dissertation, 1996. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University Microfilms Inc., 1997. |
| Summers 1997-2000 | Presenter, Christikon Bible Camp (MT) and Mount Carmel Bible Camp (Alexandria, MN) |
| October, 1999 | Book Review of Burton H. Throckmorton, Jr.’s Jesus Christ: The Message of the Gospels, the Hope of the Church for Theology Today, vol. 56, no. 3 |
| 2000 | Jesus Is. Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress, 2000. (Introductory material for ELCA summer outdoor ministry curriculum) |
| 2002 forthcoming | “’Pray this way…’: Teaching the Lord’s Prayer” article to appear in Word & World |
| 1974-1978 | Edmund J. James Scholar, University of Illinois |
| 1977 | Phi Beta Kappa, University of Illinois |
| 1978 | Graduated from the University of Illinois Cum Laude with Distinction in Religious Studies |
| Summer 1982 | Goethe-Institut Scholarship |
| 1983 | Bruce Prize in New Testament, Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary |
| 1983 | A. E. Hanson Prize in Preaching, Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary |
| 1983-1987 | Yale University Fellowship |
| Summer, 1980 | Hospital Chaplain, Clinical Pastoral Education, University of North Carolina Memorial Hospital, Chapel Hill, NC |
| 1981-1982 | Intern Pastor, Trinity Lutheran Church, Longview, WA |
| 1988 | Ordained as a Pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
| 1988-1992 | Co-Pastor of Faith Lutheran Church, Spicer, MN |
| 1992- | Associate Pastor of Hope Lutheran Church, Fargo, ND |
| 1994-1998 | Member of First Call Theological Education Planning Committee for Eastern North Dakota Synod and Region 3, ELCA |
| 1995-1998 | Director of GIFTS program (Lay Ministry education) of Eastern North Dakota Synod, ELCA |
| 1996 | Augsburg Fortress Publishing House Technology Advisory Panel |
| 1996 | Western Mission Cluster (ELCA) Symposium / Fisher’s Net Team Participant (www.fishersnet.net) |
| 1996- | CrossMarks Christian Resources (www.CrossMarks.com) |
| 1996- |
Webmaster for Hope Lutheran, Fargo, ND (www.FargoHope.org), the Eastern North Dakota Synod, ELCA (www.eandsynod.org), and the Luther Seminary Alumni home page (www.luthersem.edu/alums) |
| 1998- | GIFTS program Advisory Board |
| 1998- | Luther Seminary Visioning Task Force Member (Lay Education) |
| 2001- | Luther Seminary Alumni Board |
| Donald Juel | Princeton Theological Seminary | |
| Wayne A. Meeks | Yale University | |
| David L. Tiede | Luther Theological Seminary |
July, 2001