Sze-kar Wan is a Chinese-American New Testament scholar.

Biography

Wan was born in China and received his early education in Hong Kong. He moved to the United States when he was 15, received his AB from

Brandeis University , mottoeng = "Truth even unto its innermost parts" , established = , type = Private research university , accreditation = NECHE , president = Ronald D. Liebowitz , pro ...

(1975),

M.Div. For graduate-level theological institutions, the Master of Divinity (MDiv, ''magister divinitatis'' in Latin) is the first professional degree of the pastoral profession in North America. It is the most common academic degree in seminaries and di ...

from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (1982), and his

Th.D. Doctor of Theology ( la, Doctor Theologiae, abbreviated DTh, ThD, DTheol, or Dr. theol.) is a terminal degree in the academic discipline of theology. The ThD, like the ecclesiastical Doctor of Sacred Theology, is an advanced research degree equiva ...

from Harvard University Divinity School (1992). He taught New Testament at

Andover Newton Theological School Andover Newton Theological School (ANTS) was a graduate school and seminary in Newton, Massachusetts. Affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA and the United Church of Christ. It was the product of a merger between Andover Theological ...

, before becoming Professor of New Testament at

Perkins School of Theology Perkins School of Theology is one of Southern Methodist University's three original schools and is located in Dallas, Texas. The theology school was renamed in 1945 to honor benefactors Joe J. and Lois Craddock Perkins of Wichita Falls, Texas. De ...

Southern Methodist University , mottoeng = "The truth will make you free" , established = , type = Private research university , accreditation = SACS , academic_affiliations = , religious_affiliation = United Methodist Church , president = R. Gerald Turner , prov ...

. He is ordained as a priest in the Episcopal Church and has been a member of the editorial board for the '' Journal of Biblical Literature''. Along with his work in New Testament studies and the use of the Bible in China, Wan is considered part of the first generation of scholars attempting to articulate a unique

Asian American biblical hermeneutics Asian American biblical hermeneutics or Asian American biblical interpretation is the study of the interpretation of the Christian Bible, informed by Asian American history and experiences. History Mary F. Foskett traces the roots of Asian Ameri ...

, and is a founding member of the Ethnic Chinese Biblical Colloquium.

Works

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wan, Sze-kar Living people American people of Chinese descent American biblical scholars New Testament scholars Harvard Divinity School alumni Southern Methodist University faculty Year of birth missing (living people)