Dr. Nicholas Dodson
Assistant Professor, Christian Studies and Greek
Departments
Faculty, School of Theology and Missions
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- Ph.D., Liberty University
- M.A.R., Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary
- M.Div., Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary
- BA., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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- Theology
- Apologetics
- Biblical Studies
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Book Chapters
- A. Boyd Luter and Nicholas Dodson, “Leadership as Matured Discipleship in the Gospels and Acts” in Biblical Foundations of Leadership: Exegesis for Everyday Leaders, Benjamin K. Forrest and Chet Roden, eds., Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel, 2017.
Journal Articles-
- A. Boyd Luter and Nicholas Dodson, “‘Matthean Theological Priority?’: Making Sense of Matthew’s Proto-Ecclesiology in Acts 1-14,” Southwestern Journal of Theology 61, no. 1 (Fall 2018), 63-74.
- Nicholas Dodson and Joseph Pak, “An Examination of 2 Peter 1:19-21 and its Implications for Understanding the Inspiration of Scripture,” Estudios Bíblicos 76, no. 3 (Sept-Dec 2018), 385-410.
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- A. Boyd Luter and Nicholas Dodson, “Hidden in Plain View: An Overlooked Chiasm in Matt 16:13-18:20,” Filologia Neotestamentaria XXVIII (2017), 23-37.
- Nicholas Dodson and Brian T. Scalise, “An Inquiry in the Early Creed of Romans 1:3 – 4: Does The Word Ὁριζω Support an Adoptionistic Christianity?” Eruditio Ardescens 2, no. 2 (2016): Article 4.
- Nicholas Dodson, “Paul’s Use of Δικαιοσύνη Θεοῦ and a Critique of the New Perspective Interpretation,” Journal of Ministry and Theology 19, no. 2 (Fall 2015): 133-164.
- Review of Oral Tradition and the New Testament: A Guide for the Perplexed, by Rafael Rodriguez, Eleutheria 4, no. 1 (Spring 2015), 59-62.
Managing Editor, Eleutheria: The Graduate Student Journal of Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, 2013-2016.
During my tenure as managing editor, Eleutheria has been accepted to be cataloged by the ATLA Religion Database, which is, “the premier index to journal articles, book reviews, and collections of essays in all fields of religion…Journals are selected for inclusion according to their scholarly merit and scope. The fact that many publishers solicit the inclusion of their journals in ATLA RDB is indicative of the stature it has achieved in the community of religion scholars.”
Conference Papers and Presentations- A. Boyd Luter and Nicholas Dodson, “Matthean Theological Priority: Making Sense of Matthew’s Proto-Ecclesiology,” presented at the Southwest Region meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, March 31, 2017, Fort Worth, TX.
- Nicholas Dodson, “Evidential Apologetics and Spiritual Formation: Strengthening the Faith of Believers as Support for the Use of Christian Evidences,” presented at the Eastern Region meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, April 1, 2016, Lynchburg, VA.
- Nicholas Dodson and A. Boyd Luter, “Mathetaical Ecclesiology: An Exegetical Examination of Disciples as the Church,” presented at the Everyday Theology Conference, March 20, 2015, Lynchburg, VA. Plenary speakers – Ben Witherington, III and Craig Evans.
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Outstanding Teaching Fellow Award, Liberty University, 2014 to 2015 Biblical Languages Award (Greek), Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011; Evangelical Theological Society; Former Managing Editor, Eleutheria, 2013 to 2016
Biography
Dr. Nicholas A. Dodson has served at Truett McConnell University since 2015, where he is Lecturer in the School of Theology and Missions and Program Coordinator for the MA with Thesis. He teaches New Testament Greek grammar, syntax, and exegesis, along with Systematic Theology and Apologetics. He also serves as Program Director of Graduate Biblical and Theological Studies at Liberty University School of Divinity.
Dr. Dodson earned his Ph.D. in Theology and Apologetics from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary. His dissertation argued that a chiasm in Matthew 16:13 to 18:20 is the fountainhead of Matthew’s understanding of the church. He has published in Southwestern Journal of Theology, Filologia Neotestamentaria, Estudios Bíblicos, and Journal of Ministry and Theology, much of it with his former doctoral mentor, Dr. A. Boyd Luter. He has presented at regional meetings of the Evangelical Theological Society and served as Managing Editor of Eleutheria.
His honors include Liberty University’s Outstanding Teaching Fellow Award and the seminary’s Biblical Languages Award in Greek. He reads German and French for research.
Ordained to the gospel ministry in 2014, Dr. Dodson served as Pastor of Young Adults and Missions at Second Baptist Church in Clinton, Tennessee. He loves helping students handle the biblical text carefully in its original languages and carry that work into faithful ministry in the local church. He lives in East Tennessee with his family and enjoys fishing the Clinch River.