Personal Page: Roger Mohrlang

Roger Mohrlang Experience:

Professor of Biblical Studies, Whitworth University, 1988-present
Associate Professor of Biblical Studies, Whitworth University, 1980-88
Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies, Whitworth University, 1978-80
Chair, Department of Religion and Philosophy, Whitworth University, 1987-2003
Consultant for translation of Kamwe Old Testament (Nigeria), 2008-
Director and teacher of exegetical seminar on Paul's Letters for Bible translators and translation consultants, SAG (Nepal), 2008
Visiting Lecturer, Hindustan Bible Institute, Southern Asia Bible College, Asia Evangelical College and Seminary, Bible Faith Mission, Evangelism Mission Outreach Service (India), 2008
Director and teacher of exegetical seminar on Paul's Letters for Bible translators and translation consultants, SIL (Cameroon), 2007
Lecturer, Perspectives on the Global Christian Movement, 2007-
Lecturer, Pathways to Global Understanding, 2007
Visiting Lecturer, Joshua Vision India, 2006
Visiting Professor, Renmin University (China), 2005
Visiting Professor, International School of Theology-Asia (Philippines), 2004
Director and teacher of exegetical seminar on Paul's Letters for Bible translation consultants, SIL (The Philippines), 2004
Interim Preacher, Northview Bible Church, Spokane, Washington, 2002-03, 1998, 1989
Commentator and writer for the NLT Study Bible, 2001-02
Co-translator and reviewer for Holy Bible: New Living Translation [revised edition] , 1998-2003.
Commentaor for New Living Translation Commentary , 1997-2002
Commentator on Romans for Cornerstone Biblical Commentary, Vol. 14, 1997-2006
Visiting professor, Daystar University (Kenya), 2000-01
Interim preacher, Northview Bible Church, Spokane, Washington , Jan.-June, 1998; Jan.-June, 1989
Supervisory editor and co-translator of Melifyi Alekawale Yesu Kristi [the New Testament in the Kamwe (Higi) language, revised edition], 1992-97
Co-translator and reviewer for Holy Bible: New Living Translation [first edition], 1992-95
Visiting Scholar, Wycliffe Hall, University of Oxford, 1993, 1986
Visiting Associate Professor of New Testament, Fuller Theological Seminary, 1989-90, 1982-84
Tutor in New Testament theology and New Testament Greek, Keble College , University of Oxford, 1977-78
Lay preacher, Oxford circuit of the Methodist Church (England), 1976-78
Teacher of Bible-translation course, Fuller Theological Seminary, 1974-75
Supervisory editor and co-translator of Vece Yesu Kristi [the New Testament in the Kamwe (Higi) language, first edition], 1969-75
Linguistic analyst in the Kamwe (Higi) language (Nigeria), 1968-74
Consultant in linguistics/Bible translation, Institute of Linguistics (Nigeria), 1968-74
Honorary Research Fellow in linguistics, Ahmadu Bello University (Nigeria), 1968-74
Director and teacher of phonology courses, Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of Oklahoma , 1971, 1966
Director and teacher of Bible translation courses (Nigeria), 1970-71
Geometry teacher, Galesburg Senior High School (Illinois), 1964-65
Teacher and interim headmaster, Kabarnet Secondary School (Kenya), 1963-64

Writings

Person profiles on Simon Peter, Matthew, Judas Iscariot, Pontius Pilate, Mary the Mother of Jesus, James the Apostle, Four Marys, John the Baptist, Nicodemus, John the Apostle, Thomas, Mary, Martha, and Lazarus, Annas and Caiaphas, Stephen, Philip, Four Herods, John Mark, Paul, James the brother of Jesus, Luke, Priscilla and Aquila, Apollos, Timothy, Titus, NLT Study Bible. Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 2008.
Study notes on 1 Corinthians, Ephesians, Philippians, Philemon, NLT Study Bible,
Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 2008.
“Teaching the Bible as Scripture in an Academic Setting,” Teaching the Bible: Biblical Theology as Service to the Church (Studies in Honor of F. Dale Bruner), forthcoming.
Romans in Cornerstone Biblical Commentary, Vol 14. Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 2007, pp. 1-244.
“Romans, Illustrated Guide to the Bible. London: Marshall Pickerings, project discontinued.
“Acts of the Apostles” [co-translator and reviewer], Holy Bible: New Living Translation [2nd edition]. Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 2004.
“Paul,” Jesus in History, Thought, and Culture: An Encyclopedia, Vol. 2. Oxford: ABC-CLIO, 2003, pp. 679-688. Paperback ed. Jesus: The Complete Guide. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark / New York: Continuum, 2006.
Melifyi Alekawale Yesu Kristi [the New Testament in the Kamwe (Higi) language, revised edition]. S. Holland, IL: The Bible League, 1997.
“Acts of the Apostles” [co-translator and reviewer], Holy Bible: New Living Translation [1st edition]. Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 1996
“Love,” Dictionary of Paul and His Letters. Leicester, UK: InterVarsity Press, 1993, pp. 575-78.
Matthew and Paul: a comparison of ethical perspectives. Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series 48. Cambridge University Press, 1984 (paperback edition 2005).
Ethical Dynamics in Matthew and Paul: a comparative study. DPhil thesis, University of Oxford, 1979.
“Redaction Criticism and the Gospel of Mark: an evaluation of the work of Willi Marxsen,” Studia Biblica et Theologica vi, 1 (1976), pp. 18-33.
Melifyi Alekawale Yesu Kristi [the New Testament in the Kamwe (Higi) language, 1st edition]. Jos, Nigeria: World Home Bible League and Wycliffe Bible Translators, 1975.
Learn to Read, 2 vols. Zaria: Institute of Linguistics, 1974, 1975.
“The Higi Tone System,” Studies in Nigerian Languages 4 (1974), pp. 117-22.
Higi Phonology, Vol. 2 of Studies in Nigerian Languages (1972).
“Vectors, Prosodies, and Higi Vowels,” Journal of African Languages 10, 2 (1971), pp. 75-86.
Kamwe (Higi) Folktales. Zaria: Institute of Linguistics, 1970.
Ka Karanta Yarin Kamwe! [Read the Kamwe (Higi) Language!] Zaria: Institute of Linguistics, 1969.
“How Anthropological Study Aided Language Learning,” Practical Anthropology 15, 6 (1968), pp. 245-48.
“Vector Geometry,” Theory and Problems of Descriptive Geometry, by Minor C. Hawk. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1962, pp. 178-202.

In addition, more than a dozen popular articles on Bible translation and the growth of the Kamwe (Higi) church.

Book Reviews

“Joseph A. Fitzmyer, First Corinthians: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary,” Theology Today 66, 2 (2009), pp. 244-247
“D. A. Carson, The Inclusive Language Debate: A Plea for Realism,” Christian Scholars Review XXIX, 2 (1999), pp. 412f.
“Craig S. Keener, The Spirit in the Gospels and Acts: Divine Purity and Power,” The Princeton Seminary Bulletin XX, 2 (1999), pp. 232f.
“Andrew T. Lincoln, Paradise Now and Not Yet: Studies in the role of the heavenly dimension in Paul's thought with special reference to his eschatology,” Christian Scholars Review XII, 2 (1983), pp. 165f.
“David E. Aune, Jesus and the Synoptic Gospels: A Bibliographic Study Guide; Simon J. Kistemaker, The Gospels in Current Study, 2nd ed.; Stanley B. Marrow, The Words of Jesus in our Gospels: A Catholic Response to Fundamentalism; Fred B. Craddock, The Gospels,” Christian Scholars Review XII, 1 (1983), pp. 68-70.
“Ernst Käsemann, Commentary on Romans,” Christian Scholars Review X, 4 (1981), pp. 347f.

Honors

Whitworth University Award for Academically Challenging Teaching, 2006
“Who's Who Among America's Teachers,” 1996, 2000, 2004-07
Winner of Whitworth “Kiss the Pig” contest, 1995
Whitworth University Faculty Outstanding Service Award, 1994
Burlington-Northern Outstanding Teaching Award, 1988
Full doctoral fellowships to Yale University, Duke University, 1976
Woodrow Wilson scholarship and General Motors full four-year scholarship,
Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1959-63

Courses Taught:

Whitworth University:

Introduction to the Bible
New Testament
Old Testament
Biblical Ethics
Theology of the Bible
New Testament Theology
The Interpretation of the Bible
The Interpretation of the New Testament
Paul's Letters
The General Epistles and Revelation
New Testament Letters
Historical Geography of the Bible
New Testament Greek I, II
The Early Church
Introduction to the Global Christian Movement
Christian Spirituality
Christianity in the UK

SIL (Kenya, Philippines, Cameroon, Nepal):

Exegetical / Theological / Translation seminar on Paul’s Letters (for Bible translators and translation consultants)
Bible Translation: Principles and Practice
Hausa language

Hindustan Bible Institute, Southern Asia Bible College, Asia Evangelical College and Seminary, Bible Faith Mission, Evangelism Mission Outreach Service (India)

Paul’s Letters

Renmin University (China)

Paul’s Letters

International School of Theology-Asia (The Philippines)

Paul’s Letters

Daystar University (Kenya)

New Testament Introduction and Survey
Introduction to Bible Study

Fuller Theological Seminary:

Bible Translation: Principles and Practice
New Testament Literature
New Testament I: the Gospels
New Testament II: Acts, the Letters, and Revelation
New Testament Theology I: the Gospels
New Testament Exegesis

Family:
Mohrlang's wife, Dottie, coordinates internships for the Whitworth University Certification for Ministry Program, and serves on the women's ministry team at Northview Bible Church. His son, Mark, is a pastor of music ministry in Seattle. His daughter, Becky, teaches at an international school in Wuhan, China.