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Degrees

  • Ph.D., New Testament, University of Aberdeen
  • Th.M., New Testament, Talbot School of Theology
  • M.A., New Testament, Talbot School of Theology
  • B.A., Sociology, University of California, Santa Barbara

Biography

Dr. Jeannine Hanger has been involved in the ŷַ community since 2000. She earned a Master of Arts (2004) and Master of Theology (2009) at Talbot in New Testament Studies and has been teaching undergraduates in an adjunct role since 2009. She recently completed her doctoral studies (2021) at the University of Aberdeen, also in the New Testament. Her research interests revolve around the Gospels. More specifically she has enjoyed exploring literary approaches to texts seen alongside their ancient world contexts. Her thesis focused on participation with Christ in John’s Gospel, which led to an examination of sensory imagery, metaphor, and sense perception in ancient texts. These embodied approaches highlight concrete, tangible, and affective qualities of participation with Christ. This ties into her heart for students to know God through the Word with every aspect of their beings: heart, soul, mind, and strength. As the wife of a pastor, Jeannine has also been deeply invested in the local church. Most recently, she and her husband have enjoyed launching Coastline Covenant Church alongside dear friends in ministry. They live with their three teenaged children in the South Bay.

Affiliations

  • Society of Biblical Literature
  • Evangelical Theological Society
  • Institute for Biblical Research

Awards

  • Zondervan Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award- Talbot School of Theology– 2009
  • Audrey Talbot Award for Bible Exposition- Talbot School of Theology– 2002

Publications

Books:

  • Engaging Jesus With Our Senses: An Embodied Approach to the Gospels. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2024.
  • Sensing Salvation in the Gospel of John: The Embodied, Sensory Qualities of Participation in the I Am Sayings. Biblical Interpretation Series, Volume 213. Leiden: Brill, 2023.

Articles & Book Chapters

  • “Hildegard of Bingen: Reading John’s Gospel in the Medieval Mystic Tradition,” in The Reception of John’s Gospel. Edited by Douglas Estes and Christopher Skinner. Waco: Baylor University Press, forthcoming.
  • “Sensing History: Sensory Features of John’s Memory of Jesus and Links to History,” in John, Jesus, and History, Vol 5—Jesus Remembered Within the Johannine Tradition. Edited by Paul N. Anderson, Tom Thatcher, and Felix Just S.J. Atlanta: SBL Press, forthcoming.
  • “Strong Feelings and Potent Senses: Three Johannine Moments in Conversation with The Chosen,” in Watching the Chosen: History, Faith and Interpretation. Edited by Robert Garcia, Paul Gondreau, Patrick Gray, and Douglas S. Huffman. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, forthcoming July 2025.
  • Review: Spiritual Formation for the Global Church: A Multi-Denominational Approach, ed., Ryan Brandt and John Frederick, Journal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care, Vol. 16, Issue 1 (May 2023): 176-79.
  • “The Role of Touch in Comprehending Love: Jesus’s Foot Washing in John 13,” Journal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies, Vol 4, No. 1 (2022): 39-60.

Courses

  • Biblical Interpretation & Spiritual Formation
  • New Testament History & Literature
  • Beginning Greek Grammar 1 & 2
  • Gospel of John
  • Life and Letters of Paul
  • Biblical Communication

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