ROGER L. HAHN Nazarene Theological Seminary 1700 E. Meyer Blvd. Kansas City, MO USA (816) FAX: (816)

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1 ROGER L. HAHN Nazarene Theological Seminary 1700 E. Meyer Blvd. Kansas City, MO USA (816) FAX: (816) Born: February 8, 1950, McCook, Nebraska, USA Married: May 29, 1971, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA Family: Wife Dorothy Sons: Jonathan, Matthew, Timothy Ordination: July 30, 1980, Northwest Oklahoma District Church of the Nazarene FORMAL EDUCATION Ph.D Duke University Major New Testament Cognate Classical Studies Ancient History Examination Areas Pauline Theology, Old Testament Theology, The Gospel of John, Hellenistic Egypt Dissertation Pneumatology in Romans: Paul s Christological and Eschatological Interpretation of Pneuma Traditions and Its Significance for the Letter s Structure M.Div Nazarene Theological Seminary, summa cum laude Honors Program focused on Biblical Studies M.A Bethany Nazarene College Major - Old Testament Cognate - New Testament Greek A.B Bethany Nazarene College, summa cum laude Major - Mathematics Minors - Physics and Secondary Education TEACHING MINISTRY 2006-present Nazarene Theological Seminary, Willard H. Taylor Chair of Biblical Theology 1994-present Nazarene Theological Seminary, Professor of New Testament Primary teaching area in New Testament, Greek and Hermeneutics Southern Nazarene University, Professor of Religion Primary teaching area in New Testament and Greek Nazarene Theological Seminary, Visiting Professor New Testament Studies Nazarene Theological Seminary, Adjunct Professor, Mexico Extension

2 2 Biblical Studies 1978 Duke University, Preceptor in New Testament, under Dr. James Price Nazarene Theological Seminary, Instructor for Entrance Requirement Greek courses Cherokee Hills Christian School, Oklahoma City Junior High Mathematics teacher Bethany Nazarene College, General Physics Lab Assistant CHURCH MINISTRY Local Church Responsibilities 1996-present Teaching Pastor, First Church of the Nazarene, Kansas City, MO Interim Pastor - Overland Park, Blue Springs, Southwood, Oklahoma City Penn Avenue, OKC Trinity, OKC First, Stillwater First, OKC Lakeview Park, Bethany Lake Overholser, Perry, Ponca City First, Ponca City St. Luke, Woodward, and Watonga, Churches of the Nazarene in Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma Tenure ranged from 1-7 months - average tenure 3-4 months Teacher, First in the Word Bible Study Program, Kansas City First Church of the Nazarene Teacher, Men s Bible Study, Bethany First Church of the Nazarene Main teacher for men, 21 weeks per year Pastor, First Church of the Nazarene, Durham, North Carolina 1979-present Pulpit Supply, revival, and retreat speaker, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, North Carolina, Idaho, Mexico 1971 Summer Youth Minister Intern, First Church of the Nazarene, Hot Spring, AR District Church Responsibilities 2001-present Kansas City District Board of Ministerial Studies 1993 Northwest Oklahoma District Delegate to 1993 General NWMS Convention Northwest Oklahoma District NWMS Council Northwest Oklahoma District Credentials Board Northwest Oklahoma District Ministerial Studies Board General Church Responsibilities IBOE Missional Review Team Brazil and APNTS, LNBC, VNBC in The Philippines 2001 The Manual Editing Committee 1999-present General Editor, Centennial Initiative Textbook Project 1995-present Illustrated Bible Life Editorial Committee Consulting Scholar Illustrated Bible Life

3 present Adult Curriculum Committee 1991-present Course of Study Advisory Committee (COSAC) Planning Committee for Breckenridge Consultation on Clergy Preparation 1996 Education Commissioner s Teaching Teachers to Teach Team Kansas City, Argentina, Brazil, Southern Europe, CIS WRITING MINISTRY 2009 (forthcoming) The World in John s Writings, Illustrated Bible Life, March-May, Commentary on Parables of the Kingdom, Illustrated Bible Life, September-November, 2008, Matthew: A Commentary for Bible Students. Indianapolis, IN: Wesleyan Publishing House, Matthew: This Is the Messiah, Expositions 1-8, Adult Bible Fellowship Leader, December, 2007-February, 2008, Paul s Vision of a Holy Church in Romans 5:12-8:11, International Nazarene Festschrift in Commemoration of Dr. Kim, Young Baik, Korea Nazarene Publishing House, 2007, Commentary on Galatians: No Other Gospel, Illustrated Bible Life, June-August, 2007, The Prayer of Manasseh, Illustrated Bible Life, June-August, 2007, Paul and the Law, Illustrated Bible Life, June-August, 2007, What Must We Do? Illustrated Bible Life, December, 2006-February, 2007, Interpreting 1 Thessalonians 5:23, Illustrated Bible Life, September- November, 2006, The Gospel of Mark, Expositions 6-13, Adult Bible Fellowship Leader, December, 2005-February, 2006, Bonus Exposition, Adult Bible Fellowship Leader, December, February, 2006, What Does the Bible Mean by Holy? Illustrated Bible Life, June- August, 2005, Matthew, the Least Favorite Gospel, Illustrated Bible Life, September- November, 2004, Matthew 24 in History and Literature, Illustrated Bible Life, September- November, 2004, Bonus Exposition, Adult Bible Fellowship Leader, September-November, 2004, Joel, History or Prophecy? Illustrated Bible Life, June-September, 2004, Letters to the Seven Churches of Revelation, Expositions, Adult Bible Fellowship Leader, December, 2003-February, 2004, The Shepherd King, Illustrated Bible Life, September-November, 2003,

4 2003 The Struggle to Describe God: Why We Don t Call God Mother, Illustrated Bible Life, September-November, 2003, Commentary on Advent Scriptures in Luke, Illustrated Bible Life, December, 2002-February, 2003, The Divine Visitor, Illustrated Bible Life, December, 2002-February, 2003, Commentary on Hebrews, Illustrated Bible Life, September-November, 2002, Pilate: The Man Who Condemned Jesus to the Cross, Illustrated Bible Life, March-May, 2002, Sabbath Observance in Jesus Time, Illustrated Bible Life, December, 2001-February, 2002, The Law in Biblical Context, Illustrated Bible Life, September- November, 2001, Commentary on the Ten Commandments, written with Joseph Coleson, Illustrated Bible Life, September-November, 2001, Living On Borrowed Words, Illustrated Bible Life, March-May, Commentary on Paul s Letters to the Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, and Colossians, Illustrated Bible Life, March-May, 2001, Dancing Before the Lord: Was King David s Dacing an Acceptable Expression of Worship? Illustrated Bible Life, June-August, 2001, Resurrection and Immortality, Illustrated Bible Life, December, February, 2001, Jesus Transfiguration Seen Through Different Eyes, Illustrated Bible Life, September-November, 2000, Review of Craig S. Keener, A Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1999, in The Tower 4, 2000, Jesus Christ the King, Illustrated Bible Life, March-May, 2000, According to the Scriptures: In Search of a New Testament Hermeneutic, Illustrated Bible Life, December, 1999-February, 2000, Bible Reading Essentials, Adult Bible Fellowship Leader, December, 1999-February, 2000, Who Are You Really Working For? in Who s on First? Finding True Fulfillment in the Crush of Life, ed. Everett Leadingham. Kansas City, MO: Beacon Hill Press, 1999, Review of Alex R.G. Deasley, Marriage and Divorce in the Bible and the Church. Kansas City: Beacon Hill Press, 1999, in The Tower 3, 1999, Review of Craig S. Keener, Matthew, The IVP New Testament Commentary Series. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1997 and Donald Senior, Matthew, Abingdon New Testament Commentaries. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1998, in The Tower 3, 1999,

5 1998 Commentary on 2 Corinthians, Illustrated Bible Life, September- November, 1998, The Horror of Imprisonment in First-Century Palestine, Illustrated Bible Life, March-May, 1998, Monthly column in the Herald of Holiness, Wesley Tracy, editor 1997 Revelation 21-22:The New Beginning of Our Story, in Great Passages of the Bible: Salvation from Beginning to End. Everett Leadingham, ed. Kansas City, MO: Beacon Hill Press, 1997, Sermons on Christian Holiness, The Tower 1, 1997, Discovering Christian Values, 22 Bible Studies on the Gospel of Matthew, Self-published Chapters 6-12 in The End: How Are We to Face the End of Time and the Beginning of Eternity? Everett Leadingham, ed. Kansas City, MO: Beacon Hill Press, 1996, The Gospel Speaks to Church Problems, 13 Bible Studies on 1 Corinthians, Self-published The Good Old Days of the Early Church: 10 Divisive Issues in Paul s Day, Illustrated Bible Life, March-May, 1996, Gamaliel and the Pharisees, Illustrated Bible Life, September- November, 1995, The Last Days and Signs of the Times, pp in The Second Coming: A Wesleyan Approach to the Doctrine of Last Things. H. Ray Dunning, ed. Kansas City, MO: Beacon Hill Press, What Did Paul Think About Women? Illustrated Bible Life, March- May, 1995, What Archaeologists Have Found at Capernaum, Illustrated Bible Life, December, 1994-February, 1995, Portraits of the Savior, Lesson Expositions 8-13), Adult Teacher, December, 1994-February, 1995, A Word About This Book, pp. 7-10, What Happens When We Become a Christian, and How Entire Is Entire Sanctification, pp , with Dean Nelson and Howard Culbertson, in I Believe: Now Tell My Why, Everett Leadingham, ed. Kansas City, MO: Beacon Hill Press, How We Got the Bible, Illustrated Bible Life, June-August, 1994, Expositions for the MAM 1996 Adult Teacher Sunday School quarterly 1994 Walking in Wisdom, 20 Bible Studies on Proverbs and Job, Self-published Jesus Prayer for Our Holiness (John 17:11b-23), pp in Biblical Resources for Holiness Preaching: From Text to Sermon, Vol. 2, H. Ray Dunning, ed. Kansas City, MO: Beacon Hill Press, Expositions for the DJF Adult Teacher Sunday School quarterly 1993 Persevering Under Pressure, 21 Bible Studies on Hebrews and 1 Peter 1992 Bible Student Bibliography, Rev. Ed. SNU Press and 2 Kings, 22 Bible Studies, Self-published Does the Bible Ever Allow Divorce? Illustrated Bible Life, June- August, 1991,

6 The Gospel of John, 21 Bible Studies, Self-published Law and the Spirit (Rom 8:1-4), pp in Biblical Resources for Holiness Preaching: From Text to Sermon, H. Ray Dunning and Neil B. Wiseman, eds. Kansas City, MO: Beacon Hill Press, How I Develop a Sermon, in The Preacher s Magazine 65, June- August, From Slavery to Sonship, in The Preacher s Magazine 64, December- February, Why Did Israel Get Less Land than God Promised? Illustrated Bible Life, June-August, 1989, The Sacrificial Shepherd, in The Preacher s Magazine 63, March-May, The Temple Guard, Illustrated Bible Life, March-May, Como Desarollo Mis Sermones, in Ministerio 1, Exegetical Studies in Philippians, in The Preacher s Magazine 62, September-November, Pneumatology in Romans 8, in Wesleyan Theological Journal 21, Spring-Fall, Peligro! UnHombre con la Palabra, in Conquista Juvenil, Septiembre- Octubre, Estudiante Cambiado, in Conquista Juvenil, Julio-Agosto, LEADERSHIP MINISTRY 2002-present Dean of the Faculty, Nazarene Theological Seminary 1999-present General Editor, The Centennial Textbook Initiative, Nazarene Publishing House Director, M.Div. Degree Program, Nazarene Theological Seminary Chair, M.Div. Curriculum Revision Committee, Nazarene Theological Seminary Chair, Department of Religion and Philosophy, Southern Nazarene University Chair, Board of Ministerial Studies, Northwest Oklahoma District Church of the Nazarene Chaplain, Southern Nazarene University President, Faculty Council, Southern Nazarene University Led faculty participation in presidential selection Coordinator, Commission Unto Mexico, Southern Nazarene University Organized and led first SNU Work and Witness trip to Mexico City with 160 participants Chair, Task Force on Mission and Objectives, North Central Accrediting Association Self Study, Southern Nazarene University - formulated a major revision in the Mission Statement Coordinator, MA in Religion, Southern Nazarene University Chair, General Education Study Group, Bethany Nazarene College guiding BNC to a total revision of the General Education Program

7 7 PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS 2008 From the Heart of God to the Book in Your Hand: How the Bible Came to Be, The 2008 Chaney Bible Lectures at Central Christian College, McPherson, Kansas, April 21-22, Twentieth Century Developments in Biblical Studies, A presentation for the NTS Current Developments Series: Biblical Studies at the M-7 Conference of the Church of the Nazarene, Kansas City, Missouri, February, The Vitality of Biblical Theology, An Address delivered by Roger L. Hahn on the Occasion of his installation as the Willard H. Taylor Chair of Biblical Theology at Nazarene Theological Seminary, Kansas City, Missouri, October 4, A Global, Holy Church: Exodus 19:6 and Its Intertexts, A paper presented at the NTS Theological Symposium at the General Assembly of the Church of the Nazarene, Indianapolis, Indiana, June 25, A response to the paper, Holy Mission: The Entire Sanctification of the Triune God s Creation, presented at the USA/Canada Theology Conference in Kansas City, MO, December 4, A Century of Changes in the Way We Talk about Entire Sanctification a Review of Mark Quanstrom s Recent Book, and Recent Developments in the Interpretation of Romans 6-8, Presentations at 7 PALCONS, May 25-August 10, Wesley s Covenant Service: A Relational Practice Connecting Biblical Doctrine with Communal Formation, A paper jointly written and presented with Dr. Douglas Hardy at the Wesleyan Theological Society Meeting, March 6, 2004, at Roberts Wesleyan University, Rochester, New York The Covenant and a Holy People, A paper presented at the NTS Theological Symposium at the M-3 Millennium Conference, Nashville, TN, February 17, Backing Into the Future? Theological Education in the Twenty First Century, Installation Address for the Installation of Roger L. Hahn as the 7 th Dean of the Faculty of Nazarene Theological Seminary, September 20, The Authority of the Bible, Segment 1, What the Bible Says About... Bible Life Video Magazine, Summer The Influence of Paul on Christianity, Segment 5, Unit 2, To the Ends of the Earth, Bible Life Video Magazine, Spring Re-appropriating the Biblical Language of Purity and Cleansing for Holiness, Paper presented for the Global Theology Conference, Guatemala City, Guatemala, April The Bible and Christian Faith: Wesleyans, the Authority of the Bible, and Post-Modernity, Paper presented at the Northwest

8 8 Nazarene University 2002 Wesley Conference,, Nampa, ID, February, Paul s Perspective on Perfection, Segment 5, You ve Got Mail! Paul s Letters to the Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, and Colossians, Bible Life Video Magazine, Spring The Christ Hymn of Philippians 2, Segment 4, You ve Got Mail! Paul s Letters to the Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, and Colossians, Bible Life Video Magazine, Spring The Temple of the Jews, Segment 2, You ve Got Mail! Paul s Letters to the Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, and Colossians, Bible Life Video Magazine, Spring Letter Writing in the First Century A.D., Segment 1, You ve Got Mail! Paul s Letters To the Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, and Colossians, Bible Life Video Magazine, Spring The Importance of Understanding the Bible, Word Action s SkillBuilder Video Workshop, Word Action Publishing Company, Made in God s Image, Segment 4, True or False: The Many Faces of Religion, Bible Life Video Magazine, Winter In Need of a Hero: 1 st Century Messianic Expectations, Segment 1, True or False: The Many Faces of Religion, Bible Life Video Magazine, Winter, Holiness in 1 Peter, The Hicks Holiness Lecture Series at Mount Vernon Nazarene University, Mount Vernon, Ohio, on April 26-28, A Christian View of Death, Segment 4, Kingdoms in Conflict, Bible Life Video Magazine, Winter Biblical Epiphanies, Segment 2, The Spiritual Journey of Peter, Bible Life Video Magazine, Fall Take Courage, Segment 3, The Gospel of Mark: Joining Jesus on the Journey, Bible Life Video Magazine, Fall The Disciples of Jesus, Segment 2, The Gospel of Mark: Joining Jesus on the Journey, Bible Life Video Magazine, Fall What Is a Biblical Hard Saying? Segment 1, Hard Sayings of the New Testament, Bible Life Video Magazine, Summer The Hardships of Paul, Segment 5, Church and Community in Corinthians, Bible Life Video Magazine, Fall Understanding Spiritual Gifts, Segment 4, Church and Community in Corinthians, Bible Life Video Magazine, Fall Idol Worship in the First-Century World, Segment 2, Church and Community in Corinthians, Bible Life Video Magazine, Fall Biblical and Wesleyan Ecclesiologies Implications for Worship, Paper presented at the Wesleyan Theological Society meeting at Wesleyan Theological Seminary, Washington, D.C., November 2, HONORS AND AWARDS 1996 Barnabas Award from Nazarene Theological Seminary class of 1996

9 Excellence in Faculty Performance Award Southern Nazarene University 1976 Outstanding Student Award Nazarene Theological Seminary 1976 Greathouse Scholastic Award - Nazarene Theological Seminary 1976 Finley Hebrew Award - Nazarene Theological Seminary 1972 Senior Citizenship Award Bethany Nazarene College 1970 College Marshall Bethany Nazarene College PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS The American Academy of Religion Fellow of the Institute for Biblical Research Society of Biblical Literature Wesleyan Theological Society FACULTY SERVICE Nazarene Theological Seminary Ad hoc Committee on Faculty Load Curriculum and Library Committee Dean s Council D.Min. Committee Faculty Advisory Committee Faculty Development Committee Global Initiatives Committee Long Range Planning Committee MA Admissions and Retention Committee Nazarene Theological Seminary Center for Lifelong Learning Online Committee Seminary Recruiter at all Nazarene colleges Strategic Planning Committee Student Life Committee Southern Nazarene University Faculty Development Committee Educational Policies Committee Graduate Council Learning Resources Committee Admissions and Retention Committee Faculty Council General Education Council Grade Inflation Subcommittee Money Raising for Royce Brown Business Building Money Raising for Vision for Greatness Campaign

10 10 Faculty Blitzes to zones on the Educational Region HOBBIES Music, gymnastics, photography, wood-working, backpacking, bicycling SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL EXPERIENCE April 2007 Global Theology Conference Amsterdam, The Netherlands August 2006 IBOE Missional Review in The Philippines (APNTS, LNBC, VNBC) and the 2006 Asia-Pacific Theology Conference in Manila January 2006 Teaching Modular New Testament Course in Sierra Leone and Nigeria, Africa July 2005 IBOE Missional Review in Brazil April 2002 Global Theology Conference, Guatemala City, Guatemala May Co-director of NTS Study Tour of Israel and Jordan June Seminary Without Walls, Kenya and Republic of South Africa September Educational Consultation, Kiev, Ukraine May Teaching Teachers to Teach, Montpelier, France March Teaching Teachers to Teach, Argentina, Brazil July Work and Witness Trip to Quito, Ecuador February Sunday School in Israel Dec.-Jan SNU Work and Witness Trip to Cuidad Valles, Mexico Dec.-Jan SNU Work and Witness Trip to Mexico City Summer Work and Witness Trip to Hermosillo, Mexico Summer Work and Witness Trip to Quesada, Costa Rica Summer Work and Witness Trip to Lima, Peru Summer Biblical Studies Institute directed by Dr. Harvey Finley in Greece and Israel, including two weeks field work in archaeological excavation at Tel-Aphek, Israel Summer Bible Land Tour guided by Dr. Charles F. Pfeiffer in Greece, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Israel REFERENCES Available on request