Andr茅s Vera, Ph.D., Th.M.
Associate Professor of New Testament
Office Phone: 951-552-8997
E-mail: avera@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: YCTR B213
Office Hours: || MW - 2:30-3:30pm || R - 9:30-2:30pm || F - 8:00-9:00am
| Degree | Major Emphasis | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | New Testament | The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary | 2023 |
| M.Div. | Biblical & Theological Studies | The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary | 2016 |
| Th.M. | Old Testament | The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary | 2018 |
| B.Sc. | Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences | McMaster University | 2011 |
CST 130 - Survey of New Testament
CST 230 - Jesus and the Gospels
CST 240 - Paul and the Early Church
CST 440 - Romans
GRK 213 - Intro to Koine Greek I
GRK 223 - Intro to Koine Greek II
鈻� Romans
鈻� Pauline soteriology
鈻� Pauline ethics
鈻� Pauline metaphors
鈻� Metaphor Theory
鈻� Cognitive Linguistics
Adjunct Professor of New Testament Interpretation (The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary)
鈻� 20400 (Elementary Greek)
鈻� 20400H (Griego Basico)
鈻� 20440H (Sintaxis de Griego)
鈻� 22200H (Introduccion al Nuevo Testamento I)
鈻� 22220H (Introduccion al Nuevo Testamento II)
Authored Works
Vera, Andr茅s D. A New Identity of Obligation: Metaphors and Paul鈥檚 Ethical Argument in Romans 6:1鈥�14. Leiden: Brill, 2025.
Contributions to Edited Works
Tremper Longman III and Mark Strauss eds. Expository Dictionary of Old Testament and New Testament Words. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 2023
Nu帽ez, Miguel ed. NBLA Biblia Tem谩tica de Estudio. Nashville, TN: B&H Espa帽ol, 2022.
Reviews
Review of Metaphors in the Narrative of Ephesians 2:11鈥�22: Motion Towards Maximal Proximity and Higher Status, by Oscar Jim茅nez, Bulletin for Biblical Research (forthcoming).
Review of Faith in the Son of God: The Place of Christ-Oriented Faith within Pauline Theology, by Kevin McFadden, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 65 no. 3 (Sep 2022): 601鈥�603.
Review of Key Approaches to Biblical Ethics: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue, by Volker Rabens, Jacqueline N. Grey, and Mariam Kamell Kovalishyn eds., Bulletin of Biblical Research 31 no. 4 (Dec 2021): 556-558.
Review of Pauline Hamartiology: Conceptualisation and Transferences, by Steffi Fabricius, Journal of Biblical and Theological Studies 6 no.1 (June 2021).
Review of Conformed to the Image of His Son: Reconsidering Paul鈥檚 Theology of Glory in Romans, by Haley Goranson Jacob, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 62 no. 4 (Dec 2019): 839鈥�841.
Presentations
鈥淧aul鈥檚 Literal, Metaphorical, and Metonymical Baptismal Language in Romans 6.3鈥�4鈥� Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society (November 2024)
鈥淎m I First or Last? Self-Perception and Reward in the Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard (Matt 20:1-16)鈥� Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society (November 2020)
鈥淩emoval from the Covenant Community: Paul鈥檚 Use of Deuteronomy in 1 Corinthians 5.鈥� Presented at the Southeast Regional Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, Louisville, KY (March 2017)
Elder at Fellowship Church (Beaumont, CA)
Pastor of Young Adults
Small Group Leader
Violinist/Vocalist
鈻� Reading
鈻� Swimming
鈻� Volleyball
鈻� Photography
鈻� Violin