Dr. Theodore A. Bergren

Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Emeritus
  • Publications
    Books

    Fifth Ezra: The Text, Origin and Early History. SBLSCS 25; Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1990.

    A Latin-Greek Index of the Vulgate New Testament. SBLRBS 26; Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1991.

    Sixth Ezra: The Text and Origin. New York/Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998.

    Biblical Figures Outside the Bible. Co-edited with M.E. Stone. Harrisburg, PA: Trinity Press International, 1998.

    A Latin-Greek Index of the Vulgate New Testament and the Apostolic Fathers. WUNT 403. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2018. 

    1 Clement: A Reader’s Edition. Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press, 2020.

    Journal Articles

    "The 'People Coming from the East' in 5 Ezra 1:38." Journal of Biblical Literature 108/4 (1989) 675-83.

    "Halisko in Greek Jewish Scriptures: Profile of a Difficult Greek Verb." (With R.A. Kraft.) Bulletin of the John Rylands Library 74/3 (1992) 53-66.

    "Jerome's Translation of Origen's Homily on Jeremiah 2.21-22."(With R.A. Kraft & B.G. Wright.) Revue benedictine 104 (1994) 260-83.

    "Nehemiah in 2 Maccabees 1:10-2:18." Journal for the Study of Judaism 28/3 (1997) 249-70.

    "The List of Leaders in 5 Ezra 1:39-40." Journal of Biblical Literature 120/2 (2001) 313-27.

    "The Structure and Composition of 5 Ezra." Vigiliae Christianae 64 (2010) 115-139.

    "A Note on 5 Ezra 1:11 and 2:8-9." Journal of Biblical Literature 128/4 (2009) 809-812.

    "Gentile Christians, Exile, and Return in 5 Ezra 1:35-40." Journal of Biblical Literature 130/3 (2011) 593-612.

    “Plato’s ‘Myth of Er’ and Ezekiel’s ‘Throne Vision’: A Common Paradigm?” Numen 64 (2017) 153-182.     

    “Two ‘Mothers’ in 5 Ezra 2:1-32.” Vigiliae Christianae 73 (2019) 440-462. 

    “5 Ezra 2:10--14: Its Place in the Book’s Structure and in Christian Supersessionism.” Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha 29.1 (2019) 54-76.

    “Greek Loan-words in the Vulgate New Testament and the Latin Versions of the Apostolic Fathers.” Traditio 74 (2019) 1-25.