FREDERICK JAMES MURPHY

Department of Religious Studies 93 Pilgrim Drive

College of the Holy Cross Holden, MA 01520

Worcester, MA 01610 (508) 854-1004

(508) 793-3467 or 793-3404

Fax: (508) 793-3708

e-mail: fmurphy@holycross.edu

web site: college.holycross.edu/faculty/fmurphy/fjmhome.html

EDUCATION

Ph.D. 1984 Harvard University

New Testament and Christian Origins

A.M. 1981 Harvard University

Study of Religion

B.D. 1977 University of London

First Class Honours

1972-73 Weston College School of Theology

Special Student

A.B. 1971 Harvard College

Mathematics

Cum Laude

POSITIONS HELD

2007 to Class of 1956 Professor, College of the Holy Cross

present

2004-05 Joseph Visiting Professor, Boston College

1994 to Professor, Department of Religious Studies, College of the

present Holy Cross

1989-94 Associate Professor, Department of Religious Studies, College of

the Holy Cross.

1989-95 Chair, Department of Religious Studies, College of the Holy

Cross.

1983-89 Assistant Professor, Department of Religious Studies, College of

the Holy Cross.

2003 to Adjunct Professor, Graduate Studies, Anna Maria College

present

Spring 2000 Visiting Professor, Graduate Studies, Assumption College.

1981-83 Tutor, Committee on the Study of Religion, Harvard University.

1981-83 Teaching Assistant, Harvard University.

1982-83 Lecturer, Harvard Divinity School (summers).

PUBLICATIONS

BOOKS

The Structure and Meaning of Second Baruch. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1985.

The Religious World of Jesus: An Introduction to Second Temple Palestinian Judaism. Nashville: Abingdon, 1991.

Winner of the Alpha Sigma Nu Book Award in the

Humanities for 1991. Alpha Sigma Nu is the Honor

Society of Jesuit Colleges and Universities.

Pseudo-Philo: Rewriting the Bible. New York: Oxford University Press, 1993.

Fallen Is Babylon: The Revelation to John. Philadelphia: Trinity Press International, 1998.

Early Judaism: The Exile to the Time of Jesus Jesus. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, 2002. (A substantial revision of The Religious World of Jesus)

An Introduction to Jesus and the Gospels. Nashville: Abingdon, 2005.

Apocalypticism: A Comprehensive Introduction. In preparation.

ARTICLES AND ESSAYS

“Second Baruch and the Romans,” Journal of Biblical Literature 104 (1985): 663-69.

“Sapiential Elements in the Syriac Apocalypse of Baruch,” Jewish Quarterly Review 76 (1986): 311-27.

“Divine Plan, Human Plan: A Structuring Theme in Pseudo-Philo,” Jewish Quarterly Review 77 (1986): 5-15.

“The Temple in the Syriac Apocalypse of Baruch,” Journal of Biblical Literature 106 (1987): 671-83.

“God in Pseudo-Philo,” Journal for the Study of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic and Roman Period 19 (1988): 1-18.

“Retelling the Bible: Idolatry in Pseudo-Philo,” Journal of Biblical Literature 107 (1988): 275-87.

“The Eternal Covenant in Pseudo-Philo,” Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha 3 (1988): 43-57.

“Korah's Rebellion in Pseudo-Philo 16,” in Of Scribes and Scrolls: Studies on the Hebrew Bible, Intertestamental Judaism, and Christian Origins, eds. Harold W. Attridge, John J. Collins, Thomas H. Tobin, S.J. (New York: University Press of America, 1990), pp. 111-20.

“Judaism in First Century Palestine,” Catholic World, March, 1992.

“The Book of Revelation,” Currents in Research: Biblical Studies 2 (1994): 181-225.

“Apocalypses and Apocalypticism: The State of the Question,” Currents in Research: Biblical Studies 2 (1994): 147-179.

“The Martial Option in Pseudo-Philo,” Catholic Biblical Quarterly 57 (1995): 676-688.

“Introduction to Apocalyptic Literature,” in The New Interpreter’s Bible, Vol. VII (Nashville: Abingdon, 1996) pp. 1-16.

“Second Temple Judaism,” in Neusner, Jacob, and Alan Avery-Peck (eds.), The Blackwell Companion to Judaism (Oxford: Blackwell, 2000), pp. 58-77.

“Second Temple Judaism,” in Neusner, Jacob, and Alan Avery-Peck (eds.), Blackwell Reader in Judaism (Oxford: Blackwell, 2001), pp. 42-59.

“Seventy-Times Seven: Jesus’ Teaching on Forgiveness,” in Toward a Deeper Understanding of Forgiveness: A Special Collection of Talks from the Inaugural Conference of the Center for Religion, Ethics and Culture (September 14-15, 2001) pp. 73-82. Worcester, MA: College of the Holy Cross, 2001.

“The Jewishness of Matthew: Another Look.” Pages 377-403 in Judaism and Christianity in the Beginning. Vol. 2 of When Judaism and Christianity Began: Essays in Memory of Anthony J. Saldarini, edited by Alan J. Avery-Peck, Daniel J. Harrington, and Jacob Neusner. Boston: Brill, 2004.

“Biblical Characters in Pseudo-Philo,” in The Encyclopaedia of Judaism, Alan Avery-Peck and Jacob Neusner, eds. Volume 5, Supplement 2 (Leiden: Brill, 2004) pp. 2200-2213.

“Eucharist and Covenant.” The Catholic Free Press (June 8, 2005). Available at: http://www.worcesterdiocese.org/pastoral/articles/art6-murphy.htm.

ENCYCLOPEDIA ARTICLES

Thirty-two short articles in Dictionary of Judaism in the Biblical Period, eds. Jacob Neusner and William Scott Green (New York: Macmillan, 1996): Amen; Angel Worship; Baruch; 2 Baruch; Behemoth; Book of Biblical Antiquities (Pseudo-Philo); Cain; Cup; Dragon; Esau; Hallelujah; Heaven; Heavenly Jerusalem; Hezekiah; Isaac; Isaiah; Ishmael; Jacob; Jeremiah; Jesse; Jonah; Joshua; Judah; Kenaz; Korah; Leviathan; Lot; Maranatha; Serpent; Seth; Solomon; Wrath of God.

“Pseudo-Philo,” in Dictionary of Biblical Criticism (ed. John H. Hayes; Nashville, Abingdon, 1999) pp. 334-35.

Two short articles: “Pseudo-Philo” and “Second Baruch,” in Die Religion in Geschichte und Gegenwart (4^th edition, Tübingen: J.C.B. Mohr [Paul Siebeck], 1999).

Two articles for Dictionary of Early Judaism. Eerdmans. Pseudo-Philo; Faith, faithfulness. (in press)

Two short articles for The New Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible. Nashville: Abingdon, forthcoming. “Jew / Jews,” and “Palestine and Israel, Terminology for.”

BOOK REVIEWS

Children of Abraham, by F. E. Peters (Princeton, 1982) in Religious Studies Bulletin 4 (1985): 181-83.

“To See Ourselves As Others See Us”: Christians, Jews, “Others” in Late Antiquity, ed. by J. Neusner and E. Frerichs (Scholars, 1985) in Journal of the American Academy of Religion 54 (1986): 790-91.

Tours of Hell, by Martha Himmelfarb (Philadelphia: Fortress, 1985) in Journal of Religion 67 (1987): 542-43.

Have the Promises Failed?: A Literary Analysis of 2 Baruch, by Gwendolyn Sayler (Chico: Scholars, 1984) in Jewish Quarterly Review 77 (1986-87): 235-37.

The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha and the New Testament, by James H. Charlesworth (Cambridge: Cambridge University, 1985) in Journal of Biblical Literature 107 (1988): 339-42.

Sing, O Barren One: A Study in Comparative Midrash, by Mary Callaway (Atlanta: Scholars, 1986) in Journal of Religion 68 (1988): 453-54.

Bandits, Prophets, and Messiahs: Popular Movements at the Time of Jesus, by Richard A. Horsley and John S. Hanson (New York: Winston, 1985) in Horizons 15 (1988) 157-58.

Did Jesus Rise from the Dead? The Resurrection Debate, by Gary R. Habermas and Anthony G. N. Flew, edited by Terry L. Miethe (San Francisco: Harper and Row, 1987) and Jesus Risen: An Historical, Fundamental and Systematic Examination of Christ's Resurrection, by Gerald O'Collins, S.J. (New York: Paulist, 1987), joint review in Horizons 15 (1988) 402-03.

Pseudonymity and Canon: An Investigation into the Relation of Authorship and Authority in Jewish and Earliest Christian Tradition, by David G. Meade (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1987) in Hebrew Studies 30 (1989) 159-62.

The History of the Qumran Community: An Investigation, by Phillip R. Callaway (Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha Supplement 3), in Jewish Quarterly Review 81 (1990) 192-194.

Fourth Ezra: A Commentary on the Book of Fourth Ezra, by Michael E. Stone (Minneapolis: Fortress, 1990), in The Second Century 9 (1992) 121-24.

Portraits of Adam in Early Judaism: From Sirach to 2 Baruch, by John R. Levison (Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha Supplement Series 1; Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1988) in Religious Studies Review (forthcoming).

Der Gesalbte und sein Volk: Untersuchungen zum Konzeptualisierungsprozeß der messianischen Erwartungen von den Makkabäern bis Bar Koziba, by Gerbern S. Oegema (Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1994) in Religious Studies Review (in press).

Pseudo-Philo und Lukas: Studien zum Liber Antiquitatum Biblicarum und seiner Bedeutung für die Interpretation des lukanischen Doppelwerks, by Eckart Reinmuth (Tübingen: J.C.B. Mohr [Paul Siebeck], 1994) in Journal of Biblical Literature 115 (1996): 145-147.

The Place of Judaism in Philo’s Thought: Israel, Jews, and Proselytes, by Ellen Birnbaum (Atlanta: Scholars, 1996) in Catholic Biblical Quarterly 60 (1998) 145-146.

Philo of Alexandria, an Exegete for His Time, by Peder Borgen Leiden: Brill, 1997) in Catholic Biblical Quarterly 61 (1999): 573-575.

Jesus as a Figure in History: How Modern Historians View the Man from Galilee, by Mark Allan Powell (Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 1998), in Catholic Biblical Quarterly 62 (2000): 154-56.

Joint review of: 1 Maccabees, by John Bartlett; Sirach, by Richard Coggins; 4 Maccabees, by David de Silva. All published in 1998 by Sheffield Academic Press, Sheffield, UK. In Journal of Biblical Literature (forthcoming).

Jesus Two Thousand Years Later, eds. James H. Charlesworth and Walter P. Weaver (Harrisburg, PA: Trinity Press International, 2000). In Catholic Biblical Quarterly 63 (2001): 160-161.

The Samaritans and Early Judaism: A Literary Analysis, by Ingrid Hjelm (Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 2000). In Catholic Biblical Quarterly 63 (2001): 340-342.

For a Later Generation: The Transformation of Tradition in Israel, Early Judaism and Early Christianity, eds. Randal A. Argall, Beverly A. Bow, and Rodney A. Werline (Harrisburg: Trinity Press International, 2000). In Catholic Biblical Quarterly 64 (2002): 198-200.

Justification and Variegated Nomism: Volume I: The Complexities of Second Temple Judaism. Eds. D. A. Carson, Peter T. O’Brien, and Mark A. Seifrid. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2001. In Catholic Biblical Quarterly 65 (2003): 148-150.

Who Rides the Beast? Prophetic Rivalry and the Rhetoric of Crisis in the Churches of the Apocalypse. Paul B. Duff. New York: Oxford University Press, 2001. In Journal of Religion 83 (2003): 120-121.

The Church According to the New Testament: What the Wisdom and Witness of Early Christianity Teach Us Today. Daniel J. Harrington, S.J. Chicago: Sheed and Ward, 2001. In Horizons 30 (2003): 138.

Philo on Jewish Identity and Culture. Maren Niehoff. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2001. In Catholic Biblical Quarterly 65 (2003): 647-648.

Narrative Dynamics in Paul: A Critical Assessment. Bruce W. Longenecker, ed. Louisville: Westminster John Knox: 2002. In Catholic Biblical Quarterly 65 (2003): 668-69.

Do You Not Remember? Scripture, Story and Exegesis in the Rewritten Bible of Pseudo-Philo. Bruce Norman Fisk. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 2001. In Biblical Interpretation: A Journal of Contemporary Approaches 12 (2004): 103-106.

The Destruction of Jerusalem and the Idea of Redemption in the Syriac Apocalypse of Baruch. Rivka Nir. Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2003. In Catholic Biblical Quarterly 66 (2004) 326-27.

Ancient Judaism and Christian Origins: Diversity, Continuity, and Transformation. George W. E. Nickelsburg. Minneapolis: Fortress, 2003. In The Journal of Religion 84 (2004): 626-628.

Knowing the End from the Beginning: The Prophetic, the Apocalyptic and Their Relationships. Lester L. Grabbe and Robert D. Haak (eds.). New York: T & T Clark International, 2003. In Biblical Interpretation 13 (2005): 429-32.

The Cave of John the Baptist: The Stunning Archeological Discovery That Has Redefined Christian History. Shimon Gibson. New York: Doubleday, 2004. In America 192 (February 28, 2005): 19-20.

Familiar Stranger: An Introduction to Jesus of Nazareth. Michael L. McClymond. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2004. In Religious Studies Review 31 (2005): .

Enoch, Levi, and Jubilees on Sexuality. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007. In preparation. In Catholic Biblical Quarterly.

MANUSCRIPT REFEREE

1988 Susquehanna University Press

1989 Journal of Biblical Literature

1993- Catholic Biblical Quarterly (Member, Editorial Board)

2001

2004-present

1995 Oxford University Press

1998, Jewish Quarterly Review

2001

2005- Studies in Christian-Jewish Relations (peer reviewer; online journal of the present Center for Christian-Jewish Learning at Boston College)

SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS

AT PROFESSIONAL CONVENTIONS

“The Future in Second Baruch,” College Theology Society (Milwaukee; June, 1984).

“The Temple in Second Baruch,” Catholic Biblical Association (San Francisco; August, 1985).

“Temple Traditions in Second Baruch,” Society of Biblical Literature (Anaheim; November, 1985).

“The Eternal Covenant in Pseudo-Philo,” Society of Biblical Literature (Atlanta; November, 1986).

“Peasant Societies and Economies: Precis and Application to First-century C.E. Judaism of the Work of Anthropologist John Clammer,” Catholic Biblical Association (Chicago; August, 1987).

“The Theology and Purpose of Pseudo-Philo,” Catholic Biblical Association (Syracuse; August, 1989).

“The Exodus in Pseudo-Philo,” Catholic Biblical Association (Washington, DC; August, 1992).

“Reflections on the Theology of the Exodus in the Bible,” Catholic Biblical Association (Siena College, Loudinville, New York; August, 1995).

Sole respondent to a paper entitled, “The Historical Jesus and the Biblical and Pharisaic Sabbath (Mark 2:23‑28 parr; 3:1‑6 parr; Luke 13:10‑17; 14:1‑6; Matt 12:11‑12),” by Benedict Viviano, Catholic Biblical Association (University of Notre Dame; August, 1999).

“The Beelzebul Controversy,” Catholic Biblical Association, Historical Jesus Task Force, Loyola-Marymount, August, 2000.

Chair of session on Philo and Josephus; Regional Meeting of the American Academy of Religion and the Society of Biblical Literature; Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, MA; April 27, 2001.

“Review of Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews: A Jewish Life and the Emergence of Christianity, by Paula Fredriksen (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000). Session of the Task Force on the Historical Jesus, Catholic Biblical Association, Annual Meeting, August 4-7, 2001.

“Seventy-Times Seven: Jesus’ Teaching on Forgiveness,” Panel presentation at Inaugural Conference of the Center for Religion, Ethics, and Culture: Toward a Deeper Understanding of Forgiveness, College of the Holy Cross, September 15, 2001.

Respondent to Stephen Patterson, “The Gospel of Thomas and Historical Jesus Research,” Annual Convention of the Catholic Biblical Association, San Francisco, CA, August 3, 2003.

Presidential Address, Society of Biblical Literature, Northeastern Region. “Purity in Pseudo-Philo.” April 21, 2006. Episcopal Divinity School.

COURSES TAUGHT

§ Introduction to the New Testament

§ Introduction to the New Testament (Graduate Level: Assumption College)

§ Introduction to the New Testament: Writing Intensive

§ Introduction to the Old Testament

§ Perspectives on the Hebrew Scriptures (Graduate Level: Anna Maria College)

§ Perspectives on the New Testament (Graduate Level: Anna Maria College)

§ Jesus and His Contemporaries (on Second Temple Judaism)

§ The Pauline Interpretation of Christianity

§ The Gospels

§ Parables and Paradox

§ The Religious World of Jesus

§ The Quest for the Historical Jesus

§ The Apostle Paul

§ Jesus: Fully Human, Fully Divine (Graduate Level: Anna Maria College)

§ New Testament Greek

§ Intermediate Greek (Harvard)

§ The Gospel of Matthew (Boston College)

§ Second Temple Judaism (Lunchtime seminar for graduate students and faculty, Boston College)

§ Religious Worlds: Making Meaning (First Year Program)

§ Religious Worlds: Conflict and Dialogue (First Year Program)

TUTORIALS

§ The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha, Harvard College, 1981.

§ Early Christian Literature after the New Testament, Harvard College, 1982.

§ Tutor of Hebrew and Greek, Society of Saint John the Evangelist, Cambridge, 1980-1983

§ Exegesis of the New Testament, David Landry, Fall, 1984.

§ Exegesis of the Greek Text of the Gospel of John, Michael Devinne, Fall, 1984.

§ Introduction to New Testament Greek, Mark Simon, Spring, 1985.

§ The Gospel of John, Michael Breen and Timothy O'Brien, Spring, 1991.

§ The Book of Revelation, George Wimberly, Fall, 1991.

§ New Testament Greek, intermediate level, Carem Atchison, Trevor Bonat, Maria Dalmanieris (spring), John Kennedy, Thuy Ledang, Jessica Madore (fall), Fall, 1995 and Spring, 1996.

§ New Testament Greek, Translation and Exegesis, Aaron Qureshi, Fall, 1997.

§ Quest for the Historical Jesus II, Michael Minutello, Fall, 1999.

§ Beginning New Testament Greek, Ann Lahey, Spring, 2002.

§ Beginning New Testament Greek, Omar Douglass, Fall, 2002.

§ Honors Tutorial: Gabriel in Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Literature, J. J. Mammi, Fall 2002.

§ The Synoptic Gospels, Caitlin LoCascio, Spring, 2006.

FACULTY DIRECTOR OF LOCAL INTERNSHIPS

-Lori Stobart, Marriott in Boston, Spring, 1985.

-Martin Sullivan, Coppus Engineering, Spring, 1985.

-Anne Connolly, Worcester Cultural Commission, Spring, 1986.

-Michele Giroux, Law Firm of Reardon and Reardon, Fall, 1987.

-Kay Tallmadge, St. Peter-Marian High School, Spring, 1988.

-Laura Beffie, City of Worcester, Office of Planning and Community Development, Fall, 1996.

WASHINGTON INTERN FACULTY SPONSOR

Douglas Dunbar, aide to Senator Mitchell of Maine, Spring, 1988.

WASHINGTON INTERN EXAMINER

-Sean Duffy, Special Olympics, Spring, 1985.

-William O'Connell, Amnesty International, Spring, 1986.

HONORS THESES

-Susan M. Berman, “The Experience of Salvation as a Resolution of the Theodicy Problem in 4 Ezra,” Radcliffe College, 1982.

-Andrew Contreras, “The use of Jesus' parables to support economic policies throughout history,” Holy Cross, 1994-1995; Co-director with Prof. William Reiser.

-Charles Meyer, “Ignatian Spirituality,” Second Reader, 1999-2000.

-J. J. Mammi, “Gabriel in Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Literature,” Co-director with Prof. Robert Cording.

OTHER

-Faculty Co-Director (with Professor Kenneth Happe); student-designed major, Hellenic Studies; Katherine Lyrintzis, 1998-2000.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

-Associate Editor, Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1993-2001; 2004-present.

-Executive Board, Consultor, Catholic Biblical Association, 2006-2008.

-Member, Committee for Memorial Stipends and Young Scholars Fellowship, Catholic Biblical Association, 1995-2006; Chair, 2001-2006.

-Consultant to the Department of Religious Studies, Emmanuel College, Boston, MA; fall, 2004.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

-Catholic Biblical Association

-Society of Biblical Literature

-College Theology Society

-American Academy of Religion

AWARDS AND HONORS

-Honorary Inductee, Jesuit Honor Society, ASN, September 30, 2007

-Class of 1956 Professor, College of the Holy Cross

-Joseph Visiting Professor, Department of Theology, Boston College, 2004-2005

-Vice President, Society of Biblical Literature, Northeast Region, 2004-2005

-President, Society of Biblical Literature, Northeast Region, 2005-2006

-Distinguished Teacher of the Year, College of the Holy Cross, 2001

-Alpha Signa Nu Book Award for The Religious World of Jesus, 1991

-First Class Honours, Bachelor of Divinity, University of London, 1978

-Cum Laude. Bachelor of Arts, Harvard College, 1971

GRANTS

-Batchelor (Ford), Holy Cross, Summer, 1984.

-National Endowment for the Humanities, consultant for course development for department, Summers, 1984-85.

-Research and Publication, Holy Cross, 1985.

-Special Ford Fellowship, Holy Cross, Spring, 1986.

-Batchelor (Ford), Holy Cross, Summer, 1988.

-Research and Publication, Holy Cross, Fall, 1988.

-Batchelor (Ford), Holy Cross, Summer, 1991.

-Ford Fellowship, Holy Cross, Spring, 1994.

-Ford Fellowship, Holy Cross, Spring, 2000

-HC Committee on Fellowships, Research, and Publication, 2005

ADVANCED STUDY AND RESEARCH

-Member of task force of the Catholic Biblical Association: “Interpretation of Paul,” 2005-present.

-Member of task force of the Catholic Biblical Association: “The Historical Jesus,” 1995-2005. Co-convener for the final four years.

-Member of task force of the Catholic Biblical Association: “Theology of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament,” 1991-1995.

-Member of task force of the Catholic Biblical Association: “The Social Sciences and New Testament Exegesis,” 1985-1990.

-Participant in a workshop on writing in the curriculum directed by Patricia Bizzell, August, 1987.

-Participant in a conference on the work of Brian Stock, The Implications of Literacy; Brown University, directed by Jacob Neusner with Brian Stock in attendance; Fall, 1986.

-Member of Pre-Renaissance Study Group at Holy Cross, 1986-1989.

-Participant in NEH Seminar at Brown University (directed by Jacob Neusner) on “The Teaching of Ancient Judaism in the Liberal Arts Curriculum;” Summer, 1985.

SERVICE

COLLEGE-WIDE SERVICE

Committees

1984-87 Student Personnel Policies Committee

1984 Committee on the Language Requirement

Spring-Fall

1986-89 Committee on Research and Publication

Chair, 1988-89

1986-88 Pre-Law Committee

1987, 1989, Selection Committee for the Dana Scholarship

1991, 1992,

1993

1988-91 Committee on Faculty Compensation

Chair, 1990-91

1988-89 Ad Hoc Committee on the Curriculum (Reaccreditation)

1991 Ad Hoc Hiring Committee for the NEH Endowed Chair in Classics

1991-93 Committee on Tenure and Promotion

1992-93 Holy Cross representative on the Search Committee for the Kraft- Hiatt Chair in Christian Studies at Brandeis University

1992-93 Chair, Special Hiring Committee for the Kraft-Hiatt Chair in Judaic Studies at Holy Cross

1993 Ad Hoc Committee on Child Care

1994-95 Committee on Faculty Affairs

Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Economic Status of the Faculty

1994-96 Dean Search Committee

March, 1995 Ad hoc discussion group with President on the Catholic nature of

the College.

January, 1995 Ad hoc discussion group on academic component of

social service programs.

1997-1998 Committee on Faculty Affairs, Chair

1998-1999 Committee on Tenure and Promotion

(3 semesters)

1997-1998 Ad Hoc Committee on Catholic Studies

1998-2003 Member, Catholic Studies Seminar

2000-2002 Financial Planning Council

Committee Secretary (fall 2001)

2003 Valedictorian Selection Committee

2003-2005 Campus Center Advisory Council

2005-2006 Faculty liaison, Students for Responsible Choices

2005-2006 Committee on Faculty Affairs

2005-2006 Chair, Committee on the Economic Status of the Faculty

2005-2006 Chair, Dean Search Committee

Other

1983 United Way Captain

1984-86 Faculty Associate, Beaven

(2 years)

1986-89 Faculty Associate, Mulledy

1997-1998

1985 Admissions Interviewing

1986-87 Moderator, Freshman Advisory Group

1987 Admissions Program, “Perspectives on Holy Cross”

date Interviewer for Washington Internships (one semester)

uncertain

1989 Lecture: “Unity and Diversity in the New Testament,” Holy Cross,

part of “The Classroom Revisited” for Holy Cross alumni

1990, 1991 Examiner, Christology Course of Father Brooks

1993, 1998

2007

1991, 1997 Admissions Open House

2001

Spring, Participated in latter stages of search for the Edward Bennett

1993 Williams Chair in Religion and Public Service

June 9-12, College Representative to the Seventh Annual Deans' Institute on

1993 Jesuit Higher Education, John Carroll University,

Cleveland

1993-94 Faculty Associate, Healy

1997-98 Faculty Associate, Mulledy

1998-1999 Faculty Sponsor, Bishop Healy Multicultural Society

1998-present Catholic Studies Discussion Group

2001 Advisor, Gateways Program for Incoming Students, June 13, 15, 22

2001 Presenter/Panelist, Toward a Deeper Understanding of Forgiveness, Center for Religion, Ethics, and Culture; College of the Holy Cross. September 14-15, 2001.

2002 Presenter, “What Are They Saying About the Historical Jesus?”

The Classroom Revisited, Holy Cross General Alumni Society

April 27, 2002.

2002-2003 Mentor, Reach One Teach One program, Holy Cross.

2003 “Last Lecture,” part of project on vocations for the Center for

Religion, Ethics, and Culture, Holy Cross, April 8, 2003.

2005-2006 Faculty Mentor Program, Holy Cross, Alana and Passport Students

2007-present Member, Discussion Group on Higher Education

DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE

1989-95 Department Chair

1983-84 Secretary at Department Meetings

1987-88 Chair, Departmental Curriculum Committee

1989, 1990, Hiring Committees (two committees in 1992; chair in 1993, 1999, 2005).

1993, 1995,

1999, 2001,

2002, 2005

1986, 1989 Interviewing candidates at AAR/SBL convention

1990, 1992,

1993, 1999,

2005

1997 Hartigan Medal Committee

1997-1998 Graduate Studies Advisor

1997-2007 Webmaster

1997 Representative to Conference on Catholic Studies,

University of St. Thomas, November 7-9, 1997

2000-2006 Library Liaison

PUBLIC LECTURES, WORKSHOPS, ETC.

“Introduction to the Old Testament,” eight lectures, Master Catechist Program, Diocese of Worcester, Fall, 1983, 1984.

“Introduction to the New Testament,” eight lectures, Education Ministry Program, Diocese of Worcester, Fall, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992.

“Humanizing the Bible,” two workshops, Religious Education Congress, Diocese of Worcester, September, 1985.

“The Challenge of the Historical Jesus,” two workshops, Religious Education Congress, Diocese of Worcester, September, 1986.

“The Study of the New Testament,” workshop for the staff of Religious Education, Diocese of Worcester, February, 1986.

“The Historical Jesus: Parables and Sayings,” workshop for the staff of Religious Education, Diocese of Worcester, April, 1986.

“The Infancy Narratives,” three lectures at Sacred Heart Parish, Hopedale, MA, December, 1986.

“Discipleship in Mark,” lecture at St. James Church, South Grafton, MA, March, 1986.

“Encountering God in History,” three lectures, St. James Church, South Grafton, MA, October, 1987.

“The Disciples in the Gospel of Mark,” two workshops, Religious Education Congress, September, 1987.

“The Church in the New Testament,” three lectures, Genesis Community, Providence, RI, March, 1988.

“God's Promises Fulfilled: The Gospel of Luke,” two workshops, Religious Education Congress, Diocese of Worcester, September, 1988.

“Perspectives on Discipleship in the Four Gospels,” six lectures, St. Joseph's Church, Charleton, MA, Lent, 1989.

“Biblical Responses to God's Call,” Religious Education Congress, Diocese of Worcester, September, 1989.

“Bible Study in the Catholic Church,” Sacred Heart Church, Hopedale, MA, Spring, 1990.

“Introduction to the New Testament,” five lectures, St. Mary's Church, North Grafton, MA, Spring, 1990.

“Different Pictures of Discipleship in the Gospels,” four lectures, St. Mary's Church, Shrewsbury, MA, Spring, 1990.

“Covenant as an Expression of Social Justice,” Religious Education Congress, September, 1990.

“Humanizing the Bible,” five lectures, St. Mary's Church, North Grafton, MA, Fall, 1990.

“Jews and Christians in the First Century,” Development Day, Society of St. John the Evangelist (Cowley Fathers), Cambridge, MA, October 10, 1990.

“The Jewish Background of Luke's Idea of Social Justice,” three lectures, Sacred Heart Church, Hopedale, MA, November-December, 1990.

“The Religious World of Jesus,” Venerini Academy, January 15, 1991.

“The Call of God--Looking to the Bible,” Christ the King Church, February 19 and March 5, 1991.

“Messiahship in Luke-Acts and the Old Testament,” St. James Parish, South Grafton, February 20 and 27, 1991.

“Biblical Perspectives on Faith,” Prince of Peace Parish, April 9 and 23, 1991.

“Portraits of Jesus in the Gospels,” St. Mary's in North Grafton, series of four lectures, May, 1991.

“Jesus as the Glory of God in the Thought of Paul,” Religious Education Congress, September 21, 1991.

“The Growth of the Biblical Notion of Community,” St. Mary's in North Grafton, series of five lectures, September-October, 1991.

“Salvation in Isaiah, Luke, and Acts,” Sacred Heart, Hopedale, March 3, 10, 17, 1992.

“Salvation in Isaiah, Luke, and Acts,” Christ the King Parish, March 11, 18, 25, 1992.

“Prophets and Prophecy,” St. Mary's in North Grafton, series of four lectures, April-May, 1992.

“The Bible as Challenge,” Diocese of Worcester, Religious Education Congress, September 26, 1992.

“Portraits of Jesus in the Four Gospels,” St. Mary's Parish, Jefferson, series of five lectures, March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 1993.

“Leadership and Ministry in the Bible,” Joint series for Holy Angels Parish of Upton and St. Mary's Parish of Uxbridge, series of four lectures, March 10, 17, 24, 31, 1993.

“Humanizing the Bible,” series of two lectures, St. Rose of Lima Parish, Northborough, March 25, April 1, 1993.

“Sunday Readings in Context: Historical, Cultural, Literary, and Theological,” series of five lectures, St. Mary's Parish, North Grafton, April 26, May 3, 10, 17, 24, 1993.

“Contextualizing the Sunday Readings: Old Testament Background, Historical Situation, and Literary and Theological Unity,” series of six lectures, St. Mary's Parish, North Grafton, September 15, 22, 29, October 6, 13, 20, 1993.

“Acts of the Apostles,” Series of four lectures, St. Mary's, Jefferson, October 14, 21, 28, November 4, 1993.

“Why Did Paul Write?” Lecture at St. Mary's, Southbridge, November 7, 1993.

“Social Justice in the Bible,” St. Patrick's Parish, Whitinsville, series of four lectures, January-February, 1994.

“Christian Misconceptions about First-Century Judaism,” presentation to the Holy Cross Alumni Sodality, January 16, 1994.

“Portraits of Jesus in the Four Gospels,” series of five lectures, St. Columba's Parish, Paxton, February 22, March 1, 8, 15, 22, 1994.

“The Letters of Paul” series of five lectures, Blessed Sacrament Parish, February 23, March 2, 9, 16, 23, 1994.

“The Gospel of Mark,” series of four lectures, Parish of St. Charles Borromeo, April 20, 27, May 4, 11, 1994.

“Study of Sunday Readings: History, Theology, Literature,” series of five lectures, St. Mary's, North Grafton, April 15, May 2, 9, 16, 23, 1994.

“The Kingdom of God in the Teaching of Jesus,” Workshop at the Religious Education Congress, Diocese of Worcester, September 24, 1994.

“Catholics and the Bible,” lecture at Notre Dame Church, Worcester, March 7, 1995.

“The Gospel of Luke,” series of five lectures, Blessed Sacrament Parish, March 8, 15, 22, 29, April 5, 1995.

“Paul the Apostle,” series of five lectures, St. Columba's Parish, Paxton, March 7, 14, 21, 28, April 4, 1995.

“Biblical Models of Ministry,” Religious Education Congress, Worcester Diocese, October 14, 1995.

“The Gospel of John,” series of five lectures, St. Columba’s Parish, Paxton, February 27, March 5, 12, 19, 26, 1996.

“The Gospel of Matthew,” series of five lectures, Blessed Sacrament Parish, February 28, March 6, 13, 20, 17, 1996.

“The Gospel of Matthew, series of four lectures, St. Charles Borromeo Parish, April 24, May 1, 8, 15, 1996.

“Confirmation as a Choice,” talk to confirmation candidates, Christ the King Parish, February 2, 1997.

“The Gospel of Mark,” series of five lectures, St. Columba’s Parish, Paxton, February 19, 26, March 5, 12, 19, 1997.

“The Gospels of Mark and John: A Comparison,” series of five lectures, Blessed Sacrament Church, February 20, 27, March 6, 13, 20, 1997.

“Jesus as Proclaimer of the Kingdom of God,” talk as part of Millenium series, St. Mary’s Parish, Southbridge, March 4, 1997.

“Acts of the Apostles,” series of four lectures, St. Charles Borromeo Parish, April 16, 23, 30, May 7, 1997.

“Responding to God, Imitating Christ: Insights from the New Testament,” Diocese of Worcester Ministry Convention, October 4, 1997.

“Confirmation as a Choice,” talk to confirmation candidates, Christ the King Parish, February 1, 1998.

Consultant to student group working on the Passion Presentation, College of the Holy Cross, February 18, 1998.

“The Book of Revelation,” talk to confirmation candidates, College of the Holy Cross, March 2, 1998.

“Wine in the Passover and the Last Supper,” presentation at Good Shepherd parish, March 18, 1998.

“The Apostle Paul,” The Classroom Revisited, Holy Cross Alumni, April 4, 1998.

“Confirmation as a Choice,” talk delivered to confirmation candidates, Christ the King Parish, February 7, 1999.

“The Gospel of Matthew,” series of five lectures, St. Columba’s Church, Paxton, February 23, March 2, 9, 16, 23, 1999.

“Teaching Scripture to High School Students,” Workshop for teachers, Diocese of Worcester, June 8, 1999.

“The Book of Revelation,” Two-Lecture series, Adult Forum, First Baptist Church, Worcester, December 5, 12, 1999.

“Jubilee Themes in the Old and New Testaments,” Holy Cross Chaplaincy, RCIA Program, February 21, 2000.

“The Passion of Jesus,” series of five lectures, St. Columba’s Church, Paxton, March 14, 21, 28, April 4, 11, 2000.

“Reflections on the Modern Quest for the Historical Jesus,” lecture to the Holy Cross Alumni Sodality, March 19, 2000.

“The God of Surprises: The Good Samaritan,” sermon, First Baptist Church of Worcester, June 12, 2000.

“The Gospel of Luke,” series of five lectures in Lent, March-April, 2001, St. Mary’s Church, North Grafton.

“The Bible – What Ties It All Together?,” series of five lectures in Lent, March-April, 2001, St. Columba’s Church, Paxton.

“View of Jews in the New Testament,” presentation to Jewish Congregation, Natick, MA, June, 2001.

“The Book of Revelation,” series of five lectures in Lent, February-March, 2002, St. Columba’s Church, Paxton.

“Living the Kingdom: The Challenge of the Historical Jesus,” Distinguished Lecture Series, Diocese of Worcester, February 28, 2002.

“The Relevance of Religion,” presentation to CCD, Christ the King Church, Worcester, March 18, 2002.

“The Historical Jesus,” series of five lectures, St. Columba’s Church, Paxton, MA, March 12, 19, 26, April 2, 9, 2003.

“The Ministries of Jesus,” Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Worcester, MA, March 24, 2003.

“Biblical Scholarship in the Catholic Church,” Communion Breakfast address, Christ the King Church, Worcester, MA, September 14, 2003.

“Jesus in Mark,” and “Jesus in John,” two lectures for Lenten series, Mount Carmel parish, Worcester, MA; March, 2004

“Apocalypticism, Daniel, and Revelation,” day of continuing education for clergy, Diocese of Hartford, April, 2004.

“What is the Bible?” lunchtime series at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, five lecture/discussions, September 8 – October 6, 2004.

“Ancient Judaisms, the Humanity of Jesus, and Catholic Biblical Scholarship,” Joseph Visiting Professor Lecture, Boston College, November 15, 2004. Available online at the Center for Christian-Jewish Learning at Boston College: http://www.bc.edu/research/cjl/meta-elements/texts/articles/Murphy.htm

“Ancient Judaisms, the Humanity of Jesus, and Catholic Biblical Scholarship,” Joseph Visiting Professor Presentation and Workshop, Boston Carmel, December, 2004 .

“Forty Days in the Wilderness – Biblical Reflections,” presentation to the Women’s Guild, Christ the King parish, Worcester, MA; March 3, 2005.

“Purity in Pseudo-Philo,” presidential address, Society of Biblical Literature, Northeastern Region, April 21, 2006.

“Teaching at Holy Cross: Apocalypticism as a Classroom Example.” Lecture to the class of 1956, 51^st Reunion. Lecture delivered as Class of 1956 Professor. June 9, 2007.

Address to inductees of Alpha Sigma Nu, College of the Holy Cross, September 30, 2007.