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Degrees

  • Ph.D., University of St. Andrews
  • M.Div., Talbot School of Theology
  • B.A., Biola University

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Biography

Dr. Isaac Blois is a New Testament scholar who received his training at St. Andrews University, where he studied the intersection of Jewish theology with the Greco-Roman milieu of Paul’s early-Christian correspondents in the Roman colony of Philippi. Blois is passionate about reading and helping others read the Bible as a whole, a love which was fostered and developed during his undergraduate years as a student in Torrey Honors College.

Affiliations

  • Society of Biblical Literature 
  • Evangelical Theological Society 
  • Bible and Emotion SBL Program Unit Steering Committee

Publications

Books

  • The Rose of Emotions in Philippians: Discerning Affections, Blois, I., (T&T Clark, Forthcoming).
  • Mutual Boasting in Philippians: The Ethical Function of Shared Honor in its Biblical and Greco-Roman Context (LNTS 627), Blois, I., (T&T Clark, 2020).

    Articles

    • "Current Trends in Pauline Research: Phillippians (Special Edition)," ed. Blois, I. and Lamb, G., Religions, 2024.
    • "Brave Priestesses of Phillipi: The Cultic Role of Euodia and Syntyche (Phil 4:2)," Blois, I., Religions, January 2024.
    • "Generous Pride: The Emotion of Pride in Phillipians," Blois, I., Journal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care, October 2023.
    • "A Stoic Reading of Internal Obedience in Romans 1:18-2:29," Wilson, L. and Blois, I., Religions, April 2023.
    • "Formulas for (Dis)Honorable Installation in Deuteronomy 26:19 and 28:37: The Honorific Implications of Israel's Covenant (Un)Faithfulness," Blois, I., Catholic Biblical Quarterly, July 2020.
    • "'What is my boast? Is it not you?': Εἰς καύχημα ἐμοί as Scriptural Language in Philippians 2,16," Blois, I., Estudios Bíblicos, 2020.

    Book Chapters

    • "Epistolary Emotions: The Pastorals as Test Case," in Companion to Emotions and the Bible, Blois, I., ed. Hockney, K and Mermelstein, A. (Forthcoming).
    • "Introduction to the Greek Text of 2 Corinthians," in Tyndale House Greek New Testament: Guided Annotating Edition, Blois, I., ed. Eng, D. (Crossway, 2022).

    Books

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