PUBLICATIONS

BOOKS

2016 Judges. Asia Bible Commentary Series. Edited by Federico Villanueva. Carlisle, Cumbria, UK: Langham Global Library. (with Charles Ringma)

2017 Narrative and Identity: An Ethical Reading of Exodus 4. Leiden: Brill.

ARTICLES AND ESSAYS

2017 “Marginalizing God in the Book of Judges.” In Breath and Bone: Living Out the Mission of God in God’s World. Edited by Riad Kassis, Pieter J. Kwant, and Paul Windsor. Carlisle, Cumbria, UK: Langham Global Library.

“Downward Mobility.” In Passion & Power: Pulpit Messages from the Filipino Heart. Manila: OMF Literature.

2016 “Judges: Study Notes.” God’s Justice: NIV Study Bible. Grand Rapids: Zondervan.

2015 “What does the Bible say about Migration: Three Approaches to the Old Testament.” In God at the Borders: Globalization, Migration, and Diaspora. Edited by Charles R Ringma, Karen Hollenbeck-Wuest, and Athena E. Gorospe. Mandaluyong City, Phils.: OMF Literature.

2013 "Old Testament Narratives in Context: Moses' Reverse Migration and a Hermeneutics of Possibility." In The Gospel in Culture: Contextualization Issues through Asian Eyes. Edited by Melba Maggay. Mandaluyong City, Phils.: OMF Literature.

“Going Beyond Stewardship of Creation: The Call to a Theology of Life." In Light for our Path: The Authority, Inspiration, and Meaning of Scripture. Manila: Asia Theological Association.

“Evangelicals and the Environment: Beyond Stewardship.” Evangelical Review of Theology 37 (July 2013): 256-66.

“The Divine Trickster in the Samson Narrative.” Phronesis 20, 131-56.

2011 “Old Testament Narrative and Ethics: A Journey in Understanding.” In Conversation at the Edges of Things: Reflections for the Church in Honor of John Goldingay. Edited by Francis Bridger and James T. Butler. Wipf and Stock.

“Maupay and the Biblical Shalom.” In Global Mission: Reflections and Case Studies in Contextualization for the Whole Church. Edited by Rose Dowsett. Pasadena, Calif.: William Carey Library/ World Evangelical Alliance Mission Commission.

“Breathe and Let Breathe: Christian Imperative for Promoting Clean Air” (with Leoncito Silva). In The Earth is the Lord’s: Christian Reflections on Stewardship. Mandaluyong City, Phils.: OMF Literature.

2010 “Judges”; “1 Samuel”; “2 Samuel”; “1 Kings”; “2 Kings.” Primers for May They Be One. Manila: Philippine Bible Society.

2008 “Metaphor.” “Myth.” In Global Dictionary of Theology. Edited by William Dyrness and Velli- Matti Kärkkäinen. Downers Grove: IVP.

“A Biblical Model of Empowerment: The Story of Gideon.” In Church and Poverty in Asia. Edited by Lee Wanak. Mandaluyong City, Phils.: OMF Literature.

2007 “Case Study: Overseas Filipino Workers.” Evangelical Review of Theology 31, 369-75.

1999 “Maupay nga Kinabuhi: A Starting Point for Theological Reflection among the Warays of Northern Samar.” Phronesis 6, no. 1, 27–47.

1995 “Inversions of Expectations and Roles in Judges 13: A Study in Literary Method.” Phronesis 2, no. 2, 27–42.

OTHER AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND GRANTS

PAPER PRESENTATIONS

EDITED WORKS

2018 The Challenge and Promise of Reconciliation and Peace. General editor, with Charles R. Ringma. Carlisle, UK: Langham Literature (forthcoming).

2017 Disaster, Resiliency and the People of God. General Editor, with Charles R. Ringma and Karen Hollenbeck-Wuest. Mandaluyong City, Phils.: OMF Literature.

2015 God at the Borders: Globalization, Migration, and Diaspora. Co-editor with Charles R. Ringma and Karen Hollenbeck-Wuest. Mandaluyong City: OMF Literature.

1994-2000; 2007-2013

Phronesis: A Journal of Asian Theological Seminary.

FORTHCOMING BOOKS

Judges. Story of God Commentary. Edited by Tremper Longman. Grand Rapids: Zondervan. (Due mid 2018)

Job. Hear the Message of Scripture Commentary. Edited by Daniel Block. Grand Rapids: Zondervan (Due in 2022).

2017 Scholar of the Year Award (Leadership, Scholarship, Faithfulness). Scholar Leaders International.

2015 Post-Doctoral Residency, Ridley Hall, University of Cambridge, UK, April-June

2014 Global Research Institute Visiting Scholar, Center for Missiological Research, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, May-October

2011-2014 Langham International Research and Training Seminar 2011 - Wheaton College, Chicago, Illinois, 2012 - Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, UK 2013 - Trinity Theological College, Singapore 2014 – Wycliffe Hall, Oxford; Tyndale House, Cambridge, UK

2000-2004 Dilworth Graduate Fellowship, Fuller Theological Seminary

2018 “Remembering as Resistance: Memory and Forgetting in the Struggle Against Dictatorship and Impunity.” Society of Ricoeur Studies Conference. Los Angeles, Nov 2-4.

“The Church in Response to the Strongman: Reflections from the Abimelech Narrative (Judges 9).” Stott-Bediako Forum 2018 on Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation: The Church in Response to Political Conflict. Manila, Sept 14-15.

2016 “Revisiting the Double Introduction Structure of the Book of Judges.” Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting. San Antonio, Texas, USA, Nov 19-22.

“Women and Justice in the Book of Judges.” Asia Theological Association Triennial General Assembly. South Korea, July 25-29.

2015 “God’s Narrative Identity in Exodus 2:23-4:31 and its Implications for Ethical Identity: A Ricoeurian Reading.” Paul Ricoeur in Asia: Reflections on Politics, Society, and Religion. Ateneo de Manila University and University of Sto. Tomas, Metro Manila, Philippines, Nov 19-21.

2014 “What Does the Bible say About Migration: An Old Testament Perspective.” 2014 ATS

Theological Forum on “God at the Borders: Globalization, Migration, and the Diaspora.” Greenhills Christian Fellowship, Quezon City, Philippines, Feb 6-7.

“Revisiting the Structure of Judges 1:1-3:6.” 2014 Langham International Research and Training Seminar. Wycliffe Hall, University of Oxford, UK, Sept 14.

“The Marginalization of God in the Gideon and Jephthah Narratives and its Missional Implications.” Center for Missiological Research Colloquium. Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California, USA, Oct 22.

2013 “When Discernment Goes Awry: Nebalah in Judges 17-21.” 2013 Langham International Research and Training Seminar. Trinity Theological College, Singapore, June 22.

2012 “Beyond Stewardship: Evangelicals and the Environment.” Consultation on “Scripture: Its Authority, Meaning and Mission in the Asian Context.” Asia Theological Association, Kuala Lumpur, June 18-22. (Another version of this paper was presented at the 2012 Langham International Research and Training Seminar, Wycliffe Hall, Oxford University, UK, Sept 15).

2011 “The Marginalization of God in the Gideon and Jephthah Narratives.” 2011 Langham International Research and Training Seminar. Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois, June 27.

2010 “The Ambiguity of Power: Reflections on the Ambivalence Towards the Monarchy in the Deuteronomistic History” (with Charles Ringma). 6th ATS Annual Theological Forum on “Faith, Power, and Politics.” Union Church of Manila, Makati City, Feb 11-12.

2009 ““Breathe and Let Breathe: Christian Imperative for Promoting Clean Air” (with Leoncito Silva). 5th ATS Annual Theological Forum on Biblical Stewardship. Union Church of Manila, Makati City, Feb 12-13.

2008 ““Breathe and Let Breathe: Christian Imperative for Promoting Clean Air” (with Leoncito Silva). 5th ATS Annual Theological Forum on Biblical Stewardship. Union Church of Manila, Makati City, Feb 12-13.

“Maupay and the Biblical Shalom: Towards a Full-Orbed Understanding of the Gospel.” Lausanne Theology Working Group Consultation. Chiang Mai, Thailand, Feb 11-15.

“The Cross and Power: Reconciliation in a Post-Colonial Church.” Theological Symposium on the Doctrine of Reconciliation and Its Impact on Christian Life and Ministry in Asia. Centre for the Study of Christianity in Asia, Trinity Theological College, Singapore, Sep 10-13.

2007 “Following Jesus in a Globalized Marketplace: The Case of Overseas Filipino Workers.” Lausanne Theology Working Group Consultation. Limuru, Kenya, Feb 12-17.

“Following Jesus in a Globalized Marketplace: The Case of Overseas Filipino Workers.” Lausanne Theology Working Group Consultation. Limuru, Kenya, Feb 12-17.

2005 “The Divine Trickster in the Samson Narrative.” Fuller Theological Seminary, Old Testament Colloquium, Feb 12.

2003 “Shifts in the Portrayal of God in the Theology of the Hebrew Scriptures.” Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, Nov 22-25.

2002 “Searching for the Good: An Exploration of the Ethics of Old Testament Narratives”. Fuller Seminary Old Testament Colloquium, April 9.