Dr Akma Adam

- Lecturer in New Testament (Theology and Religious Studies)
- Adviser of Studies (Arts College Academic and Student Administration)
email: AKM.Adam@glasgow.ac.uk
Research interests
I am currently at work on projects concerning exegetical method; the ethical and theological contours of Matthew's Gospel; semiotics and hermeneutics; and a commentary on the Epistle of James.
Biography
A K M Adam studied for ordained ministry at Yale Divinity School, where he also began working toward an advanced degree in New Testament studies (M.Div. 1986, S.T.M. 1987). He received his Ph.D. in New Testament (with minor concentrations in theology and literary theory) from Duke University in 1991. He has taught at Eckerd College, Princeton Theological Seminary, Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, Northwestern University, and Duke Divinity School. His work focuses on hermeneutics and semiotics, postmodern critical theory, technology, and the role of the Bible in church and academy; and within the New Testament, on Matthew's Gospel and the Epistle of James.
2013
Adam, A.K.M. (2013) James: A Handbook on the Greek Text. Series: Baylor Handbook on the Greek New Testament . Baylor University Press. (In Press)
Adam, A.K.M. (2013) Metanarrative. In: Brawley, R.L. (ed.) Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and Ethics. Oxford University Press, Oxford, England. (Unpublished)
Adam, A.K.M. (2013) "The strong right arm that holds for peace": how Americans learned to stop resisting and love national idolatry. In: Adam, A.K.M. and Tongue, S. (eds.) This Is Not A Bible. Brill, Leiden, Netherlands. (Unpublished)
2012
Adam, A.K.M. (2012) The question concerning technology and religion. Journal of Lutheran Ethics, 12 (6).
Adam, A.K.M. (2012) From ossuary epigraphs to flickering pixels: a response to Mark Goodacre. In: Archaeology, Bible, Politics, and the Media: Proceedings of the Duke University Conference, April 23–24, 2009. Eisenbraun's, Winona Lake, Indiana, pp. 69-72. ISBN 9781575062372
2011
Adam, A.K.M. (2011) Information technology. In: Green, J.B., Lapsley, J.E., Miles, R. and Verhey, A. (eds.) Dictionary of Scripture and Ethics. Baker Academic, Grand Rapids, MI, USA. ISBN 9780801034060
Adam, A.K.M. (2011) ‘What these cryptic symbols mean’: quotation, allusion, and John Darnielle’s biblical interpretation. Biblical Interpretation, 19 (2). pp. 109-128. ISSN 0927-2569 (doi:10.1163/156851511X557325)
2009
Adam, A.K.M., Ascough, R., Cravett, S., Hunt, A., Martin, D., Wimberley, E., and Yang, S. (2009) Should we be teaching the historical critical method? Teaching Theology and Religion, 12 (2). pp. 162-187. ISSN 1368-4868 (doi:10.1111/j.1467-9647.2009.00502.x)
Adam, A.K.M. (2009) History and theory of theological interpretation of the New Testament. In: Gooder, P. (ed.) Searching for Meaning: An Introduction to Interpreting the New Testament. SPCK, Louisville, USA, pp. 120-127. ISBN 9780664231941
Adam, A.K.M. (2009) Interpreting the Bible at the horizon of virtual new worlds. In: Hearon, H.E., Ruge-Jones, P. and Boomershine, T.E. (eds.) The Bible in Ancient and Modern Media: Story and Performance. Series: Biblical performance criticism . Cascade Books, Eugene, USA, pp. 159-173. ISBN 9781556359903
Adam, A.K.M. (2009) Postmodern Biblical criticism. In: Sakenfeld, K.D. (ed.) New Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible. Abingdon Press, Nashville, USA. ISBN 9780687333752
Adam, A.K.M. (2009) Technology and religion. In: Myhre, P.O. (ed.) Introduction to Religious Studies. Anselm Academic, Winona, USA, pp. 163-175. ISBN 9780884899761
2008
Adam, A.K.M. (2008) Reading the Bible in a sea of signs. Reflections, Spring . pp. 52-57.
Adam, A.K.M. (2008) Spirits in a digital world. We Magazine, 2 . pp. 100-109.
2007
Adam, A.K.M. (2007) At a crossroads? The Anglican impasse. Christian Century, 124 (6). pp. 9-10. ISSN 0009-5281
Adam, A.K.M. (2007) Docetism. In: Beavers, A. (ed.) Early Church On-Line Encyclopedia. Ecole Initiative. (Unpublished)
Adam, A.K.M. (2007) Exegetical themes. Lectionary Homiletics, 19 (1). ISSN 1043-2310
Adam, A.K.M. (2007) The way out of no way: modern impediments to postmodern discipleship. Word and World, 27 (3). pp. 257-264. ISSN 0275-5270
2006
Adam, A.K.M. (2006) The miracle of compassion and God's liberating authority. Witness . ISSN 0197-8896
Adam, A.K.M., (Ed.) (2006) Reading Scripture With the Church: Toward a Hermeneutic for Theological Interpretation. Baker Academic, Grand Rapids, Mich.. ISBN 9780801031731
Adam, A.K.M. (2006) Faithful Interpretation: Reading the Bible in a Postmodern World. Fortress Press, Minneapolis, Minn.. ISBN 9780800637873
2005
Adam, A.K.M. (2005) Collared. Christian Century, 122 (11). pp. 9-10. ISSN 0009-5281
Adam, A.K.M. (2005) Critique post-moderne. In: Lacocque, A. (ed.) Guide des Nouvelles Lectures de la Bible. Bayard, Paris, France. ISBN 9782227471733
2004
Adam, A.K.M. (2004) Integral and differential hermeneutics. In: Cosgrove, C.H. (ed.) The Meanings we Choose: Hermeneutical Ethics, Indeterminacy and the Conflict of Interpretations. Series: Journal for the study of the Old Testament: supplement series (411). T & T Clark International, London, UK, pp. 24-38. ISBN 9780567082169
Adam, A.K.M. (2004) Rhetoric, postmodernism, and theological education: what has Vincennes to do with Athens or Jerusalem? In: Cunningham, D.S. (ed.) To Teach, to Delight, and to Move: Theological Education in a Post-Christian World. Cascade Books, Eugene, USA, pp. 61-82. ISBN 9781592449866
Adam, A.K.M. (2004) This is not a Bible. In: Fowler, R.M., Blumhofer, E.W. and Segovia, F.F. (eds.) New Paradigms for Bible Study: The Bible in the Third Millennium. T & T Clark International, New York, USA, pp. 3-20. ISBN 9780567026606
2002
Adam, A.K.M. (2002) Practicing the disseminary: technology lessons from Napster. Teaching Theology and Religion, 5 (1). pp. 10-16. ISSN 1368-4868 (doi:10.1111/1467-9647.00113)
2001
Adam, A.K.M., (Ed.) (2001) Postmodern Interpretation Of The Bible: A Reader. Chalice Press, St Louis. ISBN 0827229704
Adam, A.K.M. (2001) Flesh and Bones Sermons. Wipf and Stock Publishing, Eugene, USA. ISBN 9781579107673
Adam, A.K.M. (2001) Walk this way: difference, repetition, and the imitation of Christ. Interpretation, 55 (1). pp. 19-33. ISSN 0020-9643
2000
Adam, A.K.M. (2000) Author. In: Adam, A.K.M. (ed.) Handbook of Postmodern Biblical Interpretation. Chalice Press, St. Louis. ISBN 9780827229716
1999
Adam, A.K.M. (1999) A Grammar for New Testament Greek. Abingdon Press, Nashville, Tenn.. ISBN 9780687016778
Adam, A.K.M. (1999) I am thirsty : Good Friday sermon. Princeton Seminary Bulletin, 20 (2). pp. 181-182. ISSN 0032-8413
Adam, A.K.M. (1999) Post-modern biblical criticism. In: Hayes, J.H. (ed.) Dictionary of Biblical Interpretation. Abingdon Press, pp. 305-309. ISBN 9780687055319
1998
Adam, A.K.M. (1998) Crossing over, pressing on. Princeton Seminary Bulletin, 19 (3). pp. 236-241. ISSN 0032-8413
1997
Adam, A.K.M. (1997) Reading Matthew as cultural criticism. In: Society of Biblical Literature : 133rd Annual Meeting. Series: Society of Biblical Literature Seminar Papers . Scholars Press, Atlanta, pp. 253-272. ISBN 9780788503917
Adam, A.K.M. (1997) Theological themes. Lectionary Homiletics, 8 (4). ISSN 1043-2310
1996
Adam, A.K.M. (1996) According To Whose Law? Aristobulus, Galilee and the Νόμοι τῶν Ἰουδαίων. Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha, 7 (14 ). pp. 15-21. ISSN 0951-8207 (doi:10.1177/095182079600001402)
Via, D.O. and Adam, A.K.M., (Eds.) (1996) Perspectives on New Testament Ethics: Essays in Honor of Dan O. Via. Series: Perspectives in Religious Studies. National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion, Macon, Ga..
Adam, A.K.M. (1996) Disciples together, constantly. In: Seow, C.L. (ed.) Homosexuality and Christian community. Westminster John Knox Press, Louisville, Kentucky , pp. 123-132. ISBN 9780664256647
Adam, A.K.M. (1996) Docetism, Käsemann, and Christology: Why historical criticism can't protect christological orthodoxy. Scottish Journal of Theology, 49 (04). pp. 391-410. ISSN 0036-9306 (doi:10.1017/S003693060004847X)
Adam, A.K.M. (1996) Twisting to destruction. In: Kea, P.V. and Adam, A.K.M. (eds.) Perspectives on new testament ethics : essays in honor of Dan O. Via. Series: NABPR Festschrift series (14). National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion, Macon, Ga., pp. 215-222.
1995
Adam, A.K.M. (1995) Making Sense of New Testament Theology : "Modern" Problems and Prospects. Mercer, Macon, Ga.. ISBN 086554459X
Adam, A.K.M. (1995) Of the Jews, to the Gentiles: a new generation in Pauline studies. Anglican Theological Review, 77 (2). pp. 232-238. ISSN 0003-3286
Adam, A.K.M. (1995) What is postmodern biblical criticism? Fortress Press, Minneapolis, Minn.. ISBN 0800628799
1994
Adam, A.K.M. (1994) Matthew's readers, power and ideology. In: Society of Biblical Literature : 130th Annual Meeting. Series: Society of Biblical Literature Seminar Papers . Scholars Press, Atlanta, pp. 435-449.
Adam, A.K.M. (1994) The future of our allusions. In: Society of Biblical Literature : 128th Annual Meeting. Series: Society of Biblical Literature Seminar Papers . Scholars Press, Atlanta, pp. 177-191.
1990
Adam, A.K.M. (1990) Biblical theology and the problem of modernity: von Wredestrasse zu Sackgasse. Horizons in Biblical Theology, 12 (1). pp. 1-18. ISSN 0195-9085
Adam, A.K.M. (1990) The sign of Jonah : a fish-eye view. Semeia, 51 . pp. 177-191. ISSN 0095-571X
Areas for prospective postgraduate research might include:
- Hermeneutics after Modernity
- The interpretation of particular New Testament (and collateral) texts as illumined by critical theory
- Matthew's Gospel
- The Epistle of James
- Technology and the Bible
- Matthew's Gospel, the Epistle of James
- The Historical Jesus
- New Testament Ethics
- Hermeneutics and Theology
- Bible, Theology, Technology, and Popular Media
