Dave Allen

David teaches Biblical Studies modules and Greek at the Foundation, where he is also Director of Studies for the MA program. He has a particular interest in the letters at the end of the New Testament, notably the Epistle to the Hebrews, and is concerned that they get a hearing in the life and practice of the Church. Much of his research concerns the way in which the New Testament uses the Hebrew Scriptures, and the intertextual reading strategies this generates. He is a member of the Society of Biblical Literature, the Society of Pentecostal Studies, and the Tyndale Fellowship.

A keen cricket fan, David waits daily for his call-up to the England test match team.

Selected Publications:

Books

Deuteronomy and Exhortation in Hebrews: An Exercise in Narrative Re-Presentation, WUNT 2/238. Tübingen: Mohr (Siebeck), 2008.

Articles

“Forgotten Ages: Times and Space in Heb 1.2” in The Bible Translator 61 (2010): 144-151.

“The Forgotten Spirit: A Pentecostal Reading of the Letter to the Hebrews.” Journal of Pentecostal Theology 18 (2009): 51-66.

“Constructing ‘Janus-Faced’ Exhortations. The Use of Old Testament Narratives in Heb 13,1-8.” Biblica 49 (2008): 401-09.

“The Holy Spirit as Gift or Giver? Retaining the Pentecostal Dimension of Hebrews 2:4.” The Bible Translator 59, no. 3 (2008): 151-58.

“More Than Just Numbers: Deuteronomic Influence in Hebrews 3:7-4:11.” Tyndale Bulletin 58 (2007): 161-81.

Chapters in Books

“Joseph of Arimathea & Nicodemus” in Jesus among Friends and Enemies (Baker Books, forthcoming 2010).