James J.H. Price, Ph.D.
Professor of Religious Studies
Lynchburg College
price.j@lynchburg.edu
434/544-8505
Experience/ Background
James J. H. Price joined the faculty of Lynchburg College in 1965 and has served as Professor of religious studies since 1983.
Professor Price graduated cum laude from Hampden-Sydney College with a B.A. degree and from Union Theological Seminary with B.D. and Th.M. degrees. He received his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Vanderbilt University. He has also studied at faculté de théologie protestante, Montpellier, France.
Dr. Price is the 2006 recipient of the T. A. Abott Award for Faculty Excellence presented by the Board of Directors of Higher Education and Leadership Ministries of the Christan Church (Disciples of Christ). He was the John Franklin East Distinguished Professor of the Humanities from 1995-1999.
An ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A., his exegetical studies of New Testament passages in the International Uniform Lesson series have been published for many years in The Presbyterian Outlook, a nationally circulated independent weekly serving the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A. During the last two years, he has published over sixty studies on Mark's Gospel, Luke-Acts, I and II Corinthians, Ephesians, and selected parables and actions of Jesus in the Gospels.
His professional memberships include the Society of Biblical Literature and Exegesis, American Academy of Religion, Presbytery of the Peaks, and Presbyterian Church, U.S.A.
Degrees and Certifications
1959 B.A., Hampden-Sydney College
1963 B.D., Union Theological Seminary
1965 Th.M., Union Theological Seminary
1971 M.A., Vanderbilt University
1977 Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Honors and Awards
1959: Algernon Sydney Sullivan Medallion, Hampden-Sydney College
1964-1965: Larus Graduate Fellowship, Union Theological Seminary
Professional/ Research Interests
New Testament and early Christian social ethics
Medical ethics
American religious movements
Romans 13
Recent Publications
A series of nine exegetical studies for The Presbyterian Outlook, Vol. 187 on passages from Romans and Galatians, March-May 2005, International Uniform Lesson.
A series of nine exegetical studies for The Presbyterian Outlook, Vol. 187 on passages from Matthew and Luke, July-August 2005, International Uniform Lesson.
A series of thirteen exegetical studies for The Presbyterian Outlook, Vol. 187 on "Studies in Acts," Sept.-Nov. 2005, International Uniform Lesson.
Articles on two late first-century or early second-century works attributed to the Apostle Peter in Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible, edited by David Noel Freedman, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., (Grand Rapids, Michigan), 2000.
"The Letter of Peter to James," p. 1041
"The Letter of Peter to Phillip," p. 1041
Professional Associations
Society of Biblical Literature and Exegesis
American Academy of Religion
Presbytery of the Peaks, Presbyterian Church
The Fellowship of Saint James