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Dr Chris Thomson is a Christian scholar, writer and Bible teacher, originally from London, UK but currently based in Sydney, Australia. He is an honorary research associate at Morling College and an active member of Bridge Church in Kirribilli.
Chris studied law at Oxford University, qualified as a Chartered Accountant, and served on the ministry staff of St Helen’s, Bishopsgate in London before undertaking theological training at Oak Hill College and Cambridge University. He has taught at Oak Hill, Cambridge, Edinburgh University, and Moore Theological College, and was a Junior Research Fellow at Tyndale House, Cambridge.
ACADEMIC ARTICLES & ESSAYS
“What is Aspect? Contrasting Definitions in General Linguistics and New Testament Studies.” Pages 13-80 in The Greek Verb Revisited: A Fresh Approach for Biblical Exegesis. Edited by Steven E. Runge and Christopher J. Fresch. Bellingham: Lexham Press, 2016.
“The ‘Seven Eyes’ of Zech 3:9 and the Meaning of the Dual Form.” Vetus Testamentum 62 (2012): 115–28.
ARTICLES FOR A GENERAL AUDIENCE
“Christ’s Supreme and Sufficient Sacrifice,” Southern Cross (November 2021), 18–19
“Life Without Sex: Is It Realistic?” Centre for Christian Living. Published March 10, 2021. https://ccl.moore.edu.au/resources/life-without-sex-is-it-realistic-chris-thomson/
“Rethinking Contentment.” Southern Cross (August 2019), 24–25.
BOOK REVIEWS
Review of Zechariah and His Visions: An Exegetical Study of Zechariah’s Vision Report, by Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer. Journal of Theological Studies 68 (2017): 712–14.
Review of Patterns of Sin in the Hebrew Bible: Metaphor, Culture, and the Making of a Religious Concept, by Joseph Lam. Themelios 42 (2017): 153–54.
Review of Joshua Traditions and the Argument of Hebrews 3 and 4, by Bryan J. Whitfield. Page 181 in Society for Old Testament Study Book List 2015. Edited by Deborah W. Rooke. London: SAGE, 2015.
Review of Righteousness in the Book of Proverbs, by Sun Myung Lyu. Pages 101–2 in Society for Old Testament Study Book List 2014. Edited by Deborah W. Rooke. London: SAGE, 2014.