Spencer J Elliott
Biographic Data
| ID | 3987567 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Spencer J Elliott |
| GIVEN NAMES | Spencer J |
| FAMILY NAME | Elliott |
| SIGNATURE | ELLIOTT S J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Adrian College |
| ORCID | 0009-0007-6308-2786 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Prayer from the Past
In a Neo-Babylonian prayer to Marduk ( BM 40474), there is a curious inclusion of two colophons indicating competing identities of the speaker. The first colophon identifies the speaker as a non-specific “weary and bound man,” while the second introduces the speaker as Nabû-šuma-ukīn, an unattested “son of Nebuchadnezzar.” Much like David in the Psalms, nothing in the body of the prayer can serve to support the historicity of the claimed speaker.…
Readings in the Theory of Religion
Seeing Things John's Way
‘Thanks, but no Thanks’
Historical reconstructions concerning Philemon consistently illustrate an overwhelming tendency to see Paul as operating with the most innocuous and transparent of motives. In contrast, my (mildly playful) reading of Philemon posits a Paul engaged in power negotiations with his addressee. Though Philemon acts as Paul's would-be patron, Paul resists the gesture and opts instead to assign Philemon a carefully proscribed role vis-à-vis himself. Paul…
‘Witless in your own Cause’
Juxtaposing the Life of Aesop and the Gospel of Mark, this article explores how ancient fiction destabilizes characters, which function as complex and shifting products of storied intersections. Characters are conscripted by discursive plots reflecting both the mysteries of divine ‘providence’ and the interpellative power of ‘discourse’ itself. Plots are neither propelled by pre-existent ‘characters,’ nor connotative of the essence of ‘characters…
A Rights-Based Approach to Development
Briefly Noted
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Briefly Noted
‘Witless in your own Cause’
Juxtaposing the Life of Aesop and the Gospel of Mark, this article explores how ancient fiction destabilizes characters, which function as complex and shifting products of storied intersections. Characters are conscripted by discursive plots reflecting both the mysteries of divine ‘providence’ and the interpellative power of ‘discourse’ itself. Plots are neither propelled by pre-existent ‘characters,’ nor connotative of the essence of ‘characters…
A Rights-Based Approach to Development
Seeing Things John's Way
‘Thanks, but no Thanks’
Historical reconstructions concerning Philemon consistently illustrate an overwhelming tendency to see Paul as operating with the most innocuous and transparent of motives. In contrast, my (mildly playful) reading of Philemon posits a Paul engaged in power negotiations with his addressee. Though Philemon acts as Paul's would-be patron, Paul resists the gesture and opts instead to assign Philemon a carefully proscribed role vis-à-vis himself. Paul…
Readings in the Theory of Religion
Prayer from the Past
In a Neo-Babylonian prayer to Marduk ( BM 40474), there is a curious inclusion of two colophons indicating competing identities of the speaker. The first colophon identifies the speaker as a non-specific “weary and bound man,” while the second introduces the speaker as Nabû-šuma-ukīn, an unattested “son of Nebuchadnezzar.” Much like David in the Psalms, nothing in the body of the prayer can serve to support the historicity of the claimed speaker.…
Philosophy (5 works) · Biblical Studies and Interpretation (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Art (2 works) · History (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Ancient history (1 work) · Ancient Near East History (1 work)