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Troy Troftgruben

Adjunct Instructor of Religious Studies
Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary 

 Office: Merrifield 201 (by appointment)
Phone: (701) 772- 4897
E-mail: troy.troftgruben@und.nodak.edu

Interests: Narrative Criticism and Narrative Closure, New Testament studies (esp. Luke-Acts, Synoptic Gospels), Hebrew Bible (esp. Hebrew narrative), Comparative Literary Analysis, Closure and Experiences surrounding Death, Early Church History


Research: 

"Ending 'in an Unhindered Manner' (Acts 28:31): The Ending of Acts within its Literary Environment." Ph.D. dissertation, Princeton Theological Seminary, 2009.

“‘Slow Sailing’ in the Book of Acts: Suspense in the Final Sea Journey (Acts 27:1-28:15)" (work in progress).

"Closure in Chariton's Chaereas and Callirhoe: All is Well that Ends Well" (work in progress).

Reviews:

Review of Acts for Everyone, by N. T. Wright, Koinonia 20 (2008): 128-30.

Review of The Ending of Mark and the Ends of God: Essays in Memory of Donald Harrisville Juel, edited by Beverly Roberts Gaventa and Patrick D. Miller, Koinonia 18 (2007): 125-28

 

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