Torrey Seland, prof., dr.art.
Former professor in Biblical Studies at Volda University College;
from Aug. 1. 2005, Professor of New Testament Studies at the School of Mission and Theology, Stavanger, Norway.
Misjonsveien 34
4024 Stavanger
Norway.
Mailbox: torreys at(=@)gmail.com
Recent publications:
Strangers in the Light: Philonic Perspectives on Christian Identity in 1 Peter. Biblical Interpretation Series 76
(Brill, Leiden, 2005)
'Philo, Magic and Balaam: Neglected Aspects of Philo's Exposition of the Balaam Story,' in John Fotopoulos (ed.), The New Testament and Early Christian Literature in Greco-Roman Context. Studies in Honor of David E. Aune (Supplements to Novum Testamentum 122; Leiden, Brill 2006), pp. 333-346.
Last updated: Febr. 09. 2007.
www.torreys.org
- my gateway to the web.
An useful instrument
I find the WWW a very useful instrument for both my professional duties and private interests of leisure time.
Hence, on this site you will find some information about my profession as a biblical scholar, some info about my family, and several links to various pages containing stuff related to my various interests and hobbies. You are the one to decide which pages to view.
Fields of scholarly interest
As a biblical scholar, my fields of interest are the life, ideology, literature and social world of the Jews and the early Christians in the first century C.E. Diaspora settings. More narrowly defined, I am especially focusing on the life and role of Diaspora Judaism as demonstrated in and by the works of Philo of Alexandria; the life and thought of the early Christians as witnessed by the 1. letter of Peter; and then as witnessed in and by the works of Paul. Most of my recent publications deal with 1 Peter and/or the works of Philo.
On my CV page, you will find a list of my publications, and some further info about my professional career.
Hobbies?
As to my hobbies, I probably have too many. I like to work on my genealogical database, using the program of Family Tree Maker to arrange the information. And sometimes I even have a look at my stamps, but I'll probably have to leave most of that to my retirement :-)
- the latest hobby I have picked up is golfing! Here is the link to where it all started: Volda Golf Club, and here is another to the course close to where I reside during my vacations: Kvinesdal & Omegn Golf Club
- speaking about vacation, here is the wonderful location where I probably will have to do some (hobby)-work in most of my vacations in the years to come: Eplehaien Vacation.
On visiting Vasa, Finland, March 19. 2002, I had the privilege of seeing a volume of the first Finnish translation of the Bible, published in 1642. It is now kept in the Tritonia Library, Vasa.
As a scholar, I also enjoy being a member of several scholarly societies, especially the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL), Studiorum Novi Testamenti societas (SNTS), and the The Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters, Trondheim, the oldest scientific society in Norway.
Resource Pages
Go to Resource Pages for Biblical Studies.
Professional links:
Society of Biblical Literature.
Finally, I would like to direct your attention to my Resource Pages for Biblical Studies, containing several pages, some articles, and hundreds of links related to texts and items for understanding the social world and literature of the early Christians.You might also want to visit my weblog page on Philo of Alexandria.
Though the pages are primarily intended as a resource for serious, scholarly studies of the early Christian writings and their social world, they might, hopefully, also be helpful to persons not having a scholarly background.
Have a look, and remember to bookmark the pages.
Studiorum Novi Testamenti societas (SNTS)
Norsk Faglitterær forfatter og oversetterforening.
The Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters.