WELCOME TO THE HOME
Dr. Mary Coloe pbvm
mail
to: M.Coloe@patrick.acu.edu.au
Associate Professor
National
School of Theology
ANNOUNCEMENT: 2009 Study Tour of
Israel.
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND ACTIVITIES
Member Studiorum Novi Testamenti
Societas
Member of the Catholic Biblical
Association of America
Member of the Society of Biblical
Literature
Committee Member of the "John, Jesus
and History" seminar in the Society of Biblical Literature.
The Australian Catholic Biblical
Association
The Fellowship for Biblical Studies
Editorial Board. Australian Biblical
Review.
RESEARCH INTERESTS.
The Theology, Christology, Ecclesiology
and Spirituality of the Gospel of John.
Jewish Christian Relationship in the
First Century.
The World and Literature of 1st
Century Judaism and Christianity.
PUBLICATIONS.
Books
God
Dwells with Us:
Excerpt: The Samaritan Woman. Chapter 5.
God Dwells with Us ( Used with permission).
Transcending
Boundaries: Contemporary
Dwelling in the
Household of God: Johannine Ecclesiology and Spirituality. Collegeville:
Liturgical Press, 2007.
Sundays under the Southern Cross: Gospel Reflections for Year B. Mark Mulgrave: John Garratt, 2005.
Sundays under
the Southern Cross: Gospel
Reflections for Year C. Luke. Mulgrave: John Garratt, 2006.
Chapters
"Heel,
lifted." In The New Interpreter's
Dictionary of the Bible, ed. Katherine D. Sakenfeld. Nashville, TN:
Abingdon. 2007
“The Nazarene
King: Pilate’s Title as the Key to John’s Crucifixion.” in The
Death of Jesus in the Fourth Gospel.
Edited by G. Van Belle. BETL 200.
“ ‘The end is where we start
from’: Afterlife in the Fourth Gospel.” In Living Hope – Eternal death?! Conceptions of the Afterlife in
Hellenism, Judaism and Christianity. Edited by Manfred Lang and
Michael Labhan. Arbeiten sur Bibel und ihrer
Geschichte 24.
"Sources
in the Shadows: John 13 and the Johannine Community," In New Currents Through John: A Global
Perspective, 69-82. Edited by
Francisco Lozada Jr. and Tom Thatcher. Resources for Biblical Study 54. Atlanta, GA: Society of Biblical Literature,
2006.
“Witness and Friend: Symbolism associated with
John the Baptiser.” In Imagery
in the Gospel of John: Terms, Forms, Themes and Theology of Figurative Language. Edited by Jörg Frey, Jan van der Watt, Ruben
Zimmermann. WUNT 200 Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2006. Published with
permission.
“Anointing the Temple of God: John 12:1-8.” In Transcending Boundaries: Contemporary Readings of the New
Testament. 105-118. Edited by Rekha M.
Chennatu & Mary L. Coloe. Biblioteca Di Scienze Religiose 187. Rome: Libreria Ateneo Salesiano,
2005.
“Knocking on
Heaven’s Door.” In And the Dance Goes
On: An Anthology of Australian Catholic Women’s Stories. Conference of
Australian Catholic Women. Mulgrave: John Garratt, 2005. Published with permission.
"Dwelling
in the household of God. Jn 14:2,". In That Our Joy May Be Complete:
Essays on the Incarnation for the New Millennium. Marian Free et. al.
(eds). Adelaide:Open Book. 2000. 47-57.
"Jesus'
Passion-Resurrection in the Gospel of Luke", in Maurice Ryan (Ed.)
Reading the Bible: An Introduction for Students.196- 216. Katoomba: Social
Science Press, 2003.
“The
place of True Worship: John Chapter 4”, in The
Gospel of John, Beirut: Alkalima Publications, 2003. (In Arabic).
“Before
Abraham was, ‘I Am’.” In The Gospel of John, Beirut: Alkalima
Publications, 2003. (In Arabic).
Refereed Journals.
“The Johannine
Pentecost,” Australian Biblical Review,
55 (2007) 41-56.
“Welcome into
the Household of God: The Footwashing in John 13,” Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 66 (2004) 400-415.
“Was there
another vine? Questions on John 15:1a,” Theology at McAuley, 4 (2005) http://dlibrary.acu.edu.au/research/theology/ejournal/aejt_4/coloe.htm
Catholic
Schools: Communities of Meaning Making," Journal of Religious Education
51 (2003) 38-43.
"Raising
the Johannine Temple (Jn 19:19-37)," Australian Biblical Review (2000) 47-58.
"Households of Faith (Jn 4:46-54;
11:1-44),"
"Like Father Like Son. The Function of
Abraham in Jn 8,"
"The
Spirit in the New Testament," Word in Life: Journal of Religious Education,
46 (1998) 13-17.
"The Structure of the Johannine Prologue
and Genesis 1," Australian
Biblical Review, 45 (1997) 40-55.
"Salvation - From What does Jesus save us?" Compass:
A Review of Topical Theology 27 (1993) 20-24. Published with permission.
"The Paschal Mystery - A reflection,"
Compass: A Review of Topical Theology 26 (1992) 5-8. Published with
permission.
Other Writings .
DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
Rev. Dr.
Martin Asiedu-Peprah (Completed in 2000) published Johannine Sabbath
Conflicts As Juridical Controversy. WUNT 132 Tubingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2001.
AWARDS:
2004, 5, 6. Australian Research Council Large Grant.
INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
2005-06 Visiting Professor.
Jesuit School of Theology Berkeley. Ca.
“The Gospel of John.”
2006
Visiting Professor. Boston
College Summer IREPM Program. “The
Gospel of John.”
Conferences:
2007 November.
San Diego, USA. Society of Biblical Literature. Panel Chair, John and the Dead Sea Scrolls – Sixty
Years.
Paper: John-Jesus-History Seminar. The Beyond Beckons. By Invitation.
2006 August. Chicago. USA. American Catholic Biblical Association. “The Johannine Pentecost”.
2005
July. Leuven Belgium. Colloquium Biblicum Lovaniense. “The Nazarene King: Pilate’s Title as the Key
to John’s Crucifixion.”
2005 August.
Halle, Germany. Society for New Testament Studies. “Resurrecting Faith: John 20:19-29.” By invitation.
2005 August. Dresden, Germany. European Association of
Biblical Studies. “‘The End is where we
start from’: Afterlife in the Fourth Gospel.”
By invitation.
2005 November.
Philadelphia, USA. Society of Biblical Literature Conference. “John Witness and Friend of the Bridegroom”. By
Invitation.
2004
August. Nova Scotia, Canada. Catholic
Biblical Association of America. “The Johannine Footwashing as Ritual of
Welcome.” Invited Plenary paper:
2003 July.
Birmingham, UK. British New
Testament Conference. “The Temple Christology of the Fourth Gospel.” By
invitation
2002 November. Toronto, Canada. Society of Biblical Literature
Conference “Anointing the New Temple:
John 12:1-8”.
2001 January. Auckland. New Zealand Women in Theology Conference.. “Diving Deeply
into Jacob’s Well – Images of John 4”.
Helpful Links
Sandra Schneiders, “Symbolism and the Sacramental Principle in the Fourth Gospel.”
In Segni E Sacramenti Nel Vangelo Di Giovann, ed. Pius-Ramon Tragan,
221-35. Rome: Editrice Anselmiana, 1977.
Sandra Schneider, “History
and Symbolism in the Fourth Gospel.”
In L’Évangile de Jean: Sources, rédaction, théologie, ed. M. de Jonge,
371-76. BETL 44. Gembloux: J. Duculot,
1977.
Photos
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
2008
January: Diocese of Bunbury, W.A. Summer School – The Gospel of John.
March.
Conference of Religious Leaders, Victoria. Matthew: A Vision for our time.
April: Maroochydore Deanery. Introducing Matthew.