Dr. David J. Trobisch

David Trobisch was born in Cameroon, West Africa, as the son of missionaries. He grew up in Austria and studied theology in Germany. He taught New Testament at the University of Heidelberg, Germany, Missouri State University, Yale Divinity School, and Bangor Theological Seminary.

As a scholar Dr. David Trobisch is internationally recognized for his work on the Letters of Paul, the Formation of the Christian Bible, and Biblical Manuscripts.

He now lives and works in Springfield, Missouri, and Nussloch, Germany.

Bringing the Word to Life:
Engaging the New Testament through Performing It
David Trobisch and Richard Ward. Eerdmans. April 2013

Upcoming and current Activities: USA / INTERNATIONAL / Courses or Lecture series

2013/04/22-05/04 Trip to Africa: Uganda, Malawi, Ethiopia
2013/05/16-18 Universität Landau, Germany. Modul 3.2 Einführung in das Neue Testament. Link
2013/05/19-06/1. Misano, Italy. Nida School of Translation Study. Visiting faculty. LINK
2013/06/07. New York. Bible Society. Translation Committee.
2013/06/22. Bangor, ME. Bangor Theological Seminary. Last Commencement. Link
2013/06/26-28. New York. American Bible Society.
2013/08/01-03. Springfield, MO. Progressive Church. Conference.
2013/11/06-08. New York. Bible Society.
2013/12/15 Kandern, Germany. Ev. Parramt, Feuerbacher Str. 14, 79400 Kandern. "Humor bei Paulus" Kontakt.

Recent Activities: USA / INTERNATIONAL / Courses or Lecture series

2013/04/18. New York. Bible Society. Programs Committee.
2013/04/21. Springfield, MO. Community Christian Church, 4806 E. Cherry. 9:15 Lecture: How Early Christians read the Scriptures. 10:30 Service in the tradition of Biblical Story Telling with David Trobisch and Richard Ward. 11:45 Book signing: Bringing the Word to Life.
2013/04/07 Sunday Morning Lecture: Justin Martyr, an early theologian of the emerging Catholic Christian movement.
2013/04/11 Tripoli, Iowa. Faith UCC Church. 6 PM communal meal. 7 PM PowerPoint presentation: "The manuscripts of the New Testament and the Formation of the Christian Bible." Everyone is inv
ited.
2013/04/13-14. DeWitt, Iowa. DeWitt Academy for Theological Education. Weekend seminar: Paul & other writings.
2013/03/11. 18. 25. 04/01 Four Ancient Christian Writings from Nag Hammadi (e-Seminar)
2013/03/24 Sunday Morning Lecture: Jesus in Mishnah and Talmud -- Trial and Execution.
2013/03/12-15. New York. American Bible Society.
2013/03/15. Buxton, Maine. United Methodist Church, 276 Chicopee Rd., Buxton, ME 04093. 6 PM shared meal. 7-9 PM, PowerPoint presentation: "The manuscripts of the New Testament and the Formation of the Christian Bible." Everyone is invited.
2013/03/17. Springfield, MO. Community Christian Church. Sunday Morning Lecture: Jesus in Mishnah and Talmud.
2013/03/17. Springfield, MO. Community Christian Church. Preaching.
2013/03/07. San Francisco, CA. San Francisco Theological Seminary. Border & Culture Workshop. Paper: "Jews and Gentiles: Social Borders in the Letters of Paul".
2013/03/03. Springfield, MO. Community Christian Church. Sunday Morning Lecture: The Gospel of Truth.
2013/02/23-24. DeWitt, Iowa. DeWitt Academy for Theological Education. Weekend seminar: Gospels & Historical Jesus.
2013/02/18 Saline, Michigan (Detroit). 7-9 PM. Presentation: The World of Saint Paul. St. Paul United Church of Christ, 122 W Michigan Avenue, Saline, MI 48176.
2013/02/05-06. Münster, Germany. Redaktionssitzung Novum Testamentum Graece 29.
2013/02/10 (Springfield, MO via live video from Germany) Sunday morning lecture: What can we learn from the Gospel According to John about the historical Jesus?
2013/02/03 (Springfield, MO via live video from Germany) Sunday morning lecture: The monologues of Jesus in the Gospel According to John.
2013/01/27.28.29.30. Jeweils 19 Uhr. Gemeindehaus der evang.-luth. KirchengemeindeKrautostheim. Vortragsreihe: "Der Apostel Paulus: Wegbereiter des christlichen Glaubens."
2013/01/17-19. Landau, Germany. Universität: Einführung in die Paulusbriefe. Webseite
2013/01/11. Karlsruhe, Germany. „Bibel unterrichten: exegetische – didaktische – methodische Zugänge“ mit Michael Landgraf. Lehrveranstaltung.

2012

2012/11/25; 12/9; 12/16; 12/23; 12/30; 1/6 Sunday Lectures: The Gospel of John as Commentary.
2012/12/12-15. Landau, Germany. Universität: Einführung in das Neue Testament. HIER KLICKEN
2012/11/27; 12/4; 12/11; 12/18 Every Tuesday. Four Extra-Canonical Gospels (e-Seminar).
2012/12/05. Dresden, Germany. Technische Universität. Gastvortrag „Literarische Fälschungen in der Antike: Phänomen, historische Lokalisierung und Konsequenzen für die Bibelwissenschaft“ 19:00 Uhr, Hörsaalzentrum, Raum HSZ/401.
2012/09/30-2012/11/18 Sunday Lectures: The Gospel (according to Marcion)
2012/10/12-13. St. Louis, MO. Thirty-Ninth Annual Saint Louis Conference on Manuscript Studies. Paper: The Role of the Scribe in the Letters of Paul.
2012/09/22. Jewell, Iowa. A Corinthian Love Story: Reading the Corinthian Correspondence as literature. All day. Bring your Bibles and be ready for an inter-active workshop.
2012/09/25-26. Detroit. Invited by His Eminence Metropolitan Nicholas to speak to Greek Orthodox clergy. Three presentations.
2012/08/19. Springfield, MO. Preaching at Springfield Community Christian Church. 10:30 AM.
2012/07/29-08/26. Springfield, MO. Sunday lectures: Divine Law in Biblical Literature. Community Christian Church. 9:15-10:15.
2012/08/14, Springfield, MO. Summer course: Josephus. 4 sessions 2.5 hours. For details click here.

"The New Testament in the Light of Book Publishing in Antiquity", In: Editing the Bible: Assessing the Task Past and Present. Edited by John S. Kloppenborg and Judith H. Newman. Resources for Biblical Study, vol. 69 (Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature; Leiden: Brill, 2012) 161-170.

2012/07/07-14. Geneva Point, NH. Winni Week. Lutheran camp on Geneva Point. Meeting the Apostle Paul again for the very first time. Contact.
2012/07/16. Valley Forge, PA. Samaria conference center. Workshop: How to talk about the Bible? Staff training for the American Bible Society.
2012/06/24. Springfield, MO. Preaching at Springfield Community Christian Church. 10:30 AM.
2012/06/27-29. New York, NY. American Bible Society. Board meeting.
2012/05/20-end of June. Springfield, MO. Sunday lecture: Post-Exilic Judaism. Community Christian Church. 9:15-10:15. Through end of June.
2012/06/16. New York. Catholic Bible Summit. Workshop: How Early Christians read the Scriptures.
2012/05/31. Valley Forge, PA. Samaria conference center. Workshop: How to talk about the Bible? Staff training for the American Bible Society.
2012/06/01. New York. American Bible Society.
2012/05/18-19. Toronto, Canada. Wycliffe Centre for Scripture and Theology. Colloquium: Engaging and evaluating Benedict XVI’s Jesus of Nazareth.
2012/05/20. Springfield, MO. Sunday lecture: Nehemiah. Community Christian Church. 9:15. Through end of June.
2012/05/04-05. Universität Landau, Germany. Einführung in das Neue Testament (1). Blockseminar.
2012/05/11-12. Universität Landau, Germany. Einführung in das Neue Testament (2). Blockseminar.

War Paulus verheiratet?

Und andere offene Fragen der Paulusexegese
Gütersloher Verlagshaus. Juli 2011

2012/05/03 Die AKADEMISCH THEOLOGISCHE VERBINDUNG WARTBURG an der Ruprecht-Karls Universität Heidelberg lädt ein zu einer Autorenlesung. David Trobisch liest aus seinem Paulusroman, Ein Clown für Christus. Ort: Untere Neckarstr. 21, Heidelberg. Zeit: Donnerstag, 3.5.2012 um 19:30. (PDF Ankündigung)
2012/04/22-27. Misano, Italy. NIDA SCHOOL OF TRANSLATION STUDIES Intersemiotic Translation Seminar.
2012/04/12-14. Universität Landau, Germany. Theologisch-exegetisches Thema des NT: Paulus. Blockseminar.
2012/03/04 until Easter Sunday (04/08). Sunday Lectures. A Corinthian Love Story: Reading between the lines of 1 and 2 Corinthians. Community Christian Church of Springfield. 9:15-10:15 AM.
2012/03/08-10. Greensboro, NC. Events with Rabbi Harry Sky.
2012/03/13-15. New York, American Bible Society.
2012/03/19-20. St. Louis, MO. Regional SBL.
2012/02/27. New York, American Bible Society. Staff training: "How to speak about the Bible to the public".
2012/02/24-26. Atlanta, Georgia. "Can these bones live?" Brainstorming the future of the Church with likeminded companions.
2012/02/28. Springfield, MO. Rotary Club.
2012/02/05-08: Rödental, Bayern. 5.-8. Februar. Bibelabende: Der Apostel Paulus - Wegbereiter des christlichen Glaubens. Gemeindehaus der Christuskirche. Klosterhof 2, 96472 Rödental. Sonntag um 17 Uhr und dann jeweils um 19 Uhr Montag Dienstag und Mittwoch.
2012/02/10-12: Baden-Baden, Germany. European Convocation of Churches Ministry Fair.
2012/01/18: LÖRRACH, Deutschland. 19:30. Kontaktperson Schuldekan Ralph Hochschild
2012/01/19: FREIBURG, Deutschland. Evangelische Studentengemeinde: Ein Clown für Christus.
2012/01/27: LINZ, Österreich. Vortrag und Lesung.
2012/01/11-13: Dallas, TX. Amercian Bible Society.
2012/01/08: Springfield, MO (live via SKYPE) 9:15. Sunday Lecture: What is there in a picture? A mysterious copy of the Gospels in the Smithsonian.

2011

The First Edition of the New Testament
Paperback edition. Oxford University Press
December 2011

2011/12/8-10: New York. American Bible Society.
2011/12/01. HANNOVER, Deutschland. 19:30. Südstadt-Kirchengemeinde, Sallstr. 57. Vortrag: Ein Clown für Christus: Offene Fragen der Paulusauslegung.
2011/11/19-22: SAN FRANCISCO, CA. SBL annual conference. Panelist.
2011/11/13: Tulsa, OK. Ordination of Rev. Barbara Prose. All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church. Midrash.
2011/11/07: Buena Vista University, Storm Lake, Iowa. Tollefson lectures. 3:00 PM: What is the Number of the Beast? // 7.00 PM How did the first Christians read the Bible?
Reading the Gospel According to Mark: Sunday Lectures. 9:15-10:15. 10/30, 11/6, 11/13 2011. Community Christian Church of Springfield. Everyone is welcome.
Exploring the New Testament through Ancient Fiction. Springfield, MO. Seminar. (10/20; 10/27; 11/3; 11/10)

2011/10/24: NEW YORK, American Bible Society.
2011/10/23: Preaching. Community Christian Church of Springfield.
2011/10/13-14: NEW YORK, Union Theological Seminary. Workshop: The KJV and the Development of Text Criticism. King James at 400. Union Days 2011.
2011/10/07-12: VIENNA, Austria.
2011/09/25: Portland, Maine. Harry Z. Sky Tribute dinner.
2011/09/26: Portland, Maine. Great Lost Bear. 540 Forest Ave. Portland, ME 04101. 7:00 PM-10:00 PM. Visiting with old and new friends from Maine.
2011/09/27: Falmouth, Maine. OceanView at Falmouth, Maine Lodge, Community Room. 20 Blueberry Lane. Falmouth, ME 04105. 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM. Rabbi Harry Sky reads from his new book A Jewish Dialectic.
2011/09/22: Missouri State University, Humanities Class: Paul's Revelation.
2011/09/21: Socrates Cafe: The Gospel of Judas.
2011/09/19: ST. LOUIS, MO. Concordia Seminary, Day of Exegetical Reflection. Presentation: Translation and Oral Performance.
2011/09/15-16: NASHVILLE, TN, American Bible Society.
2011/09/13: Socrates Cafe: Establishing the Word of God: The Human Enterprise.
2011/08/31: Phillips Seminary, Tulsa, OK: Performance Criticism as an Exegetical Method.
2011/August-September. SPRINGFIELD, MO. Sunday lectures. Genesis 1-11.
2011/08/09: Socrates Cafe. Public discussion: A short history of heaven and hell.
2011/07/10: Preaching at Community Christian Church of Springfield. Sunday lecture at 9:15 - Who edited the New Testament for publication? 10:30 Sermon: Jesus the teacher.
2011/07/20-23: PHILADELPHIA, PA, American Bible Society.
2011/05/29-07/10: SPRINGFIELD, Missouri. Sunday lectures. Eight Presentations: How did the Bible come together? Sunday 9:15-10:15 AM. Community Christian Church of Springfield.
2011/07-08: Summercourse: Introduction to the Dead Sea Scrolls (3 classes, 3 hours each).
2011/07: Biblical Storytelling. Taught via Skype. Three one hour sessions.
2011/06/29: Springfield, MO. Public discussion: The Gender of God. 7PM-8:30PM, The Front Porch, 310 South Ave.
2011/06/22: Springfield, MO. Public discussion: The Kinderhook Plates. When is Scripture inspired? 7PM-8:30PM, The Front Porch, 310 South Ave.
2011/06/15: Springfield, MO. Public discussion: Dr. Roger Ray will present a synopsis of the "Just War" based on the principles derived from Augustine's City of God. Col. Ron Hertenstein will moderate the discussion. 7PM-8:30PM, The Front Porch, 310 South Ave.
2011/06/08: Springfield, MO. Presenting. Public discussion: The birth of Jesus according to the Quran. 7PM-8:30PM, The Front Porch, 310 South Ave. // MORE
2011/06/03: New York. American Bible Society.
2011/06/01: Springfield, MO. Moderating of a public discussion on same sex relationships. 7PM-8:30PM, The Front Porch, 310 South Ave.
2011/05/19: GERMANY Kirchengemeinde Rödental Christuskirche. Gemeindeabend: Der Apostel Paulus.
2011/03/27-05/01: SPRINGFIELD, Missouri. Sunday 9:15-10:15 AM. Six Early Christian Gospels and what they say about Jesus. Community Christian Church of Springfield.
- 3/27: A close friend: Mark.
- 4/3: The older brother: James.
- 4/10: Working for the IRS: Matthew.
- 4/17: A scholar at work: Luke.
- 4/24: A second century feminist: Mary.
- 5/1: A visionary dreamer: John.
- 5/8: Quiz and finals: Interpreting the resurrection stories. It's your turn!
2011/05/12-13: NEW YORK, American Bible Society.
2011/04/17-23: ELLSWORTH, Kansas. Holy Week speaker for the United Methodist and Presbyterian congregation. Monday - Friday.
2011/04/11: NEW YORK, American Bible Society.
2011/03/19: JEWELL, Iowa. 10 AM - 3 PM. Paul about Women. And: The Formation of the Christian Bible. Jewell United Church of Christ, 537 Main St.
2011/03/20: TRIPOLI, Iowa. 10:00 AM Sermon. 4 PM Workshop: Paul's Revelation of Jesus Christ. Faith UCC, 408 Main Street in Tripoli.
2011/03/21: CLINTON, Iowa. Biblestudy: Paul's Revelation of Jesus Christ.
2011/03/22: MUSCATINE, Iowa. Was Paul Married? -- A New Approach to the Letters of Paul. Faith UCC.
2011/03/11: NEW YORK, American Bible Society.
2011/03/7-10: MISANO, Italy. Seminar on inter-semiotic translation (IST)
2011/03/02: BERLIN, Mittwoch, 2. März 2011 um19:00. 26 Wildpfad, 14193 Berlin/Grunewald. Autorenlesung: Ein Clown für Christus.
2011/02/20: SPRINGFIELD, MO. 9:15 AM. Community Christian Church of Springfield. The sayings of Jesus.
2011/01/7-14: NEW YORK, American Bible Society.
2011/02/01-04: WASHINGTON DC. Presidential Prayer Breakfast. ABS committee.
2010/12/17: Lichtenberg, Österreich. Berghof Danter, Lichtenberg 3, 4880 St.Georgen im Attergau. Lesung. Mit anschließendem Abendschmaus.
2010/12/16: SALZBURG, Österreich. 14.15 Uhr Kath.-Theol. Fakultät, Universitätsplatz 1, Hörsaal 107 Fachbereich Bibewissenschaft und Kirchengeschichte. Vortrag: "War Paulus verheiratet und andere offene Fragen der Paulusexegese".
2010/12/13: NEW YORK. American Bible Society
2010/11/29-23: ATLANTA, Georgia. SBL annual meeting. "The KJV and the Development of Text Criticism."
2010/11/14: SPRINGFIELD, MO. 9:15 AM. Community Christian Church of Springfield: How to read the Gospel According to Matthew. Introducing the lectionary cycle.
2010/11/11-12: NEW YORK. American Bible Society
2010/10/15-16: ST. LOUIS. Thirty-Seventh Annual Saint Louis Conference on Manuscript Studies. Presentation: "The Early Manuscript Tradition of the New Testament in the Light of Book Publishing in Antiquity: Archetype, Redaction, Prices, Copyright, and Competition".
2010/10/08: NEW YORK. American Bible Society
2010/09/12+19+27 Community Christian Church of Springfield: Paul the Apostle -- An Exercise in Listening.
2010/7/25-29: TARTU, Estonia. SBL international meeting. "From Dresden to Timbuktu: Working with electronic editions of manuscripts."
2010/07/10-17: GENEVA POINT CENTER, New Hampshire. Winni Week. Speaker.
2010/06/11: NEW YORK. American Bible Society Translation Committee.
2010/06/08: Lesung: Clown für Christus. Dienstag, 20:00, Bistro Sitte, ‎Neudorfstraße 27, 68229 Mannheim-Friedrichsfeld. Mannheimer Morgen
2010/05/19 Lesung: Clown für Christus, Mittwoch, 19. Mai 2010, 19.00 Uhr, Evangelisches Johannes-Gemeindehaus, 78559 Gosheim, Gehrenstr. 10.
2010/05/15-06/10 GERMANY
2010/05/13-14: NEW YORK. American Bible Society. Board.
2010/03/03-07: ST. LOUIS. Concordia Seminary. Performance of Biblical texts workshop.
2010/04/08: NEW ORLEANS. Center for New Testament Textual Studies. New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
2010/03/28-30: ST. LOUIS. Concordia Seminary
2010/02/17-19: ORLANDO, Florida. American Bible Society. Board retreat.
2010/01/22-23: DES MOINES, Iowa. Center Learn. Methods of Biblical Interpretation.
2010/01/08: NEW YORK. American Bible Society Translation Committee.
2009/12/22: Lörrach, Freie Evangelische Schule Lörrach.
2009/11/12-15: NEW YORK. American Bible Society.
2009/11/20-24: NEW ORLEANS. Society of Biblical Literature, Annual Convention.
2009/11/06-07: DES MOINES, Iowa. Center Learn. Methods of Biblical Interpretation. Video conference.
2009/09/28: NEW YORK Presentation: The Multimedia Translation Project of the American Bible Society. Chatlos Bible Conference of 2009 at New York Theological Seminary. // Brochure (PDF)
2009/09/16-18: NEW YORK American Bible Society.
2009/07/22 GERMANY until 08-22.
2009/07/06: LONDON. Codex Sinaiticus Conference. British Library Conference Centre.

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