G. Geoffrey Harper - Finding Lost Words: The Churchs Right to Lament

The Churchs Right to Lament

Edited by G. Geoffrey Harper & Kit Barker

Foreword by David G. Firth

Kit Barker is Lecturer in Old Testament at Sydney Missionary and Bible College. He serves as an elder at Narrabeen Baptist Church and regularly preaches and teaches on the Psalms. He is the author of a monograph on theological interpretation and the Psalms, entitled Imprecation as Divine Discourse: Speech Act Theory, Dual Authorship and Theological Interpretation (JTISup ; Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns, 2016 ).

David Burge lectures in Theology and New Testament at Sydney Missionary and Bible College. Prior to this, he lectured at the Union Bible Theological College in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, and has served as a Presbyterian minister in Australia. He is author of First-Century Guides to Life and Death (Milton Keynes: Paternoster, 2017 ).

Rachel Ciano lectures in Church History at Sydney Missionary and Bible College. Rachel is part of the Anglican Church in Sydney; she and her husband planted a church in a multi-cultural, inner-city area several years ago. She is particularly interested in the English Reformation, and her thesis, Cranmers Doctrine of the Monarchy and Eucharist, appears in Lucas: An Evangelical History Review : ( 2011 ).

David Cohen is head of Biblical Studies and lectures in Hebrew Bible and Language at Vose Seminary. David is an ordained Churches of Christ minister and previously spent fifteen years pastoring in various parishes. His doctoral research focused on the efficacy of praying lament psalms as a pathway to engaging with personal distress and he is author of Why O Lord? (Carlisle: Paternoster, 2013 ) and Praying Lament Psalms (Carlisle: Paternoster, 2016 ). David currently fellowships at Perth Central Baptist.

Peter Davis is Academic Director at Excelsia College Sydney. Prior to that, Peter worked as minister at Pittwater Uniting Church NSW from 1990 to 2005 . He was President of the Australasian Academy of Homiletics from 2000 to . With degrees in theology and higher education, his research interests include preaching, missiology, and the leadership of higher education.

Nick Freestone is husband to Sam, father to Judson and Isla, and loves Jesus. He is Corporate Worship Pastor at St Pauls Anglican Church in Chatswood, Sydney. His passion is to see churches authentically express faith, declare devotion, and proclaim the truth of the gospel in song. His songs aim to communicate and celebrate the gospel with memorable melodies, approachable accompaniments, and unashamedly Jesus-centered lyrics.

Malcolm Gill lectures in New Testament, Greek, and Preaching at Sydney Missionary and Bible College. He has traveled widely and has ministered in the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and the Pacific. An ordained minister, he has served as a pastor at two churches. He is the author of Knowing Who You Are: Eight Surprising Images of Christian Identity (Wipf & Stock, 2015 ). Malcolm attends St. Barnabas Anglican Church, Sydney.

Geoff Harper is Lecturer in Old Testament at Sydney Missionary and Bible College where he teaches Hebrew, Psalms, and Pentateuch. Geoff has completed theological studies in Ireland, England, and Australia. His doctoral work examined the use of allusion to Genesis in the book of Leviticus and he has published a number of articles on intertextuality in the Old Testament. Geoff currently serves as an elder at Petersham Baptist Church, Sydney.

Ian Maddock is Senior Lecturer in Theology at Sydney Missionary and Bible College and a Research Fellow at the Jonathan Edwards Center, South Africa. Ian completed theological studies in Australia, the United States, and Scotland, and served as a pastor at Trinity Baptist Church in New Haven, Connecticut. He is author of Men of One Book: A Comparison of Two Methodist Preachers, John Wesley and George Whitefield (Eugene, OR: Pickwick, 2011 ), and editor of Wesley and Whitefield? Wesley Versus Whitefield? (Eugene, OR: Pickwick, forthcoming).

Kirk Patston lectures in Old Testament at Sydney Missionary and Bible College. He has worked as a Presbyterian minister in Sydneys Western Suburbs and Lake Macquarie and is currently the part-time pastor of a congregation in the Blue Mountains. He is the author of Surprising Salvation: Reading Isaiah Today (Sydney South: Aquila, 2010 ) and a number of articles addressing disability from experiential and theological perspectives.

Andrew Shead is head of the Old Testament department at Moore Theological College. His research interests include Hebrew poetry, the Septuagint, and Jeremiah, on which he is writing his third (and hopefully final) book. He is a member of the NIV Committee for Bible Translation. An ordained Anglican minister, Andrew has served in a number of churches around Sydney.

Andrew Sloane is Senior Lecturer in Old Testament and Christian Thought and Director of Postgraduate Studies at Morling Theological College. He is a member of Northside Baptist Church and was formerly a Baptist pastor. His research interests include Old Testament hermeneutics, ethics, and philosophical theology. His most recent book is Vulnerability and Care: Christian Reflections on Philosophy of Medicine (London: Bloomsbury T. & T. Clark, 2016 ).

Rob Smith is lecturer in Theology, Ethics, and Music Ministry at Sydney Missionary and Bible College. He is an ordained Anglican minister with twenty-five years of pastoral and ministry training experience. He is also a director, writer, and producer for Emu Music. Rob has recently finished two books on music and singing in the Bible and is currently engaged in doctoral research in the area of sex and gender. Other recent publications include Music, Singing and the Emotions: Exploring the Connections ( Themelios [ 2012 ] ).

Alan Thompson has been a lecturer in New Testament at Sydney Missionary and Bible College since 2005 . Alan attends Petersham Baptist Church, Sydney. He is the author of One Lord, One People: The Unity of the Church in Acts in Its Literary Setting (LNTS; London: T. & T. Clark, 2008 ), The Acts of the Risen Lord Jesus: Lukes Account of Gods Unfolding Plan (NSBT; Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, ), and Luke (EGGNT; Nashville, TN: B&H, 2016 ).

Donald West is the Principal of Trinity Theological College, Perth, where he also teaches Biblical Exegesis, Biblical Theology, and Christian Leadership. He is interested in the nature of biblical prayer and its implications. Prior to serving at Trinity, he served as an Anglican minister in Sydney. Don is married to Athena; they have three married daughters and five grandchildren. He enjoys encouraging men and women in various forms of word ministry, and playing the occasional game of golf.