Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5632
Fax: (626) 815-5469
Email: kwaters@apu.edu
Office Location: West Campus, Duke 247
Office Hours: TBA
Personal Home Page: http://home.apu.edu/~kwaters/
Kenneth L. Waters, Sr., Ph.D.
Professor of Biblical Studies, Division of Religion and Philosophy
School of Theology
Profile
Kenneth L. Waters, Sr., Ph.D., is professor of Biblical Studies in the Division of Religion and Philosophy, School of Theology. Waters served as a pastor in the Methodist Church for 28 years and currently focuses his expertise on the New Testament and early Christian literature, Second Temple Judaism and the Greco-Roman World, and the personalities and backgrounds of Jesus and Paul.
Education
Ph.D. - Theology, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California, 1999
M.Th. - Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, 1979
B.A. - Paul Quinn College, Waco, Texas, 1975
M.Th. - Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, 1979
B.A. - Paul Quinn College, Waco, Texas, 1975
Professional/Scholarly Presentations
Presentations
Waters, K. (2007, November 19) Revisiting Virtues as Children: 1 Timothy 2:15 as Centerpiece for an Egalitarian Soteriology. A paper presented in the annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, San Diego, California
Waters, K (2005, June 29). Paul and Predestination: the Rhetoric of Impersonation in Romans 9:11-33. Paper presented in the International Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting. Republic of Singapore.
Waters, K. (2004, July 27). Saved Through Childbearing: Virtues as Children in 1 Timothy 2:11-15. Paper presented in the International Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Waters, K. (2003, March 23). Matthew 27:52-53 as Apocalyptic Apostrophe: Temporal-Spatial Collapse in the Gospel of Matthew. Paper presented at the Society of Biblical Literature/Pacific Coast Region Annual Meeting, University of California at Davis, Davis, California.
Waters, K. (2003, March 12). Paul and Interreligious Dialogue. A paper presented in the Visions of God Seminar Series. California State University at Dominquez Hills, Dominquez Hills, California.
Waters, K. (2000, April 16). Wrestling with the Irrepressible: Women in the Lukan Resurrection Narrative. Paper presented at the Society of Biblical Literature/Pacific Coast Region annual meeting, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California.
Waters, K. (1999, March 14). Paul and Predestination: A Literary-Rhetorical Approach to Romans 9:11-33 and its Context. Paper presented at the Society of Biblical Literature/Pacific Coast Region annual meeting, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California.
Publications
Waters, K. (2005) Matthew 28:1-6 as Temporally-Conflated Text: Temporal-Spatial Collapse in the Gospel of Matthew. Expository Times 116 (9). June 2005, 295-301.
Waters, K. (2004, Winter). Saved Through Childbearing: Virtues as Children in 1 Timothy 2:11-15. The Journal of Biblical Literature 123 (4), 703-735.
Waters, K. (2003). Matthew 27:52-53 as Apocalyptic Apostrophe: Temporal-Spatial Collapse in the Gospel of Matthew. The Journal of Biblical Literature 122(3), 489-515.
Waters, K. (1999, Spring). Liturgy, Spirituality, and Polemic in the Hymnody of Richard Allen. The North Star: A Journal of African American Religious History. Reprinted in The AME Church Review 119 (389), 25-37.
Waters, K. (1996). I Saw the Lord: A Pilgrimage through Isaiah six. Nashville: Upper Room Books.
Waters, K. (1993). Afrocentric Sermons: The Beauty of Blackness in the Bible. Valley Forge: Judson Press.
Waters, K. (2007, November 19) Revisiting Virtues as Children: 1 Timothy 2:15 as Centerpiece for an Egalitarian Soteriology. A paper presented in the annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, San Diego, California
Waters, K (2005, June 29). Paul and Predestination: the Rhetoric of Impersonation in Romans 9:11-33. Paper presented in the International Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting. Republic of Singapore.
Waters, K. (2004, July 27). Saved Through Childbearing: Virtues as Children in 1 Timothy 2:11-15. Paper presented in the International Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Waters, K. (2003, March 23). Matthew 27:52-53 as Apocalyptic Apostrophe: Temporal-Spatial Collapse in the Gospel of Matthew. Paper presented at the Society of Biblical Literature/Pacific Coast Region Annual Meeting, University of California at Davis, Davis, California.
Waters, K. (2003, March 12). Paul and Interreligious Dialogue. A paper presented in the Visions of God Seminar Series. California State University at Dominquez Hills, Dominquez Hills, California.
Waters, K. (2000, April 16). Wrestling with the Irrepressible: Women in the Lukan Resurrection Narrative. Paper presented at the Society of Biblical Literature/Pacific Coast Region annual meeting, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California.
Waters, K. (1999, March 14). Paul and Predestination: A Literary-Rhetorical Approach to Romans 9:11-33 and its Context. Paper presented at the Society of Biblical Literature/Pacific Coast Region annual meeting, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California.
Publications
Waters, K. (2005) Matthew 28:1-6 as Temporally-Conflated Text: Temporal-Spatial Collapse in the Gospel of Matthew. Expository Times 116 (9). June 2005, 295-301.
Waters, K. (2004, Winter). Saved Through Childbearing: Virtues as Children in 1 Timothy 2:11-15. The Journal of Biblical Literature 123 (4), 703-735.
Waters, K. (2003). Matthew 27:52-53 as Apocalyptic Apostrophe: Temporal-Spatial Collapse in the Gospel of Matthew. The Journal of Biblical Literature 122(3), 489-515.
Waters, K. (1999, Spring). Liturgy, Spirituality, and Polemic in the Hymnody of Richard Allen. The North Star: A Journal of African American Religious History. Reprinted in The AME Church Review 119 (389), 25-37.
Waters, K. (1996). I Saw the Lord: A Pilgrimage through Isaiah six. Nashville: Upper Room Books.
Waters, K. (1993). Afrocentric Sermons: The Beauty of Blackness in the Bible. Valley Forge: Judson Press.
Professional Experience
Ministerial/Para-church Experience
Pastor, Vermont Square United Methodist Church, Los Angeles, California, 1990-99
Pastor, Calvary United Methodist Church, Los Angeles, California, 1988-90
Pastor, First United Methodist Church, Compton, California, 1985-88
Pastor, Rice Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, Dallas, Texas, 1982-85
Pastor, several African Methodist Episcopal congregations in Central and North Texas, 1971-82
Pastor, Vermont Square United Methodist Church, Los Angeles, California, 1990-99
Pastor, Calvary United Methodist Church, Los Angeles, California, 1988-90
Pastor, First United Methodist Church, Compton, California, 1985-88
Pastor, Rice Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, Dallas, Texas, 1982-85
Pastor, several African Methodist Episcopal congregations in Central and North Texas, 1971-82
Professional Involvement and Accomplishments
Honors, Awards, Recognition
2005 Undergraduate Scholarly Achievement Award from Azusa Pacific University.
Associations, Boards, Committees
Member, American Academy of Religion, 1995-present
Member, Society of Biblical Literature, 1995-present
Elder and Full Member, California-Pacific Conference of the United Methodist Church, 1985-present
Member, Faculty Senate, Azusa Pacific University
Member, Committee on Committees, Azusa Pacific University
Member, Diversity Committee, Azusa Pacific University
Spiritual Director, Los Angeles Inner City Walk to Emmaus Community
Chaplain, Committee on Investigation of the California-Pacific Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church
Interim Chair, Department of Biblical Studies, Spring-Summer 2007
2005 Undergraduate Scholarly Achievement Award from Azusa Pacific University.
Associations, Boards, Committees
Member, American Academy of Religion, 1995-present
Member, Society of Biblical Literature, 1995-present
Elder and Full Member, California-Pacific Conference of the United Methodist Church, 1985-present
Member, Faculty Senate, Azusa Pacific University
Member, Committee on Committees, Azusa Pacific University
Member, Diversity Committee, Azusa Pacific University
Spiritual Director, Los Angeles Inner City Walk to Emmaus Community
Chaplain, Committee on Investigation of the California-Pacific Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church
Interim Chair, Department of Biblical Studies, Spring-Summer 2007
Expertise
New Testament Studies
Personalities and Backgrounds of Jesus and Paul
Courses Taught
Seminar in Biblical Interpretation (GBBL 511)
The Gospels' Witness to Christ (GBBL 512)
Kingdom of God (GBBL 531)
Paul the Apostle and Theologian (GBBL 532)
The Church of the First Century (GBBL 622)
Church Renewal (GDMN 730)
Luke/Acts (UBBL 230)
Life and Teachings of Jesus (UBBL 330)
Thessalonian and Corinthian Epistles (UBBL 341)
Geographical and Historical Setting of the Bible (UBBL 350)
Prison and Pastoral Epistles (UBBL 442)
Theology of the New Testament (UBBL 461)
The Gospels' Witness to Christ (GBBL 512)
Kingdom of God (GBBL 531)
Paul the Apostle and Theologian (GBBL 532)
The Church of the First Century (GBBL 622)
Church Renewal (GDMN 730)
Luke/Acts (UBBL 230)
Life and Teachings of Jesus (UBBL 330)
Thessalonian and Corinthian Epistles (UBBL 341)
Geographical and Historical Setting of the Bible (UBBL 350)
Prison and Pastoral Epistles (UBBL 442)
Theology of the New Testament (UBBL 461)
Note: This information is current for the 2007-08 academic year. For additional information, please contact the appropriate office.
