Leong Siang Nuan 梁向暖

Education Qualifications (to include current pursuing degree/program)  

Degree

University

PhD (New Testament and Christian Origins)

University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Master of Theology

Singapore Bible College

Master of Divinity

Singapore Bible College

Postgraduate Diploma in Education

National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Bachelor of Arts

National University of Singapore

Research Area of Interest:

Book of Revelation, Gospel of Mark, Polemic in the New Testament, social-historical background to the Bible, literary study of biblical narratives, discourse and structural analyses, the Greek historic present in the gospel narrative

Teaching Interests:

The Book of Revelation, the Gospel of Mark, and more generally, biblical books both in the New and Old Testaments, the social-historical background to the Bible, survey of the Bible, and Koine Greek

Administrative Experience (if applicable):

Administrative matters in research centre and school environments

Professional Activities (Current and Previous):

Teaching:

Part-time tutor in biblical studies in University of Edinburgh, 2007-2008.

Part-time lecturer at Singapore Bible College, 2005.

Taught short-term intensive course on Apocalyptic Literature, Myanmar Christian Preachers Training Centre, May, 2005.

Secondary school teacher, Ministry of Education, Singapore, 1995-1998

Conference presentations:

Read papers at various academic conferences (see below).

Editorial and translation work:

Editorial review of Chinese translation of the commentary on ‘Book of Ruth’,  NIV Spirit of the Reformation Study Bible. Worldwide Bible Society, 2008. (Chinese)

Editorial review of the translation of the ‘Book of Titus’, New Chinese Version Bible. Worldwide Bible Society, 2006.

Translation of articles (Chinese to English) for Institute of Sino-Christian Studies (Hong Kong), 2006-2007.

Pastoral:

Pastor (part-time), Chinese Evangelical Church in Edinburgh, United Kingdom,   2007-2008.      

Publications (books/volumes/chapters/articles/proceedings):

Theses:

‘Windows to the Polemics against the So-Called Jews and Jezebel In Revelation: Insights from Historical and Co(n)textual Analysis’. PhD Thesis. University of Edinburgh, 2009.

‘The Structure of Mark in Light of the Historic Present and Other Structural Indicators’. MTh. Dissertation, Singapore Bible College, 2004.

Book Reviews:

‘Have No Fear of Metaphors in the Apocalypse’. Review of Lynn R. Huber, Like a Bride Adorned: Reading Metaphor in John's Apocalypse. Expository Times 120 (2009):  412.

‘Imaginations of Ecclesial Realities’. Review of  Felise Tavo, Woman, Mother and Bride: An Exegetical Investigation into the `Ecclesial' Notions of the Apocalypse. Expository Times 120 (2009): 202

‘The Apocalypse at the Rhetorical Frontier’. Review of David L Barr (ed.), The Reality of Apocalypse. Expository Times 119 (2008): 537.

‘The Spirit Emerges from the Apocalypse’. Review of Robby Waddell, The Spirit of the Book of Revelation. Expository Times 118 (2007): 517-18.

Conferences:

Papers read:

‘One other candidate for the “beast from the abyss” in Revelation?’ Paper presented at British New Testament Conference, Aberdeen, 3 - 5 September 2009.

‘Death of a queen or goddess? Overtones to Jezebel`s Vilification at her Death Scene in the Hebrew Bible (2 Kings 9:30-37)’. Paper read at Moving Forward Postgraduate Conference, Aberdeen, 21-22 July 2009.

‘Does Revelation Play Games as Context?’ Paper read at British New Testament Conference 2008. Durham, September 5, 2008; also read at Postgraduate Conference on Hebrew & Old Testament Studies and New Testament Language, Literature and Theology. University of Edinburgh. 30 January, 2009.

‘Rethinking the Historic Present: Phenomenal Support for its Structural and Ultimate Semantic Function in the Gospel of Mark'. Paper read variously at British New Testament Conference 2007. Exeter, September 7, 2007; Society of Biblical Literature International Meeting 2006, Edinburgh, 2-6 July 2006; and Society of Biblical Literature International Meeting 2005, Singapore, 26 June-1 July 2005.      

Grants and Awards:

Scholarship TCA College, Singapore, 2008/2009

Travel Grant, Society of Biblical Literature Committee on the Status of Women in the Profession, to attend the SBL Annual Meeting in San Diego, 17-20 November 2007.

‘Best work in Biblical Greek’ and ‘Best Work in Biblical Hebrew’ awarded 2002 for Master of Divinity Course, Singapore Bible College.

Memberships:

Society of Biblical Literature