jcate0405Jeff Cate, Ph.D.

Professor of Christian Studies
California Baptist University
8432 Magnolia Avenue
Riverside, CA 92504-3297
Office = James building, #211
Phone = 951-343-4491
Email = jcate AT calbaptist DOT edu
Blog = http://jjcate.blogspot.com

Office Hours in May-June 2009:
During the summer, Dr. Cate will be working mostly from home. If you need to see Dr. Cate, please contact him through email to set up an appointment.

School of Christian Ministries
Dan Wilson, Dean
Lupe Solano, Adm. Asst.
Office = James building, #204A
Phone = 951-343-4248
Fax = 951-343-4436

School of Christian Ministries Hours:
Monday-Friday (except holidays)
8:00-11:30 and 12:30-4:00

 CLASS SCHEDULE DURING MAY-JUNE 2009:

EDUCATION:

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS:

  • “The Shema in the Synoptics: Great Variation in the Great Commandment,” Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, New Orleans, LA, November 2009
  • “New Testament Papyrus 115 and the Ancient Practice of Gematria,” Biblical Archaeology Society, Los Angeles Chapter, June 5, 2009
  • “The Beloved Son: The ‘Only-Ness’ of Mark’s Christology,” New Testament Texts and Traditions section, Pacific Coast Region meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, Santa Clara, California, March 2009
  • “The Synagogue” and “Slavery in the New Testament Period” in The Baker Handbook for the Bible (2009).
  • “The Angry Jesus in Mark 1:41,” Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, Providence, RI, November 2008
  • “Codex Bezae Cantabrigiensis: Its History, Significance, and Distinct Readings,” Biblical Archaeology Society, Los Angeles Chapter, April 4, 2008
  • “1 Peter,” “2 Peter,” and “Jude” in What the New Testament Authors Really Cared About (Kregel, 2008).
  • "The Passions of the Christ," Journal for Baptist Theology and Ministry, vol. 2, no. 2 (Fall 2004): 55-63.
  • "The Ironic Use of Hoi Ioudaioi ("the Jews") in the Fourth Gospel," New Testament Texts and Traditions section, Pacific Coast Region meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, Davis, California, March 2003
  • "Codex Sinaiticus: Its History and Characteristics," Biblical Archaeology Society, Los Angeles Chapter, February 2003
  • "The Text of the Catholic Epistles in the Writings of Origen," New Testament Textual Criticism section, Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, Denver, Colorado, November 2001
  • "The Doctrine of Resurrection in Second-Temple Judaism," Conference on Eschatology, Immortality and the Future of the Cosmos, Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences, Berkeley, California, June 2001
  • "The Manuscripts Behind the New Testament," Biblical Archaeology Society, Los Angeles Chapter, April 2001
  • "Problems Facing the Use of Origen as a Witness to the Text of the New Testament," New Testament Texts and Traditions section, Pacific Coast Region meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, Claremont, California, March 2001
  • "Origen and the Canonicity of the Catholic Epistles and the Revelation of John," New Testament Texts and Traditions section, Pacific Coast Region meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, Claremont, California, March 1998

RESEARCH PROJECTS:

  • Reconstructing and analyzing Chrysostom's text of Acts from his fifty-five homilies on Acts (ca. 400). Since Chrysostom is the earliest known representative of the Byzantine type of text and since the manuscripts of Acts distinguish themselves into distinct text types, a study of Chrysostom's text of Acts should reveal much about the origins and emergence of the Byzantine type of text.
  • Reconstructing and analyzing Origen's text of the Catholic Epistles and Revelation. Origen (d. 254) records more citations of these New Testament writings than any other church father to his time. His reconstructed text of these works predates virtually all known manuscripts of the Catholic Epistles and Revelation. Furthermore, Origen's use of these works (specifically, 1 Peter, 1 John, Jude, and Revelation while neglecting the others) indicates much about the canon of the New Testament in the third century, or at least Origen's "functional" canon.
  • Served as the primary collator of Gregory-Aland Greek manuscript 157, an eleventh-century minuscule manuscript of the text of the Fourth Gospel for the International Greek New Testament Project. The collation will be entered as part of the data used in the forthcoming publication by E. J. Brill.

COURSES TAUGHT AT CALIFORNIA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY:
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  • CST100 Overview of the Bible
  • CST130 New Testament Survey
  • CST210 Pentateuch and Former Prophets
  • CST220 Latter Prophets and Writings
  • CST230 Jesus and the Gospels
  • CST240 Paul and the Early Church
  • CST310 Old Testament Exegesis: Jeremiah
  • CST311 New Testament Exegesis: Mark
  • CST330 The Gospel and Letters of John
  • CST350 Biblical Interpretation
  • CST400 Special Topics: History of the Bible
  • CST442 Revelation

CHURCH POSITIONS:

  • Temple Baptist Church, Redlands, California, Associate Pastor of Christian Education, 1998-2000
  • First Baptist Church, Covington, Louisiana, Minister to Single Adults and College Students, 1994-95
  • Commission Road Baptist Church, Long Beach, Mississippi, Minister of Education and Youth, 1991-92
  • First Baptist Church, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Summer Intern, 1991-92
  • First Baptist Church, Irondale, Alabama, Minister of Youth, 1990-91
  • Hillview Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama, Interim Minister of Youth, 1989-90

ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS:
running, biking, hiking, camping, snow-skiing, scuba-diving, computers, reading, and a good caffé latte

HELPFUL ACADEMIC LINKS:

MY FAVORITE EXTRACURRICULAR LINKS:

MY FAVORITE CARTOON (source: June 24, 1995 at www.non-sequitur.com/archives/):