Curriculum Vitae
About me
I’m Nicholas A. Meyer (PhD, McMaster University), adjunct instructor of biblical studies for over 10 years in seminary and university settings in Southern Ontario. I’ve taught broadly in the biblical traditions and languages and have a special interest in theological anthropology, traditions of creation, reception, and the theological reading of Scripture. I have also served as a stylistic editor for many academic projects and publications (see here). See below to find out more about my academic background.
Curriculum Vitae
ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT
Sessional Instructor, Huron at the University of Western Ontario, 2013-present
Sessional Instructor, McMaster University, 2016-2025
Sessional Instructor, St. Peter’s Seminary, London Ontario, 2021-present
Sessional Instructor, King’s at the University of Western Ontario, 2014
EDUCATION & AWARDS
Doctor of Philosophy, Religious Studies (Early Christianity & Judaism), McMaster University, 2013
Master of Arts, Religious Studies, McMaster University, 2007
Bachelor of Arts, Biblical Studies, Briercrest College, 2004
• Distinction on Comprehensive Exams (graduate)
• Awarded Class Valedictorian (undergraduate)
• Awarded numerous competitive graduate scholarships, including Social Sciences and Research Council of Canada Scholarship ($17,500 Masters and $80,000 Doctoral), Ontario Graduate Scholarship ($15,000 Masters and $17,500 Doctoral, declined), and The Abby Goldblatt Memorial Scholarship ($1,000), “Awarded annually to a graduate student who achieves academic excellence”
COURSES TAUGHT
Ancient Languages
Intermediate Hebrew I, McMaster University, 2016
Intermediate Hebrew, Huron University College, 2019
Introduction to Biblical Hebrew I & II, McMaster University, 2016-2022
Introduction to Biblical Hebrew I & II, Huron University College, 2013-2019, 2021-2022
Introduction to Greek Grammar I & II, Huron University College, 2015-2020, 2022-2023
Readings in New Testament Greek, Huron University College, 2017, 2020
Biblical Studies
Introduction to the Bible as Scripture, Huron University College, 2018-2021
Introduction to the Hebrew Bible, Huron University College, 2017, 2022-2023
Introduction to Sacred Scripture, St. Peter’s Seminary, 2021-2022
Major Letters of Paul, Huron University College, 2019, 2022, 2024
New Testament Writings, Huron University College, 2019-2020, 2023-2024
Studies in the Gospels, Huron University College, 2021
Synoptic Gospels, St. Peter’s Seminary, 2024
The Bible in the Church, St. Peter’s Seminary, 2021-2022
The Johannine Literature, St. Peter’s Seminary, 2024
The Letters of Paul, St. Peter’s Seminary, 2022-2023
The New Testament, McMaster University, 2020
The Pentateuch/Five Books of Moses, St. Peter’s Seminary, 2024
Religion, Religion(s) & Ancient World
Basic Issues in Religion, King’s University College, 2014
Death & the Afterlife in Early Judaism and Christianity, McMaster University, 2014
Paul and the Roman Empire, Independent Focus Course, Huron University College, 2022
PUBLICATIONS
Peer Reviewed
• “Born of Woman, Fashioned from Clay: Tracking the Homology of Earth and Womb from the Hebrew Bible to the Psalms of Thanksgiving.” Dead Sea Discoveries 28, no. 2 (2021): 135-178.
• “Sexuality and Self-Deprecation in the Thanksgiving Psalms: Questions of Celibacy and the Presence of Women in the Yahad.” In Dead Sea Scrolls, Revise and Repeat: New Methods and Perspectives, edited by Carmen Palmer, Andrew Krause, Eileen M. Schuller, and John Screnock, 279-304. Early Judaism and its Literature 52. Atlanta: SBL Press, 2020.
• Adam’s Dust and Adam’s Glory in the Hodayot and the Letters of Paul: Rethinking Anthropogony and Theology. Supplements to Novum Testamentum 168. Leiden: Brill, 2016.
Dictionary and Encyclopedia Entries
• “Humility. Judaism. Second Temple and Hellenistic Judaism.” In The Encyclopedia of the Bible and its Reception, edited by Dale C. Allison, Jr., Christine Helmer, Choon-Leong Seow, Hermann Spieckermann, Barry Dov Walfish, and Eric Ziolkowski, 547. Vol. 12. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 2016.
• “קלון (shame).” In Theologisches Wörterbuch zu den Qumrantexten, edited by Heinz–Josef Fabry and Ulrich Dahmen, 534-6. Vol 3. Stuttgart: Kohlhammer, 2016.
• “תכמים (filth, bowels, inner self).” In Theologisches Wörterbuch zu den Qumrantexten, edited by Heinz–Josef Fabry and Ulrich Dahmen, 1121-23. Vol 3. Stuttgart: Kohlhammer, 2016.
• “מגבל (kneaded, kneading).” In Theologisches Wörterbuch zu den Qumrantexten, edited by Heinz–Josef Fabry and Ulrich Dahmen, 570-72. Vol. 2. Stuttgart: Kohlhammer, 2013.
Electronic Resource
• with Ken Penner, eds. The Lexham Dead Sea Scrolls Hebrew-English Interlinear Bible. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2016.
Reviews
• On Human Nature in Early Judaism: Creation, Composition, and Condition, by Jeffrey P. García. Journal for the Study of Judaism. 53, no. 4-5 (2022): 1-4.
• Dust of the Ground and Breath of Life (Gen 2:7): The Problem of a Dualistic Anthropology in Early Judaism and Christianity, edited by Jacques T.A.G.M. van Ruiten and George H. van Kooten. Dead Sea Discoveries 25, no. 2 (2018): 271-73.
• Paul’s Anthropology in Context: The Image of God, Assimilation to God, and Tripartite Man in Ancient Judaism, Ancient Philosophy and Early Christianity, by George H. van Kooten. Svensk Exegetisk Årsbok 76 (2011): 242-44.
