Dr. Ho, Sin Pan - Lutheran Theological Seminary

Education:

Ph.D., University of Sheffield, UK, 2012.
Th.M., Fuller Theological Seminary, USA, 1998.
M.Div., Fuller Theological Seminary, USA, 1996.
B.Sc., Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1991.

Teaching:

Dean of Advanced Studies, Lutheran Theological Seminary, 2022-.
Professor, Lutheran Theological Seminary, 2021-.
Director, Administration and Development, Lutheran Theological Seminary, 2021-2022.
Local Study Programs Supervisor, Lutheran Theological Seminary, 2019-2021.
Director of D.Min. Program, Lutheran Theological Seminary, 2016-2019.
Associate Professor, Lutheran Theological Seminary, 2015-2021.
Assistant Professor, Lutheran Theological Seminary, 2012-2015.

Ecclesiastical:

Member of Theology Committee, Tsung Tsin Mission of Hong Kong, 2014-.
Reverand of Kau Yan Church, Tsung Tsin Mission of Hong Kong, 2013-.
Teaching Pastor of Kau Yan Church, Tsung Tsin Mission of Hong Kong, 1997-2008.
Ordained Reverend, 2004.
Ordained Pastor, 1999.

Research Interests:

Pauline Letters; Lukan Writings and its Relevance to the Rich and Social Superior ; Audience Criticism; First Century Mediterranean Urban Cultures and social network of urban people; Socio-rhetorical Interpretation; Social Identity Formation of the NT; Narrative Criticism.

Publications:

何善斌。《腓利門書—為奴、自主彼此服侍的美好見證》。明道研經叢書57。香港︰明道社，2019。

何善斌，張達民。《哥林多前書 (卷下)》。天道聖經註釋。香港︰天道，2018。

Paul and the Creation of a Counter-Cultural Community: A Rhetorical Analysis of 1 Cor. 5.1-11.1 in Light of the Social Lives of the Corinthians. Library of New Testament Studies #509. London: Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2015.

Tucker, Brian J. “Review of Paul and the Creation of a Counter-Cultural Community (2015), by Sin-pan Daniel Ho.” The Journal of Theological Studies 67.2 (2016): 729-731. https://doi.org/10.1093/jts/flw199

Prothro, James B. “Review of Paul and the Creation of a Counter-Cultural Community (2015), by Sin-pan Daniel Ho.” Religious Studies Review 43.2 (2017): 179-180. https://doi.org/10.1111/rsr.13002

Academic Articles:

〈天災人禍與基督社群身分的塑造：析讀馬可福音十一及十三章的敍事〉。《山道期刊》第48期（2021年12月）：頁31-53。

“Changes in the Centurion on Paul’s Last Journey to Rome in Acts 27.” Biblical Theology Bulletin (August 9, 2021). https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/01461079211018762

〈《和合本》：感恩回顧與修訂獻議〉。周永健，李志剛等編。《〈和合本〉百周年記念文集》。香港︰聯合聖經公會，2019，頁320-329。

“Gerd Theissen’s Rich-Poor Notion Revisited: A Rhetorical Analysis of 1 Corinthians 11:17-22.” Pages 137-152 in Matthew, Paul, and Others: Asian Perspectives on New Testament Themes. Edited by William Loader, Boris Repschinski and Eric Wong. Innsbruck, Innsbruck University Press, 2019. DOI: 10.15203/3187-66-5-08.

“Politeuma as a Hybrid Patriotic Identity in Christ: A Socio-Rhetorical Interpretation of Phil 3:20.” Biblical Theology Bulletin 49.2 (2019): 96-107. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146107919831879

〈福音對城市信徒的挑戰。哥林多前書難題——保羅自打嘴巴？〉，《神學與生活》期37 (2014)：頁85-98。

“Review of Impurity and Sin in Ancient Judaism (2000), by Jonathan Klawans,” in Theology and Life 37 (2014): 283-287.

〈同志釋經的困局〉，《神學與生活》期36 (2013)：頁189-202。

Articles for Lay Leaders:

〈經歷基督如會幕般的臨在〉，《基督教週報》釋經講道專欄約稿。2967期，2021年7月4日。 http://www.christianweekly.net/2021/ta2040617.htm

〈福音改寫我的人生帳薄〉，《基督教週報》釋經講道專欄約稿。2928期，2020年10月4日。 http://www.christianweekly.net/2020/ta2039726.htm

〈疫情下神學教育的危機與契機〉，《基督教週報》教會觸覺專欄約稿。2913期，2020年6月21日。 http://www.christianweekly.net/2020/ta2039400.htm

〈作個聰明的童女〉，《信義宗神學院通訊》179期，2020年3月，頁3-4。

〈求神的義，如父如子〉，《崇真會訊》206期，2019年7月，頁1-3。https://web.ttm.org.hk/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/TTM-newsletter206-full.pdf

〈新約讀者文化深度行—淺介德席爾瓦的《21世紀基督教新約導論》〉，《信義宗神學院通訊》149期，2015年2月，頁8-9。

〈衝擊文化的聖經〉，《時代論壇》學院拾穗專欄約稿。1367期，2013年11月10日。https://christiantimes.org.hk/Common/Reader/News/ShowNews.jsp?Nid=80626&Pid=2&Version=1367&Cid=919&Charset=big5_hkscs

Lectures/Presentations:

“God’s Righteousness Versus Jewish Civil Fairness: Paul’s Transformation of the Concept and Practice of Civil Justice for Christian Community in Rome.” Paper presented in Pauline Theology: Paul on Justice, Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, San Antonio, 2021.

《差傳起動 第二講︰外族人也可來敬拜禱告: 馬可福音十一11-20》2021年9月。https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KxJ5BqHSEQ

“Governing Authorities as Neighbours: Rhetoric of Self-reflexive Commands in Romans 13:1-10.” Paper presented in Writing Social-scientific Commentaries of the NT Seminar, Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, Boston, 2020.

“How did Paul Deal with ‘Black Sheep’ in the Jewish Community and Christ-follower Community, and Why Does It Matter?” Paper presented in Writing Social-scientific Commentaries of the NT Seminar, Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, San Diego, 2019.

“Healthy Vs Hostile Social Differentiation: Insights from Social Identity Construction of Paul in First Corinthians.” Paper presented in the international academic symposium “Modernity, Bio-Politics and Ethnic Identity.” School of Philosophy in Fudan University, Shanghai, PRC, 2019.

〈腓利門書對今天城市教會的挑戰〉。2019年4月26日 循道衛理聯合教會香港堂，明道社合辦公開聖經講座。

“Socio-rhetorical Reading of Politeuma in Phil 3.20: Beyond Anti-imperial Reading.” Paper presented in Pauline Theology Section, Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, Denver, 2018.

“The Rhetorical Purpose of Politeuma in Phil 3: A Hybrid Social Identity Approach.” Paper presented in Writing Social-scientific Commentaries of the NT Seminar, Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, Denver, 2018.

“Table of the Lord Versus Table of Demons: A New Proposal for the Necessity of Divisions in Eating the Lord’s Supper in 1 Cor. 11.17-22.” 論文在2018年10月19-21日於台北中原大學舉行的新約研究學會亞太聯委會第五屆學術會議發表。是次學術會議的主題是《希羅經典在當代亞洲處境中的詮釋與應用—耶穌運動以來重要文本之研究》。

〈城市冒起的耶穌群體：使徒行傳與宣教〉。2017年1月27日信義宗神學院 公開學術專題講座。

〈讓哥林多前書向你說話〉。2016年7月29日環球天道機構 《讓聖經向你說話》系列 公開聖經專題講座。

“Identity Changes of the e`katonta,rchj through the Voyage: the Message of Great Commission in Acts 27 to the First Readers.” Paper presented in Society of Biblical Literature International Meeting, Seoul, 2016.

“Home-building in Christian Worship: A Discourse Analysis of 1 Cor. 14:20-25 in Light of the Domestic Cultic Practice in Roman Corinth.” Paper presented in Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, 2014.

“Interpreting 1 Corinthians 10:25-33 in Light of the Domestic Cultic Practice in the First Century Mediterranean World.” Paper presented in the Inauguration Conference of APLC, SNTS in Hong Kong, 2014.