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Rev Dr Sunny Chen

BA(Hons), PGCertEd, MTheol(Hons), CertApplLing, AdvDipMin, PhD

Sunny teaches New Testament Greek at Pilgrim Theological College. He received his Master of Theology from Dallas Theological Seminary and doctorate from the University of Divinity. He is a Presbytery Minister in the Uniting Church, overseeing and supporting over 70 congregations in the Melbourne metropolitan area.

Passionate about education, he currently chairs the Theological and Ministerial Education Committee, which functions as the Ministerial Education Board, in part, providing governance for Pilgrim Theological College. His previous role was the Chaplaincy Coordinator at The University of Melbourne. He is currently the Council’s Vice President of Wesley College, and previously, a Council Member of Queen’s College at The University of Melbourne.

University Appointments

    Associate Lecturer (Pilgrim Theological College)
    Honorary Research Associate (Pilgrim Theological College)

Teaching disciplines

New Testament; Biblical Languages; Biblical Studies

Research areas

Koiné Greek grammar, Linguistics, Pauline Epistles, Gospel of John, Intertextuality

Recent Publications

All publications
2023 The Connection of Σάρξ and Circumcision in Galatians 5:13–26 In Light of Philo’s Writings
2020 The Marriage and Wedding Imagery of Jesus and Adam: The Intertextual Connection of John 19:23–37 and Genesis 2:18–25.
2019 Semantics of Suffering: Thematic Meaning of the Language of Suffering in Romans and 2 Corinthians
2019 Paul’s Anthropological Terms in the Light of Discourse Analysis - Publications in Translation and Textlinguistics
2016 The Wedding Imagery of Jesus and Adam: The Intertextual Connection of John 19:23–37 and Genesis 2:18–25
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