WILLIAM O. WALKER, JR., PH.D.

 JENNIE FARRIS RAILEY KING PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF RELIGION

TRINITY UNIVERSITY

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

 

Personal Information

William Oliver Walker, Jr., was born December 6, 1930, in Sweetwater, Texas, the son of William Oliver Walker and Frances Baker White Walker, both now deceased.  He grew up and attended public schools in Grandfalls, Texas.  He was married to Mary Scott Daugherty in 1955, and they were divorced in 1978.  He has three children (William Scott Walker of Warren, Rhode Island; Mary Evan Walker of Clark, Colorado; and Michael Neal Walker of San Antonio, Texas) and four grandchildren (Elizabeth Forbes Walker of Boston, Massachusetts; William Michael Walker of Warren, Rhode Island; Margaret Farrington Walker of Warren, Rhode Island; and Hannah Nicole Walker of San Antonio, Texas).  Having retired in 2002 after forty years at Trinity University, he lives in San Antonio, Texas, and continues his involvement as a scholar in the field of New Testament and Early Christian Studies.

Education

Graduate (Valedictorian) of Grandfalls-Royalty High School, Grandfalls, Texas, 1948

B.A. (Magna cum Laude), Austin College, Sherman, Texas, 1953—Major in Religion; Minors in

English and Greek

M.Div., Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Austin, Texas, 1957—Concentration in New

Testament

M.A., University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, 1958—Major in Classics (Greek and Latin)

Ph.D., Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1962—Major in Religion (Concentration in

Biblical Studies); Minor in Ancient Languages and Literatures

Employment History

Instructor of Religion, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1960-1962

Assistant Professor of Religion, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas, 1962-1966

Associate Professor of Religion, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas, 1966-1975

Professor of Religion, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas, 1975-2000

Jennie Farris Railey King Professor of Religion, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas, 2000-

2002

Chair of the Department of Religion, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas, 1980-1988

Acting Dean of the Division of Humanities and Arts, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas,

1988-1989

Dean of the Division of Humanities and Arts, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas, 1989-1999

Interim Chair of the Department of Psychology, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas, 2001-

2002

 

Publications

Books

 

1.       John H. Hayes and Wm. O. Walker, Jr., The Biblical Heritage: A Syllabus for Religion 300 (San Antonio: Trinity Printers, 1966; 2nd ed., 1967; 3rd ed., 1968), 126 pp.

2.      Wm. O. Walker, Jr., ed., Trinity University Studies in Religion: Papers by Members of the Trinity University Studies in Religion Seminar, vol. IX, 1967-1969 (San Antonio: Trinity Printers, 1971), vi and 261 pp.

3.     William O. Walker, Jr., ed., The Relationships Among the Gospels: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue (Trinity University Monograph Series in Religion 5; San Antonio: Trinity University Press, 1978), xii and 361 pp.

4.     William O. Walker, Jr., ed., Trinity University Studies in Religion, vol. XI: In Honor of Guy Harvey Ranson (San Antonio: Trinity University Department of Religion, 1982), x and 209 pp.

5.     Arthur J. Bellinzoni, ed., with the Assistance of Joseph B. Tyson and William O. Walker, Jr., The Two-Source Hypothesis: A Critical Appraisal (Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, 1985), x and 486 pp.

6.     Paul J. Achtemeier, gen. ed; Roger S. Boraas, Michael Fishbane, Pheme Perkins, and William O. Walker, Jr., assoc. eds., Harper’s Bible Dictionary (San Francisco, etc.: Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc., 1985), xxii and 1178 pp. plus 16 pp. of maps.

7.     William O. Walker, Jr., gen. ed.; Toni Craven and J. Andrew Dearman, assoc. eds., Harper’s Bible Pronunciation Guide (San Francisco, etc.: Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc., 1989), xiii and 170 pp.

8.  William O. Walker, Jr., gen. ed.; Toni Craven and J. Andrew Dearman, assoc. eds., The HarperCollins Bible Pronunciation Guide (San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1994), xiii and 170 pp. – Revised Edition of Item 7 Above.

9.     Paul J. Achtemeier, gen. ed.; Roger S. Boraas, Michael Fishbane, Pheme Perkins, and William O. Walker, Jr., assoc. eds., The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1996), xxiv and 1256 pp. plus 16 pp. of maps – Revised Edition of Item 6 Above.

10.  William O. Walker, Jr. Interpolations in the Pauline Letters (Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement Series 213; Sheffield, England: Sheffield Academic Press, 2001), 271 pp.

 

Articles and Essays

 

1.    Wm. O. Walker, Jr., “Cultic Study and ‘Historical’ Traditions in the Old Testament,” Trinity University Studies in Religion, 7 (1960-1963), 100-117.

2.     Wm. O. Walker, Jr., “Demythologizing and Christology,” Religion in Life, 35, 1 (Winter, 1965-1966), 67-80; reprinted in slightly revised version in Trinity University Studies in Religion, 8 (1964-1967), 65-80.

3.     Wm. O. Walker, Jr., “Rudolf Bultmann and the New Quest of the Historical Jesus,” Trinity University Studies in Religion, 8 (1964-1967), 30-64.

4.     Wm. O. Walker, Jr., “The Place and Role of Mary in the Church: A Survey of the Relevant New Testament and Apocryphal Materials,” Trinity University Studies in Religion, 8 (1964-1967), 81-91.

5.     Wm. O. Walker, Jr., “Rudolf Bultmann on the Role of Man in the Event of Salvation,” Trinity University Studies in Religion, 8 (1964-1967), 92-97.

6.     Wm. O. Walker, Jr., “The Kingdom of the Son of Man and the Kingdom of the Father in Matthew: An Exercise in Redaktionsgeschichte,” The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 30, 4 (October, 1968), 573-579; reprinted in Trinity University Studies in Religion, 9 (1967-1969), 73-77.

7.     Wm. O. Walker, Jr., “The Quest for the Historical Jesus: A Discussion of Methodology,” Anglican Theological Review, 51, 1 (January, 1969), 38-56; reprinted in Trinity University Studies in Religion, 9 (1967-1969), 93-110.

8.     Wm. O. Walker, Jr., “Postcrucifixion Appearances and Christian Origins,” Journal of Biblical Literature, 88, 2 (June, 1969), 157-165; reprinted in Trinity University Studies in Religion, 9 (1967-1969), 81-91.

9.     Wm. O. Walker, Jr., “Radical Freedom and Radical Responsibility: Pauline Ethics Translated for Modern Man,” Religion in Life, 40, 1 (Spring, 1971), 113-122; reprinted in Trinity University Studies in Religion, 10 (1970-1973), 60-66.

10.  Wm. O. Walker, Jr., “Christian Origins and Resurrection Faith,” The Journal of Religion, 52, 1 (January, 1972), 41-55; reprinted in Trinity University Studies in Religion, 10 (1970-1973), 48-59; selected by the College Theology Society for “special commendation” among published articles by members of the Society in 1972.

11.  Wm. O. Walker, Jr., “The Origin of the Son of Man Concept As Applied to Jesus,” Journal of Biblical Literature, 91, 4 (December, 1972), 482-490; reprinted in Trinity University Studies in Religion, 10 (1970-1073), 65-75; reprinted in The Bible and Its Literary Milieu: Contemporary Essays (ed. Vincent L. Tollers and John R. Maier; Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1979), pp. 156-165.

12.  Wm. O. Walker, Jr., “1 Corinthians 11:2-16 and Paul’s Views Regarding Women,” Journal of Biblical Literature, 94, 1 (March, 1975), 94-110.

13.  William O. Walker, Jr., “Joseph B. Tyson’s Proposal for the Consultation on the Relationships of the Gospels: A Response,” in Society of Biblical Literature 1976 Seminar Papers (ed. George MacRae; Missoula, MT: Scholars Press, 1976), pp. 287-290.

14.  William O. Walker, Jr., “A Method for Identifying Redactional Passages in Matthew on Functional and Linguistic Grounds,” The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 39, 1 (January, 1977), 76-93.

15.  William O. Walker, Jr., “Jesus and the Tax Collectors,” Journal of Biblical Literature, 97, 2 (June, 1978), 221-238; selected by the College Theology Society to receive the 1979 award for best published article by a member of the Society.

16.  William O. Walker, Jr., “Introduction: The Colloquy on the Relationships among the Gospels,” in The Relationships Among the Gospels: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue (ed. William O. Walker, Jr.; Trinity University Monograph Series in Religion 5; San Antonio: Trinity University Press, 1978), pp. 1-15.

17.  William O. Walker, Jr., “An Unexamined Presupposition in Studies of the Synoptic Problem,” Religion in Life, 48, 1 (Spring, 1979), 41-52.

18.  William O. Walker, Jr., “The Timothy-Titus Problem Reconsidered,” The Expository Times, 92, 8 (May, 1981), 231-235.

19.  William O. Walker, Jr., “The Lord’s Prayer in Matthew and in John,” New Testament Studies, 28, 2 (April, 1982), 237-256.

20.  William O. Walker, Jr., “The Son of Man Question and the Synoptic Problem,” New Testament Studies, 28, 3 (July, 1982), 374-388; reprinted in slightly revised version as second part of “The Son of Man Question and the Synoptic Problem,” in New Synoptic Studies: The Cambridge Gospel Conference and Beyond (ed. William R. Farmer; Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, 1983), pp. 261-301.

21.  William O. Walker, Jr., “The ‘Theology of Woman’s Place’ and the ‘Paulinist’ Tradition,” Trinity University Studies in Religion, 11: “In Honor of Guy Harvey Ranson” (1982), 131-152; reprinted in Semeia: An Experimental Journal for Biblical Criticism, 28 (1983), 101-112.

22.  William O. Walker, Jr., “The Son of Man: Some Recent Developments,” The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 45, 4 (October, 1983), 584-607; reprinted in slightly revised version as first part of “The Son of Man Question and the Synoptic Problem,” in New Synoptic Studies: The Cambridge Gospel Conference and Beyond (ed. William R. Farmer; Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, 1983), pp. 261-301.

23.  William O. Walker, Jr., “The Son of Man Question and the Synoptic Problem,” in New Synoptic Studies: The Cambridge Gospel Conference and Beyond (ed. William R. Farmer; Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, 1983), pp. 261-301.

24.  William O. Walker, Jr., “Daniel 7:13-14,” Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology, 39, 2 (April, 1985), 176-181.

25.  William O. Walker, Jr., “Acts and the Pauline Corpus Reconsidered,” Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 24 (1985), 3-23; reprinted in The Pauline Writings: A Sheffield Reader (ed. Stanley E. Porter and Craig A. Evans; The Biblical Seminar 34; Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1995), 55-74.

26.  William O. Walker, Jr., “Defining the Role of Religious Studies at Trinity University,” Trinity 86: The Magazine of Trinity University, Winter, 1986, 15-16.

27.  William O. Walker, Jr., “The State of the Synoptic Question: Some Reflections on the Work of Tuckett and McNicol,” Perkins Journal, 40, 3 (July, 1987), 14-21.

28.  Allan J. McNicol and William O. Walker, Jr., “A Statement of Closure: Items for Further Research,” Perkins Journal, 40, 3 (July, 1987), 32.

29.  William O. Walker, Jr., “‘Nazareth’: A Clue to Synoptic Relationships?,” in Jesus, the Gospels, and the Church: Essays in Honor of William R. Farmer (ed. E. P. Sanders; Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, 1987), pp. 105-118.

30.  William O. Walker, Jr., “The Burden of Proof in Identifying Interpolations in the Pauline Letters,” New Testament Studies, 33, 4 (October, 1987), 610-618.

31.  William O. Walker, Jr., “Order in the Synoptic Gospels: A Critique,” The Second Century: A Journal of Early Christian Studies, 6, 2 (Summer, 1987-88), 83-97.

32.  William O. Walker, Jr., “Text-Critical Evidence for Interpolations in the Letters of Paul,” The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 50, 4 (October, 1988), 622-631.

33.  William O. Walker, Jr., “The Vocabulary of 1 Corinthians 11.3-16: Pauline or Non-Pauline?,” Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 35 (February, 1989), 75-88.

34.  William O. Walker, Jr., “Why Paul Went to Jerusalem: The Interpretation of Galatians 2:1-5,” The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 54, 3 (July, 1992), 503-510.

35.  William O. Walker, Jr., “1 Corinthians 2:6-16: A Non-Pauline Interpolation?,” Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 47 (September, 1992), 75-94.

36.  William O. Walker, Jr., “John 1:43-51 and ‘The Son of Man’ in the Fourth Gospel,” Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 56 (1994), 31-42.

37.  William O. Walker, Jr., “Demythologizing,” in The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (gen. ed. Paul J. Achtemeier; assoc. eds. Roger S. Boraas, Michael Fishbane, Pheme Perkins, and William O. Walker, Jr.; San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1996), p. 237.

38.  William O. Walker, Jr., “Glosses and Interpolations,” in The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (gen. ed. Paul J. Achtemeier; assoc. eds. Roger S. Boraas, Michael Fishbane, Pheme Perkins, and William O. Walker, Jr.; San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1996), p. 380.

39.  William O. Walker, Jr., “Myth,” in The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (gen. ed. Paul J. Achtemeier; assoc. eds. Roger S. Boraas, Michael Fishbane, Pheme Perkins, and William O. Walker, Jr.; San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1996), pp. 723-724.

40.  William O. Walker, Jr., “Ku/rioj and  0Epista/thj as Translations of Rabbi/Rabbouni,” The Journal of Higher Criticism, 4, 1 (Spring, 1997), 56-77.

41.   William O. Walker, Jr., “Translation and Interpretation of  0Ea\n mh/  in Galatians 2:16,” Journal of Biblical Literature, 116, 3 (Fall, 1997), 515-520.

42.   William O. Walker, Jr., “Acts and the Pauline Corpus Revisited: Peter’s Speech at the Jerusalem Conference,” in Literary Studies in Luke-Acts: Essays in Honor of Joseph B. Tyson (ed. Richard P. Thompson and Thomas E. Phillips; Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, 1998), pp. 77-86.

43.   William O. Walker, Jr., “Is First Corinthians 13 a Non-Pauline Interpolation?,” The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 60, 3 (July, 1998), 484-499.

44.   William O. Walker, Jr., “Romans 1.18-2.29: A Non-Pauline Interpolation?,” New Testament Studies, 45, 4 (October, 1999), 533-552.

45.   William O. Walker, Jr., “2 Cor 6.14-7.1 and the Chiastic Structure of 6.11-13; 7.2-3,” New Testament Studies, 48,1 (January 2002), 142-144.

46.  William O. Walker, Jr., “Acts and the Pauline Letters: A Select Bibliography with Introduction,” Forum NS 5,1 (October, 2003), 105-115.

46.   William O. Walker, Jr., “Galatians 2:7b-8 as a Non-Pauline Interpolation,” The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 65, 4 (October 2003), 568-587.

48.   William O. Walker, Jr., “Does the ‘We’ in Gal 2.15-17 Include Paul’s Opponents?,” New Testament Studies, 49, 4 (October 2003), 560-565.

49.   William O. Walker, Jr., "Interpolations in the Pauline Letters," in The Pauline Canon (Pauline Studies 1; ed. Stanley E. Porter; Leiden and Boston: E. J. Brill, 2004), pp. 189-235.  

50.   William O. Walker, Jr., “Gal 2:8 and the Question of Paul’s Apostleship,” Journal of Biblical Literature, 123,2 (Summer 2004), 323-327.

51.  William O. Walker, Jr., “1 Corinthians 15:29-34 as a Non-Pauline Interpolation,” The Catholic Biblical Quarterly 69, 1 (January 2007), 84-103.

52.  William O. Walker, Jr., “Martha and Mary in the Third and Fourth Gospels: An Exercise in Source Criticism,” Accepted for Publication in Festschrift for David L. Dungan.

 

Book Reviews: Thirty Published

 

 

Service Activities

 

Service to Trinity University

 

Interim Chair of the Department of Psychology, 2001-2002

Chair of Search Committee for Director of the Library, 2000-2001

Dean of the Division of Humanities and Arts, 1989-1999

Acting Dean of the Division of Humanities and Arts, 1988-1989

Chair of the Third-Year Review Committee for Dean of the Division of Humanities and Arts,

1988

Chair of the University’s “United Way” Committee, 1987

Chair of the Committee on Educational Programs for the University’s Reaccreditation Self-Study,

1985-1987

Member of the Steering Committee for the University’s Reaccreditation Self-Study, 1985-1987

General Editor of the Trinity University Monograph Series in Religion, 1984-1989

Member of the President’s Long-Range Planning Committee, 1984-1987

Member of the Search Committee for Dean of the Division of Humanities and Arts, 1984-1985

Acting General Editor of the Trinity University Monograph Series in Religion, 1983-1984

Member of the Search Committee for Vice President for Academic Affairs, 1982-1983

Member of the University Commission on Promotion and Tenure, 1981-1984

Member of the University Curriculum Council, 1980-1991

Chair of the Department of Religion, 1980-1988

Chair of the Faculty Senate, 1979-1980

Member of the Search Committee for Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, 1976

Chair of the University Senate, 1974-1975

Member of the Search Committee for Vice President for Academic Affairs, 1974-1975

Member of the Editorial Board for the Trinity University Monograph Series in Religion, 1972-

1985

Chair of the Arts and Sciences Division Council, 1972-1973

Numerous Committee and Other Assignments

 

Service to the Society of Biblical Literature

 

Immediate Past President of the Southwest Region, 2000-2001

President of the Southwest Region, 1999-2000

President-Elect of the Southwest Region, 1998-1999

Chair of the National Conference of Regional Secretaries, 1981-1983

Secretary-Treasurer of the Southwest Region, 1980-1986

Member of the National Council, 1980-1983

Member of the National Committee on Budget and Finance, 1977-1980

Numerous Regional Committee Assignments

 

Service to the American Academy of Religion

 

Member of the National Council, 1966-1967

President of the Southwest Region, 1966-1967

Vice-President of the Southwest Region, 1965-1966

Numerous Regional Committee Assignments

 

Service to the Southwest Commission on Religious Studies, Inc.

 

Member of the Board of Directors, 1998-2001

President, 1984-1985

Vice-President, 1983-1984

Member of the Board of Directors, 1978-1986

Secretary and Treasurer, 1978-1980

Member (Representing the Society of Biblical Literature), 1977-1980

 

Service to the International Council of Fine Arts Deans

 

Member of the Local Arrangements Committee for the Annual Meeting, 1996-1997

Member of the Southwest Regional Membership Task Force, 1996-1997

Chair of the Audit Committee, 1993

Member of the Audit Committee, 1992

Member of the Audit Committee, 1990

 

Service to the Texas Association of Deans of Liberal Arts and Sciences

 

Member of the Board of Directors, 1995-1998

 

Service to the Texas Council of the Arts in Education

 

Secretary-Treasurer, 1990-1992

 

 

 

Membership in Professional Organizations

 

Present Memberships

 

Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas (International Society for New Testament Studies)—Elected

to Membership in 1977

            Society of Biblical Literature

The Catholic Biblical Association of America—Elected to Membership in 1968

 

Past Memberships

 

            American Academy of Religion

            Society for the Scientific Study of Religion

            National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion

International Council of Fine Arts Deans

American Council of Academic Deans

Texas Association of Deans of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Texas Council of the Arts in Education

American Association of University Professors