Jamie Banister, PhD

Teacher

Appointed in 2018

816.501.0354

“It is not uncommon for faith to be viewed as the opposite of reason, especially as our scientific knowledge has grown. However, overall the Catholic tradition has a long history of strong compatibilism–i.e., that faith and reason can work together without being in conflict or contradicting each other. Science is good. Reason is good. Faith is good. They all complement one another and a Catholic education enables students to experience that synthesis in a way that public schools cannot while other private schools might be inclined to privilege one over the other. Combined with the CSJ love of the dear neighbor, Catholic education can be an environment that welcomes students of a variety of faith backgrounds so that every student can grow intellectually and spiritually.”

Education

Doctor of Philosophy
Biblical Studies
Catholic University of America

Master of Arts
Theology
Aquinas Institute of Theology

Bachelor of Arts
Religion and Philosophy
Bethany College

Publications

The God of Thunder and War in Micah, Habakkuk, and Zechariah. Gorgias Press, 2018.

“‘I feared’ or ‘I saw’ in Hab 3,2?” Biblica 97 (2016): 527-536.

“Ὁμοίως and the Use of Parallelism in Romans 1:26-27.” Journal of Biblical Literature 128 (2009): 569-590.

Six entries in the Lexham Bible Dictionary (Logos Software, 2016, Digital): Ea, Enlil, Goshen, Ninlil, Ninurta, Wadi Musa.

Five entries in The New Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible, Volume 5 (edited by Katherine Doob Sakenfeld, Abingdon, 2009): Sedheq (p. 154), Shalem (p. 209), Zenan (p. 974), Zephath (p. 978), Zepthathah (p. 978).

Various book reviews or abstracts published in Biblical Theology Bulletin, Old Testament Abstracts, and Catholic Biblical Quarterly.