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Mark  DubisMark Dubis

University Professor of Biblical Studies

Biography

Mark Dubis has served at Union University since 2002. Prior to that time, he taught biblical studies and languages on the faculty of Baylor University. He is an ordained Baptist minister.

He is author of 1 Peter: A Handbook on the Greek Text (Baylor, 2010) in the Baylor Handbook on the Greek New Testament series and has authored Messianic Woes in First Peter: Suffering and Eschatology in 1 Peter 4:12–19 (Peter Lang, 2002). He has also written articles related to Greek grammar and linguistics, 1 Peter, and the use of technology for biblical and theological studies. Other areas of research and teaching include biblical backgrounds and biblical theology. He also has a special concern for the global needs of Bible translation.

Related to his interest in technology, he is co-creator of BibleMesh’s online Greek courses, which offer an innovative approach to learning biblical Greek. He was also a contributing editor to the electronic Lexham Syntactic Greek New Testament published by Logos Bible Software. For many years he served on the steering committee of the Society of Biblical Literature’s Computer-Assisted Research Section and also as Columnist for New Technologies and Theological Research for the Journal of Religious and Theological Information.

Mark is married to Beth and is the father of two boys, now grown. He hails from just outside of Charleston, South Carolina, and gets back to the South Carolina coast as often as he can. He and his wife are members of First Baptist Church of Jackson, TN.

Education

  • Ph.D, Union Theological Seminary (1998)
  • Th.M., Calvin Theological Seminary (1989)
  • M.Div., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (1987)
  • B.S., Clemson University (1982)


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10/31/23 - Professors Justin Wainscott and Mark Dubis assemble furniture at West Jackson Baptist Church during Campus and Community Day. - Karley Hathcock 10/31/23 | 31069 | XL
Professors Justin Wainscott and Mark Dubis assemble furniture at West Jackson Baptist Church during Campus and Community Day. - Karley Hathcock
12/14/19 - Mark Dubis, professor of biblical studies, reads scripture during the undergraduate ceremony of fall commencement.  - Kristi McMurry Woody 12/14/19 | 29232 | XL
Mark Dubis, professor of biblical studies, reads scripture during the undergraduate ceremony of fall commencement. - Kristi McMurry Woody

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