Mark E. Taylor
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EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy in New Testament Studies, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2001
Dissertation: “A Text-Linguistic Investigation into the Discourse Structure of James”
Master of Divinity, Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary, 1990
Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Information Systems, Mississippi State University, 1987
RESEARCH INTEREST
Dr. Taylor is interested in research projects in the following areas: 1 Corinthians, New Testament Critical Methods, James, 1 Peter, 2 Peter, & Jude.
Dr. Taylor serves as professor of New Testament and associate dean for the School of Theology. His research and writing focus on the epistle of James, New Testament Critical Methods, and 1 Corinthians.
Dr. Taylor is the author 1 Corinthians (B&H, 2014) and A Text-Linguistic Investigation into the Discourse Structure of James (T&T Clark, 2006). He has published articles in Currents in Biblical Research, Catholic Biblical Quarterly, and the Southwestern Journal of Theology. He also wrote the section on 1 Corinthians for the Baker Illustrated Bible Background Commentary (Baker, 2020).
Dr. Taylor is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society, Institute of Biblical Research, and Society of Biblical Literature.
Dr. Taylor has served as Pastor and Interim Pastor in Arkansas and Texas. He and his family attend Travis Avenue Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas.
2019–present – Associate Dean, School of Theology, Southwestern Seminary
2018–2019 – Interim Senior Associate Dean, Southwestern Seminary
2011–present – Professor of New Testament, Southwestern Seminary
2007–2011 – Associate Professor of New Testament, Southwestern Seminary
2005–2019 – Associate Dean of Masters Programs, Southwestern Seminary
2001–2006 – Assistant Professor of New Testament, Southwestern Seminary
2000–2001 – Instructor of New Testament, Southwestern Seminary
1998–1999 – Guest Instructor of New Testament, Southwestern Seminary
1997–1998 – Teaching Fellow, Southwestern Seminary
1995–1998 – Graduate Assistant, Southwestern Seminary
1996 – Interim Pastor, Soda Springs Baptist Church, Millsap, TX
1991–1995 – Pastor, First Baptist Church, Osceola, AR
1990 – Interim Pastor, First Baptist Church, Osceola, AR
1989–1990 – Youth Minister, First Baptist Church, Osceola, AR
1987–1989 – Seminary Intern, Bellevue Baptist Church, Memphis, TN
1986–1987 – Youth Minister, Meadowood Baptist Church, Amory, MS
1985 (Summer) – Youth Minister, First Baptist Church, Phil Campbell, AL
1984 (Summer) – Youth Minister, First Baptist Church, Phil Campbell, AL
“Recent Scholarship on the Structure of James,” CBR 3.1 (2004): 86-115.
“The Structure of James,” CBQ 68 (2006): 681-705.
“Righteousness and the Use of the Old Testament in 1 Peter, 2 Peter, and Jude,” Southwestern Journal of Theology 64 (2021): 107-126.
Meet Mark E. Taylor
While Mark E. Taylor, associate dean of the School of Theology and professor of New Testament at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, has had many pinnacles in his nearly 25 years at the seminary, he said that ultimately, it is “the student in the classroom, that’s the high point.”