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by Gary D. Collier
from
1980 to 2026

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Conference Papers

Revelation

Challenging Parousia:

Does Revelation Offer a Corrective to Then-Existing
Views of the Coming of Jesus?

Gary D. Collier, PhD—IABC
SCJC April 10, 2026

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1Th 2

Tested
Through Fire:

Paul, Jeremiah,
and 1Th 2:4 


Gary D. Collier, PhD—IABC
SCJC April 10, 2023

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1Th 1

Breathless:

Paul’s Long Sentence in
1Th 1:2-10


Gary D. Collier, PhD—IABC
SCJC April 5, 2019 

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Matthew 16

Hiding in
Plain Sight:

'Simon Barjona' as
Wordplay and Theology
in Mt 16:17

Gary D. Collier, PhD—IABC
SCJC April 7, 2018

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Published Articles

Mt 19 et par

Rethinking Jesus on Divorce




Gary D. Collier, PhD—IABC
RQ 37:2 (1995): 80-96  

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1Cor 10

"That We Might Not Crave Evil":

The Structure and Argument of 1Cor 10:1-13

Gary D. Collier, PhD—IABC
JSNT 55 (1994) 55-75 

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Hermeneutics

Bringing the Word to Life: 

Biblical Hermeneutics in
Churches of Christ

Gary D. Collier, PhD—IABC
CS 11:1 (1990): 18-40

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Deuteronomy

The Problem of Deuteronomy: 

In Search of a Perspective. 


Gary D. Collier, PhD—IABC
RQ 26:4 (1983): 215-33 

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Book Reviews

Paul's Letters

Book Review:
James P. Ware (ed), 
Synopsis of the Pauline Letters in Greek and English 


Gary D. Collier, PhD—IABC
SCJ 15 no. 1 (2012): 150-152.

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NT

Book Review:
James G. D. Dunn,
Unity and Diversity in the New Testament


Gary D. Collier, PhD—IABC
RQ 23:2 (1980): 121-126

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Paul's Letters

Book Review:
Longenecker and Still,
Thinking Through Paul: A Survey of His Life, Letters, and Theology 

Gary D. Collier, PhD—IABC
Sent June 2015 to SCJ.

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Paul's Letters

Book Review:
Arterbury, Bellinger,Dodson,
Engaging the Christian Scriptures: An Introduction to the Bible.

Gary D. Collier, PhD—IABC
Sent June 2015 to SCJ.

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1Chron 4

The Prayer of Jabez: 

A close look at
1Chron 4:10 

Gary D. Collier, PhD—IABC
June 2001 

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The Great Alexandrian Library 

Built in the early 3rd century BCE, under Ptolemy I Soter (developed further by Ptolemy II Philadelphus)

Flourished in the 3rd–2nd centuries BC (peak scholarly activity and collection growth)

Collected:

  • Greek literature (Homer, tragedians, philosophers)
  • Texts from across the Mediterranean and Near East
  • Scientific works (math, astronomy, medicine)
  • Effort to gather “all known books”—including translations (e.g., Hebrew texts into Greek)

Declined:

  • No single event; gradual decline
  • Major damage often linked to Caesar’s Alexandrian War (48 BC)
  • Further losses over centuries (Roman period, later conflicts)
  • By late antiquity (3rd–5th centuries AD), effectively gone