Meet Jim – J. Russell Bucher Professor of New Testament Studies

Rev. Dr. Jim Sweeney is the J. Russell Bucher Professor of New Testament Studies at Winebrenner Theological Seminary, where he has taught since fall of 2010. He also serves as advisor of the seminary’s Master of Divinity program. Over Prof. Sweeney’s years at Winebrenner, he has taught on a wide range of courses in the areas of Old Testament, New Testament, biblical languages and exegesis, biblical theology, as well as worldview, world religions, and theology. Prof. Sweeney came to Winebrenner from Massachusetts, where he was widely involved in all aspects of pastoral ministry for more than fourteen years in two local congregations. He also served form more than a decade as a graduate and undergraduate adjunct at two academic institutions.

Prof. Sweeney is an ordained Christian minister and a graduate of four academic institutions: Elim Bible Institute (Lima, NY), Roberts Wesleyan College (Rochester, NY), Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (South Hamilton, MA), and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (Deerfield, IL). He is a presently a member of two professional societies: The Society of Biblical Literature and the Evangelical Theological Society. He was a past member of the Institute of Biblical Research.

Prof. Sweeney has authored numerous articles, book reviews, and book review articles in prominent theological journals, including Expository Times, Journal of Biblical Literature, Bibliotheca Sacra, Review of Biblical Literature, Trinity Journal, Journal for the Evangelical Theological Society, Africanus Journal, and the Bulletin of Biblical Research. He authored ten lengthy articles on various biblical and theological subjects for Logos’ Lexham Bible Dictionary and was a contributor to the recently published volume, Sacred Rhetoric: Discourses in Identity and Meaning, edited by Drs. Barbee and Sleasman.

At the personal level, Prof. Sweeney is happily married to his wife, Verne, an Ohio native and enjoys walking, hiking, travel, and (to Dr. Sleasman’s chagrin) following New England area sports!