Jeffrey Reed has degrees in linguistics, ancient studies and inter-cultural studies. He combines a successful academic portfolio with a successful business and management career, in which his work in computer technology has led to significant advancements in interactive software and web-site developments. Reed’s publications have focused upon his work in discourse analysis and rhetorical and epistolary theory. His recent concerns are with exploring the issue of register variation within the New Testament corpus. He currently sits on the boards and is an investor in several technology companies.

More information about Jeff Reed can be found at www.riversbendlodge.com

Authored Books and Monographs

A Discourse Analysis of Philippians: Method and Rhetoric in the Debate over Literary Integrity. JSNT Supplement Series 136. Studies in New Testament Greek 3. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1997

Edited Books

Discourse Analysis and the New Testament: Approaches and Results, co-editor with Stanley E. Porter. JSNT Supplement Series 170. Studies in New Testament Greek 4. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1999

Articles in Journals and Periodicals

‘The Infinitive with Two Substantival Accusatives: An Ambiguous Construction?’ Novum Testamentum 33 (1991) 1-27

‘Greek Grammar since BDF: A Retrospective and Prospective Analysis,’ co-author with Stanley E. Porter. Filología Neotestamentaria 4 (8; 1991) 143-64

‘Cohesive Ties in 1 Timothy: In Defense of the Letter’s Unity.’ Neotestamentica 26 (1; 1992) 131-47

‘The Rhetoric of Punctuation: Indicative and Imperative in Rom 6:21-22.’ Biblica 74 (1993) 243-57

‘Discourse Features in New Testament Letters with Special Reference to the Structure of 1 Timothy.’ Journal of Translation and Textlinguistics 6 (1993) 228-52

‘Philippians 3:1 and Epistolary Hesitation Formulas: The Literary Integrity of Philippians, Again.’ Journal of Biblical Literature 115 (1996) 63-90

‘Discourse Analysis as New Testament Hermeneutic: A Retrospective and Prospective Appraisal.’ Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 39 (1996) 223-40

‘Are Paul’s Thanksgivings “Epistolary”?’ Journal for the Study of the New Testament 61 (1996) 87-99

‘Philippians as a Macro-Chiasm and its Exegetical Significance,’ co-author with Stanley E. Porter. New Testament Studies 44 (1998) 213-31

Chapters in Books

‘Modern Linguistics and the New Testament: A Basic Guide to Theory, Terminology, and Literature.’ Approaches to New Testament Study. Ed. Stanley E. Porter and David Tombs. JSNT Supplement Series 120. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1195: 222-65

‘To Timothy or Not: A Discourse Analysis of 1 Timothy.’ Biblical Greek Language and Linguistics: Open Questions in Current Research. Ed. Stanley E. Porter and D.A. Carson. JSNT Supplement Series 80. Studies in New Testament Greek 1. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1993: 90-118

‘Using Ancient Rhetorical Categories to Interpret Paul’s Letters: A Question of Genre.’ Rhetoric and the New Testament: Essays from the 1992 Heidelberg Conference. Ed. Stanley E. Porter and Thomas H. Olbricht. JSNT Supplement Series 90. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1993: 292-324

‘Identifying Theme in New Testament Discourse: Insights from Discourse Analysis.’ Discourse Analysis and Other Topics in Biblical Greek. Ed. Stanley E. Porter and D.A. Carson. JSNT Supplement Series 113. Studies in New Testament Greek 2. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1995: 75-106

‘The Epistle.’ Handbook of Classical Rhetoric in the Hellenistic Period 330 B.C.-A.D. 400. Ed. Stanley E. Porter. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1997: 171-93

‘Discourse Analysis.’ Handbook to Exegesis of the New Testament. Ed. Stanley E. Porter. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1997: 189-217

‘Truth.’ Dictionary of the Later New Testament and its Developments. Ed. Ralph P. Martin and Peter H. Davids. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1997: 1184-87

‘Modern Linguistics and Historical Criticism: Using the Former for Doing the Latter.’ Linguistics and the New Testament: Critical Junctures. Ed. Stanley E. Porter and D.A. Carson. JSNT Supplement Series 168. Studies in New Testament Greek 5. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1999: 36-62

‘The Cohesiveness of Discourse: Towards a Model of Linguistic Cohesion for Analyzing New Testament Discourse.’ Discourse Analysis and the New Testament: Approaches and Results. Ed. Stanley E. Porter and Jeffrey T. Reed. JSNT Supplement Series 170. Studies in New Testament Greek 4. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1999: 28-46

‘Language of Change and the Changing of Language: A Sociolinguistic Approach to Pauline Discourse.’ Diglossia and Other Topics in New Testament Lingusitics. Ed. Stanley E. Porter. JSNT Supplement Series 193. Studies in New Testament Greek 6. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 2000: 121-53