McLaughlin, John L.

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College: University of St. Michael's College, Faculty of Theology
Degrees: PhD (St. Michael's)
Email: johnl.mclaughlin@utoronto.ca
Phone: 416-926-7267
Teaching Category:
Regular Tenure Stream
Appointment Status:
Basic Degree
GCTS Full

Bio

John L. McLaughlin was born and raised in Saint John, NB, and misses the Atlantic Ocean, fog and dulse.  He earned a BA (Philosophy Honours and English Major) from St. Thomas University, Fredericton, NB, and an MA in Philosophy from the University of Toronto. He studied Theology and Scripture at the University of St. Michael’s College, where he earned an MDiv and PhD. After teaching at Wheeling [Jesuit] University in Wheeling, West Virginia for seven years, Professor McLaughlin joined the University of St. Michael’s College in July 2002. He is Professor of Old Testament / Hebrew Bible in the Regis St. Michael’s Faculty of Theology and an Associate Member of the Graduate Faculty, Dept. of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations, University of Toronto. He served nine years as the Director of Advanced Degree Programs and two terms as Interim Dean in the USMC Faculty of Theology, and one term as the Acting TST Graduate Coordinator. He is a past President of the Canadian Society of Biblical Studies and serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Hebrew Scriptures.

  • Specializations

    • Ugarit
    • Israelite Origins
    • Ancient Israelite Religion
    • Pre-exilic Prophets
    • Wisdom Literature
    • Psalms
    • Hebrew Poetry
    • Apocalyptic

  • Publications

    Monographs:

    • The Questions of Jesus.  Reprint; Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2020. 
    • Parables of Jesus.  Reprint; Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2020.
    • Justice in the Balance: Learning from the Prophets.  Reprint; Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2020.
    • An Introduction to Israel’s Wisdom Traditions. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2018.
    • What Are They Saying About Ancient Israelite Religion? Mahweh, NJ: Paulist Press, 2016.
    • The Ancient Near East: An Essential Guide. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2012.
    • Justice in the Balance: Learning from the Prophets. Ottawa: Novalis Press, 2008.

    Co-edited Volume:

    • God and Gods in the Deuteronomistic History, edited by Corrine Carvalho and John L. McLaughlin.  Catholic Biblical Quarterly Imprints, vol. 2.  Washington: Catholic Biblical Association of America, 2021.

    Articles:

    • “Who was the God of the Exodus, El or Yahweh?”  Canadian-American Theological Review 10 (2021): 72-85.
    • "Is Amos (Still) Among the Wise?" Journal of Biblical Literature 133 (2014): 281–303.

    Book Chapters:

    • “The Exact Same Thing Only Different: ‘Hebrews’ and ‘Israelites’ in 1 Samuel.”  In Forget Not God’s Benefits (Psalm 103:2): Festschrift in Honor of Leslie Hoppe, OFM, edited by Barbara E. Reid, OP.  Catholic Biblical Quarterly Imprints, vol. 3, 90-110. Washington: Catholic Biblical Association of America, 2022.
    • “Amos.” In The Jerome Biblical Commentary for the Twenty-First Century. Third Fully Revised ed., edited by John J. Collins, Gina Hens-Piazza, Barbara Reid, OP, and Donald Senior, CP, with a foreword by Pope Francis, 1061–73. London: T&T Clark, 2022.
    • “Introduction to Wisdom Literature.” In The Jerome Biblical Commentary for the Twenty-First Century. 3rd Fully Revised ed., edited by John J. Collins, Gina Hens-Piazza, Barbara Reid, OP, and Donald Senior, CP, with a foreword by Pope Francis, 711–19. London: T&T Clark, 2022.
    • “Collateral Damage: Divine Punishment of Others for David’s Sins in 2 Samuel.” In God and Gods in the Deuteronomistic History, edited by Corrine Carvalho and John L. McLaughlin.  Catholic Biblical Quarterly Imprints, vol. 2, 143-59.  Washington: Catholic Biblical Association of America, 2021.
    • “The Relation of the Minor Prophets to the Wisdom Tradition(s).” In The Oxford Handbook of the Minor Prophets, edited by Julia M. O’Brien, 213-225.  Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021.
    • “Wisdom Influence.” In The Oxford Handbook of Wisdom and the Bible, edited by Will Kynes, pp. 409–22. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021.
    • “Marzeah Papyrus.” In Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception. Vol. 17, Lotus–Maskerah, edited by Christine Helmer, et al., cols. 1236–37. Berlin/Boston: Walter de Gruyter, 2019.
    • “Wisdom from the Wise: Pedagogical Principles from Proverbs.”  In Religion and Education in Antiquity: Essays in Honour of Michel Desjardins, edited by Alex Damm.  SHR, vol. 160, pp. 29–54.  Leiden/Boston: Brill, 2018. 
    • “Charismatic Leadership Models.” The Bible Today 56 (2018): 215-19.
    • “Moses in Ben Sira.” The Bible Today 55 (2017): 335-40.
    • "Religion of Ancient Israel." In Anselm Companion to the Bible, edited by Corrine L. Carvalho, pp. 152-67. Winona, MN: Anselm Academic, 2014. Also printed in Anselm Companion to the Old Testament, edited by Corrine L. Carvalho, pp. 150-65. Winona, MN: Anselm Academic, 2014.
    • "Why Does God Have Many Names in the OT and Why Do We Need Them?" In Pastoral Essays in Honor of Lawrence Boadt, C.S.P.: Reading the Old Testament, edited by Corrine L. Carvalho, pp. 57-69. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2013.