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Ester Petrenko

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Personal Details
                                                                                          
Place of Birth:  Portugal
Residence:       Latvia
Marital Status:  Married to Vitalijs                                               
                           
                   




                                                
Education
 
2006:              PhD in New Testament Studies at the Department of Theology and Religion, University of Durham, UK, under the supervision of Prof. James Dunn and Prof. John Barclay.
                        Title of Thesis: “‘Created in Christ Jesus for good works”: The Integration of Soteriology and Ethics in Ephesians’.
 
1993-1995:    Courses in Classical Greek and Latin (18, 16 and 14 points respectively - scale 20), Catholic University of Lisbon, Portugal.
 
1991-1993     MA Honours in Theology (final classification 93.3 - scale 100), Continental Theological Seminary, Brussels, Belgium.
                       
                        As part of my MA degree, I developed a core curriculum for Monte Esperança Instituto Bíblico, Lisbon. Portugal.
 
1990-91:        BA Honours in Theology (final classification 93.4 - scale 100), Continental Theological Seminary, Brussels, Belgium.
 
1987-1990:    Diploma in Theology and Christian Education with Suma Cum Laude (final classification 3.94 – scale 4.0), Monte Esperança Instituto Bíblico, Lisbon, Portugal.
 
 
Present Appointments
 
2016 -Present          Research Fellow at St. John College, University of Durham, UK
 
2013-Present           BA (Honours) programme leader at Greenwich School of Theology (England) in cooperation with North-West University (South Africa)
                                   
2010-Present           Associate Professor at Norwegian School of Leadership and Theology, Oslo, Norway
 
2010-Present           Senior Lecturer in New Testament and Extraordinary Research Fellow at Northwest University, South Africa & Greenwich School of Theology, England
 
                                    Master and PhD supervisor/examiner at Northwest University, South Africa & Greenwich School of Theology, England
 
2010 - Present         Language editor at Greenwich School of Theology (England) in cooperation with North-West University (South Africa)
 
2010-2012                 Visiting lecturer in New Testament at Oslo International Bible College, Norway
 
2008-Present           Academic Dean at Latvian Biblical Centre (formerly Riga International Bible Institute), Latvia
 
 
Publications
 
Forthcoming. Commentary on Ephesians (in Central & Eastern European Bible Commentary), London: The Langham Partnership Publisher
 
Forthcoming. A Study of Ephesians: A New Identity Reshaped by the Gospel of Reconciliation (in Tobias Faix, Johannes Reimer, GJ van Wyngaard. Reconciliation: Christian Perspectives – Interdisciplinary Approaches) (Vol. 3). Berlin-Münster-Wien-Zürich-London:  LIT Verlag 
 
Forthcoming. Past, Present and Future of Biblical Scholarship in Latvia (in B. Giffone and Matthew Steinfeld (eds), Biblical Scholarship and Its Place in Secular Society: An International Conversation Between South Africa and Eastern Europe), (Series: International Voices in Biblical Studies). Atlanta, GA: SBL Press
 
2015 “Fazer a Diferença na Sociedade em que Vivemos” ([“To Make a Difference in Society”] in Tomé, B. C. (ed.) Mulheres em Missão [Women in Mission], Lisbon: Sig. Soc. Ind. Gráfica Lda., 2015
 
2011    ‘Created in Christ Jesus for good works’: The Integration of Soteriology and Ethics in Ephesians (Paternoster Biblical Monographs), Milton Keynes/Colorado Springs/Hyderabad: Paternoster
 
 
Member of Academic Societies

Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) & Member of the Regional Pan for International Travel Award Eastern Europe Region
  • British New Testament Society (BNTS)
  • Fellowship of European Evangelical Theologians (FEET)
 
 
Courses Taught
  • New Testament Background: Inter-testamental Period
  • Survey of the New Testament
  • New Testament Theology
  • New Testament Exegesis
  • Advanced Hermeneutics
  • Pauline Ethics
  • Christian Ethics
  • Inductive Bible Study
  • Research Methods
  • Biblical Greek
  • Biblical Perspectives on Community and Community Building
  • Servant Leadership
 
Areas of Interest
  • Second Temple Judaism and Early Christianity
  • Undisputed Pauline Epistles
  • Ephesians & Colossians
  • Pauline theology, soteriology, pneumatology and ethics
  • New Testament Theology
 
Seminar/Conference Speaker
 
October 2019 Conference Theme: A Theology as Big as the City, at Norwegian School of Theology, Religion & Society, Oslo, Norway.
                        My theme: Theology of Work
 
March 2013  Seminar for Doctoral Students at Latvian University, Department of Theology, on the Topic: Second Temple Judaism & the Soteriology of Ephesians
 
Feb. 2013      Book presentation (“Created in Christ Jesus for good works”: The Integration of Soteriology and Ethics in Ephesians) at the Latvian University, Department of Theology and Religion
 
2013               Conference on issues of Depression and Mental Illness (“Soul Healing Days”) in Riga, Latvia: “How Biblical Characters Dealt with Depression and/or Mental Illness?” & “Christian Community: Unity in Diversity”
 
2013               Conference for Public Teachers in Riga, Latvia: “Is a Teacher a Transformational Leader?” and “How to be a Transformational Leader?”
 
2012               Mission Conference in Dublin, Ireland: “Christian Community: Unity in Diversity”
 
June 2012     Speaker at a Women’s Conference (Theme: “What the Bible Says about Women’s Ministry”) in Oslo, organised by the Baptist Union of Norway
 
January 2012           Speaker at the National Teachers Conference Themes: “The Challenges and Commitment to God’s Calling” & “Personal Development) in Riga, Latvia
 
March 2010              Seminar on “Servant Leadership” & “Biblical Perspectives on Community and Community Building” at Høyskolen for Ledelse og Teologi (Norwegian School of Leadership and Theology), Oslo, Norway
 
Seminar on “Biblical Perspectives on Community and Community Building” at Oslo International Bible College, Oslo, Norway
           
Seminar on “Inductive Bible Study” at Filadelfia Bible School, Oslo, Norway
 
2008                           Summer Course on Ephesians at the Department of Science of Religions at Lusófona University, Lisbon, Portugal
 
 
 
Christian Ministry Experience
 
2009-present           Mission outreach with LBC students in Kabile (Southwest of Latvia)
 
2006-present           Seminars on relevant theological issues for churches in  Latvia
 
2006-2016                Invited speaker on the Latvian Christian radio on theological topics
 
1995-1998                Seminars for Sunday school teachers and youth leaders at the Portuguese Christian Community in Stockwell, London.
 
1993-1995                Director and coordinator of children and youth ministries in Montijo’s diocese in Portugal.
 
1993-1995                Leading seminars in Lisbon and surrounding areas on leadership training for youth and children’s work as well as Greek-based seminars for pastors and leaders.
 
1991                         Church Planting Campaign in Cape Verde Islands, Africa. This work also involved interpreting from English into Portuguese for international speakers. I also had the opportunity to preach.
 
1990-1991                Sunday school teacher for refugee children (mainly Muslim) in Brussels, Belgium.
 
1989                         Worked for one month as a volunteer at “Teen Challenge” female centre in Budapest, Hungary. This centre is for women with drug and alcohol addictions.
 
1988                         Evangelism in the Azores Islands (Pico and Faial) for one month. This included preaching, teaching and evangelising different communities.
 
1987-1995                Sunday school teacher and youth leader at the Assemblies of God in Moita, Portugal.