Revd Andrew Cowan

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Junior Research Fellow in Biblical Greek

MA, MPhil (Cantab); MPhil (Oxon)

 

Andrew divides his time between his role as a Junior Research Fellow at Wycliffe and a curacy in Holy Trinity Church in Henley-on-Thames. At Wycliffe, Andrew teaches New Testament Greek and is completing a DPhil entitled 'New Testament ‘Hymnic’ Texts in Modern Interpretation and Ancient Reception'.  Before coming to Wycliffe as an ordinand, Andrew lived in London, where he served variously as a ministry apprentice, student worker, and church music co-ordinator at St Helens Bishopsgate and Christ Church Kensington. Andrew hails from Northern Ireland and is married to Heather, and together they have three children and a dog.

 

Research Interests

Andrew’s current research interests include the reception of the New Testament in manuscript and patristic witness; Paul and the metaphor of slavery to sin in Romans 6; and the Messianic Secret in Mark. Andrew also studies New Testament Greek papyri, and works on supporting and encouraging the retention of biblical languages for ministry students post-college.

Classes Taught

A10 (Elementary New Testament Greek)

Publications

Andrew T. Cowan and Jennifer R. Strawbridge. 2024. ‘Poetic and Hymnic Material in the New Testament’. Pages 151-158 in Behind the Scenes of the New Testament: Cultural, Social, and Historical Contexts. Edited by Bruce W. Longenecker, Elizabeth E. Shively, and T. J. Lang. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic.