About Dr. Twelftree
History
Dr. Graham H. Twelftree was raised and worked on a wheat and sheep farm in Southern Australia. He grew up in a Christian home, and was converted at the age of 15. In 1972 he married Barbara Alderman and finished his BA (hons.) at the University of Adelaide in 1975. After his daughter Catherine was born, the family moved to England where Dr. Twelftree received an MA from Oxford and then read for his Ph D at the University of Nottingham under James D. G. Dunn. While living in Oxford their son Paul was born.
Dr. Twelftree's dissertation was published as Jesus the Exorcist: A Contribution to the Study of the Historical Jesus (Tübingen: Mohr and Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson, 1993). After Dr. Twelftree spent three years as the New Testament Lecturer at All Souls College of Applied Theology, London, the family returned to Australia where he was ordained by the Uniting Church in Australia in 1984 and pastored for 18 years, including planting a Vineyard church in 1996. His children, now married with children, live in Adelaide and London. Dr. Twelftree and his wife moved to Virginia in January 2002 to be part of the Regent University, School of Divinity’s Ph D program.
He is currently the Distinguished Professor of New Testament at Regent University and is well-known for his work on exorcism and miracles. Among his numerous books and articles are Jesus the Miracle Worker: A Historical and Theological Study (Grand Rapids: IVP, 1999) and the recently published People of the Spirit: Exploring Luke’s View of the Church (London: SPCK and Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Academic, 2009) . His current research projects include a book on Saint Paul and the miraculous. He is a member of Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas and is also on the editorial board of the Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus.
In his spare time Dr. Twelftree enjoys classical music, reading and travelling with his wife. He feels called to be the best he can be as a follower of Jesus, a family member, a student of the New Testament and as a member of the faculty. He longs to see students become more like Jesus, pursue academic integrity and be able to do the works of Jesus.