Associate Professor Rick Strelan
Honorary Associate Professor in Studies in Religion
Researcher biography
Dr Rick Strelan's research interests include: The Acts of the Apostles.
Dr Strelan holds the following qualifications: PhD (UQ) BA (Hons) (UQ) Dip Theol (Melb Coll Div) and is a Senior Lecturer in Studies in Religion.
Dr Strelan's current research project is: Luke: the traditions about the author of the Third Gospel and a new proposal.
Publications
Books
Strelan, Rick (2008). Luke the priest: the authority of the author of the Third Gospel. Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing.
Strelan, Richard E. (2004). Strange acts : Studies in the cultural world of the Acts of the Apostles. Berlin, Germany ; New York, U.S.A.: Walter de Gruyter.
Book Chapters
Strelan, Rick (2016). The ascension as a cultic experience in Acts. Ascent into heaven in Luke-Acts: New Explorations of Luke's Narrative Hinge. (pp. 213-232) edited by David K. Bryan and David W. Pao. Minneapolis, Minn, United States: Fortress Press.
Strelan, Richard (2011). The languages of the Lycus Valley. Colossae in space and time : Linking to an ancient city. (pp. 77-103) edited by Alan H. Cadwallader and Michael Trainor. Gottingen, Germany: Vandenhoeck & Ruprech.
Journal Articles
Strelan, Rick (2016). Paul's Work and His Co-workers. Lutheran Theological Journal, 50 (1), 17-27.
Strelan, Rick (2010). What might a Pagan have understood by "Holy Spirit"?. Colloquium, 42 (2), 151-172.
Strelan, Rick (2009). Tabitha: The Gazelle of Joppa (Acts 9.36 - 41). Biblical Theology Bulletin, 39 (2), 77-86. doi: 10.1177/0146107909103881
Strelan, R. E. (2007). A Note on άσΦάλεια (Luke 1.4). Journal For The Study Of The New Testament, 30 (2), 163-171. doi: 10.1177/0142064X07084774
Strelan, R (2007). A people's history of Christianity, vol 1, Christian origins.. Journal of Religious History, 31 (2), 203-204.
Strelan, R. E. (2006). 'We hear them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of god' (acts 2:11). Neotestamentica, 40 (2), 295-319.
Strelan, R. (2005). In search of Jesus: Insider and outsider images. Journal of Religious History, 29 (3), 312-314. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9809.2005.00334.x
Strelan, Rick (2005). John Barton, ed.: The Biblical World. London and New York: Routledge, 2002; Vol. 1, pp. xxiii + 525; Vol. 2, pp. viii + 539. Journal of Religious History, 29 (1), 77-78. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9809.2005.00262.x
Strelan, Rick (2004). Who was Bar Jesus (Acts 13,6-12)?. Biblica, 85 (1), 65-81.
Strelan, Rick (2003). Acts 19:12: Paul's 'Aprons' Again. Journal of Theological Studies, 54 (1), 154-157. doi: 10.1093/jts/54.1.154
Strelan, R. E. (2003). Going in and out: Israel's leaders in acts. Journal of Biblical Studies, 3 (1), 1-11.
Strelan, R. E. (2003). Elizabeth, are you hiding? (Luke 1:24). Neotestamentica, 37 (1), 87-95.
Strelan, Rick (2003). Elizabeth, are you hiding? (Luke 1:24). Neotestamentica, 37 (1), 87-95.
Strelan, R. E. (2003). Outside are the dogs and the sorcerers... (Revelation 22:15). Biblical Theology Bulletin, 33 (4), 148-157. doi: 10.1177/014610790303300404
Strelan, Rick (2001). Keys to the Gate Beautiful (Acts 3:1-10). Journal of Biblical Studies, 1 (3).
Strelan, Richard (2001). The Running Prophet [Acts 8:30]. Novum Testamentum, 43 (1), 31-38. doi: 10.1163/15685360151101746
Strelan, R (2001). The running prophet in Acts-VIII,30 (On the cultic significance of physical gestures and movements in the 'Acts of the Apostles'). Novum Testamentum, 43 (1), 31-38. doi: 10.1163/15685360151101746
Strelan, R. E. (2001). Keys to the Gate Beautiful (Acts 3:1-10). Journal of Biblical Studies, 3, 1-21.
Strelan, Rick (2000). Recognising the gods (Acts 14:8-10). New Testament Studies, 46 (4), 488-503. doi: 10.1017/S002868850000028X
Strelan, R. E. (2000). A greater than Caesar: Storm stories in Lucan and Mark. Zeitschrift fur die Neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der alteren Kirche, 91 (4), 166-179. doi: 10.1515/zntw.2000.91.3-4.166
Strelan, Rick (1999). The fallen watchers and the disciples in mark. Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha, 10 (20), 73-92. doi: 10.1177/095182079900002003
Strelan, R. E. (1999). The fallen watchers and the disciples in Mark. Journal for the Study of Pseudepigrapha, 20, 73-92.
Strelan, Rick (1999). Gamaliel's hunch. Australian Biblical Review, 47 (1), 53-69.
Strelan, R. E. (1999). To sit is to mourn: The women at the tomb. Colloquium, 31 (1), 31-45.
Strelan, Rick (1999). Strange stares: Atenizein in Acts. Novum Testamentum, 41 (3), 235-255. doi: 10.1163/156853699323281270
Conference Paper
Strelan, Rick (2003). Luke Use of LXX Isaiah in Acts. Studiroum Novi Testamenti Societas, Bonn, Germany, 31 July, 2003.
Preprint
Thesis
Strelan, Rick (1994). Paul, Artemis, and the Jews in Ephesus. PhD Thesis, School of History, Philosophy, Religion, and Classics, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/366417