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Revd Emeritus Professor William R. G. Loader BA (Auckl) BD (Otago) Dr theol (Mainz, Germany) FAHA
Emeritus Professor
at Murdoch University
Resident in Orange, New South Wales, Australia
Books (2007-)
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- Following
Luke. A
Commentary for People on the Road (Eugene:
Wipf & Stock/Cascade, 2025)
- Following
Matthew. A
Commentary for People on the Road (Eugene:
Wipf & Stock/Cascade, 2025)
- Facing
Rejection.
Responses in the New Testament Writings (Eugene:
Wipf & Stock/Cascade, 2025)
- Following
John. A
Commentary for People on the Road (Eugene:
Wipf & Stock, 2025)
- Following
Mark. A
Commentary for People on the Road (Eugene:
Wipf & Stock, 2024)
- St Patrick
and the
Hellicopter: Theological Reflections and Stories for Young and Old (Eugene:
Wipf &
Stock, 2023)
- Myths on
the Margins.
Making it to the Centre (Eugene:
Cascade Books, 2022)
- Sex, Then and Now. Sexualities and the Bible (Eugene: Cascade Books, 2022)
- Christology,
Soteriology, and Ethics in John and Hebrews: Collected Essays,
WUNT 478 (Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2022)
- Jesus Left
Loose
Ends: Collected Essays
(Adelaide: ATF, 2021)
- Sexuality
and Gender:
Collected essays, WUNT
458 (Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2021)
- What Can
Love Hope
For? Questions for Faith Seeking Understanding (Eugene:
Cascade
Books, 2020)
- Jesus in
John's
Gospel: Structure and Issues in Johannine Christology (Grand
Rapids:
Eerdmans, 2017) On line interview about it.
- Two Views
on
Homosexuality, the Bible, and the Church, co-authored with Megan K.
DeFranza,
Wesley Hill, and Stephen R. Holmes (Counterpoints;
ed. Preston Sprinkle; Grand
Rapids: Zondervan, 2016)
- Making
Sense of Sex:
Attitudes towards Sexuality in Early Jewish and Christian Literature (Grand
Rapids:
Eerdmans, 2013)
- The New
Testament on
Sexuality (Grand
Rapids: Eerdmans, 2012)
- Philo,
Josephus, and
the Testaments on Sexuality: Attitudes towards Sexuality in the
Writings of
Philo, Josephus, and the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs (Grand
Rapids:
Eerdmans, 2011)
- The
Pseudepigrapha on
Sexuality: Attitudes towards Sexuality in Apocalypses, Testaments,
Legends,
Wisdom, and Related Literature (Grand
Rapids: Eerdmans, 2011)
- Sexuality
in the New
Testament: Understanding the Key Texts (London:
SPCK; Louisville: Westminster John
Knox, 2010)
- The Dead
Sea Scrolls
on Sexuality: Attitudes towards Sexuality in Sectarian and Related
Literature
at Qumran (Grand
Rapids: Eerdmans, 2009)
- Enoch,
Levi, and
Jubilees on Sexuality: Attitudes Towards Sexuality in the Early Enoch
Literature, the Aramaic Levi Document, and the Book of Jubilees (Grand
Rapids:
Eerdmans, 2007)
- The New
Testament -
with Imagination: A Fresh Approach to its Writings and Themes (Grand
Rapids:
Eerdmans, 2007)
- Sexuality
and the
Jesus Tradition (Grand
Rapids: Eerdmans, 2005)
- The
Septuagint,
Sexuality and the New Testament (Grand
Rapids: Eerdmans, 2004)
- Jesus'
Attitude
towards the Law (Grand
Rapids: Eerdmans, 2002)
- Jesus and
the
Fundamentalism of his Day (Grand
Rapids: Eerdmans, 2001)
On line books and study materials:
A
Thinking Faith: 4 sessions: On God, On Jesus, On the Bible, On the
Church
available on YouTube
2 Corinthians: Niggles and Nuggets
Niggles in 2 Corinthians 1–7
Nuggets in 2 Corinthians 1–7
Money Matters and Faith: 2
Corinthians 8–9
Confronting More Niggles
and Affirming Grace: 2 Corinthians 10–13
Reading Revelation
1. Behind
the Book of
Revelation: Imagining Hope
2.
The Letters to the Seven
Churches - Revelation 1 - 3
3.
What was Happening? Revelation 4 - 17
4.
What was about to Happen?
Exploring
Romans (Group
Studies)
Exploring Romans Part
I - Romans 1 - 4
Exploring Romans Part II - Romans 5 - 8
Exploring Romans
Part III - Romans 9 - 16
Paul and the Celts: Studies
in Galatians
See the new Videos Page listing Sessions
on Climbing the Sermon on the Mount, John Wesley,
and Matthew
New: Studies for
inquiring Minds
"Are we there yet?" Studies for the Season of
Advent
Journeying with John: Series 1
(John 1 - 4); Series
2 (John 5, 6, 9, 10); Series
3 (John 13, 14, 15, 17).
Meeting Matthew 1-4;
2. Meeting Matthew 5,
7, 12; 3. Meeting
Matthew 20, 25
Sexuality Studies for inquiring minds of faith: 4 studies:
1. Sexual Desire- Matt 5:21-30; 2. Marriage and Divorce Matt 19:3-9; 3. Marriage and Celibacy 1 Cor 7:1-9; 4. Same-Sex Relations Rom 1:16-32"Looking at Luke" Studies for inquiring minds of faith. Series 1: Luke 7 - 3 studies;
Series 2: Luke 10 -11
- 3 studies; Series 3: Luke
14 - 15 - 3 studies.
For more Group Study Resources follow
this link or click
on the link on the left
Earth, Air, Fire, Water
- Studies in Sustainability
Dear
Kim, This is what I believe: Explaining Christian Faith Today.
revised and expanded; now also in German: Liebe Marianne, Du
fragst nach meinem Glauben
Some chapters now appearing in French
(by Gilles Castelnau):
Parlons de Dieu; Parlon
de Jésus;
Parlons d'être chrétien.
The Christmas Stories - exploring
their background and meaning
6 Studies for Lent + A Reflection for Good Friday and Easter Day
New Articles and Papers:
You might also like to Meet Mandy!
A
Backgrounder on the Australian Referendum 2023
Understanding Paul on Same
Sex Relations
Ordination
Charge - Ministry of the Word
Communion,
Eucharist, the Lord's Supper:
Exploring where it came from and what it means. video
Social
Justice and Gender - paper
for SBL 2019
Gender and
Sexuality in the New Testament - a Paper given
at the 8th East-West Symposium of the Society for New Testament
Studies, May, 2019, Romania
Homosexuality in the New Testament on SBL Odyssey
Homosexuality
- What does the Bible say about
Homosexuality? (Also in French:
Que
dit la Bible de l'homosexualité ? and in Finnish: Mitä Raamattu sanoo homoseksuaalisuudesta?)
"Herod or Alexander Janneus? A New Approach to the Testament of Moses," JSJ 46 (2015) 28-43
"Did Adultery Mandate Divorce? A
Reassessment of jesus' Divorce Logia," NTS 61 (2015) 67-78
Matthew
in Recent Research - English and German
See also The Gospel of Conflict
Same-Sex Relationships:
A First Century Perspective - Similar on You Tube
Ulrich
Luz In Memoriam - Voices from the Eastern European Liaison
Committee of SNTS
Ongoing Lectionary Resources 'First
Thoughts'
on Gospel Passages from the Lectionary
A New Hymn: "Jesus Christ Unites and Frees Us"
New
Reflective Writings
Christ the King and Dreaming of God
TPMM - The 10%
More Movement
Family
Issues and Jesus. Reflections on Mark 3:20-35 also
available on video
Ask a
Roman. A Reflection on Christmas
Corona on the Side of the Road - Indian
Reflections on the Corona Virus based on the Good Samaritan ...
You Tube. Text only version
Donkey - A Story for Children and Adults - vimeo version
Ting and Ted: Celebrating the Uniting Church's
40th birthday. A Dialogue overheard by Bill Loader -available on
request as ppt
St
Patrick and the Helicopter
A Service of the
Eucharist -
for use within
Worship
email w.loader@murdoch.edu.au
Last updated 6 November, 2026