Lloyd A. Lewis
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The Reverend Lloyd Alexander “Tony” Lewis, Jr. has served on the faculty of Virginia Theological Seminary
from 1978 through 1991 and from 2000 to the present. He is currently the Molly Laird Downs Professor of New Testament
.
He completed his Ph.D. at Yale University
in New Haven, Connecticut where the focus of his study was on the social and theological implications of the use of family language in Paul’s Letter to Philemon. He previously received the M.A. and M.Phil. in New Testament studies at Yale University, the M.Div. from Virginia Theological Seminary, Alexandria, Virginia
, and an A.B. in Classics from Trinity College
, Hartford, Connecticut. Virginia Theological Seminary has conferred upon him the D.D. honoris causae
Before joining the Faculty at VTS, Professor Lewis was ordained a deacon and priest in The Episcopal Church. He was Curate at Saint George’s Church, Brooklyn, Assistant at Saint Monica’s Church, Hartford, and Tutor at The General Theological Seminary, New York City. Previous to his return to the Faculty he was Dean of the George Mercer, Jr. Memorial School of Theology and Bishop’s Deputy for Education in the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island, Honorary Assistant at the Church of Saint James of Jerusalem, Long Beach, New York, and Adjunct in New Testament at the General Theological Seminary
, New York City.
Rev. Lewis is a Canon Theologian to the bishops of Long Island and an Honorary Assistant to the Rectors of Saint Paul’s Parish, Washington, DC and Christ Church, Hackensack, New Jersey.
Virginia Theological Seminary
Virginia Theological Seminary , formally called the Protestant Episcopal Theological Seminary in Virginia, is the largest accredited Episcopal seminary in the United States. Founded in 1818, VTS is situated on an campus in Alexandria, Virginia, just a few miles from downtown Washington, DC. VTS...
from 1978 through 1991 and from 2000 to the present. He is currently the Molly Laird Downs Professor of New Testament
New Testament
The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
.
He completed his Ph.D. at Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
in New Haven, Connecticut where the focus of his study was on the social and theological implications of the use of family language in Paul’s Letter to Philemon. He previously received the M.A. and M.Phil. in New Testament studies at Yale University, the M.Div. from Virginia Theological Seminary, Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2009, the city had a total population of 139,966. Located along the Western bank of the Potomac River, Alexandria is approximately six miles south of downtown Washington, D.C.Like the rest of northern Virginia, as well as...
, and an A.B. in Classics from Trinity College
Trinity College (Connecticut)
Trinity College is a private, liberal arts college in Hartford, Connecticut. Founded in 1823, it is the second-oldest college in the state of Connecticut after Yale University. The college enrolls 2,300 students and has been coeducational since 1969. Trinity offers 38 majors and 26 minors, and has...
, Hartford, Connecticut. Virginia Theological Seminary has conferred upon him the D.D. honoris causae
Before joining the Faculty at VTS, Professor Lewis was ordained a deacon and priest in The Episcopal Church. He was Curate at Saint George’s Church, Brooklyn, Assistant at Saint Monica’s Church, Hartford, and Tutor at The General Theological Seminary, New York City. Previous to his return to the Faculty he was Dean of the George Mercer, Jr. Memorial School of Theology and Bishop’s Deputy for Education in the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island, Honorary Assistant at the Church of Saint James of Jerusalem, Long Beach, New York, and Adjunct in New Testament at the General Theological Seminary
General Theological Seminary
The General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church is a seminary of the Episcopal Church in the United States and is located in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan in New York....
, New York City.
Rev. Lewis is a Canon Theologian to the bishops of Long Island and an Honorary Assistant to the Rectors of Saint Paul’s Parish, Washington, DC and Christ Church, Hackensack, New Jersey.
See also
- Virginia Theological SeminaryVirginia Theological SeminaryVirginia Theological Seminary , formally called the Protestant Episcopal Theological Seminary in Virginia, is the largest accredited Episcopal seminary in the United States. Founded in 1818, VTS is situated on an campus in Alexandria, Virginia, just a few miles from downtown Washington, DC. VTS...
- People associated with VTS