Rate My Professor Paul Trebilco

Trebilco's research focuses on the Jewish and Greco-Roman backgrounds to the New Testament, the Acts of the Apostles, the Apostle Paul, early Christians in Ephesus, the relationship of Scripture and Church tradition, and self-designations used by earliest Christians. Current projects include early Christians in Ephesus, Smyrna, Miletus, and Ionia from Paul to 500 CE, Johannine Epistles, Acts, and Jewish communities in Asia Minor. Key publications include Jewish Communities in Asia Minor (1991), The Early Christians in Ephesus from Paul to Ignatius (2004), Self-Designations and Group Identity in the New Testament (2011), Outsider Designations and Boundary Construction in the New Testament: Early Christian Communities and the Formation of Group Identity (2017), and 1 Timothy: A Pastoral and Contextual Commentary (2023, co-authored with Simon H. Rae and Deolito Vistar). He supervises PhD students on topics such as the Historical Jesus, Johannine Literature, Acts, Pauline Theology, and Pastoral Epistles, having guided over 30 postgraduates to completion. Trebilco delivers public lectures and presentations, including on Book of Revelation imagery and Ignatius' letters dating.