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First Year at Gordon-Conwell: 2018
Expertise: New Testament Studies
Biography:
Dr. Mateus de Campos serves as associate professor of New Testament. His scholarly work focuses on Christology and discipleship in the Gospels, and the use of the Old Testament in the New Testament. He is the author of Resisting Jesus: A Narrative and Intertextual Analysis of Mark’s Portrayal of the Disciples of Jesus (Brill, 2021), and has written commentaries on 2 Peter and Jude (The New Testament in Color: A Multiethnic Commentary, IVP 2024), and Ephesians (Hendrickson, forthcoming), among other works. Currently, he is writing commentaries on the Gospel of Mark and on the discipleship narratives in the Gospels.
As a dean, Dr. de Campos is an advocate for incorporating discipleship practices into ministerial training. He led the faculty in designing the Life Together model, an initiative integrating academic training, spiritual formation, and community, which emphasizes presence, intentionality, and relationships.
Originally from Brazil, Dr. de Campos previously served as a pastor for ten years at the Church of the Nazarene in Americana, Brazil, where he was involved in preaching, teaching, and ministry development. He has spoken at numerous churches and conferences both in Brazil and internationally. Even now, he remains actively engaged in preaching and teaching in local churches in New England, Brazil, and abroad, ministering across various denominations within the evangelical tradition.
Dr. de Campos resides in Middleton, MA, with his wife, Renata, and their children, Matt and Zoe Victoria.
Degrees
- BA (Seminário Teológico Nazareno do Brasil)
- MA (Regent College, Canada)
- PhD (University of Cambridge, UK)
Featured Publications
Select List of Publications
- Review of Exile: A Conversation with N.T. Wright, edited by James M. Scott. JETS 61 (2018): 878-882
- “The ‘Sign from Heaven’ and the ‘Bread from Heaven (Mark 8,10-13),’” Biblica 98 (2017): 234–256.
- Review of Mark, by Darrell Bock. New Cambridge Bible Commentary. JETS 59 (2016): 855-857