Bio for Steven Runge, D.Litt.

Scholar-in-Residence, Logos Bible Software, srunge@logos.com

Steve serves as a Scholar-in-Residence at Logos Bible Software. He has a Doctor of Literature degree in Biblical Languages from the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa, supervised by Christo Van der Merwe. In preparation for his doctoral research, Steve completed several years of study in the linguistic fields of pragmatics and discourse grammar. This culminated in attending a workshop on discourse analysis offered by SIL/Wycliffe Bible Translators, facilitated by Stephen H. Levinsohn. He has also earned a Master of Theological Studies degree in Biblical Languages from Trinity Western Seminary in Langley, B.C., and a BA in Speech Communication from Western Washington University.

Steve has served as an adjunct faculty member at Northwest Baptist Theological College, Trinity Western University, and Associated Canadian Theological Schools (ACTS) while completing his education. He is also very active in the church. He and his wife were married in 1990. They have two daughters, and live in Bellingham.

Papers by Steve Runge (in PDF format)

A Discourse-Functional Description of Participant Reference in Biblical Hebrew Narrative
This paper contains the introductory chapter outlining my theoretical frame of reference for my approach to grammar; i.e. how does what I am doing reconcile with broader field of linguistics. It provides a quick introduction to a number of concepts that my other papers assume.

Pragmatic Effects of Semantically Redundant Anchoring Expressions In BH Narrative
Conference paper applying some of the claims from my dissertation to the narrative of Genesis 27. While the introduction is rather precise, the application of the principles will demonstrate how attention to pragmatics can positively inform exegesis.

The Exegetical Significance of Cataphoric Pronouns in Luke’s Gospel
This is an intentionally non-technical paper that provides a functional description of the use of pronouns to refer to propositions that have yet to be introduced into the discourse. All the examples are taken from the gospel of Luke, though the same device is regularly observed in other Greek texts.

Relative Saliency and Information Structure in Mark’s Account of the Parable of the Sower
This is a rather technical conference paper which looks at the use of word order and other prominence-marking devices to indicate the most salient parts of a discourse. The analysis if focused on Mark's version of the parable of the Sower, but also references the other synoptic accounts.

Teaching Them What NOT to Do: The Nuances of Negation in the Greek New Testament
The purpose of this paper is to describe and illustrate the basic patterns observed in the Greek New Testament. Based on this description, representative examples will be presented that demonstrate the exegetical payoff of careful attention to negation.

Joel 2:28-32a in Acts 2:17-21 - The Discourse and Text-Critical Implications of Variation from the LXX
The text of Acts 2:17-21 is generally regarded a quotation from the Septuagint (LXX). However, the number and nature of the departures from the LXX reading have led many to conclude that more is going on here than simple quotation. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the practical impact that these changes and variations have on the quotation’s meaning in the textual context of Acts 2.

Last Updated: 2/15/2008