 Dicken is an LCU alumnus with a bachelor's degree in preaching and a
Master of Divinity, plus a Certificate in Biblical Studies from St.
Mary's Seminary. He is currently completing a Ph.D. in New Testament
at the University of Edinburgh, writing a dissertation on Luke's
presentation of the Herods in Luke and Acts.
 Originally from Maryland, Dicken comes to LCU with experience as
preaching minister at Creswell Christian Church, Bel Air, Md. He
also worked with the Central India Christian Mission in Madhya
Pradesh, India, and taught adjunct courses for Hope International
University, Mid-Atlantic Christian University and LCU. His writing
credits include an essay entitled "The Author and Date of Luke-Acts"
in Issues in Luke-Acts, edited by Sean Adams & Michael Pahl (Gorgias
Press, 2012), and several articles in Lexham Bible Dictionary.
 Zola is completing a Ph.D. in New Testament from Baylor
University, working on a new translation of Tatian's Diatessaron, a
second-century harmony of the four Gospels. He earned a master's
degree in New Testament from Abilene Christian University and a
bachelor's degree in electrical and computer engineering from Olin
College of Engineering, where he served as an intern at the NASA
Kennedy Space Center. He taught at LCU during the fall 2012 semester
and received high marks from students in the undergraduate course on
the Gospel of Mark.
Zola was actively engaged with the Robinson Church of Christ in
Robinson, Texas, where he served as adult Sunday school teacher,
substitute preacher, children's ministry volunteer and small group
coordinator. He lived in Germany for a time, working with two
German-speaking churches, teaching lessons and helping them merge
into a single church family, the Gemeinde-Christi in Hamburg. He
wrote "Why Are There Verses Missing from My Bible? The Emergence of
Verse Numbers in the New Testament" (Restoration Quarterly [54
(2012: 233-45]) and translated multiple Greek passages from several
early church fathers in D.H. William's "Matthew: Interpreted by
Early Christian Commentators" (Eerdmans, forthcoming).
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 When introducing the new hires, LCU Provost Clay Ham said: "The
faculty search committee, under the leadership of Dr. Bob Kurka and
Dr. Fred Johnson, are to be commended for their diligent work toward
the hire of two faculty members in New Testament."
Founded in Lincoln in 1944 as a place to train preachers,
Christian teachers and other Christian workers, LCU has grown to
three schools: the School of Undergraduate Studies, Lincoln
Christian Seminary and the Hargrove School of Adult & Graduate
Studies. LCU also offers classes at extension sites in Peoria,
Normal and in Las Vegas, Nev. Many degree programs can be completed
completely or partially online. Degree opportunities range from
associate to master's degrees and a doctorate.
Lincoln Christian University trains Christians to live their
mission in areas like vocational church ministry, business,
psychology, counseling, intercultural studies and others. LCU has
seen more than 16,000 students pass through its doors, and its
alumni have gone on to serve God's kingdom in all 50 U.S. states and
more than 165 countries.
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Lincoln Christian University] |
