Contact Information: 
Email: thomas.stegman.1@bc.edu
Office Phone: 617-552-6527
Address:
Boston College
School of Theology and Ministry
140 Commonwealth Avenue
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Areas of Interest:
His primary area of interest and research is the interpretation of the Pauline letters (with a focus on elements of their narrative substructure).
About:
A member of the Wisconsin Province of the Society of Jesus, Fr. Stegman was raised in Holdrege, Nebraska. He is a graduate of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, Philadelphia (B.A., Philosophy). He holds an M.A. (Philosophy) from Marquette University, and both an M.Div. and S.T.L. (Hebrew Bible) from Weston Jesuit School of Theology. He earned his Ph.D. in New Testament studies at Emory University, under the direction of Dr. Luke Timothy Johnson. In addition to his teaching and research responsibilities, Fr. Stegman enjoys giving lectures and workshops for parishes and dioceses. He is an avid fan of the Green Bay Packers and the St. Louis Cardinals.
Courses:
TM 540- Introduction to New Testament
TM 549- Epistle to the Romans
Fall 2009
TM 612- The Apostle Paul
TM 625- John: Gospel and Letters
Recent Publications:
Books:
Second Corinthians, Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2010).
The Character of Jesus: The Linchpin to Paul’s Argument in 2 Corinthians, Analecta Biblica 158 (Roma: Pontificio Istituto Biblico, 2005).
Articles and Book Chapters:
“‘Being with’ Jesus: Mark’s Teaching on Prayer,” The Pastoral Review 5/5 (2009) 16-21.
“Jesus as Pray-er in Mark’s Gospel: ‘Your Will Be Done,’” The Pastoral Review 5/4 (2009) 10-15.
“‘Lifting the Veil’: The Challenges Posed by 2 Corinthians 3,” Studies in Christian-Jewish Relations 4/1 (2009) 3/1-15 — http://escholarship.bc.edu/scjr/vol4/iss1/3
“‘Holy Ones,’ Called to Be Holy: Life in the Spirit according to Paul,” The Pastoral Review 5/2 (2009) 16-21.
“What’s in a Phrase? A Look at Two Key Pauline Concepts,” The Pastoral Review 4/5 (2008) 10-15.
“Episteusa, dio elalēsa (2 Cor 4:13): Paul’s Christological Reading of LXX Ps 115:1a,” Catholic Biblical Quarterly 69 (2007) 725-745.
“Reading Luke 12:13-34 as an Elaboration of a Chreia: How Hermogenes of Tarsus Sheds Light on Luke’s Gospel,” Novum Testamentum 49 (2007) 328-352.
“‘The Spirit of Wisdom and Understanding’: Epistemology in Luke–Acts,” in M. Healy and R. Parry (eds.), The Bible and Epistemology (Carlisle: Paternoster, 2007) 88-106.
“‘Actualization’: How John Paul II Utilizes Scripture in The Theology of the Body,” in J.M. McDermott and J. Gavin (eds.), Pope John Paul II on the Body: Human, Eucharistic, Ecclesial (Philadelphia: St. Joseph’s University Press, 2007) 47-64.