Richard Pervo Explained

Richard I. Pervo
Birth Name:Richard Ivan Pervo
Birth Date:11 May 1942
Birth Place:Lakewood, Ohio, U.S.
Death Place:Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Nationality:American
Alma Mater:Harvard University
Occupation:Biblical scholar

Richard Ivan Pervo (May 11, 1942 – May 19, 2017)[1] was an American biblical scholar, former Episcopal priest, and Fellow of the Westar Institute.[2] [3] [4] He was best known for his works on the New Testament book of Acts of the Apostles.[5] [6] In 2001, Pervo was convicted for possession of child sexual abuse material.[7] [8]

Biography

Pervo was born in Lakewood, Ohio, the son of Ivan Pervo and Elizabeth Kline. He married Karen E. Moreland on April 2, 1967.[9]

Pervo received his undergraduate degree from Concordia Senior College in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1964. He received a Bachelor of Divinity at the Episcopal Divinity School of Cambridge, Massachusetts, and earned his Th.D. from Harvard University in 1979. A revised version of his dissertation was published in 1987 as Profit with Delight: The Literary Genre of the Acts of the Apostles.[10]

Pervo died of leukemia in St. Paul, Minnesota on May 19, 2017.

Career

Pervo taught at Seabury-Western Theological Seminary (1975–1999) and as professor of Classical and Near Eastern Studies at the University of Minnesota (1999–2001). He served as an Episcopalian priest until 2003.

A Festschrift in recognition of his scholarship was published posthumously by Mohr Siebeck in late 2017.[11]

Criminal conviction

In February 2001, Pervo was arrested after investigators found thousands of images of child pornography on his work computer at the University of Minnesota.[12] In May he pleaded guilty to five counts of possession and one count of distribution of child pornography. He was sentenced to one year in a state workhouse and eight years probation.[13] [14] He formally resigned from the University of Minnesota as of June 2001, having been suspended since his arrest.[15] After serving his sentence he continued to publish theological works as an independent scholar and Fellow of the Westar Institute, and was recognized as an authority on the canonical and non-canonical books of Acts.[16]

Selected works

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Crescent Tide Funeral & Cremation Services - St. Paul, MN - Obituaries. https://web.archive.org/web/20170711025144/http://www.crescenttide.com/obituaries.html. July 11, 2017.
  2. Web site: Richard I. Pervo - Westar Institute. Westar Institute. 24 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20160313235332/https://www.westarinstitute.org/membership/westar-fellows/fellows-directory/richard-i-pervo/. March 13, 2016.
  3. Web site: Rothschild. Clare K.. Richard I. Pervo (1942-2017). Society of Biblical Literature. https://web.archive.org/web/20170619153340/https://www.sbl-site.org/assets/pdfs/Pervo-Obituary-SBL.pdf. 19 June 2017.
  4. News: Scholar Sees Jesus as a Social Revolutionary. Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. April 18, 1992. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171124113024/http://articles.latimes.com/1992-04-18/news/ss-526_1_historical-jesus. November 24, 2017.
  5. Mittelstadt. Martin William. Review Essay: For Profit or Delight? Richard Pervo's Contributions to Lukan Studies. Pneuma: The Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies. 1 January 2011. 33. 1. 95–108. 10.1163/157007411X554749.
  6. Spencer. F. Scott. Book Review: Dating Acts: Between the Evangelists and the Apologists. Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology. 1 April 2008. 62. 2. 190–193. 10.1177/002096430806200212. en.
  7. Web site: Suzukamo. Leslie Brooks. E-mail address led police to U professor. EMMA Labs. Pioneer Press. https://web.archive.org/web/20151031124919/https://emmalabs.com/news/5213.html. October 31, 2015. July 29, 2001.
  8. News: Warren. Stewart. A Concern for All Faiths. The Herald News. BishopAccountability.org. May 4, 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20170628115542/http://www.bishop-accountability.org/news99/2002_05_04_Warren_AConcern.htm. June 28, 2017.
  9. News: Lives Lived: Richard Pervo. July 2017. The Park Bugle. https://web.archive.org/web/20171124105846/http://parkbugle.org.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/07/July-2017.pdf. November 24, 2017. St. Paul, Minnesota. 17.
  10. Edwards. Douglas R.. Review of Profit with Delight: The Literary Genre of the Acts of the Apostles. Journal of Biblical Literature. 1989. 108. 2. 353–355. 10.2307/3267318. 3267318.
  11. Book: Delightful Acts: New Essays on Canonical and Non-canonical Acts. 2017. Mohr Siebeck. 9783161544774. Attridge. Harold W.. Tübingen. en. MacDonald. Dennis R. . Dennis R. MacDonald . Rothschild. Clare K..
  12. News: Kiddie porn found on prof's computer. UPI. February 13, 2001. en.
  13. Web site: College Briefs: Former professor sentenced in porn case. Daily Bruin. UCLA. https://web.archive.org/web/20171125003242/http://dailybruin.com/2001/06/06/college-briefs7/. 25 November 2017. en. June 6, 2001.
  14. News: Zack. Margaret. Professor pleads guilty to child-porn charges.. https://web.archive.org/web/20181120140813/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-75177705.html. dead. 20 November 2018. Star Tribune. 31 May 2001. Minneapolis, MN.
  15. News: Smetanka. Mary Jane. 'U' professor to resign following porn charges.. https://web.archive.org/web/20181120140520/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-74196641.html. dead. 20 November 2018. Star Tribune. 4 May 2001. Minneapolis, MN.
  16. Foster. Paul. Book Review: The Acts of Paul: Richard I. Pervo, The Acts of Paul: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary. The Expository Times. 1 August 2015. 126. 11. 564. 10.1177/0014524615579982p. 171952387 . en. 0014-5246.

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