Agnes Choi

Chair, Department of Religion

Phone: 253-535-7314

Email: choiaa@plu.edu

Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 207-F

  • Professional
  • Biography

Additional Titles/Roles

  • Professor of New Testament

Education

  • Ph.D., University of St. Michael’s College at the University of Toronto, 2010
  • M.Div., Tyndale Seminary, 2002
  • B.S., University of Toronto, 1999

Areas of Emphasis or Expertise

  • Ancient economy and the impact of the economy on the urban-rural relationship
  • Interpretation of the parables of Jesus

Books

  • Taxation, Economy, and Revolt in Ancient Rome, Galilee, and Egypt (co-edited with Thomas R. Blanton IV and Jinyu Liu; Routledge, 2022) : View Book
  • Handbook of Women Biblical Interpreters: A Historical and Biographical Guide (co-edited with Marion Ann Taylor; Baker Academic, 2012) : View Book

Biography

Agnes Choi teaches courses in biblical studies, with a focus on the earliest generations of Christianity and Judaism during the Second Temple Period. Her teaching and research consider how these Christian and Jewish texts should be understood in their ancient contexts.

She also teaches courses in the International Honors Program and the Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies Program. In Academic Year 2018-19, she received PLU’s Faculty Excellence Award in Teaching. She also received a Graves Award in the Humanities (biennial award, 2021-23), which recognizes unusual skill and enthusiasm in teaching, as well as scholarly merit.

Her areas of research include archaeology in the Galilee (northern Israel), the urban-rural relationship, and the ancient economy.