Joel Kalvesmaki home page

Welcome to my website. I am editor in Byzantine studies at Dumbarton Oaks, and conduct research in early Christianity (Ph.D., Catholic University of America 2006). My wife, my two children, and I live in Washington, D.C. Listed below are links to academic projects and personal reflections.

Pictures: Family · Wedding

Web-based projects

Evagrius of Pontus: theological and academic resources for the study of Evagrius of Pontus.	Septuagint Page: Links for the ancient Greek version of the Hebrew Old Testament Septuagint and Old Greek Studies: Discussion list on the Septuagint and other Greek versions of the Hebrew Scriptures
Sacred Presence: Webpage devoted to my wife's iconography.	The Theology of Arithmetic: Numbers in Antiquity. Website devoted to my research on number symbolism in the ancient world.

Writings

Dissertation

Formation of the Early Christian Theology of Arithmetic: Number Symbolism in the Late Second and Early Third Century, directed by William J. McCarthy, readers Philip Rousseau, Christoph Markschies, and Susan Wessel. Dissertation awarded with distinction 18 April 2006. Available for purchase through UMI Proquest Digital Dissertations.

Published articles

"Italian versus Eastern Valentinianism?" Vigiliae Christianae 62 (2008): 79-89. Abstract, access
"Isopsephic Inscriptions from Iasos (Inschriften von Iasos 419) and Shnan (IGLS 1403)." Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik 161 (2007): 261-68. Index
"The Original Sequence of Irenaeus, 'Against Heresies' 1: Another Suggestion." Journal of Early Christian Studies 15, no. 3 (Fall 2007): 407-17. Abstract, access

Bibliographies

Bibliography of Evagrius Ponticus
Bibliography on Ancient Number Symbolism
Bibliography of Articles on the Septuagint (1949-1998) Sorted by author · date.
Bibliography of Books and Essays on the Septuagint (1561-1999) Sorted by author · date · title.
Bibliography of Book Reviews on the Septuagint (1954-99) Sorted by date · title.

Becoming Orthodox

Preface: Introduction to the revision of three essays written in 1996 explaining my spiritual pilgrimage to Eastern Orthodoxy.

Second Thoughts: My Journey to the Eastern Orthodox Church
All Scripture is Inspired by God: Thoughts on the Old Testament Canon
Do Not Add to His Words: Thoughts on the New Testament Canon

What Evangelicals should know about Negrut's assessment of Eastern Orthodoxy. Review of Paul Negrut, "Searching For the True Apostolic Church: What Evangelicals Should Know About Eastern Orthodoxy," Christian Research Journal (Winter 1998).
Review of James White, The Roman Catholic Controversy.

Miscellaneous

Table of Old Testament quotes in the New Testament, in English translation

Questions? Comments? Send e-mail.

updated March 2008