Adam Winn
S. Louis and Ann W. Armstrong Professor and Department Chair
Howard College of Arts and Sciences
Biblical and Religious Studies
awinn@samford.edu
205-726-4785

Dr. Winn comes to Samford after serving as a professor of the New Testament and Greek at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor for eight years. Before that, he taught New Testament at Azusa Pacific University for two years. He has also taught adjunctly at Fuller, Asbury and Truett Seminaries.  
 
Dr. Winn written numerous books, including The Purpose of Mark’s Gospel: An Early Christian Response to Roman Imperial Propaganda (Mohr Siebeck, 2008), Reading Mark’s Christology under Caesar: Jesus the Messiah and Roman Imperial Ideology (IVP, 2018) and Israel’s Lord: YHWH as Two Powers in Second Temple Literature (Fortress/Lexington, 2024). His work also includes numerous academic articles and essays. His research interests include the Gospel of Mark, the Roman imperial context of the New Testament, and New Testament Christology within the context of Jewish Monotheism.  
 
Dr. Winn is passionate about helping students become better interpreters and followers of Scripture by helping them understand the historical and cultural context in which it was written. His passion extends beyond academia. He is an ordained Baptist minister who is committed to bringing the fruit of biblical scholarship to the local church through teaching and preaching.  
 
Dr. Winn is an avid sports fan, who spends a good bit of his time cheering on the Tennesse Titans, Houston Astros, and any University of Oregon team—Go Ducks!  He loves to spend time with his wife Molly and their daughter Brennan, especially when that time is spend traveling  together.  
 
Degrees and Certifications
  • BA, Biblical Studies, Southwest Baptist University
  • MA, Biblical and Theological Studies, Fuller Theological Seminary
  • PhD, New Testament Studies, Fuller Theological Seminary

Book Publications

  • The Purpose of Mark’s Gospel: An Early Christian Response to Roman Imperial Propaganda. WUNT II 245. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck. 2008.
  • Mark and the Elijah-Elisha Narrative: Considering the Practice of Greco-Roman Imitation in the Search for Markan Source Material. Eugene: Pickwick/Wipf and Stock. 2010.
  • Reading Mark’s Christology Under Caesar: Jesus the Messiah and Roman Imperial Ideology. Downers Grove: IVP. 2018.
  • Killing a Messiah: A Novel. Downers Grove: IVP. 2020. (Korean translation, 2021; Romanian translation forthcoming)
  • Christology in Mark’s Gospel: Four Views. Co-authored with Larry Hurtado, Sandra Hubenthal, and Daniel Kirk. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2021. 
  • Israel’s LORD: YHWH as “Two Powers” in Second Temple Literature. Co-authored with David Wilhite. New York: Lexington/Fortress Academic. 2024.