Gilha Lee, PhD
Assistant Professor of New Testament
About Gilha
Gilha Lee, PhD, is a New Testament scholar and ordained Presbyterian minister whose work bridges academic research and lived practice across ecclesial and societal contexts. He is committed to understanding the biblical vision of God’s peace and reconciliation and to exploring how these values can shape communal practices of justice, reconciliation, and communal restoration in today’s world.
He has been actively engaged in pastoral ministry for many years, particularly mentoring and walking alongside young people in their spiritual growth and communal life. His current research focuses on Paul’s theology of reconciliation, with broader interests in the Pauline epistles, the Book of Revelation, Second Temple literature, Roman slavery, and postcolonial interpretations of the New Testament.
Publications
- Journal articles
- “‘The Rock Was Christ’: 1 Cor 10:4b–c as Pauline Challenge of the Corinthians Understanding of Wisdom,” Korean Journal of Christian Studies 109 (2018), 76–86.
- Book translations (English to Korean)
- 『뵈뵈를 찾아서: 우리가 알지 못했던 신약성경의 여성들』. Seoul: Viator, 2024 (Translation of Susan E. Hylen, Finding Phoebe: What New Testament Women Were Really Like, 2023)—with one co-translator.
- Public scholarship and invited articles
- “The Ongoing Call to Reconciliation: Reconsidering Paul’s Theology of Reconciliation” (“지금도 계속되는 화해의 부름: 바울의 화해신학 다시 보기”), Christian Thought (기독교사상, in Korean) (Forthcoming, September 2025).
Awards
- 2024–25, Louisville Institute Dissertation Fellowship, Louisville Institute
- 2024, Wabash & Asian Theological Institute (ATI) Teaching and Learning Workshop Scholarship
- 2023, Asian Theological Summer Institute (ATSI) Scholarship
- 2021–23, Louisville Institute Doctoral Fellowship, Louisville Institute
- 2019–24, Laney Fellowship, Emory University
- 2018, Servant Scholarship, The Servant Korean Evangelical Church
- 2016, Outstanding Biblical Studies Dissertation of the Year (ThM thesis, PUTS)
Memberships and associations
- Society of Biblical Literature, 2018 – present
- Presbyterian Church (USA), 2025 – present
- Presbyterian Church of Korea, 2013–25