Rev Anthony Brammall
Vice Principal; Lecturer in New Testament
Teaching and Pastoral
B.A.(Hons) (Sydney), Dip. D.&M. (SMBC), B.Th. (Hons) (SMBC/ACT), M.Th (MTC/ACT)
Role at SMBC:
Anthony’s role as vice principal sees him supporting the principal, caring for staff and building relationships between the College and ministry organisations. He oversees the day-to-day running of the college as well as lecturing in New Testament.
Prior to SMBC:
Anthony completed an honours degree in English and Psychology. He also trained as a registered nurse (Concord Hospital) and midwife (Royal North Shore), working in general and psychiatric units. After theological studies at SMBC and Moore College he taught part-time at both colleges. Anthony and his family served with CMS (1996-2003), teaching biblical studies and Greek at the Theological College of Eastern Indonesia. He was ordained in 1997 by the Singapore Anglican Diocese. He has taught full-time at SMBC since 2004.
Personal:
Anthony and his wife Jenny (also a graduate of SMBC) have four adult daughters. They enjoy bushwalking and cross-country skiing, and attend church at All Saints Anglican, North Epping.
Academic Interests:
- Pauline Epistles and Pastoral Epistles
- Gospel of John
- Editing SMBC Press publications
- History of SMBC
Publications and Research:
- Never Going Home: Mabel Green and the Heart of Amazonia (SMBC Press, 2021)
- “Sydney Missionary and Bible College: A case study in Australian theological education,” in Theological Education: Foundations, Practices and Future Directions (ed. Bain, Andrew and Ian Hussey; Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2018) 119-132
- Out of Darkness: 100 Years of Sydney Missionary and Bible College (SMBC Press, 2016)
- Review of Gordon D. Fee, ‘The First and Second Letters to the Thessalonians’ (NICNT), Themelios 35.2 (July 2010): 274-75
- “Is death the end?” in 21st Century Living…1st Century Wisdom (SMBC Press, 2008) 97-108
- “Refugees and asylum seekers,” in 21st Century Living…1st Century Wisdom (SMBC Press, 2008) 121-136
- “Bendahara yang tidak jujur? Lukas 16:1-15”, Jurnal STT INTIM, November 2002
- Is Death the End? (SMBC Press, 1996)
Speaking Ministry:
- Preaching at All Saints Anglican, North Epping; St Barnabas, Yarramalong Valley; ARV Glenhaven
- Global Missions Advance, SMBC
- CTV/MTS Conference, Perth
- Rural Bible Forum, Tasmania