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# Philip S. Chia

2 papers on this site · 2023–2025

current affiliation [Southern Baptist Theological Seminary](https://ror.org/03ywnpj79), Louisville; [Sekolah Tinggi Teologi Injili Indonesia Yogyakarta](https://ror.org/02wz9mw49), Yogyakarta, Indonesia; [University of Pretoria](https://ror.org/00g0p6g84), Pretoria, South Africa

Philip S. Chia has 2 papers on this site, in 2023–2025, most of them on [Hebrew & Aramaic](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/hebrew-aramaic/), [Semitic languages](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/semitic-languages/).

[OpenAlex](https://openalex.org/A5007243992) · [ORCID](https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2453-7497) · [**h-index 7**](https://openalex.org/authors/A5007243992) · [105 works](https://openalex.org/works?filter=author.id:A5007243992) · [211 citations](https://openalex.org/works?filter=author.id:A5007243992&sort=cited_by_count:desc) OpenAlex, 2026-10-14

[2 works on this site](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/philip-s-chia/#papers)

The profile is the library's match of the name; two people with one name are not always told apart.

Elsewhere: [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=search_authors&mauthors=Philip+S.+Chia) · [Semantic Scholar](https://www.semanticscholar.org/search?q=Philip+S.+Chia) · [dblp](https://dblp.org/search?q=Philip+S.+Chia) · [ACL Anthology](https://aclanthology.org/search/?q=Philip+S.+Chia)

## Affiliations

- [Southern Baptist Theological Seminary](https://ror.org/03ywnpj79) · Louisville —current · 2018–2026 on 47 papers
- [University of Pretoria](https://ror.org/00g0p6g84) · Pretoria, South Africa —current · 2024–2026 on 24 papers
- [Sekolah Tinggi Teologi Injili Indonesia Yogyakarta](https://ror.org/02wz9mw49) · Yogyakarta, Indonesia —current · 2022–2026 on 5 papers
- [Sekolah Tinggi Teologi Injili Indonesia Surabaya](https://ror.org/04vs2tg58) · Surabaya, Indonesia —2019–2024 on 11 papers

From the bylines of their papers (OpenAlex, 2026-10-14), ORCID and Wikidata; institutions on papers are matched by machine. 3 more institutions on single bylines are not listed.

## Topics

[Hebrew & Aramaic 2](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/hebrew-aramaic/) · [Semitic languages 2](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/semitic-languages/)

## Papers

The most cited first (OpenAlex and our library).

1. **[The problematic Hebrew word ‘ועבר’ Nahum 1:12: The study of ancient translations](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/chia-2025-problematic-hebrew-word-nahum-1/)** *(2025)* Chia investigates a single verb in Nahum 1:12, ועבר ("and he/it will pass"), on which the ancient versions disagree.
2. **[The mysterious Hebrew word שׂרקים in Zechariah 1:8](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/chia-2023-mysterious-hebrew-word-zechariah-1/)** *(2023)* Chia examines שׂרקים, a horse-colour word in Zechariah 1:8. It raises two puzzles. First, the verse's colour list (red, שׂרקים, white) does not line up with the horse lists in Zechariah 6:2–3 and 6:6–7, which include black and dappled horses but never this term. Second, the word's meaning was apparently obscure even…