Professors

Stephanie Paulsell

Title: 
Susan Shallcross Swartz Professor of the Practice of Christian Studies
Institution: 
Harvard Divinity School
Religious Affiliation: 
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

Religion and Literature, Christian Spirituality, Childhood and Children's Literature, Religious dimension of intellectural work

Anne Robertson

Title: 
Minister
Institution: 
Crawford Memorial United Methodist Church
Religious Affiliation: 
United Methodist

Christian faith and spirituality as well as the popular Bible study curriculum Exploring the Bible: The Dickinson Series.

Matthew L. Skinner

Title: 
Professor of New Testament
Institution: 
Luther Seminary
Religious Affiliation: 
Presbyterian Church (USA)

New Testament

Shively T. J. Smith

Title: 
Assistant Professor of New Testament
Institution: 
Boston University School of Theology
Religious Affiliation: 
African Methodist Episcopal (AME)

Traditions of Peter, diaspora studies, African-American and womanist approaches to the Bible, Biblical ethics and theology about the treatment of historically marginalized and vulnerable populations, and hospitality to strangers, locally and globally

Jeffrey Stackert, Ph.D.

Title: 
Professor of Hebrew Bible in the Divinity School and the College
Institution: 
University of Chicago

Composition of the Pentateuch, ancient Near Eastern prophecy, cultic texts, and ancient Near Eastern law

Brent A. Strawn

Title: 
Professor of Old Testament; Professor of Law
Institution: 
Duke Divinity School
Religious Affiliation: 
United Methodist Church

Old Testament, Dead Sea Scrolls, Israelite Religion

Osvaldo D. Vena, Th.D.

Title: 
Emeritus Professor of New Testament Interpretation
Institution: 
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
Religious Affiliation: 
Reformed Church of Argentina

Eschatology, New Testament

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