Education, degrees
- 1993-2002: Post-doctoral seminars on Hebrew philology, University of Leiden
- 1980-1985: Ph.D. in Old Testament Studies, Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary Memphis, TN (Ph.D. dissertation: “The Development of Old Testament Hebrew Lexicography”)
- 1977-1979: Master of Theology, Western Conservative Baptist Seminary, Portland, OR
- 1974-1977: Master of Divinity in Christian Education, Western Conservative Baptist Seminary Portland, OR
- 1973-1974: Post-graduate study, Hebrew and Akkadian, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC
- 1969-1973: Bachelor of Arts, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC
Academic positions and teaching experience
- 2012: Interim OT Chair, ETF Leuven
- 2007-: Associate Professor of Old Testament, ETF Leuven
- 2004-: Lecturer in Old Testament, Center of Evangelical & Reformation Theology (CERT), Free University Amsterdam (member of the Advisory Committee of CERT)
- 2000-2006: Academic Dean and Professor of Old Testament, Tyndale Theological Seminary, Badhoevedorp (NL)
- 1994-2000: Associate Professor of Old Testament, Tyndale Theological Seminary, Badhoevedorp (NL)
- 1997-2000: Old Testament Dean of Kiev Christian University, Kiev, Ukraine
- 1990-1992: Acting Academic Dean, Tyndale Theological Seminary, Badhoevedorp (NL)
- 1989-1994: Assistant Professor of Old Testament, Tyndale Theological Seminary, Badhoevedorp (NL)
- 1988-1989: Visiting Lecturer in Hebrew and Old Testament, Western Conservative Baptist Seminary Portland, OR
- 1985-1986: Adjunct Professor of Bible and Missions, Mid-South Bible College (now Crichton College of John Brown University, Memphis, TN)
- 1982-1983: Teacher, Bible, and American History, Skyview Academy, Memphis, TN
- 1980-1986: Teaching Assistant, Old Testament Department, Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary Memphis, TN
- 1977-1979: Teaching Fellow, Church History, Western Conservative Baptist Seminary Portland, OR
Academic memberships
- Society of Biblical Literature (SBL)
- Evangelical Theological Society (ETS)
- Institute of Biblical Research (IBR)
- Fellowship of European Evangelical Theologians (FEET)
- Center for Evangelical and Reformation Theology (CERT)
- Near East Archaeological Society (NEAS)
- National Association of Professors of Hebrew (NAPH)
- 1993: Inclusion in Who’s Who in Biblical Studies and Archaeology
Church ministry
- 1994-1999: Education elder, pulpit supply, Trinity Baptist Church, Wassenaar, NL
- 1987: Ordination to ministry, Open Door Bible Church, Memphis, TN
- 1983-1985: Assistant Pastor, Northside Bible Church, Memphis, TN
- 1982-1983: Assistant Pastor, Central Church North, Memphis, TN
Selected Bibliography
Books
- Other Voices in Old Testament Interpretation: Untraditional Explanations of Selected Popular Old Testament Texts and Topics. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2019.
- “The Development of OT Hebrew Lexicography.” Ph.D. dissertation. University Microfilms.
Journal Articles and Book Chapters
- “Learning Messiah: Israel and the Nations: Learning to Read God’s Way Anew.” European Journal of Theology 28, no. 2 (2019): 187–89.
- “Ezekiel.” In Introducere în studiul Vechiului Testament: Cărțile profetice şi poetice, edited by Silviu Tatu, 107–32. Oradea: Casa Cărții, 2019.
- “The Land in the Four Wisdom Books: Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs.” In The Earth and the Land: Studies about the Value of the Land of Israel in the Old Testament and Afterwards, edited by Hendrik J. Koorevaar and Mart-Jan Paul, 223–48. Edition Israelogie 11. Berlin: Lang, 2018.
- “Hell in English Bibles since the KJV.” In The King James Bible (1611-2011): Prehistory and Afterlife, edited by Tibor Fabiny and Sara Tóth, 157–78. Budapest: L’Harmattan, 2017.
- “Gen. 6:1-4 as a Chiasm.” Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament 30, no. 1 (2016): 129–44.
- “Patterns, Parallels, and Poetics in Genesis 1.” The Journal of Inductive Biblical Studies 3, no. 1 (2016): 6–27.
- With Hendrik Koorevaar. “Die Sünde: Ursprung und zerstörende Wirkung, Heilung und Überwindung.” In Theologie des Alten Testaments: Die bleibende Botschaft der hebräischen Bibel, edited by Hendrik J. Koorevaar and Mart-Jan Paul, 180–213. Giessen: Brunnen, 2016.
- “Star Wars: The Creation Debate in Cyberspace.” In Evangelicals and Sources of Authority, edited by Miranda Klaver, Stefan Paas, and Eveline van Staalduine-Sulman, 163–83. Amsterdam Studies in Theology and Religion. Amsterdam: VU University Press, 2016.
- “Etica Vechiului Testament.” In Introducere in studiul Vechiului Testament” Pentateuhul si cartile istorice, 75–92. Oradea: Casa Cartii, 2016.
- “Angels.” Edited by John D. Barry and Lazarus Wentz. Lexham Bible Dictionary. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2016.
- “The Meaning and Missional Significance of ‘Call on the Name YHWH.’” The Asbury Journal 70, no. 2 (2015): 6–27.
- 5 articles in Encyclopedia of Christian Education, ed. Mark Lamport et al. Rowman & Littlefield Publishing, 2015.
- “A Spirit Chiasm in Isa. 11:2-3a,” Scandinavian Journal of OT 28 (2014): 44-57.
- With Hendrik Koorevaar. “De zonde: oorspong en verwoesting, genezing en overwinning.” In: H. Koorevaar and Mart-Jan Paul (eds.). Theologie van het Oude Testament: de blijvende boodschap van de Hebreeuwse Bijbel. Zoetermeer: Boekencentrum, 2013, 183-218.
- Various articles in: S. Cox (ed.). The Broadman and Holman Encyclopedia of the Bible. Nashville: B & H Publishing Group, 2011 (forthcoming).
- “Righteous People in Proverbs.” In: S. Riecker and J. Steinberg (eds.). Das heilige Herz der Tora: Festschrift für Hendrik Koorevaar zu seinem 65. Geburtstag. Theologische Studien. Aachen: Shaker Verlag, 2011, 267-283.
- “David’s I-Thou Discourse: Verbal Chiastic Patterns in Psalm 23.” Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament 25:1 (2011): 105-115.
- “The Sin of Shinar (Genesis 11:4).” European Journal of Theology 20:1 (2011): 29-39.
- “In Tune with ‘Truth’: The Meaning of tma in the Old Testament Psalter.” In: T. J. Marinello and H. H. Drake Williams (ed.). My Brother’s Keeper: Essays in Honor of Ellis R. Brotzman. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2010, 24-42.
- “The Wicked Wealthy in Isaiah 53:9.” The Asbury Journal, 64:2 (2009): 68-81.
- Contributor to The Voice of the Psalms. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, Inc., 2009.
- Review of: Goldingay, John. Psalms 90-150. Psalms, vol. 3 in the Baker Commentary on the OT series: Wisdom and Psalms (2008). The Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 52 (2009): 846-848.
- Editor for ca. 700 Hebrew words in Strong’s Concordance for the Holman Standard Bible. Nashville: B & H Publishing Group, 2008.
- “Meditation in the Psalms.” Midwestern Journal of Theology 6/1 (2007): 3-18.
- “Messianic Prophecy Fulfilled in the Gospels.” In: S. Cox and K. Easley (ed.). Holman CSB Harmony of the Gospels. Nashville: B & H Publishing Group, 2007, 341-344.
- “Isaiah’s Theology of Pride.” Midwestern Journal of Theology 2/2 (2004): 223-231.
- “No Fear! Psalm 23 as a Careful, Conceptual Chiasm.” Asbury Theological Journal 58/1 (2003): 65-80.
- Review of: Carl E. Braaten and Robert W. Jenson (ed.), Jews and Christians: People of God (2003). The Journal of Evangelism and Missions 3 (2004).
- “‘Hell’ as a Translation of scheol in the Hebrew Bible: Dehellenizing the KJV and NKJV.” Asbury Theological Journal 57/2 (2002): 5-24
- “Arpachshad,” “Dragon,” “Eden,” “Kedar,” “Nebaioth,” “Nehushtan,” “Night Hag,” “Nimrod,” “Put,” and “Sea Monster.” In: David Noel Freedman (ed.). The Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishers, 2000.
- “‘Spirit of Your Holiness’ (rûah qodšekä) in Psalm 51:13.” Trinity Journal 19/1 (1998): 29-49.
- “The Music of Missions: Themes of Cross-Cultural Outreach in the Psalms.” Missiology 26/4 (1998): 445-456.
- “Ezekiel Commentary.” In: The Nelson Study Bible. Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1997.