About the Author

Graduate Education

Ph.D. in Biblical Studies — Drew University — 1984-1986

M. Phil. in Biblical Studies — Drew University — 1981-1984

Academic Employment

Associate Professor, Department of Religion, Baylor University, 1995-

Assistant Professor, Department of Religion, Baylor University, 1991-1995

Lecturer, Department of Religion, Baylor University, 1986-1991

Instructor, Department of Philosophy and Religion, Bergen Community College, Orange, New Jersey, Spring, 1986

Publications

“The Root G‘R in the Light of Semantic Analysis,” Journal of Biblical Literature 106 (1987): 47-64.

“The Social Background of Early Israel’s Rejection of Cultic Images: A Proposal,” Biblical Theology Bulletin 17 (1987): 138-144.

“Peasants in Revolt: Political Allegory in Genesis 2-3,” Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 47 (1990): 3-14.

“Hebrew pithon peh in the Book of Ezekiel,” Vetus Testamentum 41/2 (1991): 233-235.

“Anub, Azel, Berechiah, Besodeiah,” The Anchor Bible Dictionary, Vol 1, A-C. New York: Doubleday, 1992.

“Izrahiah,” “Joiaim,” The Anchor Bible Dictionary, Vol 3, H-J. New York: Doubleday, 1992.

“Meshullam,” The Anchor Bible Dictionary, Vol 4, K-N. New York: Doubleday, 1992.

“Obadiah,” “Raddai,” “Ram,” “Resheph,” “Rinnah,” “Shaphan,” “Shimeathites,” The Anchor Bible Dictionary, Vol 5, O-Sh. New York: Doubleday, 1992.

“Telah,” “Zaham,” “Zetham,” “Zimmah,” Vol. 6, Si-Z. Anchor Bible Dictionary. New York: Doubleday, 1992.

“Yahweh’s Strongman? The Characterization of Hezekiah in the Book of Isaiah,” Perspectives in Religious Studies 31 (2004): 383-397.

“Psalm 29 as Semiotic System: A Linguistic Reading,” Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 9/12 (2009) http://www.jhsonline.org

“Consider the Source: A Reading of the Servant’s Identity and Task in Isaiah 42:1-9,” in The Desert Will Bloom: Poetic Visions in Isaiah. Ancient Israel and Its Literature. Edited by A. Joseph Everson and Hyun Chul Paul Kim (Atlanta: SBL, 2009), 181-196.

Forthcoming

“Jeremiah” in The New Interpreter’s One Volume Commentary. Nashville: Abingdon.



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