Dr. Joel M. LeMon, Assistant Professor of Old Testament
Dr. LeMon's research focuses on the Psalms, Hebrew and Ugaritic poetry, and ancient Near Eastern history, literature, and art. He is the author of Yahweh’s Winged Form in the Psalms (Academic Press, 2010) and the co-editor of Method Matters (with Kent H. Richards, Society of Biblical Literature, 2009). LeMon was a recipient of a Lilly Theological Research grant. He is an elder in the Virginia Conference of The United Methodist Church.
Contact
Dr. Joel M. LeMon
Candler School of Theology
Emory University
1531 Dickey Dr.
Atlanta, GA 30322
United States
Phone: 404.727.4181
Fax: 404.727.2494
Email: jmlemon@emory.edu
Education
- PhD, Emory University, 2007
- MDiv, Princeton Theological Seminary, 2001
- BA, Shenandoah Conservatory of Music, 1998
Publications
- Yahweh's Winged Form in the Psalms: Exploring Congruent Iconography and Texts (Academic Press Fribourg, 2010)
- Method Matters: Essays on the Interpretation of the Hebrew Bible in Honor of David L. Petersen (Society of Biblical Literature, 2009), co-editor
- Soundings in Theology of the Psalms (2010), contributor
- New Interpreter’s One Volume Commentary on the Bible (2010), contributor
- Common Lectionary Psalms for Preaching and Worship (2009), contributor
- Dictionary of Old Testament: Wisdom, Poetry & Writings (2009), contributor
- The Wesley Study Bible (2008), contributor
- Bilder als Quellen / Images as Sources (2008), contributor