Dr. Brent A. Strawn, Associate Professor of Old Testament
Dr. Strawn has a special interest in ancient Near Eastern iconography, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Israelite religion, comparative Semitic philology, legal traditions of the Old Testament, and Old Testament theology. He has published articles in journals such as Revue de Qumran, Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, The Asbury Theological Journal, The Journal of Biblical Literature, Vetus Testamentum, Perspectives in Religious Studies, Ugarit-Forschungen, Teaching Theology and Religion, Homiletic, Journal for Preachers, Journal of Theological Interpretation, Biblica, and Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha. Dr. Strawn is on the editorial board of the Catholic Biblical Quarterly. He is an ordained elder in the Church of the Nazarene.
Contact
Dr. Brent A. Strawn
Candler School of Theology
Emory University
1531 Dickey Dr.
Atlanta, GA 30322
United States
Phone: 404.727.4153
Fax: 404.727.2494
Email: bstrawn@emory.edu
Education
- PhD, Princeton Theological Seminary, 2001
- MDiv, Princeton Theological Seminary, 1995
- BA, Point Loma Nazarene College, 1992
Publications
- Common English Bible (2010), co-editor
- The Theology of the Book of Genesis (Cambridge University Press, 2009), co-editor
- Psalms for Preaching and Worship: A Lectionary Commentary (Eerdmans, 2009), co-editor
- Qumran Studies: New Approaches, New Questions (Eerdmans, 2007), co-editor
- Old Testament Theology (Cambridge University Press), co-editor
- What Is Stronger Than a Lion? Leonine Image and Metaphor in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East (Fribourg Academic Press and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2005)
- A God So Near: Essays on Old Testament Theology in Honor of Patrick D. Miller (Eisenbrauns, 2003), co-editor
- The Dead Sea Scrolls: Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek Texts with English Translations, Volume 4B: Angelic Liturgy: Songs of the Sabbath Sacrifice (Mohr Siebeck and Westminster John Knox Press, 1999), co-editor
- Rule of Community: Photographic Multi-Language Edition (Continuum, 1996), co-editor
- The Dead Sea Scrolls: Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek Texts with English Translations, Volume 2:Damascus Document, War Scroll and Related Documents (Mohr Siebeck and Westminster John Knox Press, 1995), co-editor
Links
- Brent Strawn talks about common Bible misquotes on CNN Sunday Morning
- On CNN: Brent Strawn provides theological perspective on the recent end-of-the-world warnings
- On WAGA-TV: Dr. Strawn interviewed on a group’s belief that May 21, 2011 will mark the end of the world
- Hear Dr. Strawn preach in Cannon Chapel via iTunes University (2009)