Richard Hess
Richard Samuel Hess | |
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Born | 1954 |
Title | Earl S. Kalland Professor of Old Testament and Semitic Languages |
Academic background | |
Education | Wheaton College, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School |
Alma mater | Hebrew Union College (PhD) |
Thesis | Amarna Proper Names (1984) |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Biblical studies |
Sub-discipline | Old Testament and Semitic languages studies |
Institutions | International Christian College University of Roehampton Denver Seminary |
Richard Samuel Hess (born 1954) is an American Old Testament scholar. He is Earl S. Kalland Professor of Old Testament and Semitic Languages at Denver Seminary.
Hess has degrees from Wheaton College, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and Hebrew Union College. He previously taught at International Christian College, Glasgow, and the University of Roehampton, London.[1]
Hess is editor of the Denver Journal. He was previously editor of the Bulletin for Biblical Research.[2] He is a member of the New International Version's Committee on Bible Translation.[3]
Works[]
Thesis[]
- Hess, Richard S. (1984). Amarna Proper Names (Ph.D.). N: Hebrew Union College -Jewish Institute of Religion. OCLC 19345765.
Books[]
- ——— (1993). Amarna Personal Names. Dissertation series (American Schools of Oriental Research), no. 9. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns. ISBN 978-0-931-46471-3. OCLC 28708399.
- ——— (1993). Studies in the personal names of Genesis 1-11. Alter Orient und Altes Testament. 234. Kevelaer ; Neukirchen-Vluyn: Verlag Butzon & Bercker ; Neukirchener Verlag. ISBN 978-3-766-69869-8. OCLC 29535269.
- ———; Satterthwaite, P. E.; Wenham, Gordon J., eds. (1994). He Swore an Oath: Biblical themes from Genesis 12-50. Carlisle, UK ; Grand Rapids, MI: Paternoster Press ; Baker Book House. ISBN 978-0-801-04398-7. OCLC 30318222.
- ———; Tsumura, David Toshio, eds. (1994). I Studied Inscriptions from Before the Flood : ancient Near Eastern, literary, and linguistic approaches to Genesis 1-11. Sources for Biblical and Theological Study. 4. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns. ISBN 978-0-931-46488-1. OCLC 31239619.
- ——— (1996). Joshua: an introduction and commentary. Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries. 6. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. ISBN 978-0-830-81433-6. OCLC 35008147.
- ———; Porter, Stanley E., eds. (1999). Translating the Bible: problems and prospects. Journal for the Study of the New Testament, Supplement Series. 173. Sheffield, England: Sheffield Academic Press. ISBN 978-1-850-75918-8. OCLC 49773539.
- ——— (2005). Song of Songs. Baker Commentary on the Old Testament Wisdom and Psalms. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic. ISBN 9780801027123. OCLC 56825191.
- ———; ; Ray, Paul J., eds. (2008). Critical issues in early Israelite history. Bulletin for Biblical Research Supplements. 3. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns. ISBN 978-1-575-06804-6. OCLC 253638233.
- ——— (2016). The Old Testament: A Historical, Theological, and Critical Introduction. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic. ISBN 978-0801037146.
Chapters[]
- ——— (1994). "One Hundred Fifty Years of Comparative Studies on Genesis 1-11: an overview". In Hess, Richard S.; Tsumura, David Toshio (eds.). I Studied Inscriptions from Before the Flood : ancient Near Eastern, literary, and linguistic approaches to Genesis 1-11. Sources for Biblical and Theological Study. 4. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns. pp. 3–26. ISBN 978-0-931-46488-1. OCLC 31239619.
- ——— (1994). "The Genealogies of Genesis 1-11 and Comparative Literature". In Hess, Richard S.; Tsumura, David Toshio (eds.). I Studied Inscriptions from Before the Flood : ancient Near Eastern, literary, and linguistic approaches to Genesis 1-11. Sources for Biblical and Theological Study. 4. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns. pp. 58–72. ISBN 978-0-931-46488-1. OCLC 31239619.
- ——— (2008). "The Jericho and Ai of the Book of Joshua". In ———; ; Ray, Paul J. (eds.). Critical issues in early Israelite history. Bulletin for Biblical Research Supplements. 3. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns. pp. 33–46. ISBN 978-1-575-06804-6. OCLC 253638233.
References[]
- ^ "Richard S. Hess, PhD". Denver Seminary. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ "A Brief History of IBR". Institute for Biblical Research. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ "NIV Bible translators". Biblica. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
Categories:
- 1954 births
- Living people
- American biblical scholars
- Old Testament scholars
- Wheaton College (Illinois) alumni
- Trinity Evangelical Divinity School alumni
- Hebrew Union College alumni
- Academics of the University of Roehampton
- Translators of the Bible into English
- Academic journal editors