David L. Petersen is the Franklin Nutting Parker Professor of Old Testament in the Candler School of Theology at Emory University

Emory University

Emory University is a private research university in metropolitan Atlanta, located in the Druid Hills section of unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The university was founded as Emory College in 1836 in Oxford, Georgia by a small group of Methodists and was named in honor of...

. He is also an ordained Presbyterian minister.

Dr. Petersen received his Bachelor of Arts in 1965 from College of Wooster, a small Ohio liberal arts college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church. In 1968 he earned a Bachelors in Divinity at Yale University

Yale University

Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...

 followed by a Masters in Philosophy in 1970 and a Ph.D. in 1972 from the same school.

Since that time he has specialized in Old Testament

Old Testament

The Old Testament, of which Christians hold different views, is a Christian term for the religious writings of ancient Israel held sacred and inspired by Christians which overlaps with the 24-book canon of the Masoretic Text of Judaism...

 studies, particularly research on the Book of Genesis and the writings of the Hebrew Prophets

Nevi'im

Nevi'im is the second of the three major sections in the Hebrew Bible, the Tanakh. It falls between the Torah and Ketuvim .Nevi'im is traditionally divided into two parts:...

. Petersen has written and co-authored numerous books and articles. He was the senior Old Testament editor for The New Interpreter's Study Bible

New Interpreter's Study Bible

The New Interpreter's Study Bible is a study Bible first published by Abingdon Press/Cokesbury in 2003 which utilizes the New Revised Standard Version .- External links :*...

and has served as President of the Society of Biblical Literature

Society of Biblical Literature

The Society of Biblical Literature, founded 1880, is a constituent society of the American Council of Learned Societies , with the stated mission to "Foster Biblical Scholarship"...

. He served as Old Testament editor on the new Common English Bible

Common english bible

The Common English Bible is an English translation of the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures, including the deuterocanonical books or apocrypha included in Catholic Church and Orthodox Church canons. The English used is intended to be at "a comfortable level for over half of all English readers,"...

,, published in 2011.

Works

Dr. Petersen's writings include:

• A Theological Introduction to the Old Testament (Abingdon Press 2005)
• The Prophetic Literature: An Introduction (Westminster John Knox Press 2002)
• HarperCollins Bible Commentary (HarperOne 2000)
• Old Testament Interpretation (Abingdon Press 1995)
• Zechariah 9-14 and Malachi (Presbyterian PUblishing Corporation 1995)
• Interpreting Hebrew Poetry (Ausburg Fortress Publishers 1992)
• Canon, Theology, and Old Testament Interpretation (Fortress Press 1988)
• Prophecy in Ancient Israel (Fortress Press 1987)
• Haggai and Zechariah 1-8 (Westminster John Knox Press 1984)
• The Roles of Israel's Prophets (Almond Press 1981)
• Late Israelite Prophecy (Society of Biblical Literature 1977)

External links

• Dr. Petersen's faculty page at Emory University