Stephen Lloyd Cook
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Dr. Stephen Cook serves as the Catherine N. McBurney Professor of Old Testament Language and Literature at Virginia Theological Seminary
, the largest of the accredited seminaries of the Episcopal Church. He and his wife Catherine, a psychotherapist, live amid the seminary community on its campus in Alexandria, Virginia with their daughter.
Prior to joining the VTS faculty in 1996, Stephen served on the faculty of Union Theological Seminary
at Columbia University
in New York City for four years. He did his doctoral training in Old Testament at Yale University
after having completing the M.Div. degree at Yale’s Divinity School, where he also served as an instructor and fellow. His undergraduate work was at Trinity College
, Hartford, Connecticut
, where he graduated with honors as a religion major in 1984.
Stephen has served in several capacities as an officer of the Society of Biblical Literature, most recently as a Regional Coordinator for the guild. He is also the Corporation Representative for Virginia Seminary to the American Schools of Oriental Research and a member of such other professional societies as the Anglican Association of Biblical Scholars and the Catholic Biblical Association. He is in high demand around the country as a lecturer, seminar speaker, and workshop leader.
Virginia Theological Seminary
Virginia Theological Seminary , formally called the Protestant Episcopal Theological Seminary in Virginia, is the largest accredited Episcopal seminary in the United States. Founded in 1818, VTS is situated on an campus in Alexandria, Virginia, just a few miles from downtown Washington, DC. VTS...
, the largest of the accredited seminaries of the Episcopal Church. He and his wife Catherine, a psychotherapist, live amid the seminary community on its campus in Alexandria, Virginia with their daughter.
Prior to joining the VTS faculty in 1996, Stephen served on the faculty of Union Theological Seminary
Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York
Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York is a preeminent independent graduate school of theology, located in Manhattan between Claremont Avenue and Broadway, 120th to 122nd Streets. The seminary was founded in 1836 under the Presbyterian Church, and is affiliated with nearby Columbia...
at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
in New York City for four years. He did his doctoral training in Old Testament 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...
after having completing the M.Div. degree at Yale’s Divinity School, where he also served as an instructor and fellow. His undergraduate work was at Trinity College
Trinity College (Connecticut)
Trinity College is a private, liberal arts college in Hartford, Connecticut. Founded in 1823, it is the second-oldest college in the state of Connecticut after Yale University. The college enrolls 2,300 students and has been coeducational since 1969. Trinity offers 38 majors and 26 minors, and has...
, Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford is the capital of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960, it is the second most populous city on New England's largest river, the Connecticut River. As of the 2010 Census, Hartford's population was 124,775, making...
, where he graduated with honors as a religion major in 1984.
Stephen has served in several capacities as an officer of the Society of Biblical Literature, most recently as a Regional Coordinator for the guild. He is also the Corporation Representative for Virginia Seminary to the American Schools of Oriental Research and a member of such other professional societies as the Anglican Association of Biblical Scholars and the Catholic Biblical Association. He is in high demand around the country as a lecturer, seminar speaker, and workshop leader.
Books Published
- Conversations with Scripture: 2 Isaiah (Anglican Association of Biblical Scholars Study Series; Harrisburg, Pa.: Morehouse, 2008)
- New Proclamation: Year B, 2008-2009(Fortress, 2008)
- The Apocalyptic Literature (IBT; Abingdon, 2003)
- The Social Roots of Biblical Yahwism (Society of Biblical Literature, 2004)
- Prophecy and Apocalypticism (Fortress, 1995)
- Ezekiel's Hierarchical World: Wrestling with a Tiered Reality (SBL Symposium Series, 2004)
- The Whirlwind: Essays on Job, Hermeneutics, and Theology in Memory of Jane Morse (JSOTSup 336; Sheffield, 2002)
- On the Way to Nineveh: Studies in Honor of George M. Landes (ASOR, 1999)
Awards, Grants and Fellowships
- Suzanne F. Thomas Faculty Research Award, Virginia Theological Seminary (2006)
- Conant Grant for Sabbatical Research from the Episcopal Church, United States (2003)
- Dr. Cook's Prophecy and Apocalypticism named an Outstanding Book of the Year by Choice (1997)
- The Leonard Hastings Schoff Publication Fund Grant (1992)