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(a trimmed down version of my CV)

Curriculum Vitae
 John E. Anderson

EDUCATION
Baylor University                    Waco, TX         
Ph.D. in Biblical Studies (Hebrew Bible emphasis)                      2010
Dissertation: “Jacob and the Divine Trickster: A Theology of Deception and God’s Faithfulness to the Ancestral Promise in the Jacob Cycle”           
          Committee: W.H. Bellinger, Jr. (Advisor), James Nogalski
          Minor: Jewish Studies

Duke Divinity School             Durham, NC
Master of Theological Studies (MTS)                                                2006
Thesis: “Wrestling for Identity: The Unity of Deception and Blessing  in the Jacob Cycle”
Advisor: Anathea Portier-Young

 Augustana College                  Sioux Falls, SD
BA in Religion (summa cum laude)                                                   2004
Thesis: “From the Shadows: Israel, Jesus, and the Suffering Servant of Isaiah 53”
Advisor: Murray Haar
Major: Religion
Minor: Classics (Greek and Latin)

PUBLICATIONS AND PAPERS PRESENTED

• PUBLICATIONS

“Jesus and the Patriarchs: The Imminent Fulfillment of the Ancestral Promise in Matt 8:5-13,” Catholic Biblical Quarterly (under review). 

“Jacob, Laban, and a Divine Trickster?  The Covenantal Framework of God’s Deception in the Theology of the Jacob Cycle,” Perspectives in Religious Studies 36 (2009): 3-23. 

• PAPERS PRESENTED 

“A Trickster Oracle in Gen 25:23: Reading Jacob and Esau between Beten and Bethel.” Paper presented at the national meeting of the SBL in New Orleans, LA (November 2009). 

“A Trickster Oracle: Reading Jacob and Esau between Beten and Bethel.”  Paper presented at the Southwest regional meeting of the SBL in Irving, TX (March 2008). 

“The Ancestral Covenant in Psalms 105 and 106: Their Function as the Conclusion to Book Four of the Psalter.” Paper presented at the national meeting of the SBL in Boston, MA (November 21-25, 2008). 

“Jesus and the Patriarchs: The Imminent Fulfillment of the Ancestral Promise in Matt 8:5-13.” Paper presented at the national meeting of the SBL in Boston, MA (November 21-25, 2008). 

“A Divine Trickster? The Covenantal Framework of God’s Deception in the Theology of the Jacob Narratives.” Paper presented at the Southwest regional meeting of the SBL in Irving, TX (March 15, 2008). 

“Jesus and the Patriarchs: The Imminent Fulfillment of the Ancestral Promise in Matt 8:5-13.” Paper presented at the Southwest regional meeting of the SBL in Irving, TX (March 15, 2008). 

“From the Shadows: Israel, Jesus, and the Suffering Servant of Isaiah 53.” Paper presented at the Augustana College Religion Department Colloquium (March 2004). 

“The Identity Project: A Study on the Motivations for Religious Conversion.” Paper presented at the Upper Midwest regional meeting of the SBL in St. Paul, MN (April 2003). 

“Conversion and Subversion: The Effect of Conversion on Religious Communities and the Self.” Paper presented at the Augustana College Symposium (April 2002).

 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Teaching Fellow, Department of Religion (Baylor)               2009-2010 
          Instructor of Record for REL 1310: Introduction to Christian Scriptures

Lecture “Living or Dying for God? Sanctification, Life, and Martyrdom During the Holocaust” (Baylor University)

 Graduate Assistant – Department of Religion (Baylor) 2006 – present

• Edited and prepared final manuscript copies for publication of W.H. Bellinger, Jr. Psalms commentary published by Smyth and Helwys (forthcoming) (2007 – 2009)
• Edited and prepared final manuscript copies for publication of W.H. Bellinger, Jr. Psalms: Reading and Studying the Book of Praises 2^nd edition published by Hendrickson
• Taught two class sessions for Dr. Bellinger’s REL 3301: Psalms and Wisdom Literature class (Lament Psalms – January 31, 2008; Introduction to Proverbs – April 1, 2008)
• Taught class session of HEB 2320: Intermediate Hebrew II – March 30, 2009
• Developed weekly quizzes, administered all exams, evaluated and graded all assignments, held review sessions with students to prepare for upcoming exams

 (Greek) Teaching Assistant – Department of Religion (Augustana College) 2001 – 2004

• Grade and provide feedback on student homework and quizzes
• Taught class session on New Testament Greek, led class in translation of Matt 19
• Research assistant (compile bibliographies, research in Jewish Midrash)

LANGUAGES

• Hebrew          
• Aramaic
• Ugaritic
• Greek
• Syriac
• Latin
• German
• French
• Spanish

TEACHING AND RESEARCH INTERESTS
Primary Teaching Competence
       Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
       Hebrew and Aramaic Languages
       Old Testament Theology
       Judaism/Jewish Studies

Secondary Teaching Competence
       New Testament
       Greek
       Jewish Philosophy
       Holocaust and Post Holocaust Theology

Research Interests
       Old Testament Theology
       Genesis
       Jacob Cycle (Gen 25-36)
       Psalms
       Pentateuch
       Literary Approaches tot he Biblical Text

AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
Academic Fellowship (Baylor University)                                                                   
Presidential Regents Scholar (Augustana College)                                                   
Dean’s List every semester (Augustana College)                                                       
Who’s Who Among American College Students                                                        
Blue Key National Honor Society                                            
All American Collegiate Scholar and Scholarship                                                     
Brandaleone Family Scholarship (Duke Divinity)                                                     
Fritz Rusch Memorial Scholarship (Augustana College)                                           
Oliver and Emma Swanson Scholarship (Augustana College)                                  
Paralyzed Veterans of America Scholarship                                                              
Clara and Milt Harvey Memorial Scholarship (Augustana College)                         

MEMBERSHIPS
Society of Biblical Literature                                                                                       

CHURCH INVOLVEMENT/SERVICE

First Lutheran Church – member (Mitchell, SD)                                                    

• Usher and communion assistant
• Former choir member
• Sunday school teacher
• Help with setup for fellowship hour

Student Outreach Ministries (Augustana College)                                                  

• Plan group and fellowship activities
• Organize Bible study for use at youth lock-ins at area churches

Service Activity

• Volunteer at the Banquet (Sioux Falls, SD)
            *serve meals and provide company to those less fortunate in the Sioux Falls community
• Volunteer at Bowden Youth Center (Sioux Falls, SD)
            *helped to clean Center’s outside/landscape area and to build a deck for youth to
              use for concert viewing and family visits
• Volunteer at Children’s Care Hospital (Sioux Falls, SD)                                          

 Residence Life Staff (Augustana College)                                                               

• Central Planning Committee Member
• Plan and organize training session and monthly meetings for fellow staff members
• Help select new staff members

 Graduate Theological Fellowship Committee Member (Baylor University)         

• Help in planning informational and community-oriented events for the graduate department in religion

REFERENCES
Dr. William H. Bellinger, Jr.
Chair of the Department of Religion, Baylor University

Dr. James D. Nogalski
Professor of Old Testament, Baylor University

Dr. Anathea Portier-Young
Assistant Professor of Old Testament, Duke Divinity School

Dr. Stephen Chapman
Assistant Professor of Old Testament, Duke Divinity School

Dr. Murray Haar
Chair of the Religion Department/Professor of Religion, Augustana College

Dr. Richard Swanson
Clara Lea Olson Chair of Christian Values/Professor of Religion & Classics, Augustana College