Christine Roy Yoder is J. McDowell Richards Professor of Biblical Interpretation at

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, and an ordained minister of word and sacrament in the

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. She is currently serving as interim dean of faculty and vice president for academic affairs.

Education

Yoder received a B.A. from

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(1990), a M.Div. from

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(1994), and a Ph.D. in Old Testament from Princeton Theological Seminary (2000).

Career and research

She was the instructor of Old Testament language, literature, and exegesis at

(1998–2000), before then becoming an assistant professor of Old Testament language, literature, and exegesis (2000–2004), and then was promoted to professor. In July 2019, she was appointed as J. McDowell Richards Chair of Biblical Interpretation. Yoder has performed research and exegetical study on the

Old Testament The Old Testament (OT) is the first division of the Christian biblical canon, which is based primarily upon the 24 books of the Hebrew Bible, or Tanakh, a collection of ancient religious Hebrew and occasionally Aramaic writings by the Isr ...

, with a focus on

wisdom literature Wisdom literature is a genre of literature common in the ancient Near East. It consists of statements by sages and the wise that offer teachings about divinity and virtue. Although this genre uses techniques of traditional oral storytelling, i ...

and

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. She has published several books, while also contributing chapters and articles to a number of other publications. Her current research is focused on the configuration of desire in Israelite wisdom literature. She proposes "Desire is thus “hardwired” in the body, perceptive, and teachable" and "challenges dualistic (cognitive/emotional) notions of desire for wisdom currently assumed in biblical studies." Her work "has implications for contemporary interdisciplinary and theological reconsiderations of desire by presenting a biblical portrait that neither represses nor limits desire to sexuality or personal want."

Honors

*Luce Scholar named by Association of Theological Schools and The Henry Luce Foundation, Inc. (2014–2015) *Group Project Grant, “Teaching Biblical Exegesis in Theological Schools.” (2006–2007) *Catholic Biblical Association Fellowship (2006–2007) *Lilly Theological Research Grant (2002–2003)

Publications

*''Proverbs''. Abingdon Old Testament Commentaries. Edited by Patrick D. Miller Jr., et al. Nashville, TN: Abingdon, 2009. *''Wisdom as a Woman of Substance: A Socioeconomic Reading of Proverbs 1-9 and 31:10-31''. BZAW 304. Berlin/New York: Walter de Gruyter, 2001. *''Shaking Heaven and Earth: Essays in Honor of Walter Brueggemann and Charles Cousar''. Editor with Kathleen M. O’Connor, E. Elizabeth Johnson, and Stanley P. Saunders. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox, 2005. *''Proverbs.'' In the Women's Bible Commentary: Twentieth Anniversary Edition. (Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox). *Editor for all entries related to wisdom literature and the Psalms in the ''Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception'', a 30-volume and on-line resource, Walter de Gruyter (2006–present) Vols. 1-2 (2009); Vol. 3 (2011); Vol. 4 (2011).

References

External links

Christine Roy Yoder Working PreacherSBL PublicationsAssociation of Theological SchoolsInternational Review of Biblical Studies Volume 52Columbia Theological Seminary Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Yoder, Christine Roy Living people Old Testament scholars Columbia Theological Seminary faculty American biblical scholars Presbyterian Church (USA) Princeton Theological Seminary alumni Year of birth missing (living people) Women biblical scholars