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

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. He is also an ordained

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minister. Petersen received his Bachelor of Arts in 1965 from

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, a small Ohio liberal arts college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church. In 1968 he earned a Bachelors in Divinity at

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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

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studies, particularly research on the

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and the writings of the Hebrew Prophets. Petersen has written and co-authored numerous books and articles. He was the senior Old Testament editor for ''The New Interpreter's Study Bible'' and has served as president of the

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. He served as Old Testament editor on the new '' Common English Bible'',Common English scholars
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Works

Dr. Petersen's writings include:

Books

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As editor

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References

External links

Dr. Petersen's faculty page
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