Keith Bodner (born 1967) is a Canadian scholar of the Old Testament. He teaches at

Crandall University Crandall University is a Baptist Christian liberal arts university located in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. It is affiliated with the Canadian Baptists of Atlantic Canada (Canadian Baptist Ministries). History Crandall University was founde ...

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and

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Early life

Raised in British Columbia, Keith Bodner received his higher education in Canada and the

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. He received a BA in politics and English from the

University of Manitoba The University of Manitoba (U of M, UManitoba, or UM) is a public research university in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Founded in 1877, it is the first university of Western Canada. Both by total student enrolment and campus area, the University of ...

, an MA in Theological Studies from

Regent College Regent College is an interdenominational evangelical Christian College of Christian studies, and an affiliated college of the University of British Columbia, located next to the university's campus in the University Endowment Lands west of Va ...

, a

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in the Hebrew Bible and Literary Criticism from the

University of Aberdeen The University of Aberdeen (abbreviated ''Aberd.'' in List of post-nominal letters (United Kingdom), post-nominals; ) is a public university, public research university in Aberdeen, Scotland. It was founded in 1495 when William Elphinstone, Bis ...

in Scotland, and a PhD in Intertextuality and Renaissance Drama from the

University of Manchester The University of Manchester is a public university, public research university in Manchester, England. The main campus is south of Manchester city centre, Manchester City Centre on Wilmslow Road, Oxford Road. The University of Manchester is c ...

in England.

Career

Bodner began teaching at the University of Aberdeen, and then began full-time teaching as an assistant professor, later an associate professor, at

Tyndale University College and Seminary Tyndale University is a Canadian Private university, private Interdenominationalism, interdenominational Evangelicalism, evangelical Christian university in Toronto, Ontario, which offers undergraduate and graduate programs. Tyndale students co ...

in Toronto. He left to take a position as professor of religious studies at Atlantic Baptist University, later

, where he was given the Stuart E. Murray Chair of Biblical Studies and awarded the Stephen and Ella Steeves Excellence Awards in Teaching (2011) and Research (2008 and again in 2017). Bodner lectured at Regent College (1999 and 2008), Briercrest Seminary (2000 and 2017–18), and

McMaster Divinity College McMaster Divinity College, also known as MDC, is a Baptist Christian seminary in Hamilton, Ontario affiliated with McMaster University and the Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec (Canadian Baptist Ministries). History McMaster Divinity Co ...

(2002–10) in Canada, and at

Wuhan University Wuhan University (WHU; 武汉大学) is a key comprehensive public university in Wuhan, Hubei, China. It is directly affiliated with and funded by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Ministry of Education of China. The un ...

and

Fudan University Fudan University (FDU) is a public university, national public university in Yangpu, Shanghai, Yangpu, Shanghai, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education (China), Ministry of Education and is co-funded with the Shanghai Municipal ...

in China (2012). Bodner has served on PhD committees at

Claremont Graduate University The Claremont Graduate University (CGU) is a private, all-graduate research university in Claremont, California, United States. Founded in 1925, CGU is a member of the Claremont Colleges consortium which includes five undergraduate and two grad ...

, the

University of Sydney The University of Sydney (USYD) is a public university, public research university in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in both Australia and Oceania. One of Australia's six sandstone universities, it was one of the ...

, and the

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. He chaired a section of the

Society of Biblical Literature The Society of Biblical Literature (SBL), founded in 1880 as the Society of Biblical Literature and Exegesis, is an American-based learned society dedicated to the academic study of the Bible and related ancient literature. Its current stated mis ...

("Bakhtin and the Biblical Imagination," 2006-11), sits on the editorial board of the ''

Journal for the Study of the Old Testament The ''Journal for the Study of the Old Testament'' (JSOT) is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering the field of Biblical studies. The editors-in-chief are David Shepherd (Trinity College Dublin) and Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer ( Örebro School of Theol ...

'', and has served the Canadian Society of Biblical Studies as executive secretary since 2013. Bodner is the author of several dozen refereed journal articles and book chapters. He has authored a dozen monographs on various texts of the Old Testament, and has received the Canadian Society of Biblical Studies R. B. Y. Scott Book Award in 2009 and 2013.

Books

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References

External links

Crandall University faculty page
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