JONATHAN SAMUEL GREER

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1 JONATHAN SAMUEL GREER Assistant Professor of Old Testament Grand Rapids Theological Seminary Grand Rapids, MI EDUCATION 2011 Ph.D. History and Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies. The Pennsylvania State University, PA. Concentrations: Hebrew Bible, Ancient Near Eastern Studies, and Archaeology M.A. Biblical Languages. Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, MA. Summa cum laude M.A. Old Testament. Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, MA. Magna cum laude B.A. Health and Physical Education. Messiah College, PA. Cum laude. Dissertation: Dinner at Dan: A Biblical and Archaeological Exploration of Sacred Feasting at Iron Age II Tel Dan. Doctoral Committee: B. Halpern and G. Knoppers (co-chairs, Hebrew Bible), G. Rubio (Assyriology), D. Redford (Egyptology), P. Shipman (Anthropology) and B. Hesse (Archaeology). Other Formal Studies: Cross-registered courses in archaeology. Harvard University, MA Cross-registered courses in historical geography. Jerusalem University College, Israel Cross-registered course in ancient history. Harvard University, MA Independent cultural study. L Abri Study Center, UK Cross-registered course in ancient and modern history. Tantur Ecumenical Institute, Israel. Archaeological Training Zooarchaeological field consultant. Tel Dan, Israel. Directed by D. Ilan Field Training. Tel Rehov, Israel. Directed by A. Mazar Zooarchaeological lab training. The Pennsylvania State University, PA; with B. Hesse Ceramics Seminar. The Pennsylvania State University, PA (audit); with A. Killebrew Ceramics Seminar. Harvard University, MA (Fall); with L. Stager. Ancient Language Training (working knowledge) Hebrew and related Northwest Semitic dialects, Greek, Aramaic, Akkadian, Egyptian (Middle and Late dialects), Ugaritic. Introductory level only: Hittite, Sumerian, Syriac. Modern Language Training (basic reading knowledge) French, Spanish, German. Electronic Education Training 2011 Blackboard Learn 9.1 Basic certificate; The University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL Best Practice in E-Teaching certificate; The University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL. 1

2 PUBLICATIONS Book (peer-reviewed) f.c. Dinner at Dan: An Exegetical and Archaeological Exploration of Sacred Feasting at Iron Age II Tel Dan. Culture and History of the Ancient Near East Series. Leiden/Boston: Brill. Articles (peer-reviewed/edited) 2010 An Israelite Mizraq at Tel Dan? Bulletin for the American Schools of Oriental Research 358: A Chiastic Key to a Text-critical Crux in Lamentations 3:22, The Bible Translator: Technical Papers Division 60/3: A Marzeah and a Mizraq: A Prophet s Mêlée with Religious Diversity in Amos Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 32: Essays & Chapters (peer-reviewed/edited) 2012 Sacrificial Animals: Between Evidence and Interpretation, with B. Hesse and P. Wapnish, in Social Aspects of Human and Animal Sacrifice in the Ancient Near East (Eds. G. Schwartz and A. Porter; Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns), in press Deuteronomistic History, with G. Knoppers in the Oxford Bibliography Online: Biblical Studies (Ed. C. Matthews; New York: Oxford University Press). 50 pages (also available as a separate e-book) Kings, 1 and 2, with G. Knoppers in the Oxford Bibliography Online: Biblical Studies (Ed. C. Matthews; New York: Oxford University Press). 64 pages (also available as a separate e-book). f.c. Faunal Remains from the Iron Age I, with P. Wapnish, and D. Fulton in Dan IV: A Chronicle of the Excavations, Iron Age I. (Eds. Z. Gal and D. Ilan; Jerusalem: Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion). f.c. Woe to Those Who Bring the Blind and the Lame! A Broken Caprine Tibia in a Feasting Deposit from an Israelite Sacrificial Site and Its Significance, in the Memorial Festschrift for Brian Hesse (Eds. J. Lev-Tov; A. Benjamin; P. Wapnish). Entries (edited) 2012 Dan (site), invited contribution with D. Ilan, in the Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception: Volume 5. (Eds. H.-J. Klauck, B. McGinn, C.-L. Seow, H. Spieckermann, B. D. Walfish and E. J. Ziolkowski; Berlin: De Gruyter), in review Achor, in the Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception: Volume 1: Aaron-Aniconism (Eds. H.-J. Klauck, B. McGinn, C.-L. Seow, H. Spieckermann, B. D. Walfish and E. J. Ziolkowski; Berlin: De Gruyter), Arnon, in the Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception: Volume 2: Animism-Atheism (Eds. H.-J. Klauck, B. McGinn, C.-L. Seow, H. Spieckermann, B. D. Walfish and E. J. Ziolkowski; Berlin: De Gruyter), Reviews 2009 V. H. Matthews, Studying the Ancient Israelites: A Guide to Sources and Methods (Baker, 2007), in the Toronto Journal of Theology 25/1: J. H. Walton, Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament: Introducing the Conceptual World of the Hebrew Bible (Baker, 2006), in the Toronto Journal of Theology 23/2: E. M. Yamauchi, Africa and the Bible (Baker, 2004) in Indaba Ezinhle: Theological College of Zimbabwe Journal of Theological Reflection 3/1: D. W. Parry and E. Tov (eds), The Dead Sea Scrolls Reader: Part 2 Exegetical Texts (Brill, 2004), in Indaba Ezinhle: Theological College of Zimbabwe Journal of Theological Reflection 2: 69. 2

3 2005 A. J. Avery-Peck, J. Neusner, B. Chilton (eds), Judaism in Late Antiquity, Part 5, Volume 2; The Judaism of Qumran: A Systematic Reading of the Dead Sea Scrolls World View, Comparing Judaism (Handbook of Oriental Studies: Section 1, The Near and Middle East; Brill, 2004), in Indaba Ezinhle: Theological College of Zimbabwe Journal of Theological Reflection 2: P. T. Nash, Reading Race, Reading the Bible (Fortress, 2003), in Old Testament Essays 17: f.c. T. Adeyemo, ed. Africa Bible Commentary (Zondervan, 2006), in Indaba Ezinhle: Theological College of Zimbabwe Journal of Theological Reflection. Articles (other) 2012 Cultic Practices at Tel Dan Was the Northern Kingdom Deviant? Invited contribution for the column Archaeological Views in Biblical Archaeology Review 38:2 (March/April), 26, Zooarchaeological Evidence of Cultic Feasting at Iron Age II Tel Dan. Albright News 16: Honour thy Fathers: The Juxtaposition of Leviticus 19:31 and 32 in the African Context. Indaba Ezinhle: Theological College of Zimbabwe Journal of Theological Reflection 2: The Curse of Babel? Diversity in the Early Chapters of Genesis. Indaba Ezinhle: Theological College of Zimbabwe Journal of Theological Reflection 1: In Submission/Preparation n.d. The Antiquity of the Priestly Portion in Light of Recent Archaeological Evidence. n.d. Jeroboam s Temple of Bamot and Solomonic Architecture at Tel Dan. n.d. Stratigraphic Evidence for Iron Age Activity in Tel Dan Area T, with D. Ilan and R. Voss. n.d. An Alternative Fragment Arrangement of the Qumran 4QJosh a MSS and Its Significance. n.d. Drinking the Dregs of the Divine: Libation Leftovers and Divine Kingship in Assyria. ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS 2011 Archaeological Evidence for Sacrificial Feasting at Tel Dan. American Schools of Oriental Research National Meeting; San Francisco, CA Sacrifice and Feasting at Tel Dan: Can We Develop Evidence? Bone Readings and Data Mining from a Huge and Complex Sample, written with B. Hesse and P. Wapnish. American Schools of Oriental Research National Meeting; New Orleans, LA An Unidentified Biblical mizraq? Drinking-Offering Bowls in the Ancient Near East and a Probable Example of an Israelite Iron II mizraq from the Levant. Society of Biblical Literature National Meeting; Boston, MA Drinking the Dregs of the Divine: Neo-Assyrian Libation Rituals and Israelite Religion. Society of Biblical Literature National Meeting; San Diego, CA Sacrificial Animals: Between Evidence and Interpretation, written with B. Hesse and P. Wapnish; American Schools of Oriental Research National Meeting; San Diego, CA A Chronology of Idolatry in the Book of Jeremiah. Eastern Great Lakes Biblical Society (Society of Biblical Literature)-American Schools of Oriental Research (with the Catholic Biblical Association) Regional Meeting; Erie, PA A Structural Key to a Text Critical Crux in Lamentations 3:22. Old Testament Society of South Africa Annual Congress. Rands Afrikaans University/University of Johannesburg, South Africa A marzeah and a mizraq: A Prophet s Struggle with Religious Diversity in Amos 6:4-7. Old Testament Society of South Africa Annual Congress; University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa. 3

4 INVITED ACADEMIC LECTURES 2011 Blood on the Altar : Architectural, Artifactual, and Zooarchaeological Evidence for (Israelite?) Animal Sacrifice at Tel Dan. Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies and the Michael C. Carlos Museum Lecture. Emory University, GA Zooarchaeological Trends in Cultic Feasting at Tel Dan. Educational and Cultural Affairs Fellow Lecture, W. F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research, Jerusalem Dinner at Dan: Evidence of Cultic Feasting at Tel Dan Al-Quds University, Palestine Meat Meals in Ancient Israel: The Zooarchaeological Evidence, in absentia, written with B. Hesse and P. Wapnish. Conference on Culinary Judaism; Durham, UK Zooarchaeology and its Application at Tel Dan. Invited on-site field lecture. Tel Dan, Israel. COLLEGIATE & GRADUATE TEACHING EXPERIENCE Beeson Divinity School, Samford University, AL. Adjunct Instructor in Hebrew Adjunct Instructor for the course: -Introduction to Biblical Hebrew (planned for Summer 2012). Samford University, AL. Adjunct Instructor in Religion Adjunct Instructor for the course: -Biblical Perspectives. The University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL. Credentialed Adjunct Instructor in Anthropology Credentialed Instructor for the course: -Introductory Archaeology. The Pennsylvania State University, PA. Graduate Lecturer Graduate Instructor, for the courses: -Mesopotamian Civilization (Fall 2009; Spring 2010). -Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations (Fall 2009). -Early Judaism (Spring 2010) Graduate Teaching Assistant and occasional lecturer, for the courses: -Early Judaism, with C. Brady (Spring 2008). -History of the Ancient Near East, with G. Rubio (Spring 2007). -Egyptian Civilization, with D. Redford (Fall 2005, Spring 2006, Fall 2006). -Independent Study in Biblical Hebrew, with C. Brady (Fall 2007) Guest Lecturer, for the courses: Jewish and Christian Foundations (Fall 2009), Animals and Civilization in the Mediterranean (Fall 2009), Near Eastern Myth (Spring 2008; Spring 2007), Zooarchaeology (Spring 2008), Taphonomy and Paleoecology (Fall 2008), Bible Lands (Fall 2006), Biblical Hebrew (numerous times ), Archaeology of the Levant (Fall 2006). Theological College of Zimbabwe, Africa. Lecturer in Old Testament and Hebrew Language B.A. courses taught: -Old Testament Introduction and Backgrounds (3rd Term 2003 and 2004). -The Pentateuch (1st Term 2003 and 2004). -The Former and Latter Prophets (2nd Term 2003 and 2004). -The Writings (3rd Term 2003 and 2004). -Biblical Exposition I: Exegesis, with T. Brandt (1st Term 2003 and 2004). -Biblical Exposition II: Hermeneutics, with T. Brandt (2nd Term 2004). -Hebrew I (1st, 2nd, 3rd Terms 2003 and 2004). -Hebrew II, including Biblical Aramaic (1st, 2nd, 3rd Terms 2003 and 2004). -New Testament Greek II: Exegesis (3rd Term 2003). 4

5 Community Evening School courses taught: -Introduction to the Old Testament (1st Term 2004). -Biblical Exegesis (2nd Term 2004). -Biblical Archaeology (3rd Term 2003). Other responsibilities: -Supervisor of all Old Testament B.A. Honours candidates ( ). -Biblical Studies Department curriculum development (2004). -Student advisor (2003 and 2004). -Exegetical library consultant and administrator (2003 and 2004). -HIV/AIDS task force and curriculum development (2003 and 2004). OTHER TEACHING EXPERIENCE Honors Classical Greek Language Teacher. The Altamont School (High School), Birmingham, AL Biblical Studies Instructor. Trinity Presbyterian School (Junior High), Montgomery, AL Private Academic Tutor (Middle and High School levels) Special Education Tutor. Willard Elementary Public School (2nd-3rd grade), Concord, MA Substitute Teacher. Carlisle, Concord, and Lexington Public School Systems (K-12), MA. OTHER ACADEMIC RESPONSIBILITIES Style-check editor, Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception (Berlin: De Gruyter) Invited peer reviewer, for the journal Near Eastern Archaeology Co-chair and Steering Committee, The Archaeology of Meals in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament and Its World. American Schools of Oriental Research sessions ; joint sessions with the Society of Biblical Literature planned Abstractor, Old Testament Abstracts. Catholic Biblical Association. Responsible for abstracting English, French, and German articles in various journals and recent books Doctoral Research Assistant, for C. Brady, Dean of the Schreyer Honors College and Professor of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies at The Pennsylvania State University in Second Temple Judaism and Targum Research Institutional Grant Author. Secured major grants from the Oikonomos Foundation, the Netherlands, and the Gramcord Institute, USA (in kind) for exegetical resources for students at the Theological College of Zimbabwe. AWARDS AND HONORS Major Research Fellowships W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research Fellowship, Israel. Educational and Cultural Affairs Fellow. Nine month residency and stipend, declined W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research Fellowship, Israel. Educational and Cultural Affairs Fellow. Nine month residency and stipend Institute of Arts and Humanities Graduate Summer Residency Fellowship, PA. The Pennsylvania State University. Three month residency and stipend Hill Fellowship for Study in History, PA. The Pennsylvania State University. Stipend and full benefit semester release. 5

6 Major Prizes and Awards 2011 Nomination for the Council of Graduate Schools/University Microfilms International Distinguished Dissertation Award national competition in the Humanities/Fine Arts category, representing The Pennsylvania State University Sean W. Dever Memorial Prize. American Schools of Oriental Research. Cash prize for the best published paper or paper presented at a conference by a Ph.D. candidate in Syro-Palestinian Archaeology: An Israelite Mizraq at Tel Dan? ; also announced in a review article Dever Prize Winner Identifies Sacred Israelite Cult Bowl from Tel Dan in Biblical Archaeology Review 36/4 (2010): The Pennsylvania State University Alumni Association Dissertation Award. Cash award for University-wide competition among students receiving department and college nomination for outstanding dissertation projects Biblical Archaeology Society Scholarship. Biblical Archaeology Society. Jerusalem, Israel. Funding for analysis of Tel Dan faunal remains Catholic Biblical Association Archaeological Stipend. Catholic Biblical Association. Tel Dan, Israel. Full funding for archaeological research. Competitive Dissertation Support Awards 2010 College of Liberal Arts Dissertation Enhancement Award Robert G. Price Program Fund in Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies Award Charles and Harriett Pencak Endowment Award Mark and Lucy Stitzer Endowment Award for Dissertation Research. Jerusalem, Israel. Funding for analysis of Tel Dan faunal remains The Pennsylvania State University College of Liberal Arts Dissertation Support Competition Mark and Lucy Stitzer Endowment Award for Dissertation Research. Tel Rehov, Israel. Funding for archaeological research. Other Awards and Honors 2010 Twenty-fifth Annual Graduate Exhibition First Place Winner, Arts & Humanities Division. The Pennsylvania State University, PA. Cash prize for the project Dinner at Dan in a University-wide competition Matson Award of the Archaeological Institute of America, Central Pennsylvania Chapter. Graduate membership award Twenty-fourth Annual Graduate Exhibition Third Place Winner, Arts & Humanities Division. The Pennsylvania State University, PA. Cash prize for the project Dinner at Dan in a University-wide competition Excellence in Teaching Citation. Theological College of Zimbabwe. Nominated and elected by student vote Byington Scholar Award. Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, MA. Assistant for G. Hugenberger Phi Kappa Sigma Honor Society. Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, MA. Academic honor. 6

7 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS International Council for Archaeozoology Archaeological Institute of America Catholic Biblical Association American Schools of Oriental Research Institute for Biblical Research Society of Biblical Literature Old Testament Society of Southern Africa MINISTRY EXPERIENCE Altadena Valley Presbyterian Church; Birmingham, AL (2011- ) Lay-teacher. Occasional guest teacher for adult lessons. Narkis Street Congregation; Jerusalem, Israel ( ) Leadership Team. Member of planning, implementation, and vision team with other staff Lay-teacher. Guest teacher for adult lesson. State College Presbyterian Church; State College, PA ( ) Assistant Leader for graduate student luncheons and discussions Co-leader for Westminster Fellowship college ministry group Lay-teacher for the adult Sunday School classes: Framing the Word: The Bible in its Historical, Archaeological, Cultural, and Geographical Settings (2006; 2007); African Christianity Today (2008); Unity, Diversity, Blessings, and Curses: Israelite Religion during the Divided Monarchy (2010). Memorial Presbyterian Church; Montgomery, AL ( ) Lay-teacher for the adult Sunday School class: Framing the Word: The Bible in its Historical, Archaeological, Cultural, and Geographical Settings Guest preaching (December 2003) and missions presenter ( ). Bulawayo United Baptist Church; Bulawayo, Zimbabwe ( ) Missionary pastoral staff, regular preaching and teaching; denominational address guest speaker. SIM (USA) Associate Missionary; Bulawayo, Zimbabwe ( ) Southern Africa team member; lecture post at TCZ and ministry at Bulawayo Baptist Church. Carlisle Congregational Church; Carlisle, MA ( ) Lay-teacher for the adult Sunday School classes: Christianity and Islam: History, Teachings, and Interaction and The Use of the Old Testament in the New Testament (2002), Framing the Word: The Bible in its Historical, Archaeological, Cultural, & Geographical Settings (2001) Bible teacher for various Old and New Testament book studies for evening Adult Bible Studies Youth group programmer and co-leader. Sr. High. Camp Brookwoods/Deer Run; Alton, New Hampshire ( ) Leadership Development Program Director (1993, ), for a Christian, outdoor adventurebased leadership training program for year old young women and men divided into two summers of eight weeks each Leadership Development Program Counselor. High School age students Youth Counselor. Jr. High age students. 7