High School University
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Kenneth A. Ristau
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EDUCATION
The Pennsy lv ania St at e University, University Pa rk, USA ABD Ca ndida te
Ph.D. in History, Exp ected Summer 2010
Doctoral Committee: Ga ry Knopp ers, Ba ruch Ha lpern, Ann Killebrew, and Paul Ha rvey
Comp rehensives: Judaean Society and the History of the N ea r East, 625 333 B.C .E.
Heb rew Bib le: Text, Languag e, and Historiograp hy
Archa eolog y of the Levant, 625 333 B.C.E.
Hellenistic and Ea rly R oma n J ewish Historiog rap hy to Josephus
Dissertation: R econstructing J erusalem in the Acha emenid P ersian Period
Directed by Ga ry Knopp ers, R eaders: Ba ruch Ha lpern, Ann Killeb rew, a nd Paul Ha rvey
University of Albert a, Edmonton, Canada Deg ree Conferred 2005
M.A. in R eligious Stud ies
Thesis: R ead ing and Re-R eading J osiah: A C ritical Stud y of Josia h in Chronicles
Directed by Ehud Ben Zvi, R ead ers: W illi Braun, Francis Land y, and Steven Hijma ns
Tay lor Univ ersity College, Ed monton, Canada Deg ree C onferred with Distinction 2002
B.A. in R eligion and Theolog y
Specia liza tion: Bib lical Stud ies, Minors: Biblical Languages, History
Senior Pap er: In the house of Juda h my father s house : The C hara cter of J oab in Chronicles
Directed by Tyler F. Williams
LANGUAGES
Ancient La nguag es:
Classical Heb rew ad vanced, HEB100A/B, 306, 495, priva te tutoring, C AMS 597B;
Greek intermedia te ( exp osure to Attic, Doric, Ionic, Koine), GR K100A/B, GR EEK 301, 425, 596;
Aramaic ad vanced ( exposure to most a ncient/cla ssical dia lects), CAMS 597B, 597C;
Modern R esea rch Lang uages:
Eng lish na tive languag e;
German sp ea k & read with comp etence, childhood second la nguag e, elementa ry & high school;
French ba sic read ing, junior high school, FR EN 599, ind epend ent tra nslation work;
RE SE ARC H & TE ACHI NG E XP E RI E NCE
Lecturer a t The Pennsylv ania St at e University, University Pa rk, USA:
CAMS/RL ST/J ST 004: J ew ish a nd C hristian Foundations Fa ll 2009; Sp ring 2008, 2009, 2010
a survey of the Heb rew Bible a nd C hristian N ew Testament
CAMS 015: The Wond ers of the Ancient W orld Fall 2009; Sp ring 2010
a survey of some of the architectura l ma rvels of the ancient world
CAMS 044: Ancient N ea r Ea stern and Egyp tia n Myth Fa ll 2008
stud ies and reading s of a ncient N ea r Ea stern and Eg yptia n myth in transla tion
HIST 001: W estern Heritag e I Fall 2008 (x2), 2009; Spring 2009 ( x2); Summer 2008, 2009
a survey of w estern civilization from ancient times to the high midd le ag es
HIST 010: World History I Spring 2008; Summer 2008
a survey of the history of the w orld from the prehistoric ag e to the middle ages
Teaching Assist ant a t The Pennsylv ania St ate University, University Pa rk, USA:
To Dr. Benja min Hud son in HIST 001: W estern Heritag e I Spring 2007
To Dr. D onald R edford in CAM S 020: Egyp tia n C ivilization Fall 2006; Sp ring 2005, 2006
To Dr. Da vid Atw ill in HIST 010: W orld History I Fall 2005
To Dr. Da niel Berman in C AMS 045: C lassica l M yth Fa ll 2004
Guest Lectures a t The Pennsylv ania St at e Univ ersity, University Pa rk, USA:
Contested Jerusa lem in C AMS 090U: Archaeolog y of J erusalem Nov. 18, 2009
Reconstructing J erusalem through Text a nd Archaeolog y, CAM S Lecture Series Oct. 21, 2009
Jerusalem in the P ersian P eriod in C AMS 090U: Archa eolog y of J erusalem Sep t. 30, 2009
The Persia ns in CAM S 012U: Land s of the Bible Oct. 10, 2006
The Assyria ns and the Babylonians in C AMS 012U: La nds of the Bible Oct. 5, 2006
CAMS 004: J ewish and Christian Foundations Sept. 5 22, 2005
The Exile and The Aliyah in C AMS 134: Biblical Archa eolog y F eb. 15 17, 2005
Archaeolog ical Research and Excavat ions a t Ramat Rachel, Isra el:
Volunteer to D r. Od ed Lip schits a nd Boaz Gross Summer 2009
At Tel Dor, Isra el:
Persian P eriod Pottery Analysis for Ayelet Gilb oa and Ilan Sha ron June 13 26, 2007
Volunteer to D r. Elizabeth Bloch- Smith in the Biblical Studies Group June 27 Aug. 5, 2006
M.A. Prog ram: Teaching and Research at The University of Albert a, Edmonton, Canada:
Resea rch Assista nt to D r. F rancis Land y in Hebrew Bib le July 2003 July 2004
Lecture The Club of Pow ers in RELIG 581: Directed R eading I Ma rch 16, 2004
Lecture 1 Kings 19 in R ELIG 502: Bib lical Na rrative Nov. 2002
At Concordia Univ ersity College, Edmonton, Canada:
Guest Lecturer REL 342: Ea rly Christia n Fa thers Oct. 23 Nov. 6, 2002
B.A. Prog ram: Teaching and Research a t Taylor University Colleg e, Ed monton, Ca nada:
Resea rch & Tea ching Assista nt to P rof. Tyler Williams in Old Testament 2002 2004
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Chair, C anadia n Society of Bib lical Stud ies Ancient Historiog raphy Semina r May 2004 2008
Soft ware Rev iew C oord inat or, R eview of Bib lica l Literature Nov. 2005 Nov. 2006
Editor, Axis Mundi (ISSN: 1496-2798), Edmonton, Ca nada Sep t. 2003 Ap ril 2004
Lib rary Assist ant, Scha lm M emorial Lib ra ry, Edmonton, Canada Sep t. 2001 April 2002
P UBLI CATI O NS AND P AP E RS
Edited Volumes
With Ga ry Knopp ers ( eds). Community Id entity in Jud ean Historiograp hy: Biblica l and
Compa rative P ersp ectives. W inona Lake: Eisenbrauns, 2009.
Refereed Pub lications
Adami-Nekeb, Affula, El, and Aruma h. In the Encyclop edia of the Bible and Its R ecep tion.
Edited by Ha ns Josef Kla uck et. al. Berlin: d e Grutyer. Forthcoming. Manuscrip t pp. 6.
Reading a nd R e-R eading Josiah: The Chronicler s Rep resenta tion of Josia h for the Post- Exilic
Community. Pp. 219-247 in C ommunity Id entity in Jud ean Historiography: Biblica l a nd
Compa rative P ersp ectives. Edited by Ga ry Knop pers and Kenneth Ristau. W inona Lake:
Eisenbra uns, 2009.
(with Ga ry Knopp ers) Introduction. Pp. 1-8 in Community Id entity in Jud ean Historiograp hy:
Biblical and Compara tive P erspectives. Ed ited b y Ga ry Knoppers a nd Kenneth Ristau. Winona
Lake, IL: Eisenb ra uns, 2009.
Rebuilding J erusalem: Zecha riah s Vision w ithin Visions. Pp. 195- 213 in Exile and R estoration
Revisited: Essa ys on the Babylonian and P ersian P eriod s in M emory of P eter R. Ackroyd. Edited
by D eird re Fulton, Lester Grabbe, a nd Ga ry Knoppers. Libra ry of Second Temp le Stud ies 73.
London: T&T C la rk, 2009.
Brea king D own Unity: An Ana lysis of 1 C hronicles 21.1 22.1. Journal for the Study of the
Old Testa ment 30.2 ( 2005): 201- 221.
Conference Present ations
Land Tenure and Citiz enship in Ez ra-N ehemiah. Pap er p resented in the C hronicles-Ez ra-
Nehemiah Section a t the Annua l M eeting of the Society of Biblical Litera ture. New Orleans, LA.
Nov. 22, 2009.
Finding History in P rophecy: A D ia chronic Analysis of the R elationship of Haggai, Zechariah,
and Ma lachi. Pap er p resented in the Ancient Historiog raphy Semina r at the Annual M eeting of
the Ca nadia n Society of Bib lical Studies. Ottaw a, Ont. Ma y 25, 2009.
Inclusion and Exclusion in the Reconstruction of J erusalem. Pap er p resented in the Forma tion
of the Book of Isa iah Section at the Annual M eeting of the Society of Bib lical Litera ture.
Boston, Mass. Nov. 2008.
Nehemia h 5 a nd the Economic Conditions in Yehud. Pap er p resented in the Chronicles-Ez ra-
Nehemiah Section a t the Annua l M eeting of the Society of Biblical Litera ture. San Dieg o, Ca lif.
Nov. 2007.
Rebuilding J erusalem: A Vision within Visions. Paper p resented in the Literature and History
of the P ersian P eriod Group a t the Annual M eeting of the Society of Biblica l Literature.
Washington D.C. Nov. 20, 2006.
Compositional Techniq ues in P ost-Exilic Bib lical Historiograp hy: An Ana lysis of Ezra 2 a nd
Nehemiah 7. Paper p resented in the Chronicles-Ezra-N ehemiah Section a t the Annual M eeting
of the Society of Biblica l Litera ture. P hiladelphia, P enn. N ov. 22, 2005.
Of P rop hets a nd M ona rchs: The D eath of Josiah in C hronicles. Pap er p resented at the Annual
Meeting of the Ca nadia n Society of Bib lical Stud ies. London, Ont. Ma y 29 31, 2005.
Brea king D own Unity: An Ana lysis of 1 C hronicles 21. Pap er p resented at the Annual M eeting
of the Europea n Association of Bib lical Stud ies. Groningen, Netherla nds. July 25 28, 2004.
The Reb irth of Israel: Fa mily and C hild ren in Isaiah 1-11. Pap er p resented a t the Annua l
Meeting of the Ca nadia n Society of Bib lical Stud ies. Winnip eg, Man. Ma y 31, 2004.
Brea king D own Unity: An Ana lysis of 1 C hronicles 21. W inner of The Founders Priz e a nd
presented a t the Annua l M eeting of the Canad ia n Society of Biblical Studies. Winnip eg, Man.
May 30, 2004.
In the house of Judah my father s house : The Chara cter of Joab in Chronicles. Paper
presented in the Chronicles-Ez ra-N ehemiah Section at the Annual M eeting of the Society of
Biblical Litera ture. Toronto, Ont. Nov. 24, 2002.
Inv ited Exhibit ions
Compositional Techniq ues in P ost-Exilic Bib lical Historiograp hy: An Ana lysis of Ezra 2 a nd
Nehemiah 7. Paper p resented a t the invitation of the Ed monton Heb rew Scriptures Satellite of
the Pa cific Northw est Reg ion of the Society of Biblical Litera ture. Edmonton, Alta. Ma rch 9,
2005.
Commissioned, J uried, and/or Inv ited Book Reviews
Review of D irksen, P eter. 1 Chronicles. Historica l Commenta ry on the Old Testa ment. Leuven:
Peeters, 2005. Bulletin of Biblical Resea rch: forthcoming.
Review of M iddlema s, Jill. The Troub les of Templeless Juda h. Oxford Theolog ica l M onog raphs.
Oxford: Oxford University P ress, 2005. J ourna l of Heb rew Scriptures 8 (2008):
[http://purl.org/jhs/] http://www.arts.ua lberta.ca/JHS/ review s/review 296.htm.
Review of Lipschits, Od ed. The Fall and Rise of J erusalem: Juda h und er Babylonian Rule.
Winona Lake: Eisenb rauns, 2005. Journal of Heb rew Scriptures 7 (2007):
[http://purl.org/jhs/] http://www.arts.ua lberta.ca/JHS/ review s/review 270.htm.
Review of Hjelm, Ing rid. J erusalem s Rise to Sovereignty: Zion and Geriz im in C omp etition.
JSOTSS 404. Cop enhagen Internationa l Semina r 14. London: T&T Cla rk Internationa l, 2004.
Biblica 88 (2007): 139-144.
Review of Lipschits, Od ed and Manfred Oeming (eds). Juda h a nd the Jud eans in the P ersian
Period . W inona Lake, Eisenbra uns, 2006. J ourna l of Heb rew Scrip tures 7 ( 2007):
[http://purl.org/jhs/] http://www.arts.ua lberta.ca/JHS/ review s/review 262.htm.
Review of Kalimi, Isaac. An Ancient Isra elite Historian: Studies in the Chronicler, His Time,
Place and W riting. Stud ia Semitica N eerland ica . Assen: Van Gorcum, 2005. Review of Biblica l
Literature (Ap ril 22, 2006): http://bookreview s.org/BookD eta il.a sp?TitleId=4847.
Review of Kalimi, Isaac. The R eshaping of Ancient Isra elite History in Chronicles. Winona La ke:
Eisenbra uns, 2005. J ourna l of Heb rew Scriptures 5 ( 2004- 2005): [http://purl.org/jhs/]
http://www.a rts.ualb erta.ca/JHS/review s/ review 196.htm.
Review of F ried, Lisb eth. The P riest and the Great King: Temp le-Pa la ce R ela tions in the P ersian
Empire. Biblica l a nd J udaic Studies 10. W inona Lake: Eisenbra uns, 2004. R eview of Bib lical
Literature (May 14, 2005): http://bookreview s.org/BookDetail.a sp?TitleId=4481. R ep r. Journa l
of Biblica l Literature 124 (2005): 546-548.
Review of M cKenzie, Steven. 1-2 Chronicles. Abingdon Old Testa ment Commenta ries.
Nashville: Abingdon P ress, 2004. Journa l of Heb rew Scriptures 5 (2004- 2005):
[http://purl.org/jhs/] http://www.arts.ua lberta.ca/JHS/ review s/review 171.htm.
AWARDS
Name of Sc holarship or Awar d Date Awarded Name of Institution
Tra vel Grant 2009/11 Penn Sta te (D ept. of History)
Knoppers C la ssics and Ancient 2009/05 Penn Sta te (D ept. of CAM S)
M ed iterra nean Studies Ab road
Endow ment Award
Robert G. P rice ( Tra vel) Awa rd 2009/05 Penn Sta te (D ept. of CAM S)
Stitzer Endowment (Tra vel) Awa rd 2009/05 Penn Sta te (D ept. of History)
Tra vel Grant 2009/05 Penn Sta te (D ept. of History)
Memorial Stip end 2009/03 Catholic Bib lical Associa tion
Tra vel Grant 2008/11 Penn Sta te (D ept. of History)
Memorial Stip end 2008/01 Catholic Bib lical Associa tion
Tra vel Grant 2007/11 Penn Sta te (D ept. of History)
Archa eolog y R esea rch Stipend 2007/04 Catholic Bib lical Associa tion
Tra vel Grant 2006/11 Penn Sta te (D ept. of History)
Robert G. P rice ( Tra vel) Awa rd 2006/04 Penn Sta te (D ept. of CAM S)
Stitzer Endowment (Tra vel) Awa rd 2006/04 Penn Sta te (D ept. of History)
Scheuer Schola rship 2006/03 Biblical Archa eology Society
Archa eolog y R esea rch Stipend 2006/03 Catholic Bib lical Associa tion
Tra vel Grant 2005/11 Penn Sta te (D ept. of History)
Tra vel Grants ( 3) 2005/04 Penn Sta te (D ept. of History)
Social Sciences Humanities 2004/05 SSHRC, Government of Canada
R esearch Council ( SSHRC)
D octoral F ellow ship
Canada Grad uate Scholarship 2004/05 Declined SSHRC, Government of Canada
D octoral Schola rship
Mary Louise Imrie/J Gordin Kapla n 2004/08 University of Alb erta (FGSR)
Grad uate Stud ent ( Tra vel) Aw ard
Tra vel Grant 2004/08 University of Alb erta (Dep t.)
Tra vel Grant 2004/04 Europ ean Association of Biblica l Stud ies
Gradua te Student Schola rship 2004/04 Alb erta Learning, Government of Alberta
Gradua te Scholar Award 2004/03 Penn Sta te (Colleg e of Libera l Arts)
Gradua te Assistantship 2004/03 Penn Sta te (D ept. of History)
The F ound ers P rize 2004/02 Canadian Society of Biblica l Studies
Walter J ohns Graduate F ellow ship 2003/09 University of Alb erta (FGSR)
Canada Grad uate Scholarship 2003/09 SSHRC, Government of Canada
Ma ster s Schola rship
Tra vel Grant 2002/11 University of Alb erta (Dep t.)
The Awa rd in Sr. Old Testa ment 2002/04 Taylor University Colleg e
The Awa rd in History 2001/04 Taylor University Colleg e
The Awa rd in Sr. Old Testa ment 2001/04 Taylor University Colleg e
The Awa rd in Theology 2001/04 Taylor University Colleg e
Dean s Schola rship 2001/04 Taylor University Colleg e
The Awa rd in Sr. Old Testa ment 2000/04 Taylor University Colleg e
William & Lillian Goltz Schola rship 2000/04 Taylor University Colleg e
The Awa rd in Introd uctory English 1999/04 Taylor University Colleg e
PROFESSI ONAL MEMBERSHI PS
American Schools of Oriental R esea rch (Since 2006)
Canadian Society of Biblica l Studies ( Since 2002)
Catholic Bib lical Associa tion ( Since 2005)
Isra el Explora tion Society (Since 2006)
Society of Biblical Litera ture ( Since 2000)
REFERENCES
Dr. Gary K nopp ers
Edwin Ea rle Spa rks P rofessor of Cla ssics and Ancient M ed iterranean Studies, Relig ious Studies,
and J ewish Stud ies
317 W ea ver Building
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802
Office: 814-***-****
Email: g ***@***.***
Dr. Paul Harvey
Head of C la ssics and Ancient M editerranea n Studies
Associa te P rofessor of Cla ssics and Ancient M ed iterranean Stud ies, History, a nd R eligious Studies
101 W ea ver Building
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802
Office: 814-***-****
Email: pb **@***.***
Dr. Ehud Ben Zvi
Professor, D epa rtment of History and Cla ssics, The R elig ious Stud ies P rog ram
2-62 H. M. Tory Building
The University of Alb erta
Edmonton, AB T6G 2H4
Office: 780-***-****
Email: ehud.b en.z vi@ua lberta.ca
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