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Peter Enns
Lansdale, PA *9446
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EDUCATION
Ph.D. ! (1989-1994)! Harvard University, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations;
! ! ! Dissertation: Exodus Retold: Ancient Exegesis of the Departure from Egypt in
! ! ! ! Wis 10:15-21 and 19:1-9, advisor: Dr. James L. Kugel
M.A. ! (1993)! ! Harvard University, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
M.Div. (1985-1989) ! Westminster Theological Seminary (Philadelphia, PA)
B.A. ! (1979-1982) ! Messiah College (Grantham, PA), Behavioral Science
! (1978-79) ! Rutgers University (New Brunswick, NJ), Psychology
LEARNED SOCIETIES
Society of Biblical Literature (1991-present)
! Steering Committee: Wisdom in Israelite and Cognate Traditions (2006-present)
Institute for Biblical Research (1991-present)
! Executive Committee (2002-04); Board of Directors (2004-07)
! Editorial Board for the Bulletin for Biblical Research (2002-04)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Fulltime
Westminster Theological Seminary (1994-2008)
Professor of Old Testament and Biblical Hermeneutics (2005-2008)
Associate Professor of Old Testament (1997-2005; tenured, 2001)
Assistant Professor of Old Testament (1994-97)
M.Div./MAR curriculum: Hebrew; Old Testament Introduction; Poetry and Wisdom Literature; Old Testament
History and Theology 1 (lectures on Exodus); Supervision of independent courses on Psalms and Proverbs;
Preaching from the Old Testament
Ph.D./Th.M. curriculum: Ecclesiastes; Exodus; Biblical Interpretation in the Second Temple Period;
Hermeneutics of the New Testament Period; Issues in Biblical Hermeneutics; Old Testament Theology;
Dissertation supervision
Theological German (1995-2008)
Private instruction in reading theological German ( rst as a student then as a faculty member)
Adjunct and Visiting
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Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NJ
Accelerated Hebrew Reading: Pentateuch (fall 2009)
Northwest Semitic Epigraphy, Ph.D. seminar (fall 2002)
Eastern University, St. Davids, PA
Genesis in Context (spring 2009)
Fuller Theological Seminary, Colorado Springs, CO
The Writings (January 2009)
Biblical Theological Seminary, Hat eld, PA
The Use of the Old Testament in the New Testament (2004-2008)
Harvard Divinity School, Cambridge, MA
Intermediate Biblical Hebrew (spring and summer 1992)
Teaching Fellow
Harvard University, Undergraduate Core Curriculum (1991-94)
Led weekly discussion sections of approximately fteen students per section; advised students; prepared and
graded examinations and papers.
Biblical Theology (Professor Paul Hanson, spring, 1993).
Introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures (Professor Theodore Hiebert, fall 1992).
The Bible and its Interpreters (Professor James Kugel, spring 1991 and head teaching fellow 1993).
The Concept of the Hero in Hellenic Civilization (Professor Gregory Nagy, fall 1991, 1992, and 1993)
Oral Literature: Introduction to Folklore (Professor Joseph Harris, fall 1991)
The Cultural Legacy of the Ancient Near East (Professor Paul Hanson, fall 1990)
GUEST LECTURES (sample)
Westmont College
! February 10, 2011, "Paul, Adam, and Evolution
Asuza Paci c University
! November 16, 2010, "The Bene t of Doubt: Coming to Terms with Faith in a Post-modern Era
University of Pennsylvania
! October 25, 2010, "The Challenge of Reading the Bible Today: Can the Bible be Read both Critically and
Religiously?" (Panel discussion with Marc Brettler and Dan Harrington, moderated by Jeffrey Tigay)
Roanoke College
! April 8, 2010, "Academic Inquiry and Faith: Problems and Possibilities in the Modern World"
Eastern University
! April 7, 2009, Ancient Near Eastern Texts: Blueprint for Genesis
Princeton Theological Seminary
! February 9, 2009, Is the Bible Ever Wrong?
The Center for Transformative Leadership, St. Paul, MN
! January 30-31, 2009, Weekend Seminar on Wisdom Literature
American Scienti c Af liation, Eastern University
! November 15, 2008, Genesis and Science
Duke Divinity School
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! October 22, 2008, Is the Bible Ever Wrong?
Central PA Forum for Religion and Science, Messiah College
! September 16, 2008, Genesis and Science
Torch Trinity Graduate School of Theology, Seoul, Korea
! May 5-11, 2008, Ecclesiastes According to the Gospel: Christian Thoughts on Qohelet s Theology
Princeton Theological Seminary
! December 9, 2003, Th.M. seminar The Old Testament in the New (Prof. Ross Wagner); lecture entitled
Apostolic Hermeneutics and an Evangelical Understanding of Scripture
PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS
Further Thoughts on an Incarnational Model of Scripture, Center for Philosophy of Religion at the University
of Notre Dame, Logos Workshop in Philosophical Theology: Divine Revelation Meaning, Authority, and
Canon, June 2 4, 2011
Panel Discussion: Kent Sparks s God s Word in Human Words, annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature,
November 2008, Boston, MA
Panel Discussion: The Old Testament Use of the Old Testament (co-author), annual meeting of the Evangelical
Theological Society, November 2008, Providence, RI.
Evangelical and Critical Biblical Scholarship: Two Models of Coherence and Relevance in Biblical
Interpretation, annual meeting of the Korean Evangelical Theological Society, March 2008, Seoul, S. Korea.
A Historical-Hermeneutical Approach to the NT s use of the OT, annual meeting of the Korean Evangelical
Theological Society, March 2008, Seoul, S. Korea.
Exodus in Modern Study and Some Theological Re ections on Historiography, Korean Bible Society Society,
March 2008, Seoul, S. Korea.
Preliminary Observations on the Incarnational Nature of Scripture, annual meeting of the Evangelical
Theological Society, November 2006, Washington, D.C.. The session was devoted to interaction with my
Inspiration and Incarnation. A version of this paper was also delivered at Calvin College, March 2007.
Some Thoughts on Theological Exegesis of OT Narrative: Toward a Viable Model of Coherence and
Relevance, eastern regional meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, April 2005, Souderton, PA.
Exodus, the Problem of History, and Some Theological Implications, annual meeting of the Evangelical
Theological Society, November 2004, San Antonio, TX.
Intertextuality, Moderator, Institute for Biblical Research annual meeting November 1998, Orlando, FL.
The Song at the Sea in Wis 10:20-21," annual meeting Society of Biblical Literature annual meeting, November
1993, Washington, D.C.,
"Creation and Re-creation: Psalm 95 and its Interpretation in Hebrews 3:7-4:13," annual meeting, Society of
Biblical Literature, November 1992, San Francisco, CA,.
"Teaching Outside Your Field," Derek Bok Teaching Center, January 1992, Harvard University. Videotaped talk to
be used for future orientation sessions for teaching assistants teaching outside of their eld.
PUBLICATIONS
Books
Reading the Bible Critically and Religiously: Jewish, Catholic, and Protestant Perspectives, co-authored with
Marc Brettler and Daniel Harrington; in progress, Oxford University Press, forthcoming 2012.
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Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary, co-editor with Tremper Longman III and Mark Strauss, Baker, forthcoming,
2012.
The Evolution of Adam: What the Bible Does and Doesn t Say about Human Origins, Baker, forthcoming 2011.
Ecclesiastes, Eerdmans, Two Horizons Commentary Series, forthcoming, 2011.
Telling God s Story: Teaching Your Children the Bible, Olive Branch Books, 2011.
! Introductory parent guide to children s Bible curriculum grades 1-12.
Eyes to See and Ears to Hear: Essays in Memory of J. Alan Groves, editor (with Douglas Green and Michael
Kelly), P&R, 2010.
Three Views on the New Testament s Use of the Old Testament, co-authored with Walter Kaiser, Jr. and Darrell
Bock, Zondervan, 2008.
Dictionary of the Old Testament: Wisdom, Poetry, and Writings, co-editor with T. Longman III, IVP, 2008.
Christianity Today Award of Merit for 2009 and the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association s 2009
Christian Book of the Year award in the Bible Reference and Study category.
Invitation to Genesis, Disciple Bible Study, Abingdon Press, 2006.
! Ten-week adult education participant guide to the theology of Genesis. This is complimented by
corresponding video presentations. In addition to authoring the participant book, I also mapped out the
entire study, and providing consultation for the scholars and the editors at Abingdon.
Inspiration and Incarnation: Evangelicals and the Problem of the Old Testament, Baker, 2005.
Exodus. NIV Application Commentary, Zondervan, 2000.
Exodus Retold: Ancient Exegesis of the Departure from Egypt in Wis 10:15-21 and 19:1-9, Harvard Semitic
Museum Monographs 57, Scholars Press, 1997.
Poetry and Wisdom, IBR Bibliographies, Baker, 1997.
Articles and Essays
Pseudo-Solomon and His Scripture: Biblical Interpretation in the Wisdom of Solomon, Companion to Biblical
Interpretation in Early Judaism, ed. M. Henze, Eerdmans, forthcoming, 2011.
The Contribution of Ecclesiastes to Biblical Theology, The Bible as a Human Witness to Divine Revelation (Gerald
Sheppard FS); eds. R. Heskett and B. Irwin; Leiden: T&T Clark, 2011, 185-201.
Ecclesiastes according to the Gospel: Christian Thoughts on Qohelet s Theology, Eyes to See and Ears to Hear:
Essays in Memory of J. Alan Groves, eds. P. Enns et al., P&R, 2010, 47-60.
Preliminary Observations on an Incarnational Model of Scripture: Its Viability and Usefulness, Calvin
Theological Journal, 42/2 (2007): 219-36.
Exodus, the Problem of Historiography, and Some Theological Re ections, Act 3 Review 15/4 (2007).
Response to Professor Greg Beale, Themelios 32/3 (2007): 5-13 [response to Beale s review of Inspiration and
Incarnation]
Bible in Context: The Continuing Vitality of Reformed Biblical Scholarship, Westminster Theological Journal
68 (2006): 203-18.
Response to G. K. Beale s Review of Inspiration and Incarnation: Evangelicals and the Problem of the Old
Testament, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 49/2 (2006): 313-26.
Loving Christ While I Cheer for the Yankees, byFaith (January/February 2006): 21-23.
Some Thoughts on Theological Exegesis of the Old Testament: Toward a Viable Model of Biblical Coherence
and Relevance, Reformation and Revival Journal 14/4 (2005): 81-104.
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~dah-lk and the Evaluation of Qohelet s Wisdom in Qoh 12:13, or The A is so, and What s More, B
Theology of Ecclesiastes, The Idea of Biblical Interpretation (James Kugel FS); ed. H. Najman and J. Newman;
Leiden, E. J. Brill, 2003, 125-37.
Apostolic Hermeneutics and an Evangelical Doctrine of Scripture: Moving beyond the Modernist Impasse,
Westminster Theological Journal 65 (2003): 263-87.
William Henry Green and the Authorship of the Pentateuch: Some Historical Considerations, Journal of the
Evangelical Theological Society 45/3 (September 2002): 385-403.
Matthew and Hosea: A Response to John Sailhamer, Westminster Theological Journal 63 (2001): 97-105.
Wisdom of Solomon and Biblical Interpretation in the Second Temple Period, The Way of Wisdom (B. K.
Waltke Festschrift; ed. J. I. Packer and S. Soderlund, Zondervan, 2000, 212-25.
Expansions of Scripture, Justi cation and Variegated Nomism, ed. D. A. Carson; J. C. B. Mohr/Baker, 2000, 73-98.
The Moveable Well in 1 Cor 10:4: An Extra-Biblical Tradition in an Apostolic Text. Bulletin for Biblical
Research 6 (1996): 23-38.
A Retelling of the Song at the Sea in Wis 10,20-21. Biblica 76 (1995): 1-24. Republished in The Function of
Scripture in Early Jewish and Christian Tradition, eds. C. A. Evans and J. A. Sanders, 142-65. JSNTSup 154/SSEJC
6. Shef eld: Shef eld Academic Press, 1998.
Creation and Re-creation: Psalm 95 and its Interpretation in Hebrews 3:7-4:13. Westminster Theological Journal
55 (1993): 255-80. Partially republished as The Interpretation of Psalm 95 in Hebrews 3.1-4.13. Early
Christian Interpretation of the Scriptures of Israel: Investigations and Proposals, eds. C. A. Evans and J. A. Sanders,
352-63. JSNTSup 148/SSEJC 5. Shef eld: Shef eld Academic Press, 1997.
Dictionary/Encyclopedia Entries
[dozens of articles] Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary, eds., T Longman III, P. Enns, M. Strauss, Zondervan,
forthcoming, 2012
Plagues and Dating the Exodus, Baker Handbook to the Bible, eds. J. S. Duvall and J. D. Hays, Baker,
forthcoming, 2011
The Lives of the Prophets, The Dictionary of Early Judaism, eds. J. J. Collins and D. C. Harlow, Eerdmans, 2010.
Ecclesiastes and Wisdom of Solomon, Dictionary of the Old Testament: Wisdom, Poetry, and Writings, eds. T.
Longman III and P. Enns, IVP, 2008 Faith, Dictionary of the Old Testament: Historical Books, eds. Bill. T. Arnold
and Hugh Williamson, IVP (2006) 296-300.
Exodus/New Exodus and Pseudepigrapha, Dictionary for Theological Interpretation of Scripture, ed. Kevin
Vanhoozer, Baker (2005) 216-18; 652-53.
Exodus Route and Wilderness Itinerary, Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch, eds. D. Baker and T.
Desmond Alexander, IVP, 2003, 272-80.
Exodus and Grumbling, New Dictionary of Biblical Theology, ed. T. Desmond Alexander, IVP (2000) 146-52;
527-29.
Biblical Interpretation, Jewish. Dictionary of New Testament Background, eds. C. A. Evans and S. E. Porter, IVP,
2000, 159-65.
Afterlife, Crown, Exodus, and Harp. Dictionary of Biblical Imagery, eds, L. Ryken, J. C. Wilhoit, T.
Longman III, IVP, 1998.
Law, Sword, Thirst, and Year. New International Dictionary of Old Testament Theology and Exegesis, W.
VanGemeren. Zondervan, 1997.
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Abortion, Adam, Adultery, Ark, Babylon, Blasphemy, Creation/New Creation, Day of the
Lord, Decision Making/Plan, Instruction, Last Days, Law, Moses, and Noah. Everyday Study
Bible. Word, 1996.
Contributor
The Lost Bible: Ancient Jewish Writings outside of Scripture (introduction and study notes to Wisdom of
Solomon). Jewish Publication Society, forthcoming, 2012.
Renovare Study Bible (introduction and study notes to the Additions to Daniel). HarperSanFrancisco, 2005.
Faith in Action Study Bible (notes to Exodus). Zondervan, 2005.
New Century Version (style reviewer for Joshua, Judges, Ruth, Samuel, Kings). Thomas Nelson, 2004.
New Interpreters Study Bible (introduction and study notes to Wisdom of Solomon) Abingdon Press, 2003.
The Message (exegetical consultant, Exodus and Numbers). NavPress, 2001.
God s Word to the Nations Bible Society (technical reviewer, Wisdom of Solomon). World, 1995.
Book Reviews
Kenton L. Sparks, God s Word in Human Words: An Evangelical Appropriation of Critical Biblical Scholarship, in
McMaster Journal of Theology and Mission 12 (2010-2011). http://www.mcmaster.ca/mjtm/
volume12_000.htm
G. K. Beale, The Erosion of Inerrancy, in Bulletin for Biblical Research 19.4 (2009): 628-31.
Bruce K. Waltke, The Book of Proverbs, in Westminster Theological Journal 68 (2006): 147-51.
Bill T. Arnold and Bryan E. Beyer, eds: Readings from the Ancient Near East, Philip J. King and Lawrence E. Stager:
Life in Biblical Israel, in Westminster Theological Journal 65 (2003): 145-46.
Paul R. House, Old Testament Theology; Walter Brueggemann, Theology of the Old Testament: Testimony, Dispute,
Advocacy, in Westminster Theological Journal, 64 (2002): 202-07.
Charles L. Quarles, Midrash Criticism: Introduction and Appraisal in Westminster Theological Journal 62 (2001): 303-06.
Terry L. Brensinger, Judges. Believers Church Bible Commentary, in Brethren in Christ History and Life 23/3 (2000):
517-20.
C. L. Seow, Ecclesiastes (Anchor Bible 18c), in Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 43/2 (2000) 320-21.
Sylvia C. Keesmaat, Paul and His Story: (Re)Interpreting the Exodus Story, in Bulletin for Biblical Research 10.1(2000):
151-53.
Helmut Engel, Das Buch der Weisheit, in Biblica 80 (1999): 571-74.
Dale F. Leschert, Hermeneutical Foundations of Hebrews: A Study in the Validity of the Epistle s Interpretation of Some
Core Citations from the Psalms in Westminster Theological Journal 60 (1998): 164-68.
A. R. Millard, J. K. Hoffmeier and D. W. Baker, eds., Faith, History, and Tradition: Old Testament Historiography in Its
Ancient Near Eastern Context in Westminster Theological Journal 59 (1997): 128-31
David L. Puckett, John Calvin's Exegesis of the Old Testament in Westminster Theological Journal 58 (1996): 324-27.
N. T. Wright, The Crown and the Fire: Meditations on the Cross and the Life of the Spirit. and Following Jesus: Biblical
Re ections on Discipleship, in Westminster Theological Journal 58 (1996): 327-28.
Ellis R. Brotzman, Old Testament Textual Criticism: A Practical Introduction, in Westminster Theological Journal 57
(1995): 251-53.
Walter E. Rast, Through the Ages in Palestinian Archaeology: An Introductory Handbook, in Westminster Theological
Journal 56 (1994): 188-90.
John W. Watts, Psalm and Story: Inset Hymns in Hebrew Narrative, in Westminster Theological Journal 55 (1993): 346-48.
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Eugene H. Merrill, Kingdom of Priests: A History of Old Testament Israel, in Westminster Theological Journal 53 (1991):
145-47.
Internet
a time to tear down, a Time to Build Up (peterennsonline.com)
This is my website. The focus of this website is Biblical Theology and Biblical Studies and how these elds
interface with contemporary Christian faith.
inspiration and incarnation (iandibook.com)
Of cial site for my 2005 book. Includes facts about the book and interaction about issues it raises.
The BioLogos Foundation (biologos.org)
Weekly blogs posts on matters pertaining to science and faith, mainly issue of biblical interpretation. My
focus is on biblical re-education so our readers can synthesize more readily Christina faith and scienti c truth.
The Huf ngton Post (huf ngtonpost.com/religion/)
Periodic contributor to their science and religion page.
EDITOR
Westminster Theological Journal, 2000-2005.
Editorial Board, Bulletin for Biblical Research, 2002-06.
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
Associate Academic Dean, Westminster Theological Seminary (1998-2001)
Chair, Hermeneutics (PhD) Field Committee, Westminster Theological Seminary (1997-2000)
Chair, Old Testament Search Committee, Westminster Theological Seminary (2006-2008)
PERSONAL
Born January 2, 1961; Passaic, NJ.
Married to Susan, September 15, 1984
Children: Erich (11/3/87), Elizabeth (7/3/90), Sophia (6/4/93)
Interests: baseball, reading historical novels, psychology and faith, spending time with family, working in yard,
traveling, guitar, movies
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Philadelphia, PA 19118
REFERENCES
James L. Kugel, Ph.D.
Bible Department
Bar Ilan University
52900 Ramat Gan
Israel
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The Reverend Dr. Craig R. Higgins
Choon Leong Seow, Ph.D.
Senior Pastor
Henry Snyder Gehman Professor of Old Testament
Trinity Presbyterian Church
Language and Literature
15 Elm Place
Princeton Theological Seminary
Rye, New York 10580
P.O. Box 821,
Princeton, NJ 08542-0803
Reverend Mark Prugh
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Lead Pastor
Immanuel Church of the Nazarene
Bruce L. McCormack, Ph.D. Hon DrTheolHC
1260 Welsh Rd.
Frederick and Margaret L. Weyerhaeuser Professor
Lansdale, PA 19446
of Systematic Theology
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Princeton Theological Seminary
P.O. Box 821,
Princeton, NJ 08542-0803
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Kenton Sparks, Ph.D.
Professor of Biblical Studies
Eastern University
1300 Eagle Rd.
St. Davids, PA 19087-3696
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Stephen Chapman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Old Testament
Duke Divinity School
Box 90968
Durham NC 27708
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Douglas Green, Ph.D.
Professor of Old Testament and Biblical Theology
Westminster Theological Seminary
P.O. Box 27009
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