Rev. Jon L. Berquist Ph.D.
Distinguished Visiting Professor of Hebrew Bible
San Francisco Theological Seminary
Education
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Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Professional Background
The Rev. Jon L. Berquist has served as visiting professor of Old Testament at San Francisco Theological Seminary since 2014. He holds a Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible from Vanderbilt University. His scholarly expertise includes history and literature of the Persian period, embodiment and gender issues in the Hebrew Bible, and biblical interpretation using postcolonial methods, social-scientific approaches, and spatial theory. He is the author or editor of more than a dozen books, including Judaism in Persia's Shadow and Controlling Corporeality, as well as more than 100 articles, chapters, essays, and academic papers. He has taught at many schools, including Claremont School of Theology, New Brunswick Theological Seminary, and Phillips Theological Seminary. He is an ordained minister with standing in the Presbyterian Church (USA) and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
Research
Persian period and postexilic studies, biblical theology, gender and family in the Bible, critical geography, biblical cities, sociological methods and postcolonial interpretation
Publications
- Focusing Biblical Studies: The Crucial Nature of the Persian and Hellenistic Periods: Essays in Honor of Douglas A. Knight. The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies. Edited by Jon L. Berquist. Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2014.
- Constructions of Space II: The Biblical City and Other Imagined Spaces. The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies. Edited by Jon L. Berquist. Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2008.
- Approaching Yehud: New Approaches to the Study of the Persian Period. Edited by Jon L. Berquist. SBL, 2007.
- Berquist, Jon L. Surprises by the River: The Prophecy of Ezekiel. Wipf & Stock, 2006. Reprint edition.
- Berquist, Jon L. Ancient Wine, New Wineskins: The Lord's Supper in Old Testament Perspective. Wipf & Stock, 2006.