Daniel J. Simundson
Professor Emeritus of Old Testament  

Email: dsimunds@luthersem.edu Personal Website: www.luthersem.edu/dsimunds/

Daniel J. Simundson is available to speak at your congregation's event or adult forum on the following topics. For other faculty and staff resources, visit our Online Resource Guide

• Five Seldom Used Gems From the Bible: Ruth, Song of Solomon, Ecclesiastes, Lamentations and Esther
• Four Not So Minor Prophets: Hosea, Amos, Jonah, and Micah
• Hope for Life After Death
• In Whom and for What Do We Hope
• Job, the Innocent Sufferer
• Old Testament Prophecy and the Coming of Jesus
• Suffering and Hope in Jeremiah
• Where is God in My Praying?
• Where is God in My Suffering
• Who are the Biblical Prophets and What is Their Message?
• Why is that in the Bible? A Look at Some "Odd" Texts

Publications:
		Message of Job: A Theological Commentary (reissue)
		Renewing Hope: Faith Under Fire (reissue)

Ph.D.	Harvard University Cambridge, MA	1971
Ordained	ELCA	1959
B.D.	Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago Chicago, IL	1959
B.A.	Stanford University Stanford, CA	1955

Daniel Simundson became a member of the Luther Seminary faculty in 1972 and was named professor of Old Testament in 1981. He was dean of students in 1974-75, and dean of academic affairs in 1976-78. He returned to that position in 1988-93 and again in 1995-96. He retired in 2003. In earlier [more...]

“ If you feel like your faith is falling apart, talk to God about it,” Simundson says. “ Only in relationship can one renew faith and hope.”

Daniel Simundson loves the Bible, especially the Old Testament. “The Bible is always interesting to read,” he says. “It’s [more...]

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