Terence E. Fretheim
Elva B. Lovell Professor of Old Testament  

Email: tfrethei@luthersem.edu Personal Website: www.luthersem.edu/tfrethei/ Office: (651) 641-3247    Office: BH 106 Leave of Absence (7/1/2009-12/31/2009)

See personal website for course materials.
	See academic catalog for general course descriptions.
OT 1110 01	PENTATEUCH	Spring Semester 2009-2010
OT 1110 02	PENTATEUCH	Spring Semester 2009-2010
OT 4160 S6	THE BIBLE AND NATURAL DISASTERS	Spring Semester 2009-2010
OT 1110 01	PENTATEUCH	Spring Semester 2008-2009
OT 2116 01	PROPHETS: A SURVEY	Spring Semester 2008-2009
IC 2633	GOD, EVIL, AND SUFFERING	Fall Semester 2008-2009
IC 2633 P1	PRECEPT 1	Fall Semester 2008-2009
IC 2633 P2	PRECEPT 2	Fall Semester 2008-2009
IC 2633 P3	PRECEPT 3	Fall Semester 2008-2009
OT 1110 02	PENTATEUCH	Fall Semester 2008-2009

Terence E. Fretheim 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

• Creation and Law
• Genesis 1-11
• God and Suffering
• Images of God
• Justice and Judgement
• Old Testament
• Prayer
• Prophecy and the Future

Materials:
		God, Abraham, and the Abuse of Isaac Word & World 15/1 (1995) 49–57.
		Is Genesis 3 a Fall Story? Word & World 14/2 (1994) 144–153.
		Salvation in the Bible vs. Salvation in the Church Word & World 13/4 (1993) 363–372.
		The Color of God: Israel's God-Talk and Life Experience Word & World 6/3 (1986) 256–265.
		The Old Testament and Homosexuality: What is God doing? The Lutheran, May 2001 issue This site includes a study guide and links to related stories.
Publications:
		A Theological Introduction to the Old Testament Authors: Terence E. Fretheim, Bruce C. Birch, David L. Petersen Foreword by Walter Brueggemann  ISBN: 0687013488 Publisher: Abingdon Press
		About the Bible: Short Answers to Big Questions ISBN: 0806638672 Publisher: Augsburg Fortress
		Exodus: Interpretation, A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching Within a framework highlighting the theology of creation, this commentary gives special treatment to the significance of the hardening of Pharaoh's heart, the relationship between law and narrative, and the shaping of literature by liturgy. ISBN: 0804231028 Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
		First and Second Kings (Westminster Bible Companion) Part of the Westminster Bible Companion series, this book explains I & II Kings in its original historical context and explores its significance for faithful living today. Ideal for individual or group study. ISBN: 0664255655 Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press Click here for reviews
		Fretheim Explores Genesis A nine part adult Bible study series on Genesis with video tape and study guide. Session Summary Click here for more information or to order
		Jeremiah Smyth & Helwys Bible Commentary Jeremiah is a commentary on a prophetic book that presents many difficult literary, historical, and theological issues for the reader.  The commentary focuses on literary and theological issues with the added intention of providing thoughtful reflections for those who would preach and teach these texts. ISBN: 1573120723 Publisher: Smyth & Hewlys Publishing, Inc.
		The Bible As Word Of God In a Postmodern Age In this exchange from the 1995 Hein/Fry Lecture Series, Fretheim and Froelich mount important, though divergent, analyses of the contemporary situation regarding Scripture and suggest varying strategies to meet it. ISBN:  1579108466 Publisher:  Wipf and Stock Publishers
		The Pentateuch (Interpreting Biblical Texts Series) Seeking to introduce the Pentateuch to modern readers and stressing its continuing capacity to speak a word of or about God, this volume includes both an orientation to the critical study of the Pentateuch and a focus on the individual books that comprise the Pentateuch. ISBN: 0687008425 Publisher: Abingdon Press
		The Suffering of God: an Old Testament Perspective The comprehensive and thought-provoking study focusing on the theme of divine suffering, an aspect of our understanding of God which both the church and scholarship have neglected.  The book seeks to broaden our understanding of the God of the Old Testament. ISBN: 0800615387 Publisher: Fortress Press

View a detailed curriculum vitae for Terence E. Fretheim here. This includes education, professional positions, activities, memberships and publications.

Ordained	ELCA	1968
Th.D.	Princeton Seminary Princeton, NJ	1967
M.Div.	Luther Theological Seminary St. Paul, MN	1960
B.A.	Luther College Decorah, IA	1956

Terence Fretheim was first connected with the Luther Seminary faculty as a teaching fellow in Greek in 1958-60 while he was still a seminary student. He returned as assistant professor in 1968 and became professor of Old Testament in 1978. He was dean of academic affairs (1978-88) and also served [more...]

"The Bible opens up conversation. There are gaps in its stories, which invite us to use our imagination. We’re invited to unpack its metaphors. Its poetry invites us in.”

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