Diane L. Jacobson
Professor of Old Testament
Director of the Book of Faith Initiative for the ELCA
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Denominational Affiliation
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Education
Union Theological Seminary, New York, NY| | Dissertation: A Literary and Theological Exploration of Appeals to the Creator in Psalms 24, 74 and 33 |
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Ph.D., 1990
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Union Theological Seminary, New York, NY
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M. Phil., 1982
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Columbia University/Union Theological Seminary, New York, NY
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M.A., 1975
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Connecticut College, New London, CT| | Magna Cum Laude
Phi Beta Kappa |
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1966-1970
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B.A., 1970
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Other Education
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New College, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
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1971-1972
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Professional Positions
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Luther Seminary | 1982- |
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Associate Dean of MA/MSM Programs (2002-)
Associate Professor of Old Testament (1990-1998)
Assistant Professor of Old Testament (1982-1990)
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Graduate Theological Union | 1996, 2000 |
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Pacific Lutheran University | 1992 |
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New York Theological Seminary, NY | 1980-1982 |
| | Instructor, Biblical Studies
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Union Theological Seminary, NY | 1976-1979 |
| | Tutor, Introduction to Hebrew (1979)
Tutor, Introduction to Old Testament (1976-1978)
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Professional Affiliations and Memberships
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Society of Biblical Literature
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Professional and Related Activities
Community Service
Mounds Park Academy
Director's Circle 1997-
Board of Directors, two-year term as board secretary 1989-1995
Academic Committee 1988-1995
Chair 1990-1994
Capital Fund Drive 1989-1991
Opera Theatre of St. Louis - National Patron Committee 1993-
Lectures and Presentations
Speaker at various congregations (primarily Lutheran, but also Presbyterian, Catholic, Methodist, and Episcopal), conferences, convocations, professional gatherings, colleges, and conventions, including but not limited to:
Hein-Fry Faculty Lecture, Luther Seminary, 2007
Bishops' Assistants and Associates Gathering, Galveston, 2007
Book of Faith: Lutherans Read the Bible initial consultation, keynote speech, 2007
Kairos, Process Theology of Creation, Cross, and Transformation, Luther Seminary, 2006
Christikon weekly speaker, summer 2006
Bishop's Assistant Conference on Clergy Abuse, 2005
Conference on Justice and Forgiveness, St. John's University Summer, 2004
South Dakota Theological Conference September, 2003
SBL Annual Meeting, Psalms Session, Atlanta, GA
Psalms and Wisdom: Where are We Now and Where are We Going? November, 2003
Worship conferences for Saint Olaf College and Mt. Olive, Minneapolis Summer, 2003
South Carolina ELCA Assembly May, 2003
Seeing Things Whole May, 2001, 2002
Southern Ohio, Central States Theological Conferences Oct. & Nov., 2001
Charis Course on Wisdom, International Falls August, 2001
SBL Annual Meeting, Psalms Session, Nashville
Teaching the Psalms November, 2000
Texas, California Theological Conferences 2000-2001
Convocation of Teaching Theologians - Chicago 1994; 2000
National Lutheran Campus Pastors Convention at Augsburg College June, 1999
Upper Midwest Society of Biblical Literature panel April, 1999
Eastern Iowa, Northern Iowa, and Nebraska Synod Theological Conferences 1999
Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, panelist for
"Deliberation on Proposed Eco-justice Principles for Hermeneutics" November, 1998
Lutheran Intellectual Heritage Center, Ellefson Lecture
St. Olaf College, Minnesota October, 1998
The National Workshop on Christian Unity – St. Paul April, 1998
Northern Rockies Institute of Theology – Montana January, 1998
Trinity Lutheran Seminary Bible Institute – Columbus January, 1998
Lutheran World Federation Assembly -- Hong Kong July, 1997
Lutheran Church Women meetings on Lutheran Woman Today Bible Study –
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Washington, Colorado, New York Throughout 1997
Black Hills School of Theology August, 1996
Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary Graduation May, 1996
Grand Canyon Synod Theological Conference April, 1996
Synod Conventions in Minnesota, Los Angeles, Michigan,
St. Louis, South Dakota, Wisconsin 1989-1995
South Dakota Synod Theological Conference 1995
Reforming Church Conferences in Minneapolis & Philadelphia 1994; 1995
Rocky Mountain Synod Theological Conference 1994
Annual Biblical Seminar - Eau Claire, Wisconsin 1994
Ecology Conference - Dubuque, Iowa 1994
ELCA Churchwide Assembly - Kansas City 1993
ELCA Bishop's Conference - Savannah, Georgia 1993
National Lutheran Musician's Conference 1993
Methodist Midwinter Pastor's Convention 1993
Northwest Rockies Institute of Theology - Billings 1993
International Society of Biblical Literature Convention - Melbourne, Australia 1992
Lutheran Theologian's Convocation - Adelaide, Australia 1992
Rural Leadership Conferences, Region III 1992; 1993
Pennsylvania Academy for Lay Evangelists 1991
Augustana Lutheran Church Theologian in Residence 1990-1991
St. Olaf College Worship Conference 1988
Conference of Lutheran Missionaries in Tanzania/Kenya 1986
Professional Consultation
ELCA Executive Council on the role of women, June, 2006
Lutheran World Federation, North American representative to the international study,
The Authority of the Bible in the Life of the Church 2004-2006
ELCA Strategic Plan Consultant 2003
ATS Women in Leadership Seminar Fall, 2001
Member, Planning Committee of Book of Psalms Section, Society of Biblical Literature, 1999-
Chair session in Toronto 2002
International Consultant to The Earth Bible Project, a projected series of commentaries published by Sheffield Academic Press, edited by Norman Habel 1997-2001
Sample Lecture Titles
Biblical Authority: A Dialogue (with Darrell Jodock)
Biblical Basis for the Care of Creation
Book of Job: Creation, Cross, and Transformation
Categories of the Sacred: Tools for Reading Scripture
Celebrating the Seder
Character in the Book of Ruth
Creation, Humanity, and the Land: Our Task, Our Failures, and Our Hope in God's Promise
Dominion Ethics
A Positive Biblical Portrayal: Genesis 1 and Psalm 8
A Biblical Counter – Argument: Job
Encountering the Flame on Holy Ground: An Exploration of Moses' Encounter at the Burning Bush
Forgiveness in the Psalms
God, Birth, and the Radical Ecology of the Book of Job
Hannah and Mary: Servants to Lead the Way
Luther and Modern Culture Meet the Never-Ending Challenge of Ecclesiastes
Paths of Biblical Wisdom
Woman Wisdom: God's Child in Creation and Experience
Hokmah Meets Sophia: Intertestamental Encounter with Torah and Spirit
Wisdom and Jesus: Teachings, Christology, and the Cross
Reading the Bible in the 21st Century
Remember Sabbath and Keep It Holy
Sabbath: Covenant, Creation, Rest, and Responsibility
Sabbath: Jubilee, Jesus, and Liberation
Strangers in a Strange Land: Encountering the Stranger in Scripture
Teaching All that I have Commanded You: The Importance and Vitality of Christian Education
Tell Everyone What God Has Done: Psalm 107
The Healing Power of the Psalms: Let Me Count the Ways
Waters of Life: Images of Water in Scripture
Broader Church Service
Planning Team, Book of Faith: Lutherans Read the Bible, ELCA, 2006-
Evangelical Lutheran Worship, Psalms translation team 2005
ELCA National Church Convention, delegate, summer 2005
Renewing Worship, Daily Prayer Editorial Team 2002-
Preaching Subcommittee, ELCA worship consultation 2001
Minnesota Ecumenical Conversation Among Christians - St. Cloud, MN November, 1999
North American Bible Study Leader and Assembly Delegate -
1997 Lutheran World Federation Ninth Assembly in Hong Kong July, 1997
Member, ELCA Task Force on Creation and Ecology 1990-1993
Delegate, Constituting Convention of ELCA 1987
Member, Management Committee of Division of Parish Services, LCA 1984-1987
Publications
Books
New Proclamation, Year A, 2002 - Pentecost 1-10, Minneapolis: Fortress, 2002.
A Beginner's Guide to the Books of the Bible. (Co-authored with Robert Kysar) Augsburg, 1991.
Chapters in Books
"Tools for Biblical Interpretations: Imagination and Critical Reflection", Witnessing to God's Faithfulness: Issues of Biblical Authority. (Switzerland: LWF Studies, 2006), 121-134.
“Biblical Bases for Eco-Justice Ethics,” in Theology for Earth Community: A Field Guide,
ed. Dieter T. Hessel. Maryknoll, N.Y.: Orbis, 1996.
“Strengths and Weaknesses of Wisdom/Sophia Talk,” in A Reforming Church...
Gift and Task, ed. Charles Lutz. Minneapolis: Kirk House Publishers, 1995.
Articles and Essays
"God's Natural Order: Genesis or Job?" in "And God Saw That it was Good": Essays on Creation and God in Honor of Terence E. Fretheim, Word & World Supplement Series 5, 2006
"Luther's Legacy in American Lutheran Women's Bible Study", with Carol Schersten LaHurd and Susan Wilds McArver, Dialog vol 45 no 1, 2006
"Reading Strategies in the Light of Biblical Diversity", "Tools for Biblical Interpretations: Imagination and Critical Reflection", Witnessing to God's Faithfulness: Issues of Biblical Authority. (Switzerland: LWF Studies, 2006), 49-62, 121-134.
Monthly “Our Faith” column for The Lutheran on Psalms, 2005.
The Lutheran
“Remembering Tamar,” Word and World, Fall, 2004.
“And Then There Were the Women in His Life: David and His Women,”
Word and World, 23:4 Fall, 2003.
“Remember the Sabbath” Lutheran Women Today, June, 2000.
“Singing Our Theology” (Co-authored with Paul Jacobson) Lutheran Women Today, October, 1999.
“Christ is Risen: Words which seem but an Idle Tale” The Living Pulpit, 7, Jan.-March, 1998.
“Sophiagate,” dialog, 37, Spring, 1998.
“Jesus as Wisdom in the New Testament,” The Quest For Jesus And The Christian Faith,
ed. Fred Gaiser. Minneapolis: Word & World, 1997.
“Lutherans Speak Softly at Assembly in Hong Kong,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Aug.9, 1997.
“Hosea 2: A Case Study on Biblical Authority.” Currents in Theology and Mission, 1996.
“The City in the Bible: Implications for Urban Ministry.” Word & World, 14, Fall, 1994.
“A Theological Basis for Earth Care.” (Co-authored with Peter Bakken, George Murphy, and Paul Santmire) Lutheran Forum, 1993.
“Youth Talk: Relationships,” Ask the Expert, 1993.
“Old Testament and Christian Imagination.” Dialog, 31, 1992.
“Biblical Perspectives on Sexuality.” Word & World, 10, Spring, 1990.
“Isaiah in Advent: The Transforming Word.” Word & World, 10, Fall, 1990.
“What is Wisdom: Who is She?” Word & World, 7, 1987.
Book Reviews
Word & World, dialog
Audio/Video
Bible Tutor, Luther Seminary Productions, (author: Ruth, Esther, Proverbs), forthcoming
The Holy Spirit, Mosaic Television, ELCA (participant), 2007.
Encountering God in Scripture, Seraphim Communications Inc (participant and Book of Jonah bible study), 2006.
Biblical and Theological Foundations of Stewardship: The Stewardship of Vocation, 2003.
Article at Luther Seminary
Experiencing God, Seraphim video (participant), Fall, 2003
“Old Testament Stories as Preaching Resource.” Resource, 1993.
“Psalm 29: A Plethora of Perspectives.” Resource, 1985.
Other
Biblical and Theological Dimensions of Stewardship, Stewardship 2003, Southwest Minnesota Synod of the ELCA
From Slavery to Service: A Study of Exodus --
1997 Lutheran Woman Today Bible Study, Resource Book, and Leader Guide,
Winner of Associated Church Press Award of Merit
“You Are Sanctified in Christ, Called to Be Saints” In Christ - Called to Witness,
Bible Studies for the Lutheran World Federation Ninth Assembly, Hong Kong, 1997.
Psalms: A Prayer Tutor. Augsburg, 1986.
Courses Taught
IC2632: Bible, Creation, & Society, Luther Seminary
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IC3610: Exercises in Biblical Theology, Luther Seminary
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LG1100: Hebrew, Luther Seminary
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2004
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OT1110: Pentateuch, Luther Seminary
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OT3110: Psalms and Wisdom Literature, Luther Seminary
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2003, 2004
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OT4130: Harlots & Heroines: Women in the Old Testament, Luther Seminary
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2004
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Psalms
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Amos & Hosea, Luther Seminary
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Doctoral Seminar in Scripture, Luther Seminary
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Law & Justice, Luther Seminary
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Spirit & Wisdom, Luther Seminary
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Themes & Symbols in Church, Life & Scripture, Luther Seminary
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