Education
- Ph.D. (Emory University)
- M.Div. (Luther Seminary)
Profile
Jennifer Pietz is Associate Professor of New Testament and has been teaching at Luther since 2020. Prior to this, she taught in Augsburg University’s Religion Department and Emory University’s Candler School of Theology.
After earning a B.A. from Coe College (summa cum laude), Pietz began pursuing a call to ministry that includes years of service with ministries in Mexico and in Spanish-speaking congregations in the Twin Cities. Her commitment to helping people encounter the transformative power of the gospel through Scripture led her to pursue a vocation as a scholar and teacher. She is also an ordained Lutheran minister. Before earning her M.Div. from Luther Seminary and Ph.D. from Emory University, Pietz earned an A.A.S degree in Photography and Digital Imaging from Minneapolis Community and Technical College to support her use of photography and art in ministry.
Pietz’s first book is Mary Magdalene, La Malinche, and the Ethics of Interpretation (Bloomsbury/Fortress Academic). It reflects her research and teaching interests in hermeneutics, women’s roles in the Bible and society, and Latin American history and culture. She has also authored a Bible study, Together by Grace: John: “I Am” Sayings (Augsburg Fortress) and articles for the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Gender and Women’s History, Word & World, Currents in Theology & Mission, and Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception. Currently, she is writing a book on resurrection in the Gospel of John (Baker Academic).
Partial List of Speaking Topics:
- Mary Magdalene in the Bible and Culture
- New Testament Foundations for Women in Ministry
- Women in the Bible
- “I Am” Sayings of Jesus in the Gospel of John
- Biblical Perspectives on Resurrection
- Introduction to the New Testament Gospels
- Introduction to the Gospel of John
- Introduction to the Gospel of Luke
Featured Work
Mary Magdalene, La Malinche, and the Ethics of Interpretation (Bloomsbury/Fortress Academic, 2022)
https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/mary-magdalene-la-malinche-and-the-ethics-of-interpretation-9781978712546/