K. C. Hanson

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EDUCATION

M.A. and Ph.D. in Religion: Old Testament and Ancient Near Eastern Studies
The Claremont Graduate School, 1984
Claremont, California
Dissertation Advisor: Rolf Knierim

B.A. in Religious Studies
Pacific Christian College, 1974
Fullerton, California

RESEARCH LANGUAGES

Hebrew	Aramaic	Ugaritic	Akkadian
Greek	Coptic	German	French

EDITORIAL APPOINTMENTS

2005—present

Editor-in-Chief
Wipf and Stock Publishers
Eugene, Oregon

1998—2005

Senior Editor for Biblical Studies
Fortress Press
Minneapolis, Minnesota

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

1997—1998
Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies and Religion
Religion Department
St. Olaf College
Northfield, MN 55057-1098

1994—1997
Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies and Theology
Department of Theology
Creighton University
Omaha, Nebraska

1990—1994
Adjunct Professor of Old Testament
The School of Theology at Claremont
Claremont, California

1991—1994
Reference Librarian
The School of Theology at Claremont
(concurrent with adjunct professorship)

1982—1992
Assistant [Associate after 1987] Professor of Biblical Studies
The Episcopal Theological School at Claremont
Claremont, California

1982—1986

Assistant Professor of Religion
Department of Religion
California State University at Long Beach
Long Beach, California

ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENT

1990—1991

Acting Dean
The Episcopal Theological School at Claremont

OCCASIONAL APPOINTMENTS

2001: Visiting Lecturer in Old Testament
United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities

1992: Visiting Lecturer in Old Testament
Pacific Seminary of the West/San Francisco Theological Seminary

1986: Visiting Lecturer in Biblical Studies
University of California at Los Angeles—Extension

1983: Visiting Lecturer in Old Testament
Department of Religion
Chapman College [now University]
Orange, California

1977:Visiting Lecturer in Hebrew
The School of Theology at Claremont

1976—1977:Research Associate
Old Testament Form Critical Project
Institute for Antiquity and Christianity
Rolf Knierim, Project Director

AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND HONORS

Book of the Year Award 1999: Academy of Parish Clergy

Claremont Graduate School Mills Assistantship

Claremont Graduate School Religion Fellowship

Life Member: Pi Beta Sigma Honor Society

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

The Society of Biblical Literature

The Catholic Biblical Association

The Context Group: Project on the Bible in Its Cultural Environment

The American Academy of Religion

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COURSES TAUGHT

United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities

The Judean Short Story Tradition

St. Olaf College

Bible, Covenant, and Community: Values, Institutions, and Conflicts
Judaism, Christiantiy, and Islam
The Pentateuch

Creighton University

Religious Inquiry
Reading the New Testament
Reading the Old Testament
Living Religions of the World

The Episcopal Theological School at Claremont

Biblical Hebrew
Introduction to Exegetical Methodologies
Israel's Epic & Legal Traditions
Israel's Early Prophetic Traditions
Israel's Late Prophetic & Apocalyptic Traditions
Israel's Wisdom Traditions
Advanced Seminar: 2 Samuel
Advanced Seminar: The Psalms
Judean, Greek, and Roman Backgrounds to the New Testament
Synoptic Gospels and Acts
Advanced Seminar: Parables of Jesus
Advanced Seminar: The Gospel of Matthew
Advanced Seminar: The Gospel of Luke
Advanced Seminar: The Gospel of John
Advanced Seminar: Acts of the Apostles
Pauline Epistles
Deutero-Pauline and General Epistles
Study Tour: Israel, the West Bank, and the Sinai

The School of Theology at Claremont

Biblical Hebrew
Basic Aspects of the Study of the Old Testament
The Former Prophets
Theological Poetics: The Judean Short Story Tradition

California State University at Long Beach

Introduction to Religion
Introduction to the Bible
Introduction to the Old Testament
Introduction to the New Testament
The Historical Jesus
Jewish History: Antiquity to the Present

Chapman College[now Chapman University]

Introduction to the Old Testament
Senior Seminar: The Psalms

Pacific Seminary of the West/San Francisco Theological Seminary

The Pentateuch and Former Prophets

University of California at Los Angeles Extension

The Historical Jesus

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