Professional Bio
Jon L. Berquist
Institution
San Francisco Theological Seminary
105 Seminary Road
San Francisco Theological Seminary
San Anselmo, CA 94960
United States https://sfts.edu/
Full Member
OT Books
Genesis, Leviticus, Ezra, Nehemiah, Psalms, Qoheleth (Ecclesiastes), Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Hosea, Amos, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi
NT Books
Mark, 1-2 Corinthians, Luke
OT/NT Backgrounds #1
Greek Philosophy, Hellenistic Period, Persia, Second Temple Studies
OT/NT Backgrounds #2
Ancient Law- Persian, Israel History- Patriarchal Period, Israel History- Exile & Restoration, Religion-Persian, Religion-Greco-Roman
OT Themes and Topics
Biblical translations (Modern), Creation, Ethics, Sociology
NT Topics
Church, Ethics, Jewish-Christian relations, Pastoral dimension, Sociology-Early Christian Groups
Hermeneutics
Bible as literature, Biblical Ethics, Modern Criticism: Post-modern (OT), Modern Criticism: Post-modern (NT), Modern Criticism: Psychological (OT), Modern Criticism: Rhetorical (OT), Modern Criticism: Rhetorical (NT), Modern Criticism: Socio-scientific (OT), Modern Criticism: Socio-scientific (NT), Preaching Usage
Languages (Ancient)
Aramaic (Imperial), Greek (LXX), Greek (NT), Hebrew, Ugaritic
Languages (Modern)
French, German, Computer Literacy
Religious Affiliation
Presbyterian
Ordination Date
5/13/1989
Year Full Member
1996
Studies
Hebrew bibl. at Vanderbilt Univ., 1985-89 (M.A., Ph.D.).
Teaching
OT at Phillips Grad. Sem., Tulsa, OK, 1989-94. Westminster John Knox Press, 1994-1997. Chalice Press, 1997-2003. Westminster John Knox Press, 2003-2010. Disciples Seminary Foundation, 2011-2019. Claremont School of Theology, 2012-2020. San Francisco Theological Seminary, 2014-
CBA Offices
CBQ Assoc. Editor, 2000-2024. OTA General Editor, 2024-