Jon L. Berquist, M.A., Ph.D.
Visiting Scholar
Claremont School of Theology
Professional Bio
Jon L. Berquist
Institution
Claremont School of Theology
Full Member
OT Books
Genesis, Leviticus, Ezra, Nehemiah, Psalms, Qoheleth (Ecclesiastes), Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Hosea, Amos, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi
NT Books
Mark, Luke, 1-2 Corinthians
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
Ancient Languages
Aramaic (Imperial), Greek (LXX), Greek (NT), Hebrew, Ugaritic
Modern Languages (for research and speaking)
French, German, Computer Literacy
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. San Francisco Theological Seminary, 2014-2025. Claremont School of Theology, 2012-2020, 2024-.
CBA Offices
CBQ Assoc. Editor, 2000-2024. OTA General Editor, 2024-2026