Professional Bio
Joseph E. Jensen
Institution
Old Testament Abstracts
Washington, DC 20064
United States https://www.catholicbiblical.org/old-testament-abstracts-ota
Full Member
Education:
Regis College [now University] Denver 1968
BA
University of Denver School of Librarianship 1971
MA
St. Marys Seminary and University, Baltimore 1984
MA
Catholic University of America 2004
Ph.D.
Awards:
1968 Alpha Sigma Nu, National Jesuit Honor Society.
2020 Georgetown University Vicennial Medal
Volunteer Work:
Witness for Peace, Nicaragua. July 1983. January 1985. September-October 1986.
Project Place. El Salvador. March 1988
University of Haifa. El-Awat Archaeological Dig. Summers 1994 & 1995.
OT Books
Psalms, Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)
OT/NT Backgrounds #1
Hellenistic Period, OT Apocrypha/Pseudepigrapha
Hermeneutics
Bible as literature
Languages (Ancient)
Arabic, Aramaic, Aramaic (Eastern- Syriac), Coptic, Greek (LXX), Greek (NT), Hebrew, Latin, Ugaritic
Languages (Modern)
French, German
Religious Affiliation
Roman Catholic
Ordination Date
9/8/1984
Year Associate Member
1987
Year Full Member
2005
Studies
library science at Univ. of Denver, 1968-71 (M.A.); bibl. studies at St. Mary's Sem., Baltimore, MD, 1984-90 (M.A.); at Cath. Univ. Univ. Amer., 1993-2004 (Ph.D.).
Teaching
Script. at Cath. Univ. Amer., 1997; 2007-; at Georgetown U., 1999-2001, 2007-; at Loyola Coll., MD, 2003-05; at Trinity Univ., DC, 2007.
CBA Offices
Old Testament Abstracts - Assistant General Editor, 2010-2024, Interim General Editor. 2024 - . Executive Board. 2024- .