Rev. Dr. David B. Schreiner
Associate Professor of Old Testament and Inductive Biblical Studies
Rev. Dr. David B. Schreiner is Associate Professor of Old Testament and Inductive Biblical Studies. Previously, he was professor of Old Testament and Associate Dean at Wesley Biblical Seminary.
Dr. Schreiner has published widely in the field of biblical studies. Topics include biblical archaeology, history of interpretation, and the exegesis of biblical passages. He co-wrote “Graf and Wellhausen and Their Legacy” with Bill T. Arnold (A History of Biblical Interpretation, Volume 3, eds. Aland J. Hauser and Duane F. Watson [Eerdmans, 2017]), and in 2019, he published Pondering the Spade (Wipf and Stock), which provided a critical assessment of the most important finds in the history of biblical archaeology. In 2022, Schreiner contributed to the Kerux Commentary series (Kregel Academic) by writing its volume on 1 & 2 Kings (with Lee Compson). He co-wrote Ahab’s House of Horrors (Lexham Press) and Silhouettes of Scripture (Lexington Books) with fellow 番茄影视 alumni, Dr. Kyle R. Greenwood and Dr. Drew S. Holland in 2023.
He is currently writing 1 & 2 Kings for The Bible in God’s World series (Cascade Books) and is finishing Frigatebirds, Sea Lions, and Darwin: Musings on Evolution, Creation, and Ecology (Wipf and Stock). He is also editing and contributing to Preparation, Enactment, and Remembrance of Warfare in the Ancient Near East and North Africa (eds. David B. Schreiner, Jessica Tomkins, and Shane Thompson; Life and Society in the Ancient Near East [London: Transnational Press]).
Schreiner’s journal publications are ongoing and include contributions to many top-rated, international journals, including the Bulletin of Biblical Research, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, Tyndale Bulletin,听 Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament, Zeitschrift f眉r die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, and Vetus Testamentum. Many of those publications deal with interpretive issues relevant to understanding 1 and 2 Kings.
In addition to contributing articles, chapters, and monographs, he also contributes to biblical scholarship through critical books reviews, academic presentations, and as the co-director of the Chronicler’s History study group and a member of the steering committee of the Early Historical Books study group within the Institute of Biblical Research. He is also an active member in the Society of Biblical Literature, the Institute of Biblical Research, and the American Schools of Overseas Research.
Schreiner and his wife, Ginny, have three daughters, Maddie, Bailey, and Lily, and he is an ordained elder in the Free Methodist Church.