Curriculum Vitae
Rev. Jonathan David Redding
Phone: (859) 494-3940
Email: [email protected]
Updated April 2015
EDUCATION
Ph.D.
Vanderbilt University
Degree Expected May 2017 (Current GPA: 3.9)
Major: Hebrew Bible and Ancient Israel
Major Area Advisor: Dr. C.L. Seow
Minor: New Testament
Minor Area Advisor: Dr. Fernando Segovia
M.Div.
Wake Forest University School of Divinity
May 2012 (GPA: 3.9)
Senior Project: “Disembodied Spirits and Ancient Myth in 1 Enoch 14:24-16:1”
Advisor: Dr. Neal Walls
B.A.
Wingate University
May 2009 (Summa Cum Laude; GPA: 3.94)
Major: Religious Studies
Minor: Psychology
Capstone Paper: “Vanity of Vanities: A Theological Anthropology of Ecclesiastes”
Advisors: Dr. Mark Roncace and Dr. Heather McDivitt
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
2013-ongoing Teaching Assistant, Graduate Department of Religion, Vanderbilt University
Current Courses Assisting: Introduction to the New Testament (Spring 2015
for Dr. Paul Holloway)
Previous Courses: Introduction to the Hebrew Bible (Fall 2013 for Dr.
Herbert Marbury and Fall 2014 for Dr. Jack Sasson), Native American
Religious Traditions (Spring 2014 for Dr. Laurel Schneider)
2013-ongoing Ancient Near Eastern Area Bibliographer, Divinity School Library, Vanderbilt University
2012-2014
Research Assistant, Graduate Department of Religion, Vanderbilt University,
Special Assistant to Dr. Jack Sasson
2010-2012
Research Assistant, Dr. Neal Walls, Associate Professor of Old Testament
Interpretations, Wake Forest University School of Divinity
2008
Research Assistant, Dr. Mark Roncace, Associate Professor of Religion and Department
Chair, Wingate University
AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
 Certificate in College Teaching. Given by the Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching, April
2015.
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The Biblical Languages Award. Awarded by the Wake Forest School of Divinity, May 2012.
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Student Presenter Award. Awarded by the Society of Biblical Literature Central States Regional
Conference. Paper: "Facing Reality: Interpreting Connections between the Spiritual Conversions
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of Gilgamesh in the Epic of Gilgamesh and Nebuchadnezzar in Daniel 4,” March 2011.
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Fred H. Allen Award for Christian Leadership and Service. Awarded by Wingate University,
May 2009.
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Undergraduate Achievement Award. Awarded by the Theta Alpha Kappa chapter at Wingate
University, April 2009.
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Excellence in Religious Studies. Awarded by Wingate University, April 2009.
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Excellence in New Testament Greek. Awarded by Wingate University, April 2009.
GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
 May and Morris Werthan Scholarship for Judaic and Biblical Studies. Awarded by the Vanderbilt
University Graduate Department of Religion, 2013-2014.
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University Tuition Scholarship. Awarded by the Vanderbilt University Graduate Department of
Religion, 2012-2013.
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Leadership Scholarship. Awarded by the National Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, 2011-2012.
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Tuition Scholarship. Awarded by Wake Forest University School of Divinity, 2009-2012.
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Graduate Student Fellowship. Awarded by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina,
2009-2012.
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Summer Research Grant. Awarded by Wingate University, 2008. Supplied funding for assisting
Dr. Mark Roncace of Wingate University with his project and book proposal, “Questioning the
Bible: A Bible Study Guidebook.”
PUBLICATIONS
Articles and Essays
 “The Troubling Theology of Job and its Place in Contemporary Life” in Global Perspectives on
the Bible, edited by Mark Roncace and Joseph Weaver. Pearson Prentice Hall, March 2013.

“The Ten Commandments and the Separation of Church and State” in Global Perspectives on the
Bible, edited by Mark Roncace and Joseph Weaver. Pearson Prentice Hall, March 2013.
Encyclopedia and Dictionary Entries
 “Greece, Ancient (HB/OT).” In Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception. Ed. C. L. Seow, et
al. Berlin: de Gruyter, 2014.
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“Gilgamesh, Epic of, Critical Issues” in the Lexham Bible Dictionary. Lexham Press, 2014.
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“Syrians,” in the Lexham Bible Dictionary. Lexham Press, 2014.
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“Marriage,” in the Lexham Theological Wordbook. Lexham Press, 2014.
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“Violence,” in the Lexham Theological Wordbook. Lexham Press, 2014.
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“Wealth,” in the Lexham Theological Wordbook. Lexham Press, 2014.
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“Aaron’s Priesthood” in ABC-Clio Encyclopedia of Crucial Events in the History of Religions.
ABC-Clio, 2014.
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“Abraham’s Leadership of the Early Hebrews,” in ABC-Clio Encyclopedia of Crucial Events in
the History of Religions. ABC-Clio, 2014.
ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS
 “A Haunted Apocalypse: Reading leukos in Revelation through a Racial-Ethnic Critical Lens,”
for John's Apocalypse and Cultural Contexts Ancient and Modern section at the National Meeting
of the Society of Biblical Literature, Atlanta, GA. Expected November 2015.
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“Resistance or Compliance: Reading Daniel 1 as a Hellenistic Faux-Hidden Transcript,” for the
Hellenistic Judaism section at the International Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature,
Buenos Aires, Argentina. Expected July 2015.
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“šhālôm, Physical ‘Wholeness,’ and the Ancient Near East,” for the 2015 InterDIS Conference
hosted by Vanderbilt University School of Divinity, Nashville, TN. Expected April 2015.
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“An Economic Ideological Reading of Adapa,” for the special session honoring Dr. Doug Knight
and Dr. Jack Sasson at the Southeastern Commission for the Study of Religion meeting,
Nashville, TN, March 2015.
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“Decolonizing Daniel: A Post-Colonial Interpretational Examination,” for the Bible, Myth, and
Myth Theory section at the National Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, San Diego,
California, November 2014.
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“Jesus the Liberator?: A Materialist Investigation of Luke 18:35-43,” National Association of
Baptist Professors of Religion Annual Meeting, McAfee School of Theology, Atlanta, GA, May
21, 2014.
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“Utopia as Dystopia: A Deconstructive Reading of Revelation 21-22:15 and the New Creation,”
National Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, Baltimore, Maryland, November 24, 2013.
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“Disembodied Spirits in 1 Enoch 15,” Senior Project Presentation at Wake Forest University
School of Divinity, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, April 23, 2012.
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“Babylon Revisited: A Feminist Inspired Reading of the Whore of Babylon,” Southeastern
Commission for the Study of Religion meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, March 3, 2012.
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"Facing Reality: Interpreting Connections between the Spiritual Conversions of Gilgamesh in the
Epic of Gilgamesh and Nebuchadnezzar in Daniel 4,” Society of Biblical Literature Central States
Regional Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, March 21, 2011.
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“Vanity of Vanities: A Theological Anthropology of Ecclesiastes,” Wingate University
Undergraduate Research Symposium, Wingate, North Carolina, April 14, 2009.
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“Questioning the Bible,” Wingate University Undergraduate Research Symposium, Wingate,
North Carolina, April 14, 2009.

"Theological Reflections on Lying,” North Carolina Religious Studies Association Conference,
Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina, October 24, 2008.
RESEARCH PROJECTS
 “Questioning the Bible,” with Dr. Mark Roncace, Associate Professor of Religion and
Department Chair, Wingate University, May-August 2008.
LANGUAGE READING AND TRANSLATION PROFICIENCY
Ancient
Biblical Hebrew, Advanced Reading Competency [PhD Requirement Satisfied]
Biblical Greek, Advanced Reading Competency [PhD Requirement Satisfied]
Biblical Aramaic, Intermediate Reading Competency [PhD Requirement Satisfied]
Classical Greek, Intermediate Reading Competency
Ugaritic, Beginning Reading Competency
Akkadian, Beginning Reading Competency
Ethiopic, Academic Research Competency
Syriac, Academic Research Competency
Modern
German, Academic Research Reading Competency [PhD Requirement Satisfied]
French, Academic Research Reading Competency [PhD Requirement Satisfied]
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND AFFLIATIONS
American Academy of Religion
Society of Biblical Literature
National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion
Theta Alpha Kappa Religious Studies Honor Society
Alpha Chi National Academic Honor Society
Phi Sigma Tau Philosophy Honor Society
Psi Chi Psychology Honor Society
ADDITIONAL RELATED ACADEMIC AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE
March 2015
Guest Instructor, “Class Stratification in Song of Songs,” for Song of Songs Seminar,
led by Dr. Herbert Marbury, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
March 2015
Guest Instructor, “Middle-Weak Verbs,” for Introduction to Biblical Hebrew Grammar
II, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
December 2014 Vanderbilt University On-Campus Student Representative for the Society of Biblical
Literature, Nashville, TN (ongoing).
September 2014 Personal Tutor in various subjects through Wyzant and Tutor Doctor tutoring
programs, Nashville, TN (ongoing).
September 2014 Guest Instructor, “Pronouns,” for Introduction to Biblical Hebrew Grammar I,
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
August 2014
Congregational Presentation, “Before the Psalms: a Brief Study of Poetry and the
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Ancient Near East,” First Baptist Church, Taylorsville, NC.
March 2014
Guest Lecture, “Sex and Power in the Hebrew Bible,” for RLST 120 Religion,
Sexuality, Power. Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. Instructor: Dr. Laurel
Schneider.
March 2014
Guest Lecture, “Dreams and Visions,” for RLST 278 Native American Religious
Traditions. Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. Instructor: Dr. Laurel Schneider.
March 2014
Congregational Presentation, “Land, Displacement, and Economic Justice in the Hebrew
Bible.” Vine Street Christian Church’s Lent Series, “Just City 360,” Nashville, TN.
March 2014
Congregational Presentation, “The Roots of Apocalyptic: Seeking the Beginning of a
Genre.” First Baptist Church, Taylorsville, NC.
November 2013 Teaching Assistant Lecture, “Job,” for DIV 2503 Hebrew Bible. Vanderbilt University,
Nashville, TN. Instructor: Dr. Hebert Marbury.
September 2013 Teaching Assistant Lecture, “Jeremiah and Ezekiel,” for DIV 2503 Hebrew Bible.
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. Instructor: Dr. Hebert Marbury.
November 2011 Review Session Leader for Dr. Neal Walls’ Introduction to the Old Testament I course,
Wake Forest University School of Divinity, Winston-Salem, NC.
2010-2012
Courses Tutored: Introduction to Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, Biblical Greek, and
Biblical Hebrew
2008-2009
Biblical Greek Tutor, Department of Religion, Wingate University, Wingate, NC.
SPEAKING AND PREACHING ENGAGEMENTS
July 2014
Sermon, “Remember…and Move Forward.” Greater Nashville Unitarian Universalist
Congregation, Nashville, TN.
August 2013
Sermon, “Whose is It?” First Baptist Church of Taylorsville, Taylorsville, NC.