William P. "Bill" Griffin, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Biblical Studies

 Office: Trask Hall (AB2)


 I earned my B.A. from Evangel College (now University)  in 1985, my M.Div. from Harvard Divinity School in 1988, and my Ph.D. in Old Testament from Emory University in 1995. I have been teaching at Evangel University since 1995.

 I teach a broad range of courses in the department, but am particularly interested in the Old Testament, Hebrew, and Biblical interpretation. I regularly teach Old Testament Literature, Old Testament Theology, Hebrew, and Old Testament book studies.  This year (2007-2008) I am teaching Hermeneutics, Sophomore Seminar, Old Testament Literature, Old Testament Theology, and Psalms (team-taught with Dr. Nathan Nelson). I also have a Hebrew reading group that meets on Wednesdays at 10:00 in the Theology Department conference room. 

In the past I did a lot of work in the Minor Prophets. My doctoral dissertation was a computer-assisted textual analysis of divine activity, mainly in some of the Minor prophets (The God of the Prophets [Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press), and I wrote the Joel commentary for The Complete Biblical Library. I also have reconstructed and translated some Biblical Dead Sea Scrolls materials.

In another direction, I recently have begun working on an analysis of God's activity in the Psalms, and I also plan to write a simplified Hebrew grammar.

My personal interests include bicycling (about 5,000 miles a year), bicycle repair, and music. I play guitar and enjoy writing humorous and satirical songs, which I occasionally perform in my classes and other places.

 

   


Griffin's Links

 

NOTE: I HAVE MOVED THIS SITE AND NOT ALL LINKS WORK YET. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING BUT IT DOES NOT WORK, PLEASE EMAIL ME AT: griffinw@evangel.edu  THE ISRAEL PHOTOS ARE WORKING AGAIN.

 

MUSIC OFFERINGS HAVE BEEN GREATLY EXPANDED. THESE INCLUDE SOME LIVE PERFORMANCES FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE PRESENT, AS WELL AS SOME OTHER REALLY OLD RECORDINGS.

 

Bill Griffin

 

 

  Bill Griffin's non-Evangel website, including links to photos of Greene County, MO, and beyond, which my wife and I have taken.

  NEW!!! WORLD WAR 1 (WWI) AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE PHOTOGRAPHS

  HURRICANE KATRINA PHOTOS FROM MARCH, 2006

  Student instructions for joining turnitin.com

  Old Testament Literature Course Materials

  Introduction to the Dead Sea Scrolls (The OT Lit Presentation)

  HUMOROUS AND SATIRICAL SONGS

  Griffin's Israel Pictures (about 1,200 photos)

  Dr. Bob Stallman's Israel Photos, arranged by region (Dr. Stallman teaches at Northwest College of the Assemblies of God)

  Bicycling

 

  BROKEN LINKS (SOON TO BE FIXED):

 

  Sophomore Seminar Course Materials

  Old Testament Theology Materials

  Psalms Course Materials

 

  Translations of Biblical Dead Sea Scrolls, comparing the MT to the DSS

  Griffin's Songs


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Page updated December 27, 2007