Christopher Seitz

The Reverend Canon
Christopher Seitz
Professor at Wycliffe College
In office 2007–present
Other posts Professor of Old Testament and Theological Studies, University of St. Andrews (1998–2007)
Professor of Old Testament, Yale University (1987–97)
Personal details
Birth name Christopher Seitz
Born (1954-05-22) 22 May 1954
Blowing Rock, North Carolina
Nationality American
Denomination Episcopalian
Alma mater University of North Carolina

Christopher R. Seitz (born 1954) is an American Old Testament scholar and theologian known for his work in biblical interpretation and theological hermeneutics.[1] He is the senior research professor of biblical interpretation at Toronto School of Theology, Wycliffe College.[1] He is also an ordained priest in the Episcopal Church, and serves as canon theologian in the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas.[2]

Education and career

Seitz received an AB from the University of North Carolina, in 1976, an MTS from Virginia Theological Seminary, in 1979. He studied at the University of Munich, 1979–80, and received several degrees from Yale University: STM 1981; MA 1982; MPhil 1983; PhD 1986.

He began his teaching career as assistant professor of Old Testament at The Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia (1984–87), before becoming associate professor of Old Testament at Yale.[1] He was professor of Old Testament at Yale from 1987-97[1] and then took a chair at the University of St Andrews (Scotland) in 1998 where he was professor of Old Testament and theological studies at St Mary’s College until 2007.[3] He is presently senior research professor of Biblical interpretation at Wycliffe College in the University of Toronto.[2] He is a co-founder of the Wycliffe Center for Scripture and Theology.[3]

Academic and ecclesial work

Seitz is the author and editor of more than sixteen books; he is best known for his volume on Isaiah 1—39 in Interpretation Commentary Series, held in 727 libraries according to WorldCat,[4] and translated into Korean, Japanese and Italian. Other major works include Word Without End, Figured Out, Isaiah 40—66 (New Interpreter’s Bible), Prophecy and Hermeneutics, The Goodly Fellowship of the Prophets, and The Character of Christian Scripture.[5] Recently, he has written his first New Testament commentary on Colossians for the Brazos Theological Commentary series (2014). A commentary on Joel is also expected shortly. Additionally, he has contributed more than sixty articles to journals and publications, including Vetus Testamentum, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, Interpretation, Theology Today, Biblische Zeitschrift, Anglican Theological Review, Zeitschrift fur die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, The Christian Century, The Anchor Bible Dictionary, First Things, and Pro Ecclesia. He is the Editor of Studies in Theological Interpretation, and has served on the editorial boards of Interpretation, Hermeneia, Journal for Theological Interpretation, Zeitschrift fur die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, and Pro Ecclesia.[1]

He is a two-time Alexander von Humboldt research scholar (1991-2 at the University of Munich and 2013 at the University of Göttingen), a Henry Luce III Foundation grant recipient, and a Fellow of the Center of Theological Inquiry in Princeton, New Jersey.

Seitz is an ordained Episcopal priest and has served parishes in Texas, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Germany, France and Scotland.[1] He currently serves as the president of The Anglican Communion Institute[6] and is canon theologian in the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas. He is also founder and executive director of The Cranmer Institute, which seeks to rejuvenate Anglicanism.[2]

Contribution

Seitz has been influenced by his teacher Brevard Childs, a key figure advocating for the significance of canon in biblical interpretation, and for the appropriate use of the Old Testament in Christian theology.[7][8][9]

Major works

Books edited

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "University of Toronto, Wycliffe College Faculty Page". Retrieved May 14, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Rev'd Canon Dr. Christopher Seitz". Cranmer Institute. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Announcing The Wycliffe Centre for Scripture and Theology". Wycliffecollege.ca. 2011-02-25. Retrieved 2013-02-22.
  4. ↑ "Isaiah 1-39". WorldCat. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  5. ↑ "Rev. Dr. Christopher Seitz Appointed New Professor of Biblical Interpretation". Wycliffe College. 12 July 2007. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  6. ↑ "Contributors". The Anglican Communion Institute. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  7. ↑ Daniel Driver, Brevard Childs, Biblical Theologian: For the Church's One Bible, (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2012), 2.http://www.amazon.com/Brevard-Childs-Biblical-Theologian-Churchs/dp/0801039754/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1361924737&sr=8-1&keywords=Daniel+Driver
  8. ↑ Christopher Seitz, "The Character of Christian Scripture: The Significance of a Two-Testament Bible", (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2011), 165.http://www.amazon.com/Character-Christian-Scripture-Two-Testament-Interpretation/dp/0801039487/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1361924870&sr=1-1&keywords=character+of+christian+scripture
  9. ↑ Edward W. Klink and Darian R. Lockett, "Understanding Biblical Theology: A Comparison of Theory and Practice", (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2012), 132-3.http://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Biblical-Theology-Comparison-Practice/dp/0310492238/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1361924922&sr=1-1&keywords=Understanding+Biblical+Theology
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