Martien Halvorson-Taylor

Assistant Professor

E-mail:
Phone: 434-924-6723

Address:
Department of Religious Studies
PO Box 400126
Charlottesville, VA 22903-4126

Research Interests

Hebrew Bible/Old Testament; classical Hebrew; history and religion of Ancient Israel; biblical wisdom literature; history of and biblical interpretation in the Second Temple period; canonical process; history of biblical scholarship; literary approaches to the Hebrew Bible.

Education

• Bachelor of Arts (BA), Yale University
• Master of Divinity (MDIV), Harvard University
• Master of Arts (MA), Harvard University
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Harvard University

Courses

Fall 2009:

• RELJ 1210: Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
• RELJ 1410: Elementary Classical Hebrew I
  

Spring 2009:

• RELC/J 317: Images of David
• RELJ 524: Text & Interpretation: I and II Samuel
  

Fall 2008:

• RELC/J 121: Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
• RELJ 111: Elementary Classical Hebrew I

Spring 2008:

• RELC/J 301: Faith on Trial: The Book of Job and Its Traditions
• RELC/J 501: Genesis and Its Interpretation

Fall 2007:

• RELC/J 121: Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
• RELC/J 301: The Book of Genesis

Spring 2007:

• RELC/J 302: Faith On Trial: The Book of Job and Its Traditions
• RELC/J 321: Joseph, Esther, Daniel, Judith

Fall 2006:

• RELC/J 121: Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
• RELC/J 506: The Tree of Life: Wisdom Literature in Ancient Israel

Spring 2006:

• RELJ 112: Biblical Hebrew (first year)
• RELC/J 302: Faith On Trial: The Book of Job and Its Traditions

Fall 2005:

• RELJ 111: Biblical Hebrew (first year)
• RELC/J 121: Hebrew Bible/Old Testament

Spring 2005:

• RELJ 112: Biblical Hebrew (first year)

Fall 2004:

• RELJ 111: Biblical Hebrew (first year)
• RELC/J 121: Hebrew Bible/Old Testament

Future Courses

• The Pentateuch
• Early Biblical Interpretation
• David and His Interpretation
• Exile
• The Dead Sea Scrolls
• Methods in Biblical Scholarship