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| David M. CarrProfessor of Old Testament
Professor David M. Carr received a B.A. in Philosophy from Carleton College in 1980, an M.T.S. from Candler School of Theology in 1983, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Religion from Claremont Graduate University in 1988. Before coming to Union in August 1999, Dr. Carr served as an assistant, associate, and full professor of Old Testament at Methodist Theological School in Ohio from 1988-1999, being awarded the Williams Chair in Biblical Interpretation in 1998. He was the 1993-1994 recipient of the Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship and Association of Theological Schools Young Scholars Theological Fellowship in support of a year-long research project on the shape and formation of Genesis (1993-1994). Starting in 2005, he began serving as the American co-chair of the editorial board for a new International Exegetical Commentary on the Old Testament. (IECOT).
Professor Carr's book-length publications include From D to Q: A Study of Early Jewish Interpretations of Solomon's Dream at Gibeon (Scholars Press, 1991); Reading the Fractures of Genesis: Historical and Literary Approaches (Westminster, 1996); The Erotic Word: Sexuality, Spirituality and the Bible (Oxford, 2003); and Writing on the Tablet of the Heart: Origins of Western Scripture and Literature (Oxford, 2005) and (as co-editor) A Gift of God in Due Season: Essays on Scripture and Community in Honor of James A. Sanders, co-edited with Richard D. Weis (Sheffield, England, 1996). Dr. Carr has two book projects currently underway. One is a new history of the development of Israelite literature. The other is an Introduction to the Christian Bible which he is co-authoring for Blackwell Press with his wife Colleen Conway, an Associate Professor of New Testament at Seton Hall University.
Professor Carr's teaching and research interests include the formation and shape of the Bible, sexuality and gender in the Bible, the intersection of historical-critical and literary approaches to the Bible, and the emergence of Scripture in the Jewish and Christian traditions. Biblical books in which Carr has particular expertise include Genesis, Exodus, Isaiah and the Song of Songs. Professor Carr recently redesigned two core courses in the M.Div Program at Union, the Introduction to the Old Testament and the Exegesis Practicum, providing logistical and technological enhancements. In addition to the courses listed below, taught at Union during the last five years, Dr. Carr also lectured at universities throughout the United States and Germany, and he has conducted numerous lectures and workshops for churches, synagogues, and other educational groups.
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