Richard Hess

Richard S. Hess is a renowned Old Testament scholar and Distinguished Professor of Old Testament at Denver Seminary.

Education

Richard Hess received a B.A. from Wheaton College. Then, he attained both an M.Div. and Th.M. from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and finally received his Ph.D. from Hebrew Union College. Since then, Denver has engaged in post-doctoral studies throughout universities in Chicago, Jerusalem, Cambridge, Sheffield, and Münster.

Career

Richard Hess joined the faculty of Denver Seminary in 1997, and since then has become a Distinguished Professor in Old Testament studies there. He has given lectures in Andrews University, Lanier Theological Library, Irish Bible Institute, Oregon State University, Denver University, and more than a hundred other scholarly societies, universities and colleges. Hess is also a member of over a dozen scholarly societies. Hess is currently editor of the Denver Journal and the former editor for the Bulletin for Biblical Research. Hess has worked on translations for numerous biblical translations of the Bible, including the New International Version, New American Bible, and Holman Christian Standard Bible. One recent influential book by Richard Hess The Old Testament: A Historical, Theological, and Critical Introduction, which has been praised as a "...groundbreaking historical, theological, and critical introduction to the Old Testament that goes far beyond other introductions in terms of breadth, depth, and scope" and a "a truly outstanding introduction to the Old Testament..."

Richard Hess has authored over 9 books, and edited and co-edited over 33 books. In addition to having written several hundred book reviews and dictionary articles, Hess written over 100 scholarly articles, and has written commentaries on the Book of Leviticus, Book of Joshua, and Song of Songs. A number of important scholarly contributions by Richard Hess include the following;

Joshua

Israelite religions: an archaeological and biblical survey

The Lord's anointed: interpretation of Old Testament Messianic texts

The Old Testament: A Historical, Theological, and Critical Introduction

Amarna Personal Names and Names in the Study of Biblical History

Studies in the Personal Names of Genesis 1-11