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'''Richard S. Hess'''<ref>[http://www.denverseminary.edu/about/faculty/member/13474/ Richard S. Hess, PhD]</ref> is a renowned [[Old Testament]] scholar and Distinguished Professor of Old Testament at [[Denver Seminary]].
== Education ==
Richard Hess 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. He has given lectures in [[Andrews University]], Lanier Theological Library, Irish Bible Institute, Oregon State University, Denver University, and more then 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]].
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''
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