Job Title
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Adjunct faculty
Master of Divinity, Bethel Seminary
Highlight
Dr. Gardner is an Adjunct Professor in Old Testament Theology. Her areas of academic interest include the Book of Judges, literary-narrative approaches to interpretation, and theological ethics. She has focused much of her research interest on so-called "texts of terror", reading them in light of intertextuality as well as social-scientific interpretive approaches. Dr. Gardner received her PhD from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA. Prior to her doctoral studies she received her Masters of Science in Counseling Psychology from Chatham University in Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Gardner is an ordained priest in the Anglican Church of North America.
Started at Bethel
2019
Education
- Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena CA - PhD, 2017
- Fuller Theological Seminary - MAT Biblical Studies, 2011
- Chatham University, Pittsburgh PA - MS Counseling Psychology, 2002
- UC Berkeley - BA Sociology, 1991
Biography
LANGUAGES
German (native speaker), Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, French
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Born in Berlin, Germany, September 12, 1968.
Married to Mark since August 1988.
Two adult children: Olivia (born 1993), Maximilian (born 1997).
Courses Taught
Exegetical Approaches (OT 518-co-teacher with Norah Caudill)
Introduction to the Old Testament (OT 508)
Christian Social Ethics (at Pacific Theological Seminary, San Diego)
Awards
Center for Advanced Theological Study (CATS) Fellowship Grant: Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA, 2011-2017
CATS International Travel Grant: Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA, June 2014
Publications
“Hidden in Plain Sight: Intertextuality and Judges 19,” in Second Wave Intertextuality and the Hebrew Bible. Resources for Biblical Studies #93. Edited by Marianne Grohmann and Huyn Chul Paul Kim. Atlanta: SBL Press, 2019.
“Ashima,” “Elat,” and “Athirat” in The Routledge Encyclopedia of Ancient Mediterranean Religions. Edited by Eric Orlin. London: Routledge, 2016.
“Action and Counter-Action: Michal, Abigail, Bathsheba,” in Gender Agenda Matters: Papers of the ‘Feminist Section’ of the International Meetings of The Society of Biblical Literature. Edited by Irmtraud Fischer. Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars, 2015
Presentations
“Inexplicable Displays of Hospitality or Marzēaḥ? (Judges 19:5–9).” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of The Society of Biblical Literature. San Diego, CA. 24 November 2019.
“Hidden in Plain Sight: Intertextuality and Judges 19.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of The Society of Biblical Literature. Boston, MA. November 2017.
“Psalm 102-Individual Lament, Communal Hymn, Prophecy, or None Of The Above?” Paper presented at the International Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature. Berlin, Germany. 9 August 2017.
“Genesis 23: Why All This Fuss Over a Dead Matriarch?” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of The Society of Biblical Literature. San Antonio, TX. 20 November 2016.
“Action and Counter-Action: Michal, Abigail, Bathsheba.” Paper presented at the International Meeting of The Society of Biblical Literature. Vienna, Austria. 7 July 2014.
Certificates and Licenses
PROFESSIONAL LICENSES
Priest, August 2011, by the Rt. Rev. Todd D. Hunter
Deacon, May 2008, by the Rt. Rev. Francis R. Lyons
Canonical residence: Anglican Church of North America, Diocese of Pittsburgh
Professional Organizations, Committees, and Boards
MEMBERSHIPS
Society of Biblical Literature
Institute for Biblical Research
Society of Anglican Theologians
National Association of Professors of Hebrew
Eta Beta Rho Honor Society (Hebrew Language)
Hobbies and Interests
Travel, cooking and meeting lots of new people
Areas of expertise
Book of Judges Literary interpretive methods Texts of violence Christian social ethics
Research interests
Intertextuality Former prophets/Hebrew Scripture
Teaching specialty
Exegetical Methods Ethics Old Testament
Quote
“Es gibt Reichtümer, an denen man zugrunde geht, wenn man sie nicht mit anderen teilen kann.” ― Michael Ende, Momo