Courses Taught by Douglas K. Stuart, PhD

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Genesis-Leviticus: God Builds a People for Himself

This course examines how God built a nation to represent Him on earth, starting with the...

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Numbers-Joshua: The Tragedy of Fear and the Glory of Faith

Discover how Joshua and Deuteronomy illustrate how the people prepared for and triumphed over fear by...

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Intermediate Level

Judges-1 Samuel: Israel’s Choice From God-Rule to Human-Rule

This course covers Judges, Ruth, and 1 Samuel. During Judges, Israel rebelled against God's rule, however,...

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Intermediate Level

2 Samuel-2 Kings: The Difference Leaders Make

Survey the kingdom era of Israel in both its united and divided forms. This course provides...

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1 Chronicles-Nehemiah: Grace Greater Than a Nation’s Sins

Ezra and Nehemiah describe how God restored His people after exile, according to Chronicles, through the...

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Lamentations-Job: God’s Path Through Pain

This course examines these books that tackle the pain and pressure that often go along with...

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Proverbs-Psalms: Singing the Sounds of Real Life

The course will explore the distilled language of Israeli poets as they sang the songs of...

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Daniel-Micah: Studies of Integrity – Good Men in Bad Times

This course examines God's prophets, their messages, and the time in which they lived, when it...

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Intermediate Level

Ecclesiastes-Isaiah: God Guides His People through Poets and Prophets

This course covers three Old Testament books of poetry and then introduces us to the writing...

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Intermediate Level

Jeremiah-Ezekiel: Human Failure and Divine Success – A Study in Contrast

Examine the prophets whose ministry connected to Jerusalem's fall to the Babylonians, the study of a...

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Jonah-Habakkuk: The God of Israel and the God of the Nations

Discover how even though God chose Israel to be His covenant people, He extended His compassion...

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Haggai-Malachi: No Substitute for Obedience

Explore how the prophets ministered after Jerusalem was destroyed and also during Jerusalem's reconstruction after its...

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Education

Harvard University, PhD
Yale Divinity School, graduate studies
Harvard University, BA

Teaching Career

Professor of Old Testament, specializing in Assyrian and Babylonian languages and literature, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
Co-chair of the Old Testament Colloquium for the Boston Theological Institute
Visiting professor, guest lecturer, and speaker at colleges, seminaries, and universities across the United States

Other Career Highlights

Activity in several organizations, including The Evangelical Theological Society, the International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies, and the Society of Biblical Literature
Radio and television broadcasts, including appearances in both Mysteries of the Bibleand Christianity: The First Thousand Years
Ordained minister, pastoring numerous churches in Massachusetts and New Hampshire
Ministry work among gypsies in Eastern Europe
Fluent in several languages and able to navigate through several others, including Arabic, Aramaic, Assyrian, Babylonian, Egyptian, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, Romanian, Syriac, Targumic Aramaic, and Ugaritic

Publications

Author of several books, including Old Testament Exegesis: A Primer for Students and Pastors,Studies in Early Hebrew Meter, and various Bible commentaries including volumes on Hosea, Ezekiel, Malachi, and Jonah. His most bestselling book, How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth, has been translated into more than 20 languages.
Author of numerous journal articles for publications such as Christianity Today,Decision Magazine, the Journal of Biblical Literature, and Hebrew Union College Annual