Education
- Ph.D., Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, University of California—Los Angeles (2012)
- M.A., Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, University of California—Los Angeles (2009)
- M.A., Biblical Studies, Trinity Western University (2005)
- B.S., Biblical Studies, Clarks Summit University (2002)
Research Interests
- Textual transmission of the Dead Sea Scrolls
- Natural disasters/trauma in antiquity
Ryan Roberts, Ph.D.
- Dean of Assessment and Curriculum
- Interdisciplinary Studies Division Chair
- Bible, Religion & Ministry Division Chair
- Traditional Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Studies Division
- Traditional Undergraduate Bible, Religion & Ministry Division
Education
- Ph.D., Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, University of California—Los Angeles (2012)
- M.A., Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, University of California—Los Angeles (2009)
- M.A., Biblical Studies, Trinity Western University (2005)
- B.S., Biblical Studies, Clarks Summit University (2002)
Research Interests
- Textual transmission of the Dead Sea Scrolls
- Natural disasters/trauma in antiquity
Dr. Ryan Roberts serves as dean of assessment and curriculum at Cornerstone University. Previously, he taught at Cornerstone for nine years as a professor of Old Testament.
Dr. Roberts received his Bachelor of Arts in biblical studies from Clarks Summit University and his Master of Arts in biblical studies with a focus on the Dead Sea Scrolls at Trinity Western University. He then attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and received both his Master of Arts and Ph.D. in Near Eastern languages and cultures. His dissertation focused on an interdisciplinary study of earthquakes in the ancient Near East and ancient Israel.
Prior to his time at Cornerstone University, Dr. Roberts served as an instructor at UCLA. His study interests include the Hebrew Bible, the textual transmission of the Dead Sea Scrolls and natural disasters/trauma in antiquity. Dr. Roberts enjoys visiting national parks, gardening and spending time outdoors with his family.
Contact Info
- Phone:616.254.1650, ext. 1417
- Email:ryan.roberts@cornerstone.edu
Hobbies
- Visiting National Parks
- Coaching kids soccer
- Mountain biking
Campus Involvement
- Core Committee
- Assessment Committee
Publications
- “8th Century Levantine Earthquakes and Natural Disasters.” Behind the Scenes of the Old Testament. Eds. Jonathan Greer, John Hilber, and John Walton. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2018.
- “Imitation as Necessity: Isaiah in Light of Amos’s Prophetic Tradition.” Pages 551-570 in Reading the Bible in Ancient Traditions and Modern Editions: Studies in Memory of Peter W. Flint. Edited by Andrew B. Perrin, and Kyung S. Baek, and Daniel K. Falk. Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2017.
- “znh, swtr, shlk,” in Theologisches Wörterbuch zu den Qumrantexten Band 3. Edited by Heinz-Josef Fabry and Ulrich Dahmen. Stuttgart: Kohlhammer, 2016.
- “Adam, Decalogue, Joel, Micah, Nahum, Nehemiah, Simeon,” in The Routledge Encyclopedia of Ancient Mediterranean Religions. Edited by Eric Orlin. New York: Routledge, 2016.
- “Is Anyone Home? Amos 6:8-11 in light of Post-Disaster Housing,” Pages 186-200 in Methods, Theories, Imagination: Social Scientific Approaches in Biblical Studies. Edited by David J. Chalcraft, Frauke Uhlenbruch, and Rebecca S. Watson. The Bible in the Modern World 60. Sheffield: Phoenix Press, 2014.
Presentations
- “Paronomasia in Amos’s Third Vision.” Midwest Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, South Bend, Indiana, February 2017
- “Storm Imagery and Environmental Descriptions of the Divine.” National Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, Atlanta, Georgia, November 2015
- “How to Write an Insult: Gideon and the Fate of Succoth (Judges 8:14).” Midwest Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, Bourbonnais, Illinois, February 2015
- “The Democratization of Prophet and Message in the Eighth Century BCE.” Midwest Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, Bourbonnais, Illinois, February 2014
- “Records of Ruin in Middle Assyrian Building Inscriptions: Propaganda or Problems in the Textual and Archaeological Record?” Pacific Coast Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, Santa Clara, California, March 2012
- “Reevaluating Leonine Imagery in Amos 1:2 in Light of a Neo-Assyrian Parallel.” Pacific Coast Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, Santa Clara, California, March 2012
Licenses and Professional Memberships
- Society of Biblical Literature
- Associates for Biblical Research
