Mark E. Biddle

Mark E. Biddle (born 1957) is the Russell T. Cherry Professor of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament at the Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond in Richmond, Virginia. He is editor of the '' Review & Expositor'' journal.

Education

Biddle, a native of Fort Payne, Alabama, was educated in the public schools of DeKalb County, Alabama and Orange County, Florida. Biddle received a B.A. from Samford University in Homewood, Alabama, an M.Div. from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, a Th.M. from International Baptist Theological Seminary of the European Baptist Federation in Prague, Czech Republic and a Dr. Theol. from the University of Zurich in Zürich, Switzerland.

Books

* ''A Redaction History of Jeremiah 2:1-4:2, Abhandlungen zur Theologie des Alten und Neuen Testaments 77''. Zürich: TVZ, 1990.
* ''Polyphony and Symphony in Prophetic Literature: A Literary Analysis of Jeremiah 7-20, Studies in Old Testament Interpretation 2''. Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, 1996.
* ''Deuteronomy'', Smyth & Helwys Bible Commentary 4. Macon: Smyth & Helwys, 2003.
* ''Missing the Mark: Sin and Its Consequences in Biblical Theology''. Nashville: Abingdon, 2005.
* ''Judges: Reading the Old Testament''. Macon: Smyth & Helwys, 2012.
* ''A Time to Laugh: Humor in the Bible''. Macon: Smyth & Helwys, 2013.

Articles in journals and collected works

* "The Literary Frame Surrounding Jeremiah 30:1-33:26," '' Zeitschrift für Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft'' 100 (1988): 409–413.
* "The 'Endangered Ancestress' and Blessing for the Nations," ''Journal of Biblical Literature'' (=JBL) 109 (1990): 599–611.
* "Christian Interpretation of the Old Testament: A Methodological Problem," ''Faculty Studies'' (Carson Newman College) 1990: 27–43.
* "The Figure of Lady Jerusalem: Identification, Deification and Personification of Cities in the Ancient Near East," in ''The Canon in Comparative Perspective, Scripture in Context IV'', B. Batto, W. Hallo, and L. Younger, eds. Lewiston: New York: Mellen Press, 1991. pp. 173–194.
* "Bible Study Guide: The Book of Micah," ''Pulpit Digest'' 73/517 (1992): 77–81.
* "Lady Zion's Alter Egos: Isaiah 47:1-15 and 57:6-13 as Structural Counterparts," in ''New Visions of the Book of Isaiah, JSOTSup 214'', R. Melugin and M. Sweeney, eds. Sheffield: JSOT Press, 1997. pp. 124–139.
* "The City of Chaos and the New Jerusalem: Isaiah 24-27 in Context," ''Perspectives in Religious Studies 22'' (1995): 5–12.
* "Amos: Introduction," in ''Interpreting Amos for Teaching and Preaching''. Macon: Smyth and Helwys, 1996.
* "Laboratory for Learning: Promoting Community Learning Across Curricular and Co-Curricular Functions," (with E. Lee and W. McDonald) in ''Who Teaches? Who Learns? Authentic Student/Faculty Partners'', R. Jenkins and K. Romer, eds. Providence, RI: Ivy Publishers, 1998. pp. 69–76.
* "Literary Structures in the Book of Joshua," '' Review & Expositor'' (=RE) 95 (1998): 189–202.
* "'Israel' and 'Jacob' in the Book of Micah: Micah in the Context of the Twelve," in ''Society of Biblical Literature 1998 Seminar Papers Part Two''. Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 1998. pp. 850–871.
* Sermon ideas/summaries on select texts in ''Genesis'' for the 2001 edition of ''Abingdon's Ministers Manual''.
* "Ancestral Motifs In 1 Samuel 25: Intertextuality and Characterization," ''JBL 121'' (2002): 617–638.
* "Contingency, God, and the Babylonians: Jeremiah on the Complexity of Repentance," ''RE 101'' (2004): 247–65.
* "A Word About Separation of Church and State," ''RE 101'' (2004): 583–586.
* "Genesis 3: Sin, Shame and Self-Esteem," ''RE 103'' (2006): 359–370.
* "Obadiah-Jonah-Micah in Canonical Context: The Nature of Prophetic Literature and Hermeneutics," '' Interpretation'' 61 (2007): 154–166.
* "Song of Songs: A Brief Annotated Bibliography," ''RE 105'' (2008): 481 – 490.
* "Teaching Isaiah Today," ''PRS 36'' (2009): 257–272.
* "The Biblical Prohibition Against Usury," ''Int 65'' (2011): 117–127.
* "Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25," ''Lectionary Homiletics 22/6'' (October/November 2011): 41–42.
* "Judges 4:1-7," ''Lectionary Homiletics 22/6'' (October/November 2011): 49–50.
* "Dominion Returns to Jerusalem: An Examination of Developments in the Kingship and Zion Traditions as Reflected in the Book of the Twelve with Particular Attention to Micah 4-5," in ''Perspectives on the Formation of the Book of the Twelve: Methodological Foundations, Redactional Processes, Historical Insights, BZAW 433''. R. Albertz, J. Wöhrle, and J. Nogalski, eds.; Berlin: de Gruyter, 2012. pp. 253–267.

Dictionary articles

* "Murder," in ''The Mercer Dictionary of the Bible'', Watson E. Mills, ed. Macon: MercerUniversity Press, 1990.
* "Redaction Criticism: Hebrew Bible," in ''Dictionary of Biblical Interpretation'', John H. Hayes, ed. Nashville: Abingdon, 1999. pp. 373–376.
* "Jeremiah, Letter of Jeremiah, Baruch," ''Oxford Annotated Bible.'' New York: Oxford University Press, 2001.
* "Execration," "Flesh in the OT," "Humor" and "Perish" in ''New Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible, 5 vols''., K. D. Sakenfeld, et al., eds. Nashville: Abingdon 2006–2009.
* "Sin," in ''Dictionary of Scripture and Ethics''. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic (2009).
* "Deposit and Pledge," in ''The Oxford Encyclopedia of Bible and Law'' (forthcoming).

Translations

* Ernst Jenni and Claus Westermann, eds. ''Theological Lexicon of the Old Testament''. 3 vols. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1997. (= ''Theologisches Handwörterbuch zum Alten Testament.'' 2 vols. Munich: Kaiser, 1984).
* Hermann Gunkel. ''Genesis.'' Mercer Library of Biblical Studies. Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, 1997.
* Martin Hengel. ''The Septuagint as Christian Scripture: Its Prehistory and the Problem of Its Canon.'' Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 2002. (= ''Die Septuaginta: Zwischen Judentum und Christentum''. Tübingen: Mohr/Siebeck, 1994).
* Julius Wellhausen. ''The Pharisees and the Sadducees: An Examination of Internal Jewish History''. Mercer Library of Biblical Studies. Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, 2001 (= ''Die Pharisäer und die Sadducäer: Eine Untersuchung zur inneren jüdischen Geschichte''. 3rd ed. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1967).
* Otto Kaiser. ''The Old Testament Apocrypha: An Introduction to the Fundamentals''. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2004 (= ''Die alttestamentlichen Apokryphen: Eine Einleitung in Grundzügen''. Gütersloh: Kaiser, 2000).
* Contributing translator to ''Religion, Past and Present'' (= ''Religion in Geschichte und Gegenwart'', Leiden: Brill) Leiden: Brill, 2007ff.
* M. Hauger, "'But We Were in the Wilderness, and There God Speaks Quite Differently': On the Significance of Preaching in the Theology and Work of Gerhard von Rad" in ''Int 62'' (2008): 278–292.
* Gerhard von Rad, "Sermon on Luke 24:13-35" in ''Int 52'' (2008): 294–303.
* Reinhard Feldmeier and Hermann Spieckermann, ''God of the Living''. Waco: Baylor, 2011. (= ''Der Gott der Lebendigen: Eine biblische Gotteslehre''. Tübingen: Mohr/Siebeck, 2011.)
* Sigmund Mowinckel, ''Psalm Studies''. 2 vols. SBL History of Biblical Studies 2, 3. Atlanta: SBL Press, 2014. (= ''Psalmenstudien''. 6 vols. Kristiania: Dybwad, 1921–1924).
* Andreas Schüle, ''Die Urgeschichte'' (forthcoming).

Book reviews

* W. Werner, ''Studien zur alttestamentlichen Vorstellung vom Plan Jahwes'', in ''JBL 109'' (1990): 512–514.
* G. Fleischer, ''Von Menschenverkäufern, Baschankühen, und Rechtsverkehren and S. Rosenbaum, Amos of Israel'' (cluster review), in ''Critical Review of Books in Religion'', E. J. Epp, ed. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1991. pp. 133–136.
* W. Dever, ''Recent Archaeological Discoveries and Biblical Research'', in ''Interpretation 46'' (1992): 197–198.
* R. Ginn, ''The Present and the Past, J. Wilcox, The Bitterness of Job, and W. Farley, Tragic Vision and Divine Compassion'' (cluster review), in ''Perspectives in Religious Studies 18'' (1991): 261–264.
* J. Sasson, ''Jonah'', in ''Horizons in Biblical Theology 13'' (1991): 77–78.
* H. Niehr, ''Der höchste Gott: Alttestamentlicher JHWH-Glaube im Kontext syrisch-kanaanäischer Religion des 1. Jahrtausends v. Chr.'', in ''Catholic Biblical Quarterly'' (= CBQ) 54 (1992): 120–121.
* J. van Ruiten, ''Een Begin Zonder Einde: De doorwerking van Jesaja 65:17 in de intertestamentaire literatuur en het Nieuwe Testament'', in ''CBQ 54'' (1992): 549–550.
* D. H. Bak, ''Klagender Gott – Klagende Menschen'', in ''CBQ 55'' (1993): 108–109.
* B. Bozak, ''Life 'Anew': A Literary-Theological Study of Jer. 30-31'', in ''CBQ 55'' (1993): 324–325.
* Y. Goldman, ''Prophétie et royauté au retour de l'exil'', in ''CBQ 55'' (1993): 758–759.
* R. Albertz, ''Religionsgeschichte Israels in alttestamentlicher Zeit'', in ''CBQ 56'' (1994): 312–314.
* T. Lescow, ''Das Stufenschema: Untersuchungen zur Struktur alttestamentlicher Texte'', in ''CBQ 56'' (1994): 767–768.
* H. Nobel, ''Gods gedachten tellen: Numerike structuuranalyse en de elf gedachten Gods in Genesis – 2 Koningen'', in ''CBQ 56'' (1994): 774–776.
* J. Lundbom, ''The Early Career of the Prophet Jeremiah'', in ''CBQ 57'' (1995): 150–151.
* B. Lang, ''Eugen Drewermann, interprète de la Bible: Le paradis. Le naissance du Christ'', in ''CBQ 57'' (1995): 560–561.
* G. Fischer, ''Das Trostbüchlein: Text, Komposition un Theologie von Jer 30-31'', in ''Religious Studies Review (= RSR) 21'' (1995): 224.
* J. Jeremias, ''Der Prophet Amos'', in ''JBL 116'' (1997): 548-550 (=http://www.bookreviews.org/pdf/2644_1586.pdf).
* R. Bergen, ed., ''Biblical Hebrew and Discourse Linguistics'', in ''CBQ 58'' (1996): 370–372.
* K. Pfisterer Darr, ''Isaiah's Vision and the Family of God'', in ''RSR 22'' (1996): 60.
* Jun-Hee Cha, ''Micha und Jeremia'', in ''CBQ 59'' (1997): 339–340.
* D. Penchansky, ''The Politics of Biblical Theology'', in ''CBQ 59'' (1997): 133–135.
* K. Schmid, ''Buchgestalten des Jeremiabuches: Untersuchungen zur Redaktions- und Rezeptionsgeschichte von Jer 30-33 im Kontext des Buches'', in ''CBQ 60'' (1998): 344–345.
* D. Rotzoll, ''Studien zur Redaktion und Komposition des Amosbuches'', in ''Review of Biblical Literature'', M. Sweeney, el al, eds. Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 1999. pp. 158–159 (=http://www.bookreviews.org/pdf/2534_1756.pdf).
* B. Zapff, ''Redaktionsgeschichtliche Studien zum Michabuch im Kontext des Dodekapropheton'', in ''CBQ 61'' (1999): 569–570.
* J. P. Fokkelman, ''Major Poems of the Hebrew Bible, Volume I: Ex. 15, Deut 32, and Job 3: At the Interface of Hermeneutics and Structural Analysis'', in ''RSR 25'' (1999): 285.
* C. Seitz and K. Greene-McCreight, eds., ''Theological Exegesis: Essays in Honor of Brevard S. Childs'', in ''CBQ 62'' (2000): 190–91.
* B. Janowski, ''Stellvertretung: Alttestamentlich Studien zu einem theologischen Grundbegriff'', in ''RSR 24'' (1998): 289.
* W. Harrelson, ''The Ten Commandments and Human Rights'', in ''RevExp 95'' (1998): 288–289.
* P. Kelley, ''Journey to the Land of Promise: Genesis – Deuteronomy'', in ''RevExp 95'' (1998): 292.
* K. King, ed., ''Women and Goddess Traditions: In Antiquity and Today'', in ''RevExp 95'' (1998): 296.
* R. Ulmer, trans., ''Maaserot – Zehnte, Maaser Sheni – Zweiter Zehnt'', in ''RevExp 95'' (1998): 293–294.
* G. Ashby, ''God Out and Meet God: A Commentary on the Book of Exodus'', in ''RevExp 95'' (1998): 449.
* F. Gorman Jr. ''Divine Presence and Community: A Commentary on the Book of Leviticus'', in ''RevExp 95'' (1998): 453.
* T. Longman, III. ''The Book of Ecclesiastes'', in ''RevExp 95'' (1998): 454.
* J. Oswalt, ''The Book of Isaiah: Chapters 40-66'', in ''RevExp 95'' (1998): 456.
* E. Tiffany, ''The Image of God in Creation'', in ''RevExp 95'' (1998): 456–457.
* G. Fackre, ''The Doctrine of Revelation: A Narrative Interpretation'', in ''RevExp 95'' (1998): 458.
* R. Farmer, ''Beyond the Impasse: The Promise of a Process Hermeneutic'', in ''RevExp 95'' (1998): 459.
* A. Porterfield, ''The Power of Religion: A Comparative Introduction'', in ''RevExp 95'' (1998): 461–462.
* H. Utzschneider, ''Michas Reise in die Zeit'', in ''CBQ 62'' (2000): 739–740.
* J. Watts, ''Reading Law: The Rhetorical Shaping of the Pentateuch'', in ''RevExp 97'' (2000): 107–08.
* J. Eaton, ''Mysterious Messengers: A Course on Hebrew Prophecy From Amos Onwards'', in ''RevExp 97'' (2000): 514.
* F. Holmgren, ''The Old Testament and the Significance of Jesus: Embracing Change – Maintaining Christian Identity'', in ''RevExp 97'' (2000): 514–515.
* G. Fee, ''Listening to the Spirit in the Text'', in ''RevExp 97'' (2000): 516–517.
* J. G. Millar, ''Now Choose Life: Theology and Ethics in Deuteronomy'', in ''RevExp 97'' (2000): 513–514.
* P. D. Miller, ''Israelite Religion and Biblical Theology: Collected Essays'', in ''RSR'' (2000).
* Francis I. Andersen and David Noel Freedman, ''Micah: A New Translation With Introduction and Commentary'', in ''CBQ 63'' (2001): 507–508.
* E. Ben Zvi, ''Micah'' in ''CBQ 63'' (2001): 132–34.
* J. R. Lundbom, ''Jeremiah 1-20: A New Translation With Introduction and Commentary'' in ''Interpretation 55'' (2001): 316.
* R. S. Wallace, ''The Story of Joseph and the Family of Jacob'' in ''RevExp 98'' (2001): 280–81.
* J. L. Crenshaw, ''The Psalms: An Introduction'' in ''RevExp 98'' (2001): 281–82.
* D. Ewert, ''How to Understand the Bible'', in ''RevExp 98'' (2001): 442–43.
* R. J. Coggins, ''Joel and Amos'', in ''RevExp 98'' (2001): 445–47.
* J. Blenkinsopp, ''Isaiah 1-39'', in ''RevExp 98'' (2001): 444–45.
* K. Jobes and M. Silva, ''Invitation to the Septuagint'', in ''RevExp 98'' (2001): 443–44.
* M. Fox, ''Proverbs 1-9'', in ''RevExp 99'' (2002): 110–11.
* W. Brueggemann, ''Deuteronomy, Abingdon Old Testament Commentaries'', in ''Interpretation 56'' (2002): 328.
* D. Gowan, ''Daniel, Abingdon Old Testament Commentaries'', in ''RevExp 99'' (2002): 277–8.
* J. Barton, ''Joel and Obadiah, The Old Testament Library'', in ''RevExp 99'' (2002): 279–80.
* T. Longman III, ''Song of Songs, The New International Commentary on the Old Testament'', in ''RevExp 99'' (2002): 284–85.
* G. Fee, ''To What End Exegesis?'' in ''RevExp 99'' (2002): 287.
* W. Janzen, ''Exodus, Believers Bible Commentary'', in ''RevExp 99'' (2002): 455–56.
* W. Brueggemann, ''Ichabod Toward Home: The Journey of God's Glory'', in ''RevExp 99'' (2002): 458.
* P. Quinn-Miscall, ''Reading Isaiah: Poetry and Vision'', in ''RevExp 99'' (2002): 460–61.
* C. Seitz, ''Figured Out: Typology and Providence in Christian Scripture'', in ''RevExp 99'' (2002): 456–57.
* V. Matthews, ''Social World of the Hebrew Prophets'', in ''RevExp 99'' (2002): 461.
* K. R. Nemet-Nejat, ''Daily Life in Ancient Mesopotamia'', in ''RevExp'' (forthcoming).
* Stephan Davis, ''The Antithesis of the Ages: Paul's Reconfiguration of the Torah'' in ''RevExp 99'' (2002): 623–24.
* Paul Hooker, ''First and Second Chronicles'', in ''RevExp 99'' (2002): 625.
* David L. Petersen, ''The Prophetic Literature: An Introduction'', in ''RevExp 99'' (2002): 627.
* "Reading the Prophets," a cluster review of A. Heschel, ''The Prophets''; W. Brueggeman, ''The Prophetic Imagination''; and C. Dempsey, ''The Prophets'', in ''Christian Reflection'' (2003): 82–86.
* Steven Tuell, ''First and Second Chronicles'', in ''RevExp 100'' (2003): 131–132.
* Mark S. Smith, ''Untold Stories: The Bible and Ugaritic Studies in the Twentieth Century'', in ''RevExp 100'' (2003): 136–37.
* Duane A. Garrett, ''A Modern Grammar for Classical Hebrew'', in ''RevExp 100'' (2003): 135–36.
* Jonathan Goldstein, ''Peoples of an Almighty God Competing Religions in the Ancient World'' in ''RevExp 100'' (2003): 283–84.
* Wojciech Pikor, ''La Comunicazione Profetica alla Luce di Ez 2-3'', in ''CBQ 66'' (2004): 299–300.
* Martin Kessler, ''Battle of the Gods: The God of Israel Versus Marduk of Babylon: A Literary/Theological Interpretation of Jeremiah 50-51'' in ''RBL'' (http://www.bookreviews.org/pdf/4019_4302.pdf ).
* Philippe Guillaume, ''Waiting for Josiah: The Judges'', in ''Perspectives in Religious Studies 33'' (2006): 512–513.
* Louis Stulman, ''Jeremiah'', ''Abingdon Old Testament Commentaries'', in ''Int 60'' (2006): 97–98.
* Abraham Joshua Heschel, ''Heavenly Torah: As Refracted through the Generations'', in ''Perspectives in Religious Studies 33'' (2006): 511–512.
* Bruce A. Little, ''A Creation-Order Theodicy: God and Gratuitous Evil'', in ''RevExp 102'' (2005): 532–33.
* J. Neusner, ''Rabbinic Literature: An Essential Guide'' in ''RevExp 102'' (2005): 536–38.
* Carl E. Braaten and Christopher R. Seitz, eds., ''I Am the Lord Your God: Christian Reflections on the Ten Commandments'' in ''RevExp 102'' (2005): 743–45.
* Jacob Neusner, ''Transformations in Ancient Judaism: Textual Evidence for Creative Responses to Crisis'' in ''RevExp 103'' (2006): 638–640.
* Gary N. Knoppers, ''I Chronicles 1-9: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary, AB 12; I Chronicles 10-20: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary, AB 12A'' in ''RevExp 103'' (2006): 836–39.
* Athalya Brenner, ed., ''Are we Amused? Humour About Women in the Biblical Worlds'', in ''PRS'' (forthcoming).
* Elisabeth Tetlow, ''Women, Crime, and Punishment in Ancient Law and Society: Vol. 1, The Ancient Near East'' in ''PRS 34'' (2007): 241–245.
* Walter Brueggemann, ''Solomon: Israel's Ironic Icon of Human Achievement'' in ''Int'' (2006).
* Cheryl Anderson, ''Women, Ideology and Violence: Critical Theory and the Construction of Gender in the Book of the Covenant and the Deuteronomic Law'' in ''PRS 34'' (2007): 241–245.
* William Yarchin, ''History of Biblical Interpretation: A Reader'' in ''RevExp 103'' (2006): 428–29.
* Kiss, Jenö, ''Die Klage Gottes und des Propheten: Ihre Rolle in der Komposition und Redaktion von Jer 11-12, 14-15 and 18'' in ''RBL 3'' (2007) (http://www.bookreviews.org/pdf/5346_5636.pdf ).
* Mary Shields, ''Circumscribing the Prostitute: The Rhetorics of Intertextuality, Metaphor and Gender in Jeremiah 3.1-4.4'' in ''RBL 8'' (2008): 198-200 (=http://www.bookreviews.org/pdf/4503_4563.pdf ).
* Waltke, B, ''A Commentary on Micah'' in ''Int 62'' (2008): 334–35.
* Hjelde, Sigurd, ''Sigmund Mowinckel und seine Zeit: Leben und Werk eines norwegischen Alttestamentlers'' in ''RBL 9'' (207) (http://www.bookreviews.org/pdf/5794_6117.pdf).
* Neil B. MacDonald, ''Metaphysics and the God of Israel: Systematic Theology of the Old and New Testaments'' in ''RevExp 104'' (2007): 823–825.
* Georg Fischer, ''Jeremia: Der Stand der theologischen Diskussion'' in ''CBQ 70'' (2008): 339–341.
* Patrick Miller, ''The Way of the Lord: Essays in Old Testament Theology'' in ''RevExp 105'' (2008): 153–54.
* Brian Block, ''Singing the Ethos of God'' in ''RevExp 105'' (2008): 519–521.
* Susan Niditch, ''Judges: A Commentary'' in ''RevExp'' (forthcoming).
* J. Gordon Harris, et al., ''Joshua, Judges, Ruth'' in ''RevExp'' (forthcoming).
* Kenneth Berding and Jonathan Lunde, eds., ''Three Views on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament'' in ''RevExp 106'' (2009): 275–77.
* T. Longman III, ''Jeremiah, Lamentations'' in ''RevExp 106'' (2009): 501–02.
* R. Smend, ''From Astruc to Zimmerli: Old Testament Scholarship in Three Centuries'' in ''CBQ 71'' (2009): 149–150.
* J. Crenshaw, ''Prophetic Conflict: Its Effect on Israelite Religion'' in ''RevExp 106'' (2009): 635–37.
* H. Bezzel, ''Die Konfessionen Jeremias: Eine redaktionsgeschichtliche Studie'' in ''CBQ 71'' (2009): 600–602.
* L. Allen, ''Jeremiah: A Commentary'' in ''Int 64'' (2010): 86–88.
* Gary A. Anderson, ''Sin: A History'' in ''Int 65'' (2011): 206–208.
* Reinhard Kratz and Herrmann Speickermann, eds., ''Zeit und Ewigkeit als Raum göttlichen Handelns'' in ''CBQ 72'' (2010): 630–631.
* T. Niklas, K. Zamfir, and H. Braun, eds. ''Theologies of Creation in Early Judaism and Ancient Christianity: In Honour of Hans Klein'' in ''CBQ 74'' (2012): 411–13.
* W. Brown, ''The Seven Pillars of Creation: The Bible, Science, and the Ecology of Wonder'' in ''RevExp 108'' (2011): 110–111.
* Lemche, N.P. ''The Old Testament between Theology and History: A Critical Survey'' in ''RevExp 108'' (2011): 320-321 (with Kathryn Camp).
* Dearman, J. Andrew. ''The Book of Hosea'' in ''Int 66'' (2012): 211–212.
* Spinks, D. Christopher. ''The Bible and the Crisis of Meaning: Debates on the Theological Interpretation of Scriptures'' in ''RevExp 108'' (2011): 606–608.
* Seitz, Christopher D. ''The Goodly Fellowship of the Prophets: The Achievement of Association in Canon Formation'' in ''Journal of Hebrew Scriptures'' 12 (2012). (http://www.jhsonline.org/reviews/reviews_new/review596.htm )
* Jackson, Melissa A. ''Comedy and Feminist Interpretation of the Hebrew Bible: A Subversive Collaboration'' in '' RevExp'' 110 (2013): 142–144.
* Mobley, Gregory. ''The Return of the Chaos Monster — And Other Backstories of the Bible'' in ''Int'' 67 (2013): 438–239.
* Segal, Alan F. ''Sinning in the Hebrew Bible: How the Worst Stories Speak for Its Truth'' in ''Int'' (forthcoming).
* Humphreys, W. Lee. ''The Character of God in the Book of Genesis: A Narrative Appraisal'' in ''RevExp'' (forthcoming).
* Anderson, Cheryl B. ''Ancient Laws & Contemporary Controversies: The Need for Inclusive Biblical Interpretation'' in ''RevExp'' (forthcoming).

Papers and lectures

* "The Figure of Lady Jerusalem: Identification, Deification and Personification of Cities in the Ancient Near East" (1991 SBL Southeastern Regional Meeting, Atlanta).
* "Lady Zion's Alter Egos: Isaiah 47:1-15 and 57:6-13 as Structural Counterparts" (1991 SBL Annual Meeting, Kansas City).
* "The City of Chaos and the New Jerusalem: Isaiah 24-27 in Context" (1992 SBL Annual Meeting, San Francisco).
* "Confessional Materials in Jeremiah 7-10" (1993 SBL Annual Meeting, Washington, DC).
* 1993 Russell Bradley Jones Lecturer, Carson Newman College.
* "Liturgical Materials in Jeremiah 7-20: The Question of the Genre of a Prophetic Book" (1994 SBL Annual Meeting, Chicago).
* Response to P. Willey, "The Servant of YHWH and Daughter Zion: Alternating Visions of YHWH's Community" (1995 SBL Annual Meeting, Philadelphia).
* "A Joel-Layer of Redaction in the Book of the Twelve? A Response to J. Nogalski's Redaction Critical Assessment" (panel presentation, Formation of the Book of the Twelve Consultation, 1995 SBL Annual Meeting, Philadelphia).
* "Intertextuality, Micah, and the Book of the Twelve: A Question of Method" (1996 SBL Annual Meeting, New Orleans).
* 2001 Keynote Address, Lasker Sacred Music Festival, Lasker, NC
* "Obadiah-Jonah-Micah in Canonical Context: The Nature of Prophetic Literature and Hermeneutics" (The Book of the Twelve Prophets Section, SBL Annual Meeting,Washington, DC, November 19, 2006)
* "Dominion Returns to Jerusalem: An Examination of Developments in the Kingship and Zion Traditions as Reflected in the Book of the Twelve with Particular Attention to Micah 4-5" (paper read at the "Perspectives on the Formation of the Book of the Twelve" conference at the University of Münster, January 14–16, 2011).
* "Die (Wieder)Herstellung der Ordnung: Sünde und Aus-der-Ordnung-Sein nach der priesterlichen Auffassung und in den Lehren und Taten Jesu" (invited guest lecture in the "Götterbilder – Gottesbilder – Weltbilder" graduate colloquium at the University of Göttingen, June 21, 2012).

Editor

* W. Brueggemann, ''1 and 2 Kings, Smyth & Helwys Bible Commentary''. Macon: Smyth & Helwys, 2000.
* T. Fretheim, ''Jeremiah, Smyth & Helwys Bible Commentary''. Macon: Smyth & Helwys, 2002.
* L. Bailey, ''Leviticus-Numbers, Smyth & Helwys Bible Commentary''. Macon: Smyth & Helwys, 2005.
* S. Balentine, ''Job, Smyth & Helwys Bible Commentary''. Macon: Smyth & Helwys, 2007.
* J. Nogalski, ''The Minor Prophets, Smyth & Helwys Bible Commentary''. Macon: Smyth & Helwys, forthcoming.
* J. Sanderson, ''Judges, Smyth & Helwys Bible Commentary''. Macon: Smyth & Helwys, forthcoming.
* Editorial board member, ''Review and Expositor''.
* General editor, ''Reading the Old Testament'', Macon: Smyth & Helwys, forthcoming.
* Issue editor of ''Review and Expositor'' volumes on Genesis and Song of Songs, RE 105/3 (2008) (both with Nancy de-Classe Walford) and "Left Behind."
* Issue editor, ''Apocalypse Now? RE 106/1'' (2009).
* Crenshaw, James. ''Job, ROT'' (Macon: Smyth & Helwys, 2011).
* Managing editor, ''Review & Expositor''. 2010–2011.
* Bos, Johanna. ''1 and 2 Samuel, Reading the Old Testament (=ROT)''. Macon: Smyth & Helwys, 2012.
* Fretheim, Terrance. ''Minor Prophets I, ROT''. Macon: Smyth & Helwys, 2013.
* Tuell, Steven. ''Minor Prophets II, ROT''. Macon: Smyth & Helwys, 2013.
* Sweeeney, Marvin. ''Ezekiel, ROT''. Macon: Smyth & Helwys, 2013.
* Cook, Stephen. ''Deuteronomy, ROT''. Macon: Smyth & Helwys, 2014.
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Biddle, Mark E.
1957 births
Old Testament scholars
American academic journal editors
Samford University alumni
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary alumni
University of Zurich alumni
Living people
People from Fort Payne, Alabama