Biographical Information
Terence Fretheim was first connected with the Luther Seminary faculty as a teaching fellow in Greek in 1958-60 while he was still a seminary student. He returned as assistant professor in 1968 and became professor of Old Testament in 1978. He was dean of academic affairs (1978–88) and also served as acting chair of the Old Testament department (1977–78) and chair of the curriculum committee (1976–77). He was an instructor in Old Testament at Augsburg College and Seminary, Minneapolis, in 1961-63, and assistant professor of religion at Augsburg College in 1967-68. Ordained in 1968, Fretheim was pastor of Dennison (Minn.) Lutheran Church in 1968-71. He has been visiting professor at McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago, and both visiting professor and lecturer at the University of Chicago Divinity School. Fretheim received the Fulbright Scholarship for study in England, the Lutheran Brotherhood Seminary Graduate Scholarship, the Martin Luther Scholarship, the Fredrik A. Schiotz Fellowship Award, and the ATS Scholarship for Theological Research. A graduate ofWorks Published
Fretheim has published numerous books. More recent titles include: ''The Pentateuch'' (Abingdon, 1996); ''Proclamation 6'' (Fortress, 1997); ''The Bible as Word of God in a Postmodern Era'' (Fortress, 1998; with K. Froehlich); ''First and Second Kings'' (Westminster, 1999); ''About the Bible: Short Answers to Big Questions'' (Augsburg, 1999); ''In God's Image: A Study of Genesis'' (Augsburg, 1999); ''A Theological Introduction to the Old Testament'' (Abingdon, 1999), with B. Birch, W. Brueggemann, and D. Petersen; and ''Jeremiah: A Commentary'' (Smyth & Helwys, 2002). ''God and World in the Old Testament: A Relational Theology of Creation'' (Abingdon, 2005); ''Hope in God in Times of Suffering'' (with Faith Fretheim) (Augsburg/Fortress, 2006); ''Abraham: Journeys of Family and Faith'' (University of South Carolina Press, 2007). His 1984 book, '' The Suffering of God: An Old Testament Perspective'' is an exegetical approach to many of the themes and issues associated with process theology and open theism.References
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