R. Adam Dodd
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Doctor of Philosophy in Old Testament and Archaeology, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2019.
Dissertation: “Recalling Genesis and Other Authoritative Traditions: Orality, Textuality, and Memory in the Book of Jubilees”
Master of Theology in Old Testament, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2011.
Master of Divinity with Biblical Languages, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2008.
Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences, University of Central Arkansas, 2002.
Dr. Dodd serves as executive vice president for operations and administration, associate professor of Old Testament and biblical backgrounds, and director of the Tandy Institute of Archaeology. Dr. Dodd’s research interests include the post-exilic books of the Old Testament, the textual history of the Hebrew Bible, scribalism and literacy in antiquity, archeology of ancient Israel and Second Temple Judea, and the reception of scriptural traditions in early Jewish literature.
Dr. Dodd is currently working toward the publication of his dissertation, “Recalling Genesis and Other Authoritative Traditions: Orality, Textuality, and Memory in the Book of Jubilees”. He has also contributed numerous articles to the Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (B&H, 2015) and the Lexham Bible Dictionary (Lexham Press, 2013).
Dr. Dodd has eight seasons of archaeological field experience in Israel, and he currently serves as the Associate Director of the Gezer Regional Survey. He is a member of Society of Biblical Literature, the Evangelical Theological Society, and the American Schools of Oriental Research, and also serves on the board of directors for the Near Eastern Archaeological Society.
He is currently a member of Cityview Church where he and his family enjoy serving their local community.
2018-Present: Volunteer, CityView Church.
2017– 2018: Teaching Volunteer for Life Group, 121 Community Church.
2011– 2013: Student Ministry Leader, Hope Church.
2007– 2011: Volunteer/Leader-in-Training, Hope Church.
2005– 2007: Core group member for church start, Epoch Church.
2004– 2005: Send team for church start, The Landing.
2002– 2004: College Ministry Intern, Second Baptist Church.
2014: Associate Director, Gezer Regional Survey
2013 – 2014: Assistant Director, Gezer Regional Survey
2012: Field Supervisor, Gezer Regional Survey
2011: Area Supervisor, Tel Gezer Excavation Project
2010: Team Leader, Gezer Regional Survey
2009: Assistant Area Supervisor, Tel Gezer Excavation Project
2008: Volunteer, Tel Gezer Excavation Project
"More 'Boundary of Gezer' Inscriptions: One New and Another Rediscovered," with Eric Mitchell and Cameron Coyle, Israel Exploration Journal 64/2, 191-207. 2014. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/292566514_More_'Boundary_of_Gezer'_Inscriptions_One_New_and_Another_Rediscovered
"Gezer Regional Survey Preliminary Report," with Eric Mitchell, Jason M. Zan, and S. Cameron Coyle, Hadashot Arkheologiyot: Excavations and Surveys in Israel 124. 2012. https://www.academia.edu/11465688/More_Boundary_of_Gezer_Inscriptions_One_New_and_Another_Rediscovered
"Apocrypha," "Arad Ostraca," '"Boundary of Gezer' Inscriptions," "Caiaphas Ossuary," "Dead Sea Scrolls," "Deir Alla Inscription," "Gezer Calendar," "lntertestamental History and Literature," "Ivory Pomegranate," "James Ossuary," "Jericho (OT)," "Joash Inscription," "Lachish Ostraca," "LeMelek Seals," "Moab and the Moabite Stone," "Oil/Olive Press," "Proto-Sinaitic," "Pseudepigrapha (OT)," "Oumran," "Siloam Tunnel Inscription," "Synagogue," "Tel Dan Inscription," "Wine Press," and "Writing" in Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary, revised and expanded. Nashville: B&H Publishing. 2015. https://www.amazon.com/Holman-Illustrated-Bible-Dictionary-Brand/dp/0805499350
"Ammonites" and "Transjordanian Epigraphy" in The Lexham Bible Dictionary. Edited by John D. Barry. Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software. 2013.
"Aram," "Arameans," "Edomites," "Jericho," and "Moab" in The Lexham Bible Dictionary. Edited by John D. Barry, Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software. 2012,
II Samuel, Translator, Modern English Version, Military Bible Association. 2014.
"A Report on the 2008 Season of the Tel Gezer Excavation and Publication Project," ASOR Newsletter 58:3, 29. 2008.
"I Have Hidden Your Word in My Heart: Scribal Memory and (Re)Writing the Bible in Early Judaism, 11 ETS Annual Meeting, November 20-22, 2019.
Rewriting from Memory: The Reception of the Hebrew Scriptures in the Book of Jubilees," SBL Southwest Regional Meeting (SWCRS), March 8-9, 2019.
Rewriting the Rewritten Tradition: The Recall of Genesis 6 and 1 Enoch 10-11 in the Composition of Jubilees 5, 11 SBL Southwest Regional Meeting (SWCRS), March 8-9, 2019.
"Remembering the 'Book of the First Law:' Evidence of Scribal Memory in Jubilees," North Texas Colloquium on Biblical Studies, October 12, 2018.
"How Ancient Scribes Accessed Their Scriptures: The Role of Individual Scribal Memory in the Composition of Jubilees," ETS Southwest Regional Meeting, March 31-April 1, 2017.
"The Private Estate of Alkios at Gezer: A Critical Assessment," ETS/NEAS Annual Meeting, November 17-19, 2015.
"Portrayals of God in the Book of Jubilees: Selectivity and Ideological Bias in Its Composition," Central Texas Colloquium on Religion, February 21, 2015.
"The 'Boundary of Gezer' Inscriptions: An Assessment of Previous and Current Models," SBL/ ASOR (SWCRS) Southwest Regional Meeting, March 9-10, 2013.
"The Recently (Re)Discovered 'Boundary of Gezer' Inscriptions," Poster Presentation, ASOR Annual Meeting, November 14-17, 2012.
"A Palimpsest Manuscript of Genesis from the Charles D. Tandy Museum," SBL/ ASOR Central States Regional Meeting, March 18-19, 2012.
"Ancient Texts at the Tandy Museum," The Future of Biblical Archaeology Conference, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, October 14-15, 2011.
"A Report on the 2010 Season at Tel Gezer: Survey and Publication," SBL/ASOR Central States Regional Meeting, March 20-21, 2011.
"A Preliminary Analysis of a Hebrew-Coptic Palimpsest from the Archives of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary," SBL/ ASOR (SWCRS) Southwest Regional Meeting, March 4-6, 2011.
"Report on the 2009 Season at Tel Gezer," with John Strong, SBL/ASOR Central States Regional Meeting, March 21-22, 2010.
"The 2008 Season of the Tel Gezer Excavation Project," with John Strong, SBL/ASOR Central States Regional Meeting, March 29-30, 2009.
"Theophany and Anti-anthropomorphic Bias in the Book of Jubilees," SBL/ ASOR Central States Regional Meeting, March 22-23, 2015.
"More Boundary of Gezer Inscriptions: The 2012 Gezer Regional Survey Finds in Context," Ancient Inscriptions Section, ASOR Annual Meeting, November 20-23, 2013.
"The 'Boundary of Gezer' Inscriptions: Reassessing Previous Models in Light of New Discoveries," SBL/ASOR Central States Regional Meeting, March 17-18, 2013.
Meet Adam Dodd
Some may find the first part of the Bible to be difficult to understand or even irrelevant to modern times, but Adam Dodd, assistant professor of Old Testament and biblical backgrounds at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, believes, “The Old Testament is too amazing to not have fun..."