Annette Schellenberg 
Associate Professor of Old Testament
PhD, University of Zürich
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Biographical Information
There's a deep affection between Annette Schellenberg, Associate Professor of Old Testament, and her students. They regularly meet outside of the classroom for dinners and discussions, and students come to her office not only for advice, but also just to chat. Schellenberg, who holds a PhD from University of Zürich, one of the cradles of Reformed Theology, is among the initial group of teachers that new seminarians encounter in their first semester. "I have the privilege of introducing them to the historical-critical approach to the Bible. Sometimes this is a challenge (for the students and the teacher), but at the end of the first semester most students appreciate being able to read the Bible more in depth." A native of Switzerland, Schellenberg has an appreciation for how culture shapes theological reflections, both today and in the past. "Here in the U.S., much emphasis is put on acknowledging the different cultural contexts and realizing that not everybody else in the world thinks in the same way as one's self," she explains. "For biblical scholars in the historical-critical tradition, this is nothing new, but the basis of one's daily work." In her research, Schellenberg interfaces historical, philological, literary and comparative methods in order to shed light on the ancient texts in historical and theological perspectives. Her published works include Erkenntnis als Problem: Qohelet und die alttestamentliche Diskussion um das menschliche Erkennen (Knowledge as a Problem: Ecclesiastes and Old Testament Discussions on Human Cognition; 2002), and Der Mensch das Bild Gottes? Zum Gedanken einer Sonderstellung des Menschen im Alten Testament und in weiteren altorientalischen Quellen (Humankind, the image of God? On the idea of a privileged position of humans in the Old Testament and other ancient Near Eastern sources; 2011). Currently, she is working on a commentary on Ecclesiastes.
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