David Everson

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David is a pastor, father, and scholar who is passionate about serving Christ's church. He serves as pastor of Hillman Baptist Church (Mora, MN) and teaches online for Bethel Seminary. David is fascinated by the ancient texts and versions of the Old Testament, having published on the Latin and Aramaic versions of the OT. He and is wife Staci have three children and one daughter-in-law.

Started at Bethel

2018

Education

  • Bethel College - B.A. (Psychology and Youth Ministry), 1998
  • Luther Seminary - M.A. (Old Testament), 2001
  • Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion - M.Phil. (Texts and Versions), 2005
  • Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion - Ph.D. (Texts and Versions), 2009

Biography

I was raised in a Christian home shaped by the devoted faith of my loving parents. Around the age of thirteen, my faith became very important to me and I began to grow deeply in my understanding of Christ and his church. I attended Bethel College [sic], where I began a degree in Psychology. I would later add Youth Ministry as a second major, after sensing a call to ministry.

Bethel’s emphasis on biblical studies—along with a study tour of Israel—sparked a lasting interest in Old Testament studies and provided a space to think critically and faithfully about theology. I received an M.A. from Luther Seminary (St. Paul) and a Ph.D. from Hebrew Union College (Cincinnati, OH). I value my time at both institutions, where engaging in a variety of theological perspectives both strengthened my convictions but also provide greater insight into other traditions.

Prior to full-time ministry, I taught at several institutions as a Visiting Professor, Adjunct, and Teacher: Xavier University (Cincinnati), Wright State University (Dayton), Hebrew Union College (Cincinnati), and Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy. I taught a large variety of courses in Bible, theology, languages, history, and mythology.

Since my days at Bethel, in one role or another, I have continually served at one church or another: as youth leader, youth pastor, worship leader, Sunday School teacher, Associate Pastor, and Lead Pastor. I am ordained pastor within Coverge North Central and I am excited to serve our conference by teaching at the seminary.

I love music, especially when I can play in a group. I particularly enjoy learning fiddle tunes on mandolin, guitar, and banjo. During the summer, my family enjoys performing in a bluegrass band. If you hear of any Bethel folks who’d like to pick, please let me know.

Courses taught

Courses at Bethel Seminary:

OT 516DE – Old Testament Survey

 

Courses Elsewhere:

Introduction to Hebrew Scriptures (Xavier University)
The Bible and Western Culture (Wright State)
Old Testament Prophets (XU)
The Pentateuch (XU)
Biblical Hebrew (XU)
Readings in Biblical Hebrew (XU)
Koine Greek (XU)
Targumic Aramaic (Hebrew Union College)
Introduction to Quranic Arabic (XU)
Readings in Quranic Arabic (XU)
Dead Sea Scrolls (XU)
Church Fathers (XU)
Ancient Near Eastern Mythology: Art (XU)
Ancient Egypt and Nubia (XU)
 

Awards

NEH Seminar Participant – Duke University: “Aramaic in Post-Biblical Judaism and Early Christianity”, 2004

B’nai Zion Award for Excellence in the Study of Hebrew, 2002

Goethe Institute Language Scholarship, Luther Seminary, 2000

Publications

“Codex Toletanus,” “Codex Sangermanensis,” and “Codex Salzburgensis,” in The Textual History of the Hebrew Bible, ed. Emanuel Tov (Brill, forthcoming)

“Targums, Thematic Parallels to the NT,” in Dictionary of the New Testament Use of the Old Testament, ed. D.A. Carson, G.K. Beale, Benjamin Gladd, Andrew Naselli (Baker, 2023).

“Targums, Comparison with the NT Use of OT,” in Dictionary of the New Testament Use of the Old Testament, ed. D.A. Carson, G.K. Beale, Benjamin Gladd, Andrew Naselli (Baker, 2023).

“Rabbinic Hermeneutics Reflected in the Targums,” in Dictionary of the New Testament Use of the Old Testament, ed. D.A. Carson, G.K. Beale, Benjamin Gladd, Andrew Naselli (Baker, 2023).

“The Latin Manuscripts of Jeremiah,” in The Book of Jeremiah, Composition and Reception, ed. Craig A. Evans, Jack Lundbom, and Brad Anderson (Brill, 2018).

 “Vulgate of the Former Prophets,” in The Textual History of the Hebrew Bible, ed. Emanuel Tov (Brill, 2015)

“Vetus Latina and the Vulgate,” in The Book of Exodus, Composition and Reception, ed. Craig A. Evans, Joel N. Lohr, and David L. Petersen (Brill, 2014).

“Vetus Latina and the Vulgate,” in The Book of Genesis, Composition and Reception, ed. Craig A. Evans, Joel N. Lohr, and David L. Petersen (Brill, 2012).

“The Fish Grows Bigger, Angelic Insertions in Neofiti and Pseudo-Jonathan,” in Aramaic Studies in Judaism and Early Christianity, ed. Eric Meyers and Paul Flesher (Eisenbrauns, 2010).

“Angelology in Classical Hebrew Literature,” Henoch 31 (2009).

“Gabriel Blow Your Horn! – A Short History of Gabriel within Jewish Literature,” Bible and Interpretation (2009).

“An Examination of Synoptic Portions within the Vulgate, the Order and Development of Jerome’s Translation,” Vetus Testamentum 58 (2008).

“A Brief Comparison of Targumic and Midrashic Angelological Traditions,” The Journal of Aramaic Studies 5 (2007).

Presentations

“The Hapax Legomena of Pseudo-Jonathan,” Paper presented at national congress of the Society of Biblical Literature, 2017.

“A Comparative Vocabular Analysis of the Pentateuch Targums,” Paper presented at national congress of the Society of Biblical Literature, 2015.

“The Golden Calf Possessed, a Targumic Rendering,” Paper presented at the national congress of the Society of Biblical Literature, 2014.

“Angels in Targum Pseudo Jonathan and Post-Talmudic Midrash,” Paper presented at the national congress of the Society of Biblical Literature, 2014.

“Targum Pseudo-Jonathan’s Nun Problem, the Non-Assimilation of Peh-Nun Verbs in Targum Pseudo-Jonathan,” Paper presented at national congress of the Society of Biblical Literature, 2010.

 “Josephus, the Rabbis, and Fallen Angels,” Paper presented at the Eastern Great Lakes Bible Society, 2009.

“Fallen Angels: From 1 Enoch to Pseudo-Jonathan,” Paper presented at the national congress of the Society of Biblical Literature, 2008.

“Comparing Rabbinic and Origenian Theodicy,” Paper presented at the Eastern Great Lakes Bible Society, 2007.

“Aging Angels: Investigating the Date of Pseudo-Jonathan in Light of Rabbinic and Targumic Angelology,” Paper presented at the national congress of the Society of Biblical Literature, 2006.

“A Brief Examination of Synoptic Portions within the Vulgate, the Order and Development of Jerome’s Translation,” Paper presented at the Eastern Great Lakes Bible Society, 2005.

“Targumic insertions of מלאך in the Pentateuch and their ideological significance,” Paper presented at Duke University, 2004.

“Introduction to the Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon,” Lecture given at Duke University, 2004.

Certificates and licenses

Ordained Minister of the Gospel – Converge, North Central, 2023

Professional organizations, committees, and boards

Past Membeships:

Society of Biblical Literature

Evangelical Theological Society

Institute for Biblical Research

Ohio Classical Conference

National Association of Professor of Hebrew

Hobbies and interests

Music: Banjo, Mandolin, Guitar

Areas of expertise

Old Testament Texts and Versions Languages: Hebrew, Aramaic, Latin, and Greek