Karen Strand Winslow, Ph.D., is professor of Old Testament in C.P. Haggard Graduate School of Theology, where she teaches courses in Biblical Interpretation, Old Testament, Early Judaism, and Women in the Bible and Ministry. She is an ordained elder in the Free Methodist Church and director of the Free Methodist Center (FMC, October, 2004). The purpose of the FMC is to mentor Free Methodist students through their study program and place them where they are best suited to serve upon graduation. Her other fields of expertise include Jewish Studies, sociology of religion and women in religion. She is a member of the Society of Biblical Literature and the American Academy of Religion.
Education
Ph.D. – Biblical and Jewish Studies, Near and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Washington, 2003
Graduate Biblical, Theological, Ministry Studies – Seattle Pacific University, 1984-93
University of Oregon, post baccalaureate Education degree, 1979
M.A.R. – Biblical Literature/Old Testament, Asbury Theological Seminary, 1976
B.A. – Religion/English, Seattle Pacific University, 1974
Credentials/CertificationsElders Orders, Pacific Northwest Conference of the Free Methodist Church, 1992
American Society of Psychoprophylaxis in Obstetrics International
Certification, 1983, 1986
University of Oregon Secondary Teaching Certificate, English:Writing and Literature, 1979
Expertise
- Biblical Studies
(Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, biblical interpretation Scripture/canon formation)
- Early Jewish Christianity
- Jewish Studies
(Early Judiasm, Dead Sea Scrolls, Rabbinic Texts, synagogue liturgy)
- Sociology of Religion, Ethnicity, Sectarianism
- Women in Religion
Courses Taught
GBBL 511 – Seminar in Biblical Interpretation
GBBL 521 – People of God
GBBL 531 – Kingdom of God
GBBL 611 – Old Testament Seminar
GBBL 631 – Community of God
GBBL 651 – Scripture and Canon
GMIN 558 – Women and Men in Ministry
Office Hours
Wed., 1-2 p.m., Thurs. 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Office Location
John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 225, West Campus
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