Jackie Wyse-Rhodes, PhD

Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible; Bible Department Chair; Associate Director, Institute of Mennonite Studies

jwyse-rhodes@ambs.edu
574-296-6205
PhD, Emory University, 2018
MRes, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, 2007
MDiv, Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, 2002
BA, Hiram (Ohio) College, 1997
 

About Jackie

Jackie Wyse-Rhodes, PhD, who joined AMBS’s Teaching Faculty in July 2022, has taught courses on the Old and New Testaments, methods of biblical interpretation, exegetical studies, and introductory Greek and Hebrew, among other topics.

An active scholar, presenter and speaker, she is currently writing Numbers for the Believers Church Bible Commentary series (Herald Press) and “Isaiah and the Environment” for the Bible Odyssey website (Society of Biblical Literature). She contributed a piece titled “Land” to Biblical Themes in Science Fiction (Society of Biblical Literature, 2023).

Publications

  • Numbers, Believers Church Bible Commentary series, Herald Press (under contract).
  • “Isaiah and the Environment,” Bible Odyssey website, Society of Biblical Literature (under contract).
  • “Land,” in Biblical Themes in Science Fiction, Society of Biblical Literature, 2023.
  • “Reading the Apocrypha,” in Education with the Grain of the Universe: A Peaceable Vision for the Future of Mennonite Schools, Colleges, and Universities, Cascadia, 2017, 141–150.
  • “Fallen Angels, Divine Journeys, and the Meaning of Life: Apocalyptic Literature Beyond Biblical Canons,” in Apocalypses in Context: Apocalyptic Currents Through History, Fortress, 2016, 61–85.
  • “Finding Asherah: The Goddesses in Text and Image,” in Image, Text, and Exegesis: Iconographic Interpretation and the Hebrew Bible, Bloomsbury, 2014, 71–90.
  • “Peace and Violence in the Book of the Watchers,” in Struggles for Shalom: Peace and Violence Across the Testaments, Wipf and Stock, 2014, 114–124.
  • “Digging for Treasure in Your Own Backyard: Reflections on Missional Experiments in the Netherlands,” Missio Dei 15, Mennonite Mission Network, 2007.
  • “Among Mennonites, Among Christians: Reflections on a Community,” in Hiram USA: Essays from the Hill. Hiram, OH, 2007, 121–126.
  • “Loving God as an Act of Obedience: The Shema in Context,” in Take This Word to Heart: The Shema in Torah and Gospel. Herald Press, 2005, 11–51.
  • “Naming God,” in Women’s Concerns Report 169, Mennonite Central Committee, Sept.–Oct. 2003, 5–6.

Awards

  • Fellowship Grant, Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion, for a project entitled “Re-centering Biblical Studies,” (2020–2022)
  • Karl V. Schultz endowed faculty scholarship, Bluffton University (2019–2021)
  • Civic Engagement Day Lectureship, Bluffton University (2019–2020)
  • 2nd Place, Three Minute Thesis Competition, Emory University (2015)
  • ORDER Fellowship, Emory University (2010–2011)
  • Graduate School Fellowship, Emory University (2007–2012)
  • Bible Department Award, (2002)
  • Church Leadership Award, (1999–2001)
  • Distinguished Student Leadership Award, Hiram College (1997)
  • Yuksel Ismail Scholarship in Humanities, Hiram College (1997)