Athena Evelyn O. Gorospe, Ph. D.
Full Professor
Biblical Studies Department Chair
Ph. D Program Director
BIO
Dr. Athena Gorospe is a Full Professor for Old Testament Exegetical Courses, Biblical Theology, Transformation Theology, Hebrew Language, and Old Testament Book studies. She received her Doctor of Philosophy in Theology (Old Testament concentration) at Fuller Theological Seminary in 2006. She received her Theology Masters from Asia Graduate School of Theology and her Master of Divinity from Asian Theological Seminary. Dr. Athena completed her Bachelor of Arts at the University of the Philippines.
Selected Publications and Presentation
Books
| Year Published | |
|---|---|
| 2016 | Judges, Asia Bible Commentary Series. Edited by Federico Villanueva. Carlisle, CUmbira, UK: Langham Global Libray. (with Charles Ringma) |
| 2007 | Narrative and Identity: An Ethical Reading of Exodus 4, Leiden: Brill. |
Articles and Essays
| 2020 | “When Disaster Strikes: Lament, Liminality and Living in the In-Between.” In To Whom Shall We Go: Faith Responses in a Time of Crisis. Edited by Irene Alexander and Christopher Brown, Eugene, OR: Cascade, 2020. |
| 2017 | “Marginalizing God in the Book of Judges.” In Breath and Bone: Living Out the Mission of God in God’s World. Edited by Riad Kassis, Peter J. Kwant, and Paul Windsor. Carlisle, Cumbria, UK: Langham Global Library. |
| “Downward Mobility” In Passion& Power: Pulpit Messages from the Filipino Heart. Manila: OMF Literature | |
| 2016 | “Jugdes: Study Notes” God’s Justice: NIV Study Bible. Grand Rapids: Zodervan. |
| 2015 | “What does the Bible say about Migration: Three Approaches to the Old Testament.” In God at the Borders: Globalization, Migration and Diaspora. Edited by Charles R. Ringma, Karen Hollenbeck-Wuest, and Athena E. Gorospe. Mandaluyong City, Phils.,: OMF Literature. |
| 2013 | “Going Beyond Stewardship of Creation: The Call to a Theology of Life.” In Light for our Path: The Authority, Inspiration, and Meaning of Scripture. Manila: Asia Theological Association. |
| “Evangelicals and the Environment: Beyond Stewardship.” Evangelical Review of Theology 37 (July 2023): 256-66. | |
| “The Divine Trickster in the Samson Narrative.” Phronesis 20, 131-56. |
Edited Works
| 2018 | The Challenge and Promise of Reconciliation and Peace. General editor, with Charles R. Ringma, Carlisle, UK: Langham Literature. |
| 2017 | Disaster, Resiliency and the People of God. General Editor, with Charles R. Ringma and Karen Hollenbeck-Wuest. Mandaluyong City, Phils.,: OMF Literature. |
| 2015 | God at the Borders: Globalization |
COURSES
Greek
Hebrew