Davis, Ellen

Position:

Amos Ragan Kearns Distinguished Professor of Bible and Practical Theology

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Degrees:

A.B., University of California, Berkeley
Cert. Theo., Oxford University
M.Div., Church Divinity School of the Pacific
Ph.D., Yale University

Address:

Duke University Divinity School
Box 90968
Durham NC 27708-0968

Phone:

(919) 660-3561

E-mail:

edavis@div.duke.edu

Publications

Books

Wondrous Depth: Old Testament Preaching, Westminster John Knox, 2005
The Art of Reading Scripture, a volume of essays co-edited with Richard Hays, Eerdmans, 2003. The essays (which include four of my own) were written by members of the Scripture Project, a project of the Center of Theological Inquiry, Princeton. Named in fourth place on the Academy of Parish Clergy Top Ten Books of the Year for 2004.
“Who Are You, My Daughter?”: Reading Ruth through Image and Text, my translation and commentary, with woodcuts by Margaret Adams Parker, Westminster John Knox Press, 2003.
Getting Involved with God: Rediscovering the Old Testament, Cowley Publications, 2001.
Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and The Song of Songs: A Theological Commentary, in the Westminster Bible Companion Series, Westminster John Knox Press, April 2000.
Imagination Shaped: Old Testament Preaching in the Anglican Tradition, Trinity Press International, 1995.
Swallowing the Scroll: Textuality and the Dynamics of Discourse in Ezekiel’s Prophecy, Almond Press, 1989.

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