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FacultyDAN GURTNER2005-Assistant Professor of NewTestamentBethel Seminary St. PaulWayne S. Hansen1992-Professor of TheologyBethel Seminary of the EastMARK G. HARDEN2002-Dean of Intercultural Relations,Lead Faculty for theMaster of Arts in CommunityMinistry LeadershipBethel Seminary St. PaulDAVID M. HOWARD JR.2000-Professor of Old TestamentDean, Center for Biblical andTheological FoundationsBethel Seminary St. PaulB.A., Grove City College;M.Div., Gordon-ConwellTheological Seminary; Th.M.,Trinity Evangelical DivinitySchool; Ph.D., University ofSt. Andrews; Post-doctoralresearch, Tyndale House,CambridgeGurtner came to BethelSeminary after a year of postdoctoralresearch at TyndaleHouse in Cambridge, England.He has authored nearly50 articles and reviews in 15academic journals, in additionto “background” commentarieson seven New Testamentbooks. After his seminarystudies, Gurtner served asa pastor for two years nearhis native Pittsburgh beforereturning to academics. Heis author of The Torn Veil:Matthew’s Exposition of theDeath of Jesus; Introduction toSyriac: Key to Exercises andEnglish-Syriac Vocabulary;and co-editor of Built uponthe Rock: Studies in the Gospelof Matthew. In addition toserving on the editorial boardfor the Bulletin for BiblicalResearch, Gurtner researchesand writes on the Septuagint,Second Temple Judaism, andhis primary area, the SynopticGospels, especially Matthew.B.S., Gorham State College;M.Div., Trinity EvangelicalDivinity School; S.T.M., YaleUniversity; M.Phil., Drew University;Ph.D., Drew UniversityHansen came to Seminaryof the East in 1992 fromThe King’s College, wherehe taught as an adjunctprofessor in Greek andChristian doctrine. Beforethat, he served as the foundingpastor of Beacon HillEvangelical Free Church inConnecticut for 18 years.He also served as interimpastor to several inner-cityBaptist churches during hisdoctoral studies. Hansen hasbeen a conference speaker inAustria and the U.S. as wellas a lecturer on theology inRussia and the Ukraine.B.G.S., Oakland University;M.A., Marygrove College;M.A., Northern Baptist TheologicalSeminary; Ph.D., MichiganState UniversityHarden is a licensed andordained minister. His passionfor transformationalministry has led him tospecialize in several formsof Christian outreach ministrysuch as communityand project development,violence prevention, positiveyouth development, and otherintervention strategies forimproving conditions amongchildren, youth, and familiesin the urban church context.Harden has received serviceawards as a law enforcementofficer, an associate minister,and a community outreachleader. He has professionallyassisted over one hundredurban churches in developingyouth outreach programs;organized StreetwiseInc. in Detroit; and whileworking for World Visionas a Church MobilizationCoordinator, he organizedan urban-based communitycollaboration consisting ofchurches and mission agenciescalled Detroit Love, Inc..B.S., Geneva College; M.A.,Wheaton College; A.M.,University of Michigan; Ph.D.,University of MichiganHoward, the son of missionaryparents, lived in CostaRica and Colombia from1953 to 1967. He taught atBethel Seminary from 1982to 1990 before joining theOld Testament faculty atTrinity Evangelical DivinitySchool for seven years. Hethen taught at New OrleansBaptist Theological Seminaryfor three years. Howard is amember of the EvangelicalTheological Society (ETS),the Society of Biblical Literature,and the Institute forBiblical Research. He servedas book review editor (OldTestament) of the Journal ofthe Evangelical TheologicalSociety from 1994 to 2003,and served as president ofthe ETS in 2003. He haspublished five books andnumerous journal articles,book chapters, and essays.Since 1998 he has taughtsemi-annually as visitingprofessor at the EmmanuelUniversity of Oradea inOradea, Romania.144