CURRICULUM VITAE
Joshua G. Mathews
3610 SE 12th Street ● Gresham, Oregon 97080
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Education
Ph.D., Biblical Studies, Old Testament, December 2011
Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary (Gateway Seminary), Mill Valley, CA
• Advisors: John H. Sailhamer; Kenneth A. Mathews
• Dissertation: “Melchizedek’s Alternative Priestly Order: A Compositional Analysis of
Genesis 14:18-20 and its Echoes throughout the Tanak”
o Dissertation Committee: Kenneth A. Mathews (Advisor), David M. Howard Jr.
(Second Reader), Tremper Longman III (External Reader)
o Earned the highest evaluative comment by the dissertation committee
M.A., Historical and Systematic Theology, May 2007
Wheaton College Graduate School, Wheaton, IL
• Emphasis in hermeneutics and theological method
M.A., Biblical Exegesis, December 2004
Wheaton College Graduate School, Wheaton, IL
• Included original language exegesis courses in both Old and New Testament
• Emphasis in Hebrew exegesis and Old Testament
B.A., Double Major in Bible/Theology, New Testament Greek, May 2003
Multnomah Bible College (Multnomah University), Portland, OR
• Graduated with High Honors
• Earned the Edward C. Goodrick Biblical Languages Award
Associates in Applied Science, Fire Protection Technology, 1999
Portland Community College, Portland, Oregon
Current Position
Vice President of Academic Affairs | Dean of Faculty, Western Seminary, 2021–Present
Associate Professor of Biblical Studies, 2015–Present
Other Administrative and Professional Experience
President, Northwest Region of the Evangelical Theological Society, 2021–2022
Chair, Center for Biblical and Theological Studies, Western Seminary, 2019–2021
Co-Director, Center for Leadership Development; Director, Faith and Work Initiative,
Western Seminary, 2016–2018.
Administrative Assistant to the Academic Graduate Studies (Th.M., Ph.D.) Programs,
Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, 2008–2012
Research Assistant for Richard R. Melick, Jr., Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary,
2011–2012
Teaching/Research Assistant, Wheaton College, 2003–2005
Other Teaching Experience
Adjunct Professor, Biblical and Theological Studies, Western Seminary, 2013–2014
Adjunct Professor, Biblical Studies, Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary (Gateway
Seminary), 2009–2013
Instructor and Adjunct Professor, Multnomah Bible College and Biblical Seminary
(Multnomah University), 2001–2007
Guest Lecturer, Montana Wilderness School of the Bible, Romans course, Spring, 2019
Guest Lecturer, Ecola Bible College, Isaiah course, Spring 2017
Courses Taught or Currently Teaching
Genesis through Song of Songs
Prophets and Gospels
Acts to Revelation
Hermeneutics
Biblical Theology
Hebrew Grammar, Syntax, and Exegesis
Greek Grammar, Syntax, and Exegesis
Biblical Languages with Software
ThM Seminar: Use of the OT in the NT
ThM Seminar: Book of Hebrews
ThM Seminar: Book of Exodus
Growing into Ethical Maturity
OT for Counselors
NT for counselors
Old Testament Introduction I and II
Exegesis of Genesis
Isaiah
Romans
Bible Study Methods/Advanced Bible Study Methods
Recent Church membership and Ministry Involvement
Gresham Bible Church, Gresham, OR, 2019–Present
• Elder Chair
• Preaching team member
• Small group leader
Grace Community Church, Gresham, OR, 2015–2019
• Preaching team member
• Small group leader
Gresham Bible Church, Gresham, OR, 2012–2015
• Associate pastor and elder
• Small group leader
Publications
“Genesis.” In Lexham Context Commentary (Logos Bible Software). Eds., Douglas
Mangun, Steven E. Runge. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2021.
“Hebrews.” In Lexham Context Commentary: New Testament (Logos Bible Software).
Ed., Douglas Mangum. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2020.
Melchizedek’s Alternative Priestly Order: A Compositional Analysis of Genesis 14:18-20
and its Echoes throughout the Tanak. Bulletin for Biblical Research Supplement
Series 8. Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns. October, 2013.
“Jeremiah 31:31–34.” In The Moody Handbook of Messianic Prophecy: Studies and
Expositions of the Messiah in the Hebrew Bible. Eds., Michael Rydelnik and Edwin A.
Blum. Chicago, Moody, 2019.
“Psalm 8.” In The Moody Handbook of Messianic Prophecy: Studies and Expositions of
the Messiah in the Hebrew Bible. Eds., Michael Rydelnik and Edwin A. Blum. Chicago,
Moody, 2019.
Review of Richard B. Hays, Stefan Alkier and Leroy A. Huizenga, eds, Reading the Bible
Intertextually. Review of Biblical Literature [http://www.bookreviews.org] (2017).
Review of Mark J. Boda, ‘Return To Me’: A Biblical Theology of Repentance. New Studies
in Biblical Theology. Review of Biblical Literature [http://www.bookreviews.org]
(2016).
Review of Joy A. Schroeder, trans and ed, The Book of Genesis. The Bible in Medieval
Tradition. Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 59:1 (2016), 153–55.
“Blessing.” In Lexham Theological Wordbook (Logos Bible Software). ed., Douglas
Mangum. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2014.
“Cursing.” In Lexham Theological Wordbook (Logos Bible Software). ed., Douglas
Mangum. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2014.
Review of Key Questions about Biblical Interpretation: Old Testament Answers, by John
Goldingay. Southeastern Theological Review, 3:2 (2013), 264–26.
Professional Paper Presentations
“Wilderness Grumbling: A Pattern in the Pentateuch.” Paper presented at the Hebrew
Bible Conference, Multnomah University, Portland, OR, March 11, 2023
“Shadows of Things to Come: Provisional Patterns as Hermeneutical Guides.” Paper
presented at the annual national meeting of the ETS, San Diego, CA, November 20,
2019.
“Typology and the Literal Sense of the Text: Forebears to Reformation Hermeneutics.”
Paper presented at the annual national meeting of the ETS, November 15, 2017.
“Melchizedek and the Royal Message of the Pentateuch.” Paper presented at the annual
national meeting of the ETS, Milwaukie, WI, November 14, 2012.
“Types of Christ: The Hermeneutical Influence of Rashi, Aquinas & Nicholas of Lyra.”
Paper presented at the annual Far West regional meeting of the ETS, Sun Valley, CA,
April 2012.
“Israel’s Grumbling and the Pentateuch’s Compositional Critique of Sinai.” Paper
presented at the annual national meeting of the ETS, Atlanta, GA, November 2010.
“Postexilic Priests and the Pentateuch: Echoes of Melchizedek’s Order in Zechariah and
Ezra-Nehemiah.” Paper presented at the annual national meeting of the ETS, New
Orleans, LA, November 2009.
“Genesis 14 and the Order of Melchizedek: A Textual and Canonical Case from the
Pentateuch.” Paper presented at the annual national meeting of the ETS,
Providence, RI, November 2008.
“Κατοικητηριον in 1 Kings 8, 2 Chronicles 6, and Ephesians 2: A Thick Description of the
Church as the Dwelling Place of God.” Paper presented at the annual national
meeting of the ETS, Atlanta, Ga., November 2003; northwest regional ETS meeting,
Tacoma, WA, March 2003.
“Open Theism, Foreknowledge, and God’s Love: Comparing the Implications.” Paper
presented at the annual national meeting of the ETS, Colorado Springs, CO,
November 2001; northwest regional ETS meeting, Portland, OR, March 2002.
Professional Memberships
Evangelical Theological Society
Society of Biblical Literature
Institute for Biblical Research
Intercultural Experience
University outreach, Xiangjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China
Linguistics and Bible translation, Manilla, Bagabag, and Mangali, Philippines
Literature and resource distribution, missionary support, Casablanca, Ourzazate,
Essaouira, and Marrakesh, Morocco
Food distribution, youth outreach. Blackfeet Nation, Montana, USA
Personal Details
Date of Birth: January 8, 1975
Married to Stacy Ann Mathews since February, 2006
Children: Hallel Virginia (14), Simeon Caleb (13), Annalita (“Lita”) Marilee, (11), and Silas
Joshua (9).
