Sandra L. Richter
Sandra L. Richter (born February 13, 1961) is an Old Testament scholar, author, international speaker, and professor, who currently holds the Robert H. Gundry Chair of Biblical Studies at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. Her areas of specialization include Environmental Theology, Hebrew Language, Deuteronomy, the Deuteronomistic History, and the intersection between Syro-Palestinian Archeology and the Bible. Biography Richter earned her BS from the University of Valley Forge, her MA in Theology from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and her PhD in Hebrew Bible from Harvard University's Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations Department. Richter began her academic career at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, KY. Two of her works published while at Asbury are: The Deuteronomistic History and the Name Theology: lešakkēn šemô šām in the Bible and the Ancient Near East (2002), which Trygvve Mettinger describes as making "a high-profile contribution to the debate about a Deuteronomistic Name theology;" and The Epic of Eden: A Christian Entry into the Old Testament (2008), which provides an introduction to the Old Testament through the lens of covenant. Richter also began her work in environmental theology while at Asbury. In 2009 Richter took a post at Wesley Biblical Seminary in Jackson, MS. While serving