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 Alice Hunt, Ph.D., comes to the presidency of Chicago Theological Seminary from the post of academic dean at Vanderbilt University Divinity School in Nashville, Tenn. As a Hebrew Bible scholar, her research interests encompass Second Temple studies, historiographical methodology and priesthoods of ancient Israel. She recently published Missing Priests: The Zadokites in Tradition and History (2006) and chapters in works such as Israel’s Prophets and Israel’s Past (2006), Methods of Biblical Interpretation (2004) and Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000). While at Vanderbilt, she taught Methods of Biblical Interpretation for Contemporary Contexts, the Dead Sea Scrolls and Song of Songs.
A vital leader in religious affairs and theological education, Hunt chairs the American Academy of Religion Committee on the Status of Women in the Profession as well as the Historical Books section for the Society of Biblical Literature’s international meeting. She also serves on the board of directors and executive committee for the American Academy of Religion. She was ordained at the historic Fifteenth Avenue Baptist Church, National Baptist Convention, in Nashville, Tenn.
Hunt holds a Ph.D. and master of arts in religion, as well as a master of theological studies, from Vanderbilt University. The University of Montevallo (Alabama) conferred her undergraduate degree, in mathematics and education, with highest honors.
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