Brad E. Kelle, Ph.D., Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew and Director of the M.A. in Christian Ministry Program, Point Loma Nazarene University
The Rev. Dr. Brad E. Kelle is Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew and Director of the M.A. in Christian Ministry program at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, CA. He holds a Ph.D. in Old Testament from Emory University, a Masters of Theological Studies from the Candler School of Theology (at Emory University), and a B.A. in Religion from Trevecca Nazarene University. Prior to coming to Point Loma in 2004, his professional background included an academic post at Colorado Christian University, and eight years of church ministry in the Church of the Nazarene, in which he is an ordained elder. Dr. Kelle has authored or edited more than a dozen books and numerous scholarly articles. His publishing endeavors alternate between pieces written for the Academy and those written for the Church and other general audiences. His work focuses on trauma, moral injury, violence, and biblical interpretation, with special emphasis on the Old Testament prophets and Israelite History. His most recent books include The Bible and Moral Injury: Reading Scripture alongside War’s Unseen Wounds (Abingdon, 2020); Telling the Old Testament Story: God’s Mission and God’s People (Abingdon, 2017); and Ezekiel: A Commentary in the Wesleyan Tradition (Beacon Hill, 2013). His most recent work involves the book of Hosea, with a forthcoming commentary on Hosea in the Old Testament Library series (Westminster John Knox), as well as a new book on Israelite history entitled, A Student’s Guide to the History of Israel and Judah (Eerdmans).
Select Publications:
Ezekiel: A Commentary in the Wesleyan Tradition (Kansas City: Beacon Hill, 2013)
Telling the Old Testament Story: God’s Mission and God’s People (Nashville: Abingdon, 2017)
The Bible and Moral Injury: Reading Scripture alongside War’s Unseen Wounds (Nashville: Abingdon, 2020)
Email address: bradkelle@pointloma.edu