Overview
Luke S. Oliver is a Doctor of Theology student at Duke Divinity School, studying the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. Luke's research interests include Hebrew narrative, historiography, theological interpretation, and Hebrew language.
Luke's dissertation examines the ways in which the use and presence of nonspecific characters within Hebrew narrative presents the reader with interpretive opportunities, both in an individual episode and within larger literary and structural units. Ultimately, it serves as something of a case study for the signals that the text itself offers for its own interpretation. This dissertation has implications for narratological readings of the Hebrew Bible and the ways in which readers derive meaning biblical texts.
Luke has taught Hebrew language courses at the Divinity School: Introduction to Biblical Hebrew (OT760, OT761) and Hebrew Readings (OT701). He previously served as a preceptor (2020-21) and head preceptor (2021-22) for Interpreting the Old Testament I & II (OT752, OT753) with Dr. Brent Strawn.
Luke earned Master of Divinity and Master of Nonprofit Administration degrees from North Park Theological Seminary and North Park University (2014) and a Master of Theology from the University of Edinburgh (2008). He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies from Westmont College (2006).
Luke is an ordained minister in the Evangelical Covenant Church.
Luke's dissertation examines the ways in which the use and presence of nonspecific characters within Hebrew narrative presents the reader with interpretive opportunities, both in an individual episode and within larger literary and structural units. Ultimately, it serves as something of a case study for the signals that the text itself offers for its own interpretation. This dissertation has implications for narratological readings of the Hebrew Bible and the ways in which readers derive meaning biblical texts.
Luke has taught Hebrew language courses at the Divinity School: Introduction to Biblical Hebrew (OT760, OT761) and Hebrew Readings (OT701). He previously served as a preceptor (2020-21) and head preceptor (2021-22) for Interpreting the Old Testament I & II (OT752, OT753) with Dr. Brent Strawn.
Luke earned Master of Divinity and Master of Nonprofit Administration degrees from North Park Theological Seminary and North Park University (2014) and a Master of Theology from the University of Edinburgh (2008). He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies from Westmont College (2006).
Luke is an ordained minister in the Evangelical Covenant Church.