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JoAnna M. Hoyt

Core Faculty, Applied Linguistics


Contact Info

joanna_hoyt@diu.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Courses Taught at Dallas International

Hebrew 1
Hebrew 2
Hebrew Textual Analysis
Hebrew Discourse Features

Research Interests/Specializations

Hebrew Linguistics, Hebrew Discourse Analysis, Hebrew Exegesis

Teaching and Academic Experience

Dallas International – Fall 2013 to present
Dallas Theological Seminary, Visiting Professor – Spring 2015 to present
Assistant Editor for the Evangelical Exegetical Commentary series – Spring 2015 to present
Contributor, Key Terms of the Old Testament project with SIL

Education

Doctorate of Philosophy; Dallas Theological Seminary (Dallas, TX); 2012
Major: Biblical Studies focus of Old Testament
Dissertation: Grammatical Features of Direct Speech in Kings: Time Frame, Modality, and Discourse

Master of Theology; Dallas Theological Seminary (Dallas, TX); 2007
Major: Old Testament Studies
Thesis: The Paragogic Nun: A Study in the Book of Psalms

Bachelor of Arts; Howard Payne University (Brownwood, TX); 2000
Major: Practical Theology
Minor: Biblical Languages

Languages Studied

Hebrew, Greek, Aramaic, Ugaritic, Akkadian, Edomite, Moabite

Books

Amos, Jonah, & Micah: Evangelical Exegetical Commentary, Lexham Press, 2019.

1 & 2 Kings: A Discourse Analysis of the Hebrew Bible, Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the Old Testament, forthcoming, Zondervan Publishers.

Articles & Chapters

“The Calendar for Worship in Ancient Israel: Worship in the Feasts and Celebrations,” Biblical Worship: Theology for God’s Glory, (Kregel, 2021), pp. 68-81.

“In Defense of Yhwh’s Unmerited Grace in Judges: A Response to Frolov and Stetckevich.” Hebrew Studies 61 (2020): 197–211

“Discourse Analysis of Prophetic Oracles: Woe, Indictment, and Hope.” Hebrew Studies 60, (2019): 153–74

“Reassessing Repentance in Judges.” Bibliotheca Sacra. April-June 2012, 143-158.

Amos, Jonah, & Micah: Evangelical Exegetical Commentary, Lexham Press, 2019.

Presentations

Translating the Legal Terms: Making Sense of a Messy Venn Diagram. Bible Translation Conference. October 2021 (Virtual)

Worldview and Language: Teaching Hebrew Through Ancient Eyes. National Evangelical Theological Society, November 2020 (Virtual)

The Uniformity of the Biblical Hebrew Verb System throughout Its Genres, co-authored with B. Webster, SW Regional Society of Biblical Literature, 2020 (Dallas, TX)

The Semantics of Teaching the Law: Theology and Lexemes, National Evangelical Theological Society, 2019 (San Diego, CA).

Amos 4:3b: Casting Aside Pomegranates, National Evangelical Theological Society, November 2017 (Providence, RI)

Answering Jonah’s Question: A Reexamination of Jonah 4:11, National Evangelical Theological Society, November 2016 (San Antonio, TX)

Pondering Micah’s Structure: A Syntactical Discourse Approach to Micah’s Problems, Nation Society of Biblical Literature and the National Evangelical Theological Society, November 2015 (Atlanta, GA)

Time Frame in the Direct Speech of Kings, National Evangelical Theological Society and the National Society of Biblical Literature, November 2012 (Milwaukee, WI and Chicago, IL)

Discourse Types and a Semantic Verbal Theory Combined, National Evangelical Theological Society, November 2012 (Milwaukee, WI)

Justification at Ugarit, National Evangelical Theological Society, November 2010 (Atlanta, GA)

Repentance in the Theology of Judges, National Evangelical Theological Society, November 2009 (New Orleans, LA)

 

 


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