Sandra L. Richter

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.[1]

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: l^ešakkēn š^emô šām in the Bible and the Ancient Near East (2002),[2] which Trygvve Mettinger describes as making "a high-profile contribution to the debate about a Deuteronomistic Name theology;"[3] and The Epic of Eden: A Christian Entry into the Old Testament (2008),[4] which provides an introduction to the Old Testament through the lens of covenant. Richter also began her work in environmental theology while at Asbury.[5]

In 2009 Richter took a post at Wesley Biblical Seminary in Jackson, MS.[6] While serving in Jackson, Richter began publishing curriculums with Seedbed which include The Epic of Eden: Understanding the Old Testament; The Epic of Eden: Isaiah; The Epic of Eden: Ruth for Seekers; and The Epic of Eden: Jonah, published with Seedbed Publishing. Her latest curriculum, The Epic of Eden: Psalms, published with HarperCollins Christian Publishing was released June 2021.[7][8]

Richter moved to Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL in 2013 where she expanded her efforts in environmental theology. Her most recent book, Stewards of Eden: What Scripture Says About the Environment and Why It Matters (2020),[9] awarded the 2020 ECPA Top Shelf Book Cover Award,[10] encapsulates her research on the topic.

At Westmont College since 2017,[11] Richter is continuing her work on the intersection of the Bible and archaeology.[12][13][14]

Richter currently serves on the NIV Committee on Bible Translation.[15] She has served as both president (2018–2019)[16] and vice president (2017–2018)[17] of the Pacific Region of the Society of Biblical Literature and is currently a Member at Large.[18] She has served on the board of the Seminary Stewardship Alliance under Blessed Earth, the American Bible Society: Scripture and Translation Committee, the Institute of Biblical Research Program Committee, and on the Editorial Board for the Bulletin for Biblical Research.

• (2005). "The Deuteronomistic History." Dictionary of the Old Testament: Historical Books. Edited by Bill T. Arnold and H. G. M. Williamson. Intervarsity Press.
• (2007). "A Biblical Theology of Creation Care: Is Environmentalism a Christian Value?" The Asbury Journal 62/1 (2007): 67–76.
• (2007). "The Place of the Name in Deuteronomy." Vetus Testamentum 57: 342–66.
• (2009). "The Bible and American Environmental Practice: An Ancient Code Addresses a Current Crisis." Pages 108–29 in The Bible and the American Future. Edited by Robert Jewett with Wayne L. Alloway Jr. and John G. Lacey. Eugene, OR: Cascade.
• (2010). "Environmental Law in Deuteronomy: One Lens on a Biblical Theology of Creation Care." Bulletin for Biblical Research 20.3: 331–54.
• (2014). "Environmental Law: Wisdom from the Ancients." Bulletin for Biblical Research 24.3: 307–29.
• (2017). "The Archaeology of Mt. Ebal and Mt. Gerizim and Why It Matters to Deuteronomy." Pages 304–37 in Sepher Torath Mosheh: Studies in the Composition and Interpretation of Deuteronomy. Edited by Daniel Block. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson.
• (2020). "The Question of Provenance and the Economics of Deuteronomy: The Neo-Babylonian and Persian Periods." Catholic Biblical Quarterly 82/4: 547–66.
• (2020). Stewards of Eden: What Scripture Says About Environmentalism and Why It Matters. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press.