Biography

Dr. Timothy J. Sandoval joined the Brite Divinity School faculty in 2013 as associate professor in Hebrew Bible. Prior to joining Brite, Sandoval was on the faculty of Chicago Theological Seminary.

In addition to his teaching and scholarly work related to Proverbs and the Bible’s wisdom literature, Sandoval’s work focuses on questions of ethics, justice and poverty in the biblical world and in modern society. He is also interested in how different communities, especially Latina/o communities, interpret the Bible.

Born and raised in the Bay Area just south of San Francisco, Sandoval completed his undergraduate studies in history with a minor in religious studies at the University of California, Davis, and earned his M.Div. degree from Princeton Theological Seminary. He completed his Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible at Emory University.

He is author of Money and the Way of Wisdom and The Discourse of Wealth and Poverty in Proverbs and co-editor of several books and numerous articles.

El Dr. Timothy J. Sandoval se unió al cuerpo de profesores de la Escuela de Divinidad Brite en 2013 como Profesor asociado de Biblia Hebrea. Antes de unirse a Brite, el Dr. Sandoval fue profesor en el Seminario Teológico de Chicago (Chicago Theological Seminary).

Además de su labor docente y académica relacionada con los Proverbios y la literatura sapiencial en la Biblia, la investigación del Dr. Sandoval se centra en cuestiones de ética, justicia y pobreza en el mundo bíblico y la sociedad contemporánea. También está interesado en estudiar cómo las diferentes comunidades, especialmente las comunidades latinas, interpretan la Biblia.

Nacido y criado en el área de la Bahía justo al sur de San Francisco, Sandoval completó su A.B. en Historia y Religión en la Universidad de California, Davis. Obtuvo su M.Div. del Seminario Teológico de Princeton (Princeton Theological Seminary) y su Ph.D. en Biblia Hebrea de la Universidad Emory.

Es autor de Money and the Way of Wisdom y The Discourse of Wealth and Poverty in the Book of Proverbs y co-editor de varios libros. También es autor de numerosos artículos.

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