About
Dustin Nash’s research straddles disciplinary boundaries through its exploration of the nexus between religion, politics, and identity in the formation of the Hebrew Bible, and the repercussions of scribal engagement with these categories in the development of Judaism.
Dustin received his B.A. in 2004 from Luther College of Decorah, IA. He was a visiting graduate student at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem from 2004-2005, received an MTS from Harvard Divinity School in 2007, an MA in Near Eastern Studies from Cornell University in 2011, and his PhD from the same institution in 2015. He is currently Assistant Professor of Religion Studies at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA. His courses there include “Jewish Traditions,” “Paths in Jewish Thought,” “Introduction to the Hebrew Bible,” “Reading Biblical Hebrew,” “Rabbinic Texts and Traditions,” “Speaking with the Divine: Divination, Shamanism, and Prophecy,” and “Myth, Religion, and Creation.” Education
2007-2015 Cornell University Ithaca, NY, Department of Near Eastern Studies
- Doctor of Philosophy, Near Eastern Studies
- Master of Arts, Near Eastern Studies
2005-2007 Harvard Divinity School Cambridge, MA
- Master of Theological Studies, Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
2004-2005 The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Jerusalem, Israel
- Visiting Graduate Student , Hebrew Bible
2000-2004 Luther College Decorah, IA
- Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude, Music
Publications
“Edom, Judah, and the Converse Constructions of Israeliteness in Genesis 36.” Vetus Testamentum (Forthcoming).
Review of Gershon Hepner, Legal Friction: Law, Narrative, and Identity in Biblical Israel. Review of Biblical Literature (2016).
“Atrahasis,” “Enuma Elish,” and “Ishtar’s Decent.” In the Routledge Encyclopedia of Ancient Mediterranean Religions. London: Routledge, 2016.
Aini, Leah. “Rose of Lebanon.” Translated from Modern Hebrew to English by Dustin Nash. Asia: The Quarterly Magazine of Asian Literature 1/3 (2006): 116-150. Projects
Brothers in Arms: Political Discourse and the Making of Israel in the Hebrew Bible (In Progress)
“Concerning Our Brothers Who Dwell Upstream”: The Kin Term Aḫum and the Separate Contours of Yaminite and Sim’alite Group Identity (In Progress) Upcoming Talks and Conferences
“On Dinosaurs and Jews at the Creation Museum.” Religion Studies Colloquium Series. Muhlenberg College, Mar. 24, 2017.
“Good Fences Make Good Neighbors: Judah, Edom, and Converse Constructions of Israeliteness in Genesis 36.” Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, Genesis Section, Nov. 23, 2015.
“The Separate Contours of Sim’alite and Yaminite Group Identity in Letters from Mari.” 225th Meeting of the American Oriental Society, March 16, 2015.
“The Representation of Inter-Group ‘Brotherhood’ in the Hebrew Bible and the Mari Archives: The Akkadian Evidence and its Biblical Implications.” Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, Hebrew Scriptures and Cognate Literature Section, Nov. 24, 2013.
“Enlil and Marduk, Nippur and Babylon: Old Babylonian Religious Ideology and the Geography of Religion.” Knowledge and Power in Ancient Iraq: An Academic Symposium Honoring David I. Owen. Oct. 29, 2010.
“My Brother! Hebrew אח and Benjamin’s Place within Israel in Ju 19-21.” Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, Hebrew Scriptures and Cognate Literature Section, Nov. 23, 2009. Memberships
Society of Biblical Literature
Association for Jewish Studies
American Oriental Society
