David C. Hopkins Explained

David Charles Hopkins (1952) is a researcher of ancient history and near eastern archaeology, and a professor in the Religion department of Archaeology, and Biblical Interpretation at Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington D. C.^{[1] [2]} Hopkins is editor of Near Eastern Archaeology.^[3]

Life

David Hopkins was born on November 25, 1952. He was raised in northern New Jersey, where he become a member of Community Church of Mountain Lakes (United Church of Christ).

Education

Hopkins earned a B.S. at Trinity College (Hartford). He obtained his M.A. at Vanderbilt University. Hopkins holds his Ph.D. obtained at Vanderbilt University with his thesis Agricultural subsistence in the early Iron Age highlands of Canaan.

Teaching

Hopkins was a teacher at Lancaster Theological Seminary for six years. He began working as an associate professor, and later as a professor at Wesley Theological Seminary for eighteen years.^{[4] [5]}

Works

Thesis

• Agricultural subsistence in the early Iron Age highlands of Canaan. David Charles. Hopkins. Dissertation: Ph.D. Vanderbilt University. 1984. 12952706.

Books

• Book: Hopkins, David C.. Across the Anatolian plateau : readings in the archaeology of ancient Turkey. Boston, MA : American Schools of Oriental Research. 2002. Annual of the American Schools of Oriental Research. 57. 9780897570534. 70773943.
• Book: Hopkins, David C.. The Highlands of Canaan: agricultural life in the early Iron Age. Sheffield, England ; Decatur, GA, U.S.A.: Almond. 1985. Social world of biblical antiquity series. 3. 9780907459392. 12554126.

Articles

• Life on the Land: The Subsistence Struggles of Early Israel. David C.. Hopkins. The Biblical Archaeologist. 50. 3. 1987. 178–191. 10.2307/3210060. 3210060. 135049641.
• Pastoralists in Late Bronze Age Palestine: Which Way Did They Go?. David C.. Hopkins. Near Eastern Archaeology. 56. 4. 1993. 200–211. 10.2307/3210373. 3210373. 163709318.

Notes and References

1. Book: Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible. David Noel Freedman. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. 2019. 9781467460460. 16.
2. Madaba Plains Project-TALL ALCUMAYRI, 2004. Larry G. Herr. Douglas R. Clark. Andrews University Seminary Studies. 43. 2. 229–246.
3. Book: Buchanan, G. W.. George Wesley Buchanan. The Book of Daniel. Wipf and Stock Publishers. 2005. 9781725240858. 28.
4. Web site: David Hopkins. 2021-06-25. almanaq.logos.com. 2021-06-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20210626043337/https://almanac.logos.com/David_Hopkins. dead.
5. Book: Mercer Dictionary of the Bible. The Mercer Commentary on the Bible Series. Watson E. Mills. Roger Aubrey Bullard. Edgar V. McKnight. National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion. Reprinted. Mercer University Press. 1990. 9780865543737. 21.