Frank M. Yamada Explained

Frank M. Yamada (born 1966) is a Japanese-American Old Testament scholar.

Biography

As a third-generation Japanese-American (sansei), Yamada grew up in a predominantly white, upper-middle class suburb of Southern California.^{[1] [2] [3]} Raised in a Buddhist home, he became a Christian at the age of 19. Though he began his undergraduate studies as a pre-med major at the University of California, Irvine, he later transferred to Southern California College majoring in religion with an emphasis on the Bible.^[4] He earned his M.Div. and Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary and is ordained in the Presbyterian Church (USA).

Yamada taught Hebrew Bible at Seabury-Western Theological Seminary before moving to McCormick Theological Seminary in 2008. During his time at McCormick, he directed the seminary's Center for Asian American Ministries and, in 2011, became its first Asian American president.^[5] Since 2014, Yamada was on the board of the Association of Theological Schools and, beginning in July 2017, became the association's executive director.^{[6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Yamada, Frank M. . What Does Manzanar Have to do with Eden? A Japanese American Interpretation of Genesis 2-3. Bailey . Randall C. . Liew . Tat-Siong Benny . Tat-Siong Benny Liew . Segovia . Fernando F. . Fernando F. Segovia . They Were All Together in One Place?: Toward Minority Biblical Criticism . 2009 . 97–117 . Atlanta, GA . Society of Biblical Literature . 978-1-58983-245-9 . https://books.google.com/books?id=_QOfSqcDlFwC&pg=PA97 . en.
2. Web site: Yamada . Frank M. . Commentary on Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 by Frank M. Yamada . Working Preacher . 3 March 2020 . 10 February 2008.
3. Book: Yamada . Frank M. . Constructing Hybridity and Heterogeneity: Asian American Biblical Interpretation from a Third-Generation Perspective . Ways of Being, Ways of Reading: Asian-American Biblical Interpretation. Mary. Foskett. Mary F. Foskett . Jeffrey Kah-Jin. Kuan. St. Louis. Chalice Press. 2006. 164–177.
4. Web site: Frank Yamada: In the face of challenges, there is hope for theological education . Faith and Leadership . 3 March 2020 . en . 25 July 2017.
5. Web site: Haberer . Jack . Frank Yamada named president of McCormick Theological Seminary . The Presbyterian Outlook . 3 March 2020 . 7 May 2011.
6. Web site: Frank M. Yamada . Association of Theological Schools . 3 March 2020.
7. Web site: Dagher . Lisa . Frank Yamada named executive director of ATS . Presbyterian Mission Agency . 3 March 2020 . 3 February 2017.