Robert D. Miller Explained

Robert Donald Miller II
Birth Date:August 21, 1966
Birth Place:Apple Creek, Ohio, US
Occupation:Biblical Scholar, Archaeologist, and Professor
Boards:Chairperson, Board of Control of the New American Bible for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Member, Board of Trustees of the American Schools of Oriental Research
Spouse:Anne-Marie Duffy Miller
Children:4
Discipline:Old Testament, History of Ancient Israel, Biblical Theology, Syro-Palestinian Archaeology
Education:Kent State University, University of Michigan
Alma Mater:University of Michigan (Ph.D.)
Thesis Title:A Social History of Highland Israel in the 12th and 11th Centuries BCE
Thesis Year:1998
Doctoral Advisor:Brian B. Schmidt
Workplaces:West Virginia University, Mount St. Mary's Seminary, Catholic University of America, University of Pretoria, St John's College, Cambridge

Robert Donald Miller II OFS (August 21, 1966 – November 22, 2023) was an Old Testament theologian and biblical archaeologist at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. He was also known for his Great Courses series Understanding the Old Testament.[1] "Chieftains of the Highland Clans: A History of Israel in the Twelfth and Eleventh Centuries B.C.", published in 2005, is cited as among his best-known works.[2]

Early life and education

Robert D. Miller II was originally from Apple Creek, Ohio. Miller obtained his B.A. in Old World Archaeology from Kent State University (1988), and both his M.A. and PH.D. in Biblical and Near Eastern Studies from the University of Michigan (1991/1998). Miller studied Hebrew Bible under Peter Machinist and Brian B. Schmidt and Archaeology under Henry T. Wright. In 1986 Miller converted to Catholicism, and in June 1998 professed to the Secular Franciscan Order.

Career

After graduate school, Miller began teaching as an Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the West Virginia University Program for Religious Studies from 1998 to 1999. From 1999 to 2008, he taught as an Assistant (1999-2004), later Associate (2004-2008), Professor of Scripture at Mount St. Mary's Seminary.[3] Since 2008 Miller has taught at The Catholic University of America as an Associate (2008-2018), later Ordinary (2018-present), Professor of Old Testament, receiving tenure in 2012. Miller was appointed Associate Dean of Graduate Studies for the School of Theology in 2017, serving until 2022.[4] Additionally, Miller is Affiliated Faculty at the University of Pretoria and a Life Member of St John's College, Cambridge.

Miller was a scholar of the history, literature, religion, and archaeology of Ancient Israel in the First Temple Period. Miller is also greatly interested in Biblical Theology, having organized several conferences on the subject, and published Syriac and Antiochian Exegesis and Biblical Theology for the 3rd Millennium (2008), Covenant and Grace in the Old Testament: Assyrian Propaganda and Israelite Faith (2012), Between Israelite Religion and Biblical Theology: Essays on Archaeology, History, and Hermeneutics (2016), and Many Roads Lead East: Overtures to Catholic Biblical Theology (2016).

Miller also worked at the interface of science and theology as a recipient of two major grants, Religion and Science in Pastoral Ministry and Science for Seminarians.[5] [6] Interested in the education of the Old Testament and the general public, Miller has appeared in a number of media settings including, National Geographic "The Ten Plagues of the Bible", The Associated Press "NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week", and Aleteia "What is the best edition of the Bible for Catholics?".[7] [8] [9] Miller was a former member of the Board of Trustees of the American Schools of Oriental Research and serves as Chair of the Board of Control of the New American Bible for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Personal life

Miller was married in 1990 to Anne-Marie Duffy Miller; they have four sons. In off hours, Miller performed with historian Jonathan C. Friedman in an electronic folk duo named "Sirocco."[10]

Miller died on November 22, 2023, from recurrent cancer.[11]

Publications

Among the publications by Miller are the following:

Notes and References

  1. Book: Miller II . Robert D . Understanding the Old Testament . 2019 . Teaching Company . Chantily, VA . 9781629978048.
  2. Book: Berman . Joshua . Created equal: how the Bible broke with ancient political thought . 2008 . Oxford University Press . Oxford . 9780199705504.
  3. Web site: Miller II . Robert D . Robert D. Miller II, PhD, 1998 . Alumni and Friends Middle Eastern Studies Alumni Profiles . University of Michigan . en.
  4. Web site: Faculty Profiles Robert Miller . School of Theology and Religious Studies . The Catholic University of America . 25 December 2022.
  5. Web site: Religion and Science in Pastoral Ministry Washington Theological Consortium . 14 December 2013.
  6. Web site: Science for Seminaries - A Project of AAAS/DoSER . Science for Seminaries.
  7. News: Gray . Richard . Biblical plagues really happened say scientists . 28 December 2022 . The Telegraph . 27 March 2010.
  8. News: Lajka . Arijeta . NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week . 28 December 2022 . AP NEWS . 29 January 2021 . en.
  9. News: Burger . John . What is the best edition of the Bible for Catholics? . 28 December 2022 . Aleteia — Catholic Spirituality, Lifestyle, World News, and Culture . 23 June 2020 . en.
  10. Web site: Bob Miller . Cancer Can Rock! . 25 April 2023.
  11. Web site: Dr. Robert D. (Bob) Miller II OFS Obituary . Ashland Times Gazette . 23 November 2023.
  12. Book: Miller . Robert D. II . Oral law of Ancient Israel . 2022 . Lexington Books/Fortress Academic . Lanham . 9781978715226.
  13. Book: Miller . Robert D. II . Wilderness as metaphor for God in the Hebrew Bible . 2021 . Sussex Academic Press . Brighton . 9781789761078.
  14. Book: Miller . Robert D. II . Yahweh: origin of a desert God . 2021 . Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht . Göttingen . 9783525540862.
  15. Book: Miller II . Robert D. . The oral world of the Old Testament: a historical preview . 2021 . Christian World Imprints . New Delhi . 9789351485551.
  16. Book: Miller . Robert D. II . Baal, St. George, and Khidr: a study of the historical geography of the Levant . 2019 . Pennsylvania State University Press . University Park, PA . 9781646020232.
  17. Book: Miller . Robert D. II . The dragon, the mountain, and the nations: an Old Testament myth, its origins, and its afterlives . 2018 . Eisenbrauns . University Park, PA . 9781575064796.
  18. Book: Miller . Robert D. II . Many roads lead eastward: overtures to Catholic biblical theology . 2016 . Cascade Books . Eugene, Oregon . 978-1498284714.
  19. Book: Miller . Robert D . Between Israelite religion and Old Testament theology: essays on archaeology, history, and hermeneutics . 2016 . Peeters . Leuven . 9789042932906.
  20. Book: Friedman . Jonathan C. . Miller . Robert D. . The highest form of wisdom: a memorial book in honor of Professor Saul S. Friedman (1937-2013) . 2016 . KTAV Publishers . Brooklyn, NY . 9789655242478.
  21. Book: Miller . Robert D. II . Covenant and grace in the Old Testament: Assyrian propaganda and Israelite faith . 2012 . Gorgias Press . Piscataway, NJ . 9781463234614.
  22. Book: Miller . Robert D. II . The psalms as Israel's prayer and our own . 2013 . Christian World Imprints . New Delhi . 9788192512136.
  23. Book: Miller . Robert D. II . Oral tradition in ancient Israel . 2011 . Cascade Books . Eugene, Oregon . 9781610972710.
  24. Book: Miller II . Robert D . Syriac and Antiochian exegesis and biblical theology for the 3rd millennium . 2008 . Gorgias Press . Piscataway, NJ . 9781593334871 . 1st Gorgias Press.
  25. Book: Miller . Robert D. II . Chieftains of the highland clans: a history of Israel in the twelfth and eleventh centuries B.C. . 2005 . William B. Eerdmans . Grand Rapids, Mich. . 9780802809889.

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