Victor H. Matthews Explained

Victor H. Matthews should not be confused with Victor J. Matthews.

Victor H. Matthews
Birth Date:	November 13, 1950
Birth Place:	Joplin, Missouri
Occupation:	Dean of the College of Humanities and Public Affairs and professor of religious studies at Missouri State University
Nationality:	American
Alma Mater:	Brandeis University (PhD)
Main Interests:	Biblical Backgrounds, Old Testament
Workplaces:	Missouri State University

Victor Harold Matthews (born 13 November 1950) is an American Old Testament scholar. He is Dean of the College of Humanities and Public Affairs and professor of religious studies at Missouri State University.

Matthews was born in Joplin, Missouri. He obtained a PhD at Brandeis University.^[1] In 2015, the fourth edition of Matthews' book, The Cultural World of the Bible, was published.^[2]

Work

Stephen Pattison notes that Matthews "has led the paradigm shift on shame issues" in Old Testament studies.^[3]

Publications

Books

• Book: Matthews . Victor H. . Pastoral Nomadism in the Mari Kingdom . ASOR . 1978 .
• Book: Matthews . Victor H. . 3 . Manners and Customs in the Bible . Peabody, MA . Hendrickson Publisher . 1988 .
• Book: Matthews . Victor H. . 3 . Benjamin . Don C. . Old Testament Parallels: Laws and Stories from the Ancient Near East . New York City, NY . Paulist Press . 1991 . 978-0-809-13182-2 . 22907778 .
• Book: Matthews . Victor H. . 3 . Manners and Customs in the Bible: An Illustrated Guide to Daily Life in Bible Times . Peabody, MA . Hendrickson Publisher . 1991 .
• Book: Matthews . Victor H. . 3 . Benjamin . Don C. . Social World of Ancient Israel, 1250-587 BCE . Peabody, MA . Hendrickson Publisher . 1993 .
• Book: Matthews . Victor H. . 3 . Moyer . James C. . The Old Testament: Text and Context . Peabody, MA . Hendrickson Publisher . 1997 .
• Book: Matthews . Victor H. . 3 . Levinson . Bernard M. . Bernard M. Levinson . Frymer-Kensky . Tikva . Tikva Frymer-Kensky . Gender and Law in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East . Sheffield . Sheffield Academic Press . 1998 .
• Book: Matthews . Victor H. . 3 . Walton . John H. . John H. Walton . Chavalas . Mark W. . The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament . Downers Grove, IL . InterVarsity Press . 2000 .
• Book: Matthews . Victor H. . 3 . Social World of the Hebrew Prophets . Peabody, MA . Hendrickson Publisher . 2001 .
• Book: Matthews . Victor H. . 3 . A Brief History of Ancient Israel . Louisville, KY . Westminster, John Knox Press . 2002 .
• Book: Matthews . Victor H. . 3 . Judges and Ruth . New Cambridge Bible Commentary . Cambridge . Cambridge University Press . 2004 .
• Book: Matthews . Victor H. . 3 . Old Testament Turning Points: The Narratives That Shaped a Nation . Grand Rapids, MI . Baker Academic . 2005 .
• Book: Matthews . Victor H. . 3 . Benjamin . Don C. . Old Testament Parallels: Laws and Stories from the Ancient Near East . New York City, NY . Paulist Press . 2007 . 978-0-809-14435-8 . 3rd revised .
• Book: Matthews . Victor H. . 3 . Studying the Ancient Israelites: A Guide to Sources and Methods . Downers Grove, IL . Apollos . 2007 .
• Book: Matthews . Victor H. . 3 . 101 Questions & Answers on The Prophets of Israel . New York City, NY . Paulist Press, 2007 . 2007 .
• Book: Matthews . Victor H. . 3 . The Hebrew Prophets and Their Social World: An Introduction . Grand Rapids, MI . Baker Academic . 2012 .
• Book: Matthews . Victor H. . 3 . The Cultural World of the Bible: An Illustrated Guide to Manners and Customs . Grand Rapids, MI . Baker Academic . 2015 . 4th revised . 978-0-801-04973-6 .
• Book: Matthews . Victor H. . 3 . The history of Bronze and Iron Age Israel . New York City, NY . Oxford University Press . 2019 . 9780190231149 .

Articles and chapters

• Matthews . Victor H. . 3 . Freedom and Entrapment in the Samson Narrative: A Literary Analysis . . 19 . 1989 . 245–257 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dr. Victor H. Matthews. Missouri State University. 12 August 2015.
2. Web site: Dean, religious studies professor publishes book on the Bible. 2 June 2015 . Missouri State University. 12 August 2015.
3. Book: Pattison . Stephen . Stephen Pattison . The Shame Factor: How Shame Shapes Society . 2010 . . xi . https://books.google.com/books?id=3gxTAwAAQBAJ&pg=PR11 . 23 June 2020 . Shame and the Unwanted Self. 978-1-62189-264-9 .