Bio

Dr. Karen H. Jobes is the Gerald F. Hawthorne Professor of New Testament Greek and Exegesis at Wheaton College and Graduate School. She holds a PhD in Biblical Hermeneutics from Westminster Theological Seminary (Philadelphia). She has written commentaries on 1 Peter and Esther and an introduction to the Septuagint (with Moisés Silva). Dr. Jobes participates in various academic organizations to stay current in her field, but finds the most refreshment from her work through regular worship at Church. She has been a member of the CBT since 1996.

Education

Westminster Theological Seminary (Philadelphia), Ph.D. in Biblical Hermeneutics, 1995
Published dissertation: The Alpha-Text of Esther: Its Character & Relationship to the Masoretic Text
Westminster Theological Seminary (Philadelphia), M.A.R. in Biblical Studies, 1989
Rutgers University, M.S. in Computer Science, 1979
Trenton State College (presently the College of New Jersey), B.A. in Physics, 1974

Publications
Books

1Peter. Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2005.
Jobes, Karen H. and Moises Silva. Invitation to the Septuagint. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2000.
Esther. The NIV Application Commentary. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1999.
The Alpha-Text of Esther: Its Character & Relationship to the Masoretic Text. Society of Biblical Literature Dissertation Series 153. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1996.

Selected Articles and/or Parts of Books

Translation, New English Translation of the Septuagint: Esther (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007).
“When God Spoke Greek – The Place of the Greek Bible in Evangelical Scholarship.” Bulletin of Biblical Research 16 (2006): 219-236.
“The Septuagint Textual Tradition in 1 Peter.” Pages 311-333 in Septuagint Research: Issues and Challenges in the Study of the Greek Jewish Scriptures. Edited by Wolfgang Kraus and R. Glenn Wooden. Society of Biblical Literature Septuagint and Cognate Studies 53. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 2006.
“Got Milk? Septuagint Psalm 33 and the Interpretation of 1 Peter 2:1-3.” Westminster Theological Journal 63 (2002): 1-14.
“Sophia Christology: The Way of Wisdom?” Pages 226-250 in The Way of Wisdom: Essays in Honor of Dr. Bruce K. Waltke on the Occasion of his Seventieth Birthday. Edited by J. I. Packer and S. Soderlund. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2000.
“The Syntax of 1 Peter: Just How Good is the Greek?” Bulletin of Biblical Research, 13/2 (Fall 2003): 159-173.
“How an Assassination Changed the Greek Texts of Esther.” ZAW (1998, 1): 75-78.
“‘For Such a Time as This’: A Defining Moment in Christian Ministry.” Faith and Mission 14 (1996): 3-13.
“Jerusalem Our Mother: Metalepsis and Intertextuality in Galatians 4:21-31.” Westminster Theological Journal 55 (1993): 299-320.
“The Use of Paronomasia in Hebrews 10:5-7.” Trinity Journal 13 (1992):181-191.
“Rhetorical Achievement in the Hebrews 10 ‘Misquote’ of Psalm 40.” Biblica 72, 3 (1991): 387-396.

Additional Information
Membership in Professional Societies

• Evangelical Theological Society (ETS)
• Institute for Biblical Research (IBR)
• Society of Biblical Literature (SBL)
• International Organization of Septuagint and Cognate Studies (IOSCS)

Research or Area of Interest

• Septuagint
• Language
• History
• Hermeneutics
• Theology
• Principles of Bible translation

Personal

Dr. Jobes is married to her husband Dr. Forrest (Buzz) Jobes, and has two stepsons.