Jesse Peterson

Jesse Peterson is an Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies in the Department of Theology and Honors Program at George Fox University. Before coming to George Fox University he taught at Purdue University, where he was a visiting faculty member in the institution’s Cornerstone Integrated Liberal Arts program. In addition, he spent several years in New York City and taught as an adjunct faculty member at Fordham University and St. John’s University. Dr. Peterson earned a PhD in Hebrew Bible from the Department of Theology and Religion at Durham University in Durham, UK, in 2021. Dr. Peterson’s academic research brings biblical texts and traditions into dialogue with philosophy, both ancient and modern. His work on the book of Ecclesiastes/Qoheleth has been published in Harvard Theological Review, Vetus Testamentum, and the Journal of Theological Studies. Dr. Peterson’s first book, Qoheleth and the Philosophy of Value, will be published by Cambridge University Press in early 2025.