Roy L. Heller
Professor of Old Testament
Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor
| Phone |
214-768-2096 |
Education
Ph.D., Yale University, 1998; S.T.M., Yale University Divinity School, 1991; M.Div., Yale University Divinity School, 1990; B.S., Houston Baptist University, 1986
Teaching Specialties
Old Testament/Hebrew Bible, Biblical Hebrew
Research Interests
Biblical Hebrew grammar and syntax, Narrative Criticism, Rhetorical Criticism, Prophecy, Ambiguity in Literary Texts
Selected Publications
:: “Christian Preaching from Genesis.” The Oxford Handbook of Christian Homiletics. Oxford Handbook Series. Edited by Carolyn J. Sharp. New York: Oxford University Press, 2026.
:: “Nathan’s Sixth Sense: Russian Formalism, Cinematic Technique, and the Character of a Prophet.” Pages 85-94 in A Sage in New Haven: Essays on the Prophets, the Writings, and the Ancient World in Honor of Robert R. Wilson. Edited by Carolyn J. Sharp and Alison Gruseke. Ägypten und Altes Testament 117. Munster: Zaphon, 2023.
:: The Characters of Elijah and Elisha and the Deuteronomic Evaluation of Prophecy. London, New York: Bloomsbury/T&T Clark, 2018.
:: Power, Politics, and Prophecy: The Character of Samuel and the Deuteronomistic Evaluation of Prophecy. Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies. London: T&T Clark, 2006.
:: Narrative Structure and Discourse Constellations: An Analysis of Clause Function in Biblical Hebrew Prose. Harvard Semitic Studies 55. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 2004.