Brent A. Strawn
Scholar, Teacher, Speaker
Duke University
D. Moody Smith Distinguished Professor of Old Testament, Duke Divinity School
Professor of Law, Duke University School of Law
“Strawn has written a book of urgent practical theology.…We have no other book like this; it merits wide attention”
—Walter Brueggemann
“Combining cunning wit and wisdom and informed by linguistics, Strawn offers a way forward to bring new life to the Hebrew Bible in a culture of reading that prefers the simplistic and the superficial.”
—William P. Brown
“A wonderfully illuminating and thought-provoking book.”
—Walter Moberly
Coming in Fall 2026!
A podcast that unpacks Scripture
and Scholarship
for the sake of the Church and the World
In this podcast, I hope to help make the Bible and biblical scholarship more intelligible and relevant for curious Bible readers of all kinds. The first season, “Wild Texts,” will consist of deep dives into the most confusing, bizarre, and interesting texts in the Old Testament. Its scheduled to drop in the Fall of 2026. Sign up for updates!
