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Renate Viveen Hood, Ph.D.

Position: 
Associate Professor, College of Christian Studies

Dr. Renate Viveen Hood is a native from the Netherlands. She joined the University of Mary Hardin Baylor in the Fall of 2009 as Associate Professor of Christian Studies. Prior to her move to Belton, Dr. Hood served for six years at LeTourneau University where she taught a variety of courses, including Biblical Literature (Old Testament and New Testament), Greek language and ancient manuscript courses, Honors Program courses, and a variety of specialized courses pertaining to apocalyptic literature, the social background of the New Testament, global theology, etc.  

Dr. Hood was formerly trained as a biotechnological engineer in the Netherlands, has done extensive travelling, and spent two years as a missionary in Indonesia where she taught at a mission school. During her seminary training she met her husband, Dr. Ronnie Hood. Together they have been and are active in a variety of Christian ministry avenues. From working with international students to puppet ministry, overseas missions, youth , senior, and pastoral work, the Hoods have been exposed to a wealth of experiences which they bring to the Mary Hardin-Baylor community. Not in the least do they feel their family is the core of their ministry. Married later in life, the Hoods have young children--a daughter (Anastasia Janneke) and a son (Keanu Jip). Together with their love for mini dachshunds and other pets, the kids keep them on their toes but bring lots of laughter to their household. As a family, they serve in Canyon Creek Baptist Church in Temple where Dr. Ronnie Hood is senior pastor. 

 

As a person dedicated to vibrant and engaging teaching, Dr. Hood believes in using technology in instruction and making full use of the university MyCampus electronic database system. Most of her lectures are accompanied by PowerPoint presentations and other visual augmentations, along with class room discussions. In the summer of 2011, she used a UMHB summer grant to travel to Israel and the Sinai dessert to collect digital material and created clips that enhance her teaching and student learning. Her courses emphasize the ancient setting of biblical literature and incorporate the nuances of the biblical languages. Dr. Hood is a Mentor-Scholar for the internationally renowned Green Scholars Initiative.

Personal Statement:

I believe that integrating Christian faith into academic endeavors demands a guidance role of the teacher in the intellectual and spiritual journey of students. Such a guiding role can, and will, only be realized with the educator maintaining a close relationship with Jesus Christ and walking in His grace, while leaving the students free to take this journey at their own pace. I am the kind of teacher who, besides leading by example, provides the students with key questions to ask in the process of acquiring knowledge. Such knowledge leads to wisdom. The journey is owned by the students. However, we learn as we study together for a teacher never ceases to be a student.

Phone: 
254-295-5084
Email Address: 
rhood@umhb.edu
Area of Teaching: 
New Testament upper-level courses; Biblical Backgrounds (OT&NT); Greek; surveys; ancient manuscripts; Book of Revelation (Apocalyptic Literature); Parables of Jesus
Degrees Earned: 
MBO, Ing., MDiv. Ph.D.
Education/Teaching History: 

Associate Professor of Christian Studies—New Testament, The University of Mary Hardin-

            Baylor, 2009-present. Tenured.

 

Associate Professor of Biblical Studies and Christian Ministries—New Testament and Greek,

LeTourneau University, 2003-2009. Tenured.

 

Adjunct Professor, School of Graduate and Professional Studies, LeTourneau University,

            2005-2009 (by course contract).

 

Teaching Fellow in the Division of Biblical Studies, New Orleans Baptist Theological

Seminary, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2000–2001.

 

Science Teacher, 5th-8th grade, Memorial Baptist Christian School, Metairie, Louisiana,

1998–2000.

                       

Teaching Fellow in the Division of Pastoral Ministries, New Orleans Baptist Theological

Seminary, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1998–1999.

 

Teaching Assistant in the Division of Theological and Historical Studies, New Orleans Baptist

Theological Seminary, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1996–1998.

 

Science, Chemistry, Biology Teacher, 7th-12th grade, Central Java Inter-Mission School,

            Salatiga, Indonesia, 1993–1995.

EDUCATIONAL HISTORY:

  • Ph.D.  New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, Louisiana. Major: New Testament Studies and Greek. Minor: Church History, 2002. Dissertation: “A Socio-Anthropological Analysis of Gentile-Jew Relationships in Rome and Antioch.” Chair: Dr. William F. Warren, Jr. 
  • MDiv. New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, Louisiana. Concentrations in Biblical Languages and Theological and Historical Studies, 1998. Studies included thecollating ancient Greek manuscripts of the Gospel of John for the International Greek New Testament Project on the Gospel of John.
  • Ing. HLO-Utrecht in The Netherlands. Major: Medical Biology/Biotechnological Engineering, 1993. Studies concluded with a final research year at the Department of Molecular Biology of the School of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, under the guidance of Dr. Robert F. Siliciano. Thesis: “DNA Fragmentation of Target Cells by HIV-Subunit Vaccine Induced Human Cytolytic T-Lymphocytes.”
  • 5B-Certificate in Radiation Physics at the University of Utrecht, The Netherlands, 1991.
  • MBO the MLO Amersfoort, The Netherlands. Majors: Clinical Chemistry and Hematology, 1988.

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

  • Associate Professor of Christian Studies--New Testament. The University of Mary Hardin- Baylor, 2009-present.
  • Associate Professor of Biblical Studies and Christian Ministries—New Testament and Greek. LeTourneau University, 2008-2009.
  • Adjunct Professor, School of Graduate and Professional Studies, LeTourneau University, 2005-present.
  • Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies—New Testament and Greek. LeTourneau University, 2003-2008.
  • Teaching Fellow in the Division of Biblical Studies, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2000–2001.
  • Science Teacher, 5th-8th grade, Memorial Baptist Christian School, Metairie, Louisiana, 1998–2000.
  • Teaching Fellow in the Division of Pastoral Ministries, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1998–1999.
  • Teaching Assistant in the Division of Theological and Historical Studies, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1996–1998.
  • Science Teacher, 7th-12th grade, Central Java Inter-Mission School, Salatiga, Indonesia, 1993–1995.

ACADEMIC COURSES WRITTEN AND TAUGHT:

University of Mary Hardin-Baylor:

New Testament Survey; Biblical Backgrounds (Old Testament and New Testament); Book of Revelation (Ancient Apocalyptic Literature); The Gospel of John & the Johannine Letters; Luke-Acts; Earlier Pauline Epistles; Later Pauline Epistles; The Parables.

Honors Program LeTourneau University:

The Social Background of the New Testament; Greek Manuscripts of the New Testament (Textual Criticism); Advanced Hermeneutics; Apocalypse Through the Ages; Jesus Around the Globe; Parables of Jesus; Global Theology.

LeTourneau University:

Gospels & Parables; Romans; Book of Acts; General Letters; Book of Revelation; Elementary Greek I; Elementary Greek II; Intermediate Greek I; Intermediate Greek II (advanced Greek); Letters of Paul; Paul's Early Letters; Paul's Prison Letters, Biblical Literature (OT & NT survey course); Biblical Foundations for Living (introductory hermeneutics and theology); Church History; Christian Ethics; Biblical Christology.

Area of Expertise: 
The Socio-Anthropological World of the Ancient Eastern Mediterranean (New Testament), Greek, and ancient manuscripts
Publications/Presentations: 

PUBLICATIONS:

  • Two articles in the Lexham Bible Dictionary —“Cities in the Ancient Near East” and “Women in the Bible, Critical Issues Regarding.” (Forthcoming in 2012.)
  • “Living Generously for Jesus’ Sake.” Study Guide series. BaptistWay Press. Co-authored with Ronnie Hood. (Forthcoming in 2012.)

  • “Living Generously for Jesus’ Sake.” Teaching Guide series. BaptistWay Press. Co-authored with Ronnie Hood. (Forthcoming in 2012.)

  • “Women and Warriors: Character Development in John’s Apocalypse,” in Essays on Revelation: Appropriating Yesterday’s Apocalypse in Today’s World (ed. by Gerald Stevens: Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publishers, a subdivision of  Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2010), 72-86.

  • “Pure or Defiled? A Sociological Analysis of John’s Apocalypse,” in Essays on Revelation: Appropriating Yesterday’s  Apocalypse in Today’s World (ed. by Gerald Stevens: Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publishers, a subdivision of Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2010), 87-99.
  • Twenty articles in the Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary —“Bathing,” “Blood,” “Carriage,” “Door,” “Faith, Faithfulness,” “Family,” “Jesus Christ,” “Jesus, Life and Ministry,” “Jewels, Jewelry,” “John,” “Martyr,” “Orontes v,” “Ostia,” “Parthians,” “Passion,” “Patmos,” “Sanctuary,” “Spirit,” “Stumbling Block,” “Syria” (forthcoming in 2012).
  • “James and the Letters of John.” Study Guide series. BaptistWay Press, 2010. Co-authored with Ronnie Hood.
  • “James and the Letters of John.” Teaching Guide series. BaptistWay Press, 2010. Co-authored with Ronnie Hood.
  • “Luke: Good News of Great Joy.” Study Guide series. BaptistWay Press, 2009. Co-authored with Ronnie Hood.
  • “Luke: Good News of Great Joy.” Teaching Guide series. BaptistWay Press, 2009. Co-authored with Ronnie Hood.
  • “Commentary on Philippians.” Study Guide series, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians. BaptistWay Press, 2008. Co-authored with Ronnie Hood.
  • “Teaching Philippians.” Teaching Guide series, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians. BaptistWay Press, 2008. Co-authored with Ronnie Hood.
  • “A Dysfunctional View of Christian Ethics,” Christian Ethics Today: Journal of Christian Ethics, Vol 59, 2006.
  • “Studies of the Mechanism of Cytolysis by HIV-1-Specific CD4+ Human CTL Clones Induced by Candidate AIDS Vaccines.” Emil P. Miskovski, Renate Viveen, et al. The Journal of Immunology (1994).
  • “Cytokine production by HIV-1-specific human cytolytic T Lymphocytes induced by vaccination: potential effects on HIV-1 replication.” Robert Bollinger, Renate Viveen, et al. AIDS Res. Human Retroviruses (1994).

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS (selected):

  • “From Lake to Shining Sea: A Narrative Analysis of Progressive Parallelism in Luke-Acts,” Southwestern Regional Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, March 2012.

  • “The Papyri Will Cry Out: A physical analysis of a recently discovered papyrus fragment of Hebrews 9.” Southwestern Regional Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, March 2012 (with student researchers).

  • “More Than a Feeling: A Phenomenological Study of Paul’s Use of Hope in the Letter to the Romans,” Southwestern Regional Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, March 2011.

  • “Jesus’ Disabled View of Cultic Rites of Affliction in an Ideal Community.” Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, Atlanta, November 2010.
  • “The Church and Healing: Restoration and Community Wholeness in the Gospel of Mark,” Baylor Symposium on Faith and Culture: Human Dignity and the Future of Health Care, October 2010.
  • "Healing in the Gospel of Mark: Restoration and Community Wholeness," Southwestern Regional Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, March 2010.
  • "Brood of Vipers or Family of Messiah? Kinship Language as Boundary Markers of the Matthean Christian Community in Matthew 12 and 16," Southwestern Regional Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, March 2009.
  • “Tool Time for Freshmen in Biblical Studies: A Pragmatic Approach to Hermeneutics.” Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, Boston, November 2008.
  • “Hope in Hell: The Apocalypse of Peter and Early Christian (Dis)Unity,” South Central Christianity and Literature Conference at LeTourneau University, February 2008.
  • “Flatterers or Followers: Greco-Roman Friendship and the Divine in Luke-Acts.” Baylor Symposium on Faith and Culture, Friendship: Quests for Character, Community, and Truth, October 2007.
  • "Glass Ceilings in Ancient Constructs: Social Mobility of Women in Early Christian Communities," Southwestern Regional Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, March 2007.
  • “The Last Shall Be Last: Social Mobility in The First and Second Centuries-- Christian Communities in Rome and Antioch,” Southwestern Regional Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, March 2005.
  • “Ethnic and Religious Profiling: Compelling the Gentiles at Antioch,” Southwestern Regional Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, March, 2004.
  • “Honor in Light of Grace in Romans” Southwestern Regional Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, March, 2000.

REVIEWS:

  • “A Feminist Companion to The Apocalypse of John.” Feminist Companion to the New Testament and Early Christian Writings, 13, Edited by Amy-Jill Levine and Maria Mayo Robbins. Reviewed by Renate Viveen Hood. Review of Biblical Literature, January  2012.

  • “Understanding the Social World of the New Testament,” Edited by Dietmar Neufeld and Richard E. DeMaris. Reviewed by Renate Viveen Hood. Review of Biblical Literature, April 2011.  

  • “Faithfulness and the Purpose of Hebrews: A Social Identity Approach,”by Matthew Marohl. Reviewed by Renate Viveen Hood. Review of Biblical Literature, September 2009.
  • “Mark & Method: New Approaches in Biblical Studies.” Second edition. Edited by Janice Capel Anderson and Stephen D. Moore. Reviewed by Renate Viveen Hood, May 2009.
  • “International Education for the Millennium: Toward Access, Equity, and Quality.” Edited by Benjamin Piper, Sarah Dryden-Peterson, and Young-Suk Kim. Reviewed by Renate Viveen Hood. Teaching Theology and Religion, April 2009.
  • “Pedagogy of the Bible: An Analysis and Proposal,” by Dale B. Martin. Reviewed by Renate Viveen Hood. Review of Biblical Literature, April 2009.
  • “Anthropology and Biblical Studies: Avenues of Approach,” by Louise J. Lawrence and Mario I. Aguilar, eds. Reviewed by Renate Viveen Hood. Review of Biblical Literature (October 2006).
  • “The Book of Acts: Form, Style, and Theology,“ by Martin Dibelius. Reviewed by Renate Viveen Hood. Review of Biblical Literature (January 2006).
  • “Does Christianity Teach Male Headship? The Equal-Regard Marriage and Its Critics,” by David Blankenhorn et.al, eds. Reviewed by Renate Viveen Hood. Review of Biblical Literature (February 2005).
  • “Many Things in Parables: Jesus and His Modern Critics,” by Charles W. Hedrick. Reviewed by Renate Viveen Hood. Review of Biblical Literature (January 2005).
  • “The Apocalypse in Light of the Temple: A New Approach to the Book of Revelation,” by John and Gloria Ben-Daniel. Reviewed by Renate Viveen Hood. Review of Biblical Literature (November 2004).
  • “Apostle of the Crucified Lord: A Theological Introduction to Paul and His Letters,” by Michael J. Gorman. Reviewed by Renate Viveen Hood. Review of Biblical Literature (September 2004).
  • “Christianity at the Religious Roundtable: Evangelicals in Conversation with Hinduism, Budddhism, and Islam,” by Timothy C. Tennett. Reviewed by Renate Viveen Hood. Christian Ethics Today: Journal of Christian Ethics (October 2003).
Service (missions, ministry, etc...): 
Bible teaching, churches in Temple/Belton area, 2011-present; Children’s Ministry, Website Management, Puppet Ministry, Future Planning Committee, Canyon Creek Baptist Church, Temple, Texas, 2010-present; Bible Teacher, Pastoral Care, Website Design and Management, Puppet Ministry, Children’s Ministry, Fellowship Baptist Church, Longview, Texas, 2003-2009; Pulpit Supply and Bible Teaching Supply in churches such as Alpine Presbyterian Church, Longview, TX, First Presbyterian Church, Longview, TX, Trinity Episcopal Church, Longview, TX, 2003-2009, Minister in Education Department, Louis Street Baptist Church, Gadsden, Alabama, 2001–2003; International Minister, Celebration Baptist Church, Metairie, Louisiana, 1996–1998; Missionary Teacher, Java, Indonesia, 1993-1995.
Professional Societies: 
Society of Biblical Literature; Council for Undergraduate Research; Texas Classical Association; American Schools of Oriental Research
Awards/Grants: 
Summer Research Grants, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, 2011&2012; Faculty Development Grant, University of Mary Hardin-baylor, 2011; Wabash Center Introductory Religion Course Department Grant (2008); Title-III-Faculty Development Grant, LeTourneau University (2007-2008); Title-III-Faculty Development Grant, LeTourneau University (2005-2006); Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers (2004-2005); National Silver Flame Award outstanding student in Medical Technology, The Netherlands (1993); Rose Scholarship for Overseas Research in Biotechnological Engineering (1993)
Curriculum Vitae: 
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