Faculty Profile

Education: B.A., Valparaiso University, 1969; Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary, 1973; Th.D., Dallas Theological Seminary, 1979; additional graduate study at Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University. At SPU since 1978.

Rob Wall’s books and articles — whether aimed at other scholars or clergy — originate in the ferment of the university classroom and in conversation with his students and colleagues. In both his published research and classroom teaching, Dr. Wall approaches the Bible as a sacred text — a “production of the Holy Spirit” — and in a manner that forms a clearer understanding of God for the people of God.

The Reverend Dr. Wall is a Seattle native, an avid sportsman, and a dedicated Seattle Mariner’s fan. He is an elder of the Free Methodist Church who enjoys an active ecumenical ministry of preaching and teaching adult Bible studies in congregations of various faith traditions.

Selected Publications

• Robert W. Wall and Karl-Wilhelm Niebuhr, eds. The Catholic Epistles and Apostolic Traditions (Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2009).
• “The Acts of the Apostles” (pp. 3–370) and “The Epistolary Literature of the NT” (pp. 373–410), in New Interpreter’s Bible, Volume 10 (L. E. Keck, ed., Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2002).
• “The Rule of Faith in Theological Hermeneutics” (pp. 88-107) and “Canonical Context and Canonical Conversations” (pp. 165–182), in Between Two Horizons: Spanning New Testament Studies and Systematic Theology  (J. B. Green and M. Turner, eds., Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1999).
• Community of the Wise: The Letter of James. The New Testament in Context. (Valley Forge, Pa.: Trinity Press, 1997).

View Dr. Wall’s C.V. (PDF) for additional publications.