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Adam Bean serves as an Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies at Emmanuel Christian Seminary, Milligan University. He teaches across all seminary degree programs (DMin, MDiv, MTS, MACM) with primary focus on Old Testament and biblical languages instruction.
His educational background includes:
- PhD in Near Eastern Studies (Hebrew Bible and Northwest Semitics) from The Johns Hopkins University
- MA in Near Eastern Studies (Hebrew Bible and Northwest Semitics) from The Johns Hopkins University
Dr. Bean's research centers on comparative religion in ancient Israel and the Near East through technical analysis of primary sources in ancient languages. Key specialties include:
- Divine names and identity in ancient religious contexts
- Biblical wisdom literature examining nature observation motifs
- Epigraphic studies of Northwest Semitic inscriptions
- Moabite and Aramaic textual decipherment
His fieldwork includes documentation of the Khirbat Ataruz Moabite inscription using Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) photography and contributions to its decipherment. He has published with SBL Press on Aramaic inscriptions and contributed reference articles to the Dictionary of Daily Life in Biblical and Post-Biblical Antiquity.
Dr. Bean emphasizes integrating academic rigor with faith formation, mentoring highly motivated students preparing for diverse vocational paths through deep engagement with biblical texts and ancient Near Eastern contexts.
