Dominick Hernández
Dr. Dominick S. Hernández is Associate Professor of Old Testament and Semitic Languages at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University. He teaches on an array of topics, including biblical wisdom, ancient Near Eastern literature, and the Dead Sea Scrolls. Previously, he taught at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (where he directed the seminary’s Online Hispanic Program), Moody Bible Institute, and Israel College of the Bible. Dr. Hernández holds a BS in Kinesiology from West Chester University of Pennsylvania; an MA in Physical Education from the Teachers College at Columbia University, where he focused on curriculum and teaching in the biobehavioral sciences; an MDiv focused on Old Testament/Hebrew Bible from Princeton Theological Seminary; and a PhD in Hebrew Bible at Bar-Ilan University (Ramat Gan, Israel), where he was trained in Semitic Philology. He also received ministerial training at the Calvary Chapel School of Ministry in Costa Mesa, CA. During this time, he was ordained at Calvary Chapel Voyage in Fountain Valley, CA and served as the congregation’s youth pastor. Dr. Hernández is the author of Proverbs: Pathways to Wisdom (Abingdon, 2020), Illustrated Job in Hebrew (GlossaHouse, 2020), Engaging the Old Testament: How to Read Biblical Narrative, Poetry, and Prophecy Well (Baker, 2023), as well as forthcoming commentaries on Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah (Cascade) and Song of Songs (Eerdmans). He is committed to the church, having served in English, Spanish, and Hebrew-language ministries in the United States and abroad. Learn more about Dr. Hernández at: domshernandez.com.
