Lydia Hernández-Marcial

Rev. Lydia Hernández-Marcial is a doctoral candidate in biblical studies, specializing in the Hebrew Bible, particularly Wisdom Literature, at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC). She is a 2018-19 Hispanic Theological Initiative/Lilly Fellow and has taught at the Seminario Evangélico de Puerto Rico, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, and McCormick Theological Seminary. As a minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), she served as a pastor in several churches in Puerto Rico, where she taught Old Testament, Christian Ethics, and Christian Theology at the Disciples of Christ Bible Institute. Rev. Hernández-Marcial holds a bachelor degree with a major in biology from the University of Puerto Rico, an MDiv from the Evangelical Seminary of Puerto Rico, an STM from the Union Theological Seminary, and a ThM from the LSTC.

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