Robert Marineau
Research Associate in Old Testament and Ancient Near East
Robert is a Hittitologist whose research focuses on literary and rhetorical features of texts from ancient Anatolia, and from other parts of the ancient Near East. In his PhD dissertation, he explored the ways that Hittite and other Anatolian languages could be shaped to produce literary and poetic effects along with how these effects could be used for rhetorical purposes. He is with us on secondment from American Friends of Tyndale House.
As part of the Tyndale House Old Testament project team, Robert is currently working on the personal names in Ugaritic cuneiform tablets discovered in the ancient city of Ugarit, on the Syrian Coast, from around 1400-1200 BC. These names will be included in a database of names from various locations in the second millennium B.C. Robert also brings experience in the little-known language of ancient Hurrian to the OT project team; many Hurrian names appear in the ancient texts from Ugarit, Alalaḫ, and elsewhere.
As part of the Tyndale House Old Testament project team, Robert is currently working on the personal names in Ugaritic cuneiform tablets discovered in the ancient city of Ugarit, on the Syrian Coast, from around 1400-1200 BC. These names will be included in a database of names from various locations in the second millennium B.C. Robert also brings experience in the little-known language of ancient Hurrian to the OT project team; many Hurrian names appear in the ancient texts from Ugarit, Alalaḫ, and elsewhere.
Qualifications
Ph.D., Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations (Hittitology), University of Chicago
M.A., Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations (Hittitology), University of Chicago
Th.M., Old Testament Studies, Dallas Theological Seminary
B.A., Bible/Biblical Languages, Washington Bible College