About Stephen

Stephen Lane Herring
Email: slherring1@gmail.com / stephen.herring@ames.ox.ac.uk 

Born: 16 January 1973, USA 
(British Citizen: Jan 2020)
Married / three children 

Degrees       

  • PhD in Hebrew Bible, 2011, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK 

  • M.Div, 2007, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Massachusetts, USA 

  • MA in Biblical Exegesis, 2003, Wheaton Graduate School, Illinois, USA       

  • BA in Biblical Studies, 2001, Criswell College, Texas, USA 

Career 

  • Adjunct Lecturer, Abiline Christian University, 2024-present

  • Adjunct Lecturer, London School of Theology, 2019-present 

  • Independent Tutor/Examiner/Researcher, 2017-present

  • Teacher of Biblical Hebrew/Organiser of OBHSS, The Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies, 2017-present

  • Biblical Hebrew Lector, 2008-2017, University of Oxford (Faculty of Theology; Faculty of Oriental Studies; The Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies)

  • Classical Hebrew Lector, 2006-2008, University of Aberdeen (King’s College)

  • Old Testament Teaching Fellow, 2004-2006, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

Professional Contributions

  • External Examiner, Bristol University, 2021-present

  • Senior Editor, New Tyndale Version of the Bible, 2019-present

  • Chair of Examiners for Biblical Hebrew A-Levels, AQA, 2019-present

  • Consultant for the External Subject Advisory Group for GCSE Biblical Hebrew, 2017-present

  • Member of Executive Committee for the New Tyndale Version Bible, 2016-present

  • Consultant, Qualifications Reform: GCSE and A level Biblical Hebrew, 2016-2017

  • Editor for the Bibliotheca Project, 2014-2016 

  • General Editor for Minor Prophets for the Modern English Version Bible, 2013-2016

  • Contributor of Biblical Hebrew for the Bible Mesh Project, 2012-2014