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Professor Douglas Penney
Additional publications

“An Aramaic Incantation Formula from Qumran (4Q560),” a paper presented to the Aramaic Studies Section, Society of Biblical Literature, Washington, D.C., Nov. 21, 1993.

“’This World with Devils Filled’:  Apotropaic vocabulary in Psalm 91,” a paper reconsidering the background of demonic evils in Psalm 91 presented to the Hebrew Scriptures and Cognate Literature Section, Society of Biblical Literature, Philadelphia, PA, Nov. 18-21, 1995.

“Angels, Hubris and Worms:  Job 40:11 (LXX) as literary background to Acts 12:23,” a paper presented to the inaugural meeting of The Dead Language Society, Wheaton College, October 6, 1996.

“’My Name Is Legion for We Are Myriad’:  Mark 5:9 As Exegesis of Psalm 91:7 (90:7 LXX),” a paper arguing a Semitic alternative based on semantics and 2nd Temple angelology against the proposal of Hans-Dieter Betz that “Legion” is evidence of an “obvious” anti-Roman tendency in Mark’s Gospel, presented to the Midwest Regional Meetings of the Society of Biblical Literature, Wheaton College, February 17, 1997.

“Ancient Culture and Biblical Imagery,” a paper invited by Lee Ryken for the discussion of The Dictionary of Biblical Imagery at the meetings of the Evangelical Theological Society, Orlando FL, November 19, 1998.

“Evolution: Language as Fossil.” Wheaton College Science Division Lunch Seminar, March 18, 2003.

“Entertaining Angels Unawares in the Text” presentation to the Humanities Division Brown Bag Lunch Seminar, April 24, 2003.