Don C. Benjamin

Don C. Benjamin teaches Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies in the Department of Religious Studies at Arizona State University in Tempe AZ. Among the courses he offers are: Introducing the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament), Archaeology an the Bible, Women and the Bible.

Professor Benjamin holds a Ph.D. in Religion from the Claremont Graduate University, an M.A. in Semitic Languages from the Catholic University of America, and a B.A. from St. Bonaventure University.

He is the author of The Old Testament Story: An Introduction with CD-ROM (Fortress Press), and Deuteronomy and City Life. He is the co-author, with Victor H. Matthews (Southwest Missouri State University), of Old Testament Parallels, Laws and Stories from the Ancient Near East and Social World of Ancient Israel 1250-587 B.C.E.

Don C. Benjamin is an active member of the Society of Biblical Literature, the Catholic Biblical Association, the American Schools of Oriental Research and the American Academy of Religion.

Don C. Benjamin was born in Louisiana. He and his wife, Patrice A. Welsh-Benjamin, now live in Arizona. They enjoy both the grandeur of nature in the southwest and the cultural amenities of city life. Likewise, they travel and restore old homes.