Articles by Mark Leuchter
Professor Leuchter received his PhD from the Centre for the Study of Religion at the University of Toronto in 2003. He currently serves as the series editor for Perspectives in Biblical Literature for Gorgias Press, is a member of the editorial board for the journal Biblical Theology Bulletin, is on the steering committee for the Society of Biblical Literature, Literature of Exile/Forced Migration Consultation group, co-chairs both the Literature and History of the Persian Period group (with Anselm Hagedorn, Berlin) and the Priests and Levites in Social and Literary Context group (with Jeremy Hutton, Princeton Theological Seminary) for the annual SBL meetings, and is program unit coordinator for the Bible and Cinema section at the International SBL meetings.
by Mark Leuchter
While Ḥesed has different meanings for different situations, here are many instructive examples to help clarify the power of this ancient word that remains useful for contemporary preachers, congregations, and anyone seeking to express deeper relationships with God and one another.