F. W. Dobbs-Allsopp
| F. W. Dobbs-Allsopp | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Biblical scholar, epigrapher, and literary theorist |
| Title | Professor of Old Testament, or Hebrew Bible |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Furman University, Princeton Theological Seminary |
| Alma mater | The Johns Hopkins University (PhD) |
| Thesis year | 1992 |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Princeton Theological Seminary |
F. W. "Chip" Dobbs-Allsopp is a biblical scholar, epigrapher, and literary theorist. Currently professor of Old Testament, or Hebrew Bible, at Princeton Theological Seminary, he has taught and written extensively on Semitic languages, the origins of alphabetic writing, biblical poetry, poetics, and literary criticism.
After earning a B.A. in history at Furman University, in 1984, Dobbs-Allsopp attended Princeton Theological Seminary, where he received an M.Div., in 1987. There, he was trained in Semitic philology and biblical interpretation by the notable specialists J.J.M. Roberts and Patrick D. Miller. He then pursued doctoral studies in Hebrew Bible and Northwest Semitic Philology at The Johns Hopkins University, which he completed in 1992. At Yale University, Dobbs-Allsopp served as assistant professor of Semitics (1994–1999) and director of undergraduate studies (1995–97) before returning to Princeton as assistant (1999–2002), associate (2002–2014), and full (2015–present) professor of Old Testament. He has also acted as visiting assistant professor in Ugaritic at the University of Pennsylvania (2001–02).
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