Vice President for Academic Affairs
Phone: 916.577.2218
Email: dnystrom [at] jessup [dot] edu
As the chief academic officer David oversees all academic programs at WJU. An active scholar, David has published work on a variety of topics, including the teaching of Jesus, the historical Jesus, the Gospel of John, Paul, James, women in the New Testament, Josephus, and the history of Christianity. In 2005-2006 David served the California Department of Education in their textbook adoption process as a consultant with expertise in ancient history, Christianity, Renaissance, and Reformation. At WJU he teaches courses in Biblical studies and history.
Expertise
New Testament, Bible, Roman history, ancient history, history of Christianity.
Education
Ph.D. University of California, 1992
M.Div. Fuller Theological Seminary, 1986
B.A. University of California, 1981
Courses Taught
Christian Foundations I, Gospel of John, Pauline Theology
Publications
A History of Christianity (with Bradley P. Nystrom), McGraw Hill, 2004
James, The NIV Application Commentary, Zondervan, 1997
David has also published numerous articles on the New Testament, Roman history and the history of Christianity.
Awards and Honors
David has won teaching awards at the University of California, Davis, and at North Park University in Chicago. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from UC Davis in 1981.
Associations
David is a member of the Society of Biblical Literature, a Fellow of the Institute for Biblical Research, a member of the Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies, and a member of the North American Patristics Society.
