dr. jay a. sklar curriculum vitae - Covenant Theological Seminary

DR. JAY A. SKLAR
CURRICULUM VITAE
www.covenantseminary.edu
12330 Conway Road St. Louis, MO 63141
314.434.4044 · 1.800.264.8064

Dr. Jay A. Sklar
Associate Professor of Old Testament
Interim Dean of Faculty
CONTACT
To reach me, please call or e-mail Gerry Reimer, our Faculty Secretary,
at 314.434.4044, ext. 4201, or gerry.reimer@covenantseminary.edu
FACULTY MEMBER SINCE
2001
SELECT COURSES TAUGHT
Hebrew in Exegesis
Pentateuch
Historical Books
Covenant Theology
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
BA (philosophy)
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, South Hamilton, MA
MDiv
University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, UK
PhD (Old Testament Studies)
MINISTRY EXPERIENCE
Men’s Leadership Breakfast (teacher for St. Louis-area men’s Bible study at Covenant Seminary,
2003–07)
Frequent speaker at churches, church conferences, RUF conferences/retreats
Home group leader and adult Sunday school teacher for local church
Wrote and led a series of devotionals on marriage for Two Becoming One (a marriage ministry)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, South Hamilton, MA
New Testament Teaching Assistant (1994–95)
Old Testament Teaching Assistant (1995–96)
Whitefield Institute, Oxford, UK
Greek Instructor (spring 1998)
University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, UK
Religious Studies Lecturer (fall 1998)
Covenant Theological Seminary, St. Louis, MO
Associate Professor of Old Testament (2001–present)
Associate Dean of Academics (2008– )
Interim Dean of Faculty (2012– )
PRESBYTERY AND DENOMINATIONAL SERVICE
Ordained as a teaching elder, Presbyterian Church in America (Missouri Presbytery)
FACULTY SERVICE
Dr. Sklar became associate dean of academics at Covenant Theological Seminary in 2008. He
has served on several faculty committees since he joined the Seminary faculty in 2001.
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND MEMBERSHIPS
Evangelical Theological Society
Society of Biblical Literature
BOOKS
ESV Study Bible. Partial contributor and editor of Leviticus notes. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2008;
forthcoming.
Sin, Impurity, Sacrifice, Atonement: The Priestly Conceptions. Sheffield, England: Sheffield
Academic Press, 2005.
ARTICLES
“‘The Lord is Against Me!’: A Sermon on the Book of Ruth,” in All for Jesus: A Celebration of the
50th Anniversary of Covenant Theological Seminary, eds. Robert A. Peterson and Sean Michael
Lucas, Fearn, Ross-shire, Great Britain: Christian Focus, 2006.
“Sin and Impurity: Atoned or Purified? Yes!” in Perspectives on Purity and Purification in the
Bible. eds. Baruch J. Schwartz, David P. Wright, Jeffrey Stackert, and Naphtali S. Meshel. London;
New York: T&T Clark International, 2008.

DICTIONARY ARTICLES
“Sacrifice,” in Dizionario di teologia evangelica. Italy: Alfa and Omega, 2006.
NOTES
Exegetical note on Lev 17:11 in: Basics of Biblical Hebrew, eds. Gary D. Pratico and Miles V. Van
Pelt, Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2001.
REVIEWS
Several book reviews in various academic journals.
PRESENTATIONS
Multiple presentations in various settings.