Professor Schramm received a B.A. in German and History from Texas A&M University in 1979, an M.Div. from Wartburg Theological Seminary in 1984, and a Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible from the University of Chicago in 1993. He served as Pastor of Faith Lutheran Church in Augusta, Illinois, from 1987-1994. He was called to teach Old Testament at Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg in 1994, and he began serving on July 1 of that year. He is a member of Christ Lutheran Church in Gettysburg. Professor Schramm’s scholarly interests include: the history of the Hebrew language, Jewish biblical interpretation, and biblical theology. His book, The Opponents of Third Isaiah, was published by Sheffield Academic Press in 1995. He has recently contributed an article, “Adapting Psalm 29 through Translation†to the forthcoming volume, Psalm 29 through Time and Tradition (Wipf & Stock, Spring 2009). He is currently working on two projects: My Enemy’s Children: Psalm 137, and Luther and the Jews (a joint project with Kirsi Stjerna).