Eric J. Tully, PhD

Director of the Theological Studies (PhD) Program; Professor of Old Testament

Eric Tully was a child of missionaries (MAF) and grew up in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa. After college at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Illinois, he taught at a Christian high school for two years before attending Trinity Evangelical Divinity School for his Masters of Divinity. He completed his MA and PhD at the University of Wisconsin, in Madison, Wisconsin. Prior to coming to TEDS, he taught at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Nashotah House Theological Seminary. He is married to Traci, and they have two daughters, Lauren and Kate, and a little dog named Oscar. He enjoys mountain biking, hiking, movies, and spending time with his family.

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  • PhD (The University of Wisconsin-Madison)
  • MA (The University of Wisconsin-Madison)
  • MDiv (Trinity Evangelical Divinity School)
  • BA (Moody Bible Institute)

Expertise

Hebrew and Northwest Semitic Languages; Old Testament Exegesis; Latter Prophets; Wisdom Literature; Textual Criticism

Series editor of the Pillar Old Testament Commentary series (Eerdmans). 

Currently working on three OT commentaries:

  • Ezekiel (Christian Standard Commentary)
  • Obadiah, Jonah (Pillar)
  • Ruth (Pillar)

Recent Publications

Books

  • Reading the Prophets as Christian Scripture: A Literary, Canonical, and Theological Introduction. Baker Academic, 2022.
  • (with Donald M. Walter, Gillian Greenberg, George Anton Kiraz, and Joseph Bali) The Book of Women According to the Syriac Peshitta Version with English Translation: Ruth, Susanna, Esther, and Judith. Surath Kthob. Gorgias Press, 2019.
  • Hosea: A Handbook on the Hebrew Text. Baylor University Press, 2018.
  • (with Ellis R. Brotzman) Old Testament Textual Criticism: A Practical Introduction. 2nd edition. Baker Academic, 2016.
  • The Translation and Translator of the Peshitta of Hosea. Brill, 2015.

Chapters & Articles

  • “Ancient Versions and Textual Criticism of the Old Testament.” In The State of Old Testament Studies: A Survey of Recent Research, edited by H. H. Hardy and M. Daniel Carroll R. Baker Academic, 2024.
  • “Texts and Versions of the Book of Hosea.” In The Oxford Handbook of Hosea, edited by Brad E. Kelle. Oxford, 2024.
  • “Prophet.” In Dictionary of the New Testament Use of the Old Testament, edited by G. K. Beale, D. A. Carson, Benjamin L. Gladd, and Andrew David Naselli. Baker Academic, 2023.
  • “Hosea 1-3 as the Key to the Literary Structure and Message of the Book.” In An Excellent Fortress for His Armies, edited by Richard E. Averbeck and K. Lawson Younger. Pennsylvania State University Press, 2020.
  • “Israel’s Relationship with Nature and with YHWH in the Book of Hosea.” In For Us, But Not To Us: Essays on Creation, Covenant, and Context in Honor of John H. Walton, edited by Adam Miglio, Caryn Reeder, Joshua Walton, and Kenneth Way. Pickwick, 2020.