Larisa Levicheva
Associate Professor of Biblical Studies
Biography
Larisa Levicheva-Joseph serves as Assistant Professor of Bible and Christian Ministry. Her responsibilities include teaching Bible classes, biblical Hebrew and Greek, and Foundational Components in the MA and MDiv programs.
Ministerial and Professional Background
Larisa describes her testimony; “I was born and raised in a non-Christian family in the time when religion was outlawed in Russia. For the first
I have been involved in theological education for fourteen years and am excited to join the faculty of Wesley Seminary now. I am looking forward to the new chapter in my walk with the Lord!”
Personal Information
Larisa and her husband, Dr. Abson Joseph, who is originally from Haiti, have been married for thirteen years. Abson is a New Testament Professor and teaches at the School of Theology and Ministry, IWU. Larisa and Abson have two daughters: Daniella (11) and Sophie (9).
Ordination
The Wesleyan Church of Russia, 2004
Publications
Review of Rainer Albertz, Beth
Review of Katharine J. Dell, Interpreting Ecclesiastes: Readers Old and New (Critical Studies in the Hebrew Bible 3; Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns, 2013), Bulletin for Biblical Research 26.1 (2016): 102-104.
Review of William P. Brown, Wisdom’s Wonder: Character, Creation, and Crisis in the Bible’s Wisdom Literature (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2014), Bulletin for Biblical Research 25.1 (2015): 101-102.
Review of Eugen J. Pentiuc, The Old Testament in Eastern Orthodox Tradition (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014), Bulletin for Biblical Research 24.3 (2014): 393-394.
Review of Samuel Wells and George Summer, Esther and Daniel (Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible; Grand Rapids: Brazos, 2013), Bulletin for Biblical Research 24.2 (2014): 260-262.
Review of Reinhard Achenbach, Rainer Albertz, and Jakob Wöhrle, eds., The Foreigner and the Law: Perspectives from the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East (Wiesbaden:
Review of Caryn A. Reeder, The Enemy in the Household: Family Violence in Deuteronomy and Beyond (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2012), Bulletin for Biblical Research 23.1 (2013): 100-101.
Review of Stuart Weeks, Ecclesiastes and Scepticism (Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies 541. New York: T&T Clark, 2012), Ancient and Early Christian Studies (May 2013).
Review of Peter Enns, Ecclesiastes (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2011), Bulletin for Biblical Research 22.3 (2012): 426-27.
“Russian Salvation: From Jokes to Jesus.” Missiology: An International Review 38.3 (2010): 335-347.
“Theology of Missions.” Pages 67-77 in Global Voices: International Leaders Identify Critical Issues Facing the Church (with Abson Joseph). Edited by Joy Bray. Indianapolis: Wesleyan Publishing House, 2008.
Forthcoming
Review of Kristine Garroway. Children in the Ancient Near Eastern Household (Explorations in Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations 3. Winona Lake,
Review of Steven Joe Koskie, Jr. Reading the Way to Heaven: A Wesleyan Theological Hermeneutic of Scripture (Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns, 2014), Bulletin for Biblical Research (2016).
Review of Bill T. Arnold and Bryan E. Beyer, Encountering the Old Testament: A Christian Survey, 3rd ed. (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2015), Bulletin for Biblical Research (2016).
“Poverty” in Global Wesleyan Dictionary of Biblical Theology (Kansas City, MO; Nazarene Publishing House, 2016).
“Ecclesiastes” in The Wesley One-Volume Commentary on the Bible (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2017).
Memberships
- Society of Biblical Literature
- Institute for Biblical Research
- Wesleyan Theological Society
- Caribbean Evangelical Theological Association
Papers Presented
“Biblical Theology of Missions.” Seminar on Contextualization and Biblical Theology of Missions. The Stream Theological Symposium: Auckland, New Zealand. August 7 – 9, 2014.
“Survey of the Old Testament.” Seminar on the Overview of the Old Testament. Ministère Pour la Guérison des
“Practical Holiness, Powerful Witness” (with Abson Joseph), Fifth Wesleyan National Convention, The Wesleyan Holiness Church in Jamaica, December 2009-2010.
Degrees
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PhD - Old Testament Studies
2014, London School of Theology, Middlesex University -
ThM - World Missions and Evangelism
2005, Asbury Theological Seminary -
MDiv
2002, Asbury Theological Seminary -
AA
1999, Christian Evangelical Wesleyan College -
BA - Teaching English and German
1995, Vladimir State Pedagogical University