Susan Rieske
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Department:Bible and Theology
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Location:Chicago
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School:Graduate/Seminary in Chicago
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Position:Teaching
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Start Date:August 2021
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Personal Information:
Dr. Rieske spent several years in vocational campus ministry, in vocational church ministry in various ministry positions (director of Sunday Services, Creative Arts, and Adult Education) as a speaker with a national ministry bridging the gap between faith and culture, and in other various ministry roles. Being half Romanian, she was also privileged to do missions work in Romania. In addition to teaching at Moody, she is currently active teaching and speaking at churches throughout the Chicago area and working on several book projects.
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Educational Background:
PhD, New Testament, Wheaton College Graduate School
MDiv, Michigan Theological Seminary
BS, Secondary Education, Comprehensive Science, Kent State University -
Publications:
"This Generation” and the Elect in the Book of Matthew: A Tale of Two Families. Library of New Testament Studies. London: T&T Clark, forthcoming.
“Sea Storms, Divine Rescues, and the Tribulation: The Jonah Motif in the Book of Matthew.” In Christian Origins and the Establishment of the Early Jesus Movement. Edited by Stanley E. Porter and Andrew W. Pitts.
Vol. 3 of Early Christianity in its Hellenistic Context. Texts and Editions for New Testament Study. Leiden: Brill, 2018.
“What is the Meaning of ‘This Generation’ in Matthew 23:36?” Bibliotheca Sacra 165 (2008), 209–26.
Book Reviews:
Review of The Plot Structure of Genesis, by Todd L. Patterson. Bulletin for Biblical Research, Spring, 2025.
Review of Jesus, the Temple, and the Coming Son of Man, by Robert H. Stein. Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 58:4 (2015), 835–38.
Review of Irony in the Matthean Passion Narrative, by InHee C. Berg. Religious Studies Review 41:3 (2015), 113–14.
Review of Jesus is the Christ: The Messianic Testimony of the Gospels, by Michael F. Bird, ed. Trinity Journal 36:2 (2015), 287–89.
Review of The Messiah, His Brothers, and the Nations, by Jason B. Hood. Themelios 38:3 (2013), 465–66.
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Professional / Personal Interests:
Professionally, her research interests include Jesus and the Gospels, biblical ethics, suffering and persecution, Koine Greek, Second Temple Jewish literature, the use of the Old Testament in the New, biblical theology, and filial themes in Scripture. In her free time, she can be found curled up with a book, her cat, and a cup of tea, making smores over a campfire, kayaking a river, shooting pics with her Canon SLR, playing fetch with her spirited chocolate Lab, and making memories with her family.
