PROVIDENCE PARK BAPTIST CHURCH
"Where the Gospel is Preached and Practiced"
Theme for 2010:
“Abiding with the Advocate among Us” Focal Texts: John 14:16-17, 23; 15:4-7, 10
Jerome Clayton Ross
Biographical Data
Jerome Clayton Ross Randolph-Macon College Post Office Box 5005 Ashland, VA 23005-5505 Personal Office: 206 N. Center St. - 2nd Floor Personal Telephone: (804) 752-7322 E-mail: jeromeross@rmc.edu Biographical Data ¶ Born: September 24, 1953 in Richmond, VA ¶ Parents: James Monroe Ross, Sr. & Ruth Bordeaux Ross ¶ Baptized: April 10, 1966 at Moore Street Missionary Baptist Church, Richmond, VA ¶ Church Activities: Church School, Boy Scouts, Young Adult Choir Licentiate ¶ Licensed to Preach: Sunday, February 10, 1974 ¶ Ordained: Sunday, August 20, 1978 Formal Education ¶ The University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, PA 1997 - Doctor of Philosophy in Old Testament [Dissertation (UMI 9816816): “The Composition of the Holiness Code (Lev. 17-26)”] Areas of Competency: Pentateuch; Old Testament Law/Torah; Ancient Israelite Worship; History of Ancient Israel; Ancient Israelite Literature Languages: Reading Proficiency in Biblical Hebrew, New Testament Greek, French, German Special Interests: The life & philosophy of Martin Buber; Judaica Advisor: Bernard R. Goldstein; Biblical Studies Faculty: Bernard R. Goldstein, Donald E. Gowan, Jared J. Jackson, H. Eberhard von Waldow; Jewish Studies Faculty: Alexander Orbach ¶ The School of Theology, Virginia Union University in Richmond, VA 1978 - Master of Divinity, Magna Cum Laude Focus: Biblical Studies ¶ Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, VA 1975 - Received The Asbury Christian Award 1975 - Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies 1974 - Named Most Outstanding Student in New Testament Studies Focus: Biblical Studies & Biblical Languages [Greek & Hebrew] ¶ Maggie L. Walker High School in Richmond, VA 1971 – Salutatorian 1970 - The Harvard Prize Book Recipient Publications ¶________. The Composition of the Holiness Code (Lev. 17-26). Ann Arbor: UMI, 1997. (UMI 9816816). ¶________, “The Cultural Affinity between the Ancient Yahwists and the African Americans: A Hermeneutic for Homiletics.” In Born to Preach, ed. Samuel K. Roberts. 22-39. Valley Forge, PA: Judson Press, 2000. ¶ ________, The History of Ancient Israel and Judah: A Compilation. Pittsburgh: Dorrance Publishing Co., 2003. ISBN: 0-8059-5818-5. ¶ ________, A History of Ancient Israel: A Compilation (1999). ¶ ________. “Jubilee in Lev. 17-26.” In the Holy Bible: The African American Jubilee Edition (1999). ¶ James H. Harris, Jerome C. Ross, & Miles Jerome Jones, Proclamation 6 | Series B: Lent. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1996. ¶ Book Review of Stony the Road We Trod: African American Biblical Interpretation, ed. Cain Hope Felder in Interpretation: A Journal of Bible & Theology (Apr 1993): 200-201. ¶ “Ancient Judaism,” The Encyclopedia of African American Religious Culture, forthcoming. ¶ “The Book of Zechariah ben Berechiah,” Biblia Africana. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, forthcoming. Work History ¶ Associate Professor & Chair (2006-2007) of the Department of Religious Studies, Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, VA [Fall 2006- ] ¶ Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible at The School of Theology, Virginia Union University in Richmond, VA [2002-2006] ¶ Assistant Professor of Hebrew Bible at The School of Theology, Virginia Union University in Richmond, VA [1983-2002] ¶ Pastor of Providence Park Baptist Church in Richmond, VA, Sept. 5, 1993 - Present ¶ Pastor of Mount Olive Baptist Church, Virginia Beach, VA [Dec. 4, 1983 - Aug. 31, 1993] ¶ Assistant Minister at Mount Tabor Baptist Church, Richmond, VA [1982-1983] ¶ Instructor of Hebrew Bible at The School of Theology, Virginia Union University in Richmond, VA [1982-1983] ¶ Academic Advisor for the College of Arts & Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 1979-1982 ¶ Library Page at Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic Library of the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA [1978-1979] ¶ Assistant to the Pastor & Youth Minister at Moore Street Baptist Church, Richmond, VA [1975-1978] ¶ Teacher in Summer Program at Centenary United Methodist Church, Richmond, VA, Summers [1972-1974] ¶ Sexton at Moore Street Baptist Church, Richmond, VA, Summer [1971] Academic/Community Involvements ¶ Mentor at Chandler Middle School, Richmond, VA, 1995-1998 ¶ Participant with Richmond Habitat for Humanity, 1995 ¶ Member of the Board of the Cooperative Outreach Ministry, Richmond, VA, 1993-Present ¶ Member of the NAACP [Became Life Member of NAACP in 1989], 1984-Present ¶ Member of the Society of Biblical Literature, 1982-Present ¶ Member of the National Association of Professors of Hebrew, 2003-Present ¶ Member of the Hanover County Black Heritage Society, 2007-Present
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