Perry B. Yoder, PhD
Professor Emeritus of Old Testament
Perry Yoder's key interests were the Old Testament, particularly the Psalms; ecological responsibility; and peace and justice. He worked as People's Teacher of the Word, traveling across North America doing Bible teaching (1975–77), and was associate secretary for Peace and Social Concerns for the General Conference Mennonite Church (1977–78). He taught at Bluffton (Ohio) College; Bethel College, North Newton, Kansas; and Conrad Grebel College in Waterloo, Ontario; before coming to AMBS in 1985. He retired in 2005.
Degrees
Ph.D., The University of Pennsylvania, 1970
B.A., Bethel College, 1962