Rev. Daniel E. Carver, Ph.D. (Semitic and Egyptian Languages and Literature, Catholic University of America), teaches Biblical Hebrew and a variety of Old Testament courses primarily at the undergraduate level. Dr. Carver is passionate about studying and teaching the Bible and the biblical languages. Academically, his areas of greatest interest are the philological and linguistic study of biblical and ancient Semitic languages, biblical and ancient Near Eastern prophecy, biblical poetry, and biblical theology. He has published articles on biblical and other ancient Semitic languages and the interpretation of biblical prophecy in its original context.

Dr. Carver is an excellent teacher and communicator who is not only concerned with the rigorous and academic nature of his disciplines but also with the spiritual formation of his students. His goal is to shape his students into fully committed disciples of Jesus Christ who are able to teach others and to give correct, coherent, and sound defenses of their faith and Church dogmas in accordance with the Spirit of truth. Dr. Carver endeavors to teach his students to read the Scriptures carefully, to think critically and theologically, to use a proper method for the theological interpretation of the Scripture, to grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and most importantly to set their affections on God alone, who is to be the lone and true object of our enjoyment.

Dr. Carver and his wife, Sarah, have five children and are part of Calvary Church in Lancaster, PA.

Education:

PhD, Semitic Languages and Literature, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
MA, Semitic Languages and Literature, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
MA, Bible, Lancaster Bible College | Capital Seminary, Lancaster, PA
BS, Biblical Studies, Lancaster Bible College, Lancaster, PA

Courses Taught:

Biblical Hebrew 1-4
Daniel in Aramaic
Creation and Covenants
Israel’s Life and Literature
Psalms
Isaiah
Jeremiah and Ezekiel
Ancient History
Biblical Hermeneutics
Applied Hermeneutics: Interpretation of Poetry; et al.

Publications/Creative Works:

2016). “The Akkadian Stative: A Non-finite Verb,” Ancient Near Eastern Studies (53), pp. 1-24.
(2018). Illustrated Daniel in Hebrew & Aramaic. Wilmore, KY: GlossaHouse.
(2019). “The Use of the Perfect in Daniel 7:27,” Journal of Biblical Literature (138/2), pp. 325-344.
(2021a). “Vision Signals and the Language of Vision Descriptions in the Prophets,” Journal for the Study of the Old Testament (45/3), pp. 371-387.
(2021b). “The Past Time Uses of the Imperfect in the Aramaic of Daniel,” Aramaic Studies (19/2), 155-176.
(2021c). (Co-authored with Edward M. Cook.) “Situation Aspect, (Un)boundedness, and the Participial Periphrastic Construction,” Journal of Semitic Studies (66/1), pp. 1-15.
(2023a). “Biblical Prophecy in Its Ancient Near Eastern Context: A New Interpretation of Jeremiah 30-33,” Journal of Biblical Literature (142/2), pp. 267-287.
(2023b). “The Semantics and Function of a Visionary Formulaic Marker in Biblical and Qumran Aramaic,” in Mallephana Rabba: Aramaic Studies in Honor of Edward M. Cook, edited by Stephen M. Coleman, Andrew D. Gross, and Andrew W. Litke, pp. 53-71. Perspectives on Linguistics and Ancient Languages 15. Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press.
(2024). “Temporal Adverbials in Aramaic: The Temporal Uses of *kadî and the Infinitive,” Aramaic Studies (22/2), pp. 150-175.

Verse:

Phil. 3:7-9a “But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him” (ESV).