Howard Wallace has been Professor of Old Testament since 1994. He teaches introductory units in the Old Testament as well as units on the Book of Psalms, Isaiah, Genesis and the interpretation of the Bible in art. His research interests have been in the use of psalms in worship, the role of prophetic material in contemporary issues and the interpretation of Old Testament texts in Australian art. He has interests in calligraphy, golf, reading and films. He was ordained as a Minister of the Word in the Uniting Church in 1983 and presently is a member of the Congregation of Mark the Evangelist in North Melbourne where among other things he serves on the mission council.

2005

• Words to God, Word from God: the Psalms in the Prayer and Preaching of the Church (Aldershot: Ashgate)

2007

• ‘King and Community: Joining with David in Prayer’ in Becking, B. and Peels, E. (eds), Psalms and Prayers (Brill: Leiden, 2007) 267-278.
• ‘Risk Management in the New Heaven and the New Earth: Isaiah and UnitingCare Victoria and Tasmania’s Corporate Governance Policy’ with John Bottomley, Uniting Church Studies 13/2 (2007) 1-17.

2008

•  Review of Mettinger, Tryggve N. D., The Eden Narrative: A Literary and Religio-historical Study of Genesis 2-3 (Winona Lake, Ind.: Eisenbrauns, 2007) Review of Biblical Literature, Online. Posted Dec. 08.

2009

• Psalms (Readings: A New Biblical Commentary; Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix Press)
• ‘Adam’ and ‘Adam and Eve, Story of’, in Encyclopedia of the Bible and its Reception, Eerdmans.
•  ‘Calvin on the Psalms: reading his Hermeneutic from the Preface to his Commentary’ Pacifica 22/3 (October) 301-307. Also published in Conversations 3/3 (November).       

In preparation:

• Judgment and Lament: Restumping the Foundations for Prophetic Ministry in Australia with John Bottomley.