Curriculum Vitae — Dr. Melissa D. Ramos

Professional appointments

2017–2026Associate Professor of Biblical StudiesGeorge Fox University and Portland Seminary
2020–2021Director of Seminary Master’s ProgramsGeorge Fox University and Portland Seminary
2015–2017LecturerUniversity of California, Los Angeles

2015Ph.D., University of California, Los AngelesHebrew Bible
2003M.Phil., Cambridge University, United KingdomReligious Studies: Old Testament
2002M.Div., Fuller Theological Seminary
1996B.A., University of California, IrvinePsychology
Certificate, Hebrew University, IsraelModern Hebrew Ulpan Course

New Perspectives on Ritual in the Biblical World Edited with Laura Quick. Library of Hebrew Bible / Old Testament Studies. T&T Clark / Bloomsbury, 2022.
Ritual in Deuteronomy: The Performance of Doom The Ancient Word. Series edited by Seth Sanders. Routledge, 2021.

“The Captive Woman’s Transition to Wife.” TheTorah.com (July 2026).
“Deuteronomy 27–30: Exploring Covenant, Curses, and Blessings.” Koren Tanakh of the Land of Israel: Commentary on Deuteronomy (Koren Publishers) (2025).
“Commentary on Jeremiah 29:1, 4–7.” Working Preacher (October 2022).
“The Making of a Covenant: The Book of Deuteronomy.” TheTorah.com, September 2022. Hebrew version 2023.
“Commentary on Jeremiah 18:1–11.” Working Preacher (September 2022).
“Commentary on Deuteronomy 30:9–14.” Working Preacher (July 2022).
“Monumentalizing Slaughter: ‘Cutting Covenant’ in the Hebrew Bible and Levantine Inscriptions.” New Perspectives on Ritual in the Biblical World (T&T Clark) (2022).
“Review of Lies My Preacher Told Me: An Honest Look at the Old Testament, by Brent A. Strawn.” Interpretation (2022).
“The Northwest Semitic Curse Formula: The Sefire Treaty and Deuteronomy 28.” ZAW 128 (2016): 205–220.

2023Workshop: Becoming a White Anti-RacistWabash Center
2022Faculty Development GrantGeorge Fox University
2022Workshop for Early Career Theological School FacultyWabash Center
2021Graduate Faculty Researcher of the YearGeorge Fox University
2019Faculty Development GrantGeorge Fox University
2018Faculty Development GrantGeorge Fox University
2015Dissertation Year FellowshipUniversity of California, Los Angeles
2013Foreign Language and Area Studies Award (FLAS) for Modern Hebrew study at the Hebrew University, IsraelU.S. Department of Education
2012First Prize, Essay ContestPacific Coast Regional Society of Biblical Literature

2026“The 10 Commandments and Curses: A Response to The Ten Commandments through the Ages”Panel respondent · American Academy of Religion, Pacific Northwest Regional Meeting · Newberg, Oregon
2022“Ritual in Deuteronomy 27–30”Spring Faculty Lecture, George Fox University · Newberg, Oregon
2021“Ritual in Deuteronomy 27–30”Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting · San Antonio
2021“Ritual Innovation in Deuteronomy 6”Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting · San Antonio
2021“Ritual in Deuteronomy”Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, UCLA · Los Angeles
2019“Making the Cut: Covenant and Iconic Visual Display”International Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting · Rome
2019“Ritual, Memory, and Materiality in the Torah Stones of Deuteronomy”Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting · San Diego
2017“Immigration Studies and the Immigrant in Ugarit and Ancient Israel”Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting · Boston
2016“Deuteronomy 27 and Ancient Media: The Torah Stones and the Meaning of Covenant”Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting · San Antonio
2015“Making the Cut: Covenant, Curse and Oath in Deut 29–30 and the Incantation Plaques of Arslan Tash”Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting · Baltimore