Assistant Professor of Old Testament Language and Literature
Department of Biblical and Exegetical Studies
Personal
Mario is from the area of Giessen, Germany. He and his family came to Tyndale from Deerfield, IL, where he pursued a doctorate in Old Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Mario has a passion for teaching theology in an intercultural context. Having lived in four different countries (Germany, Israel, USA, and the Netherlands), he feels the need to think christianly in the context of global challenges and opportunities for the kingdom of God. Mario is also an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). He lives with his wife, Elsbeth, and their two kids, Natalie, Jakob, and Josua in Alkmaar.
Education
B.A., Theology, Giessen School of Theology, Giessen, Germany
M.A. Near Eastern Cultures and Languages, Philipps-Universität, Marburg, Germany
PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, IL
Areas of Academic Interest
For his doctoral thesis, Mr. Tafferner researches the purpose of historiography in royal inscriptions from the ancient Levant and Old Testament. His areas of interest include:
The Former Prophets
West Semitic Inscriptions
Comparative approaches to the Old Testament
Bioethics
Current Administrative Responsibilities
Dean of Men
Co-Editor, Tyndale Theses Series
Professional and Ministry Experience
Robert D. Orr endowed Fellow and Research Analyst at The Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity, Deerfield, IL
Adjunct Faculty for Theological German at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, IL
Research Assistant at the Akademie für Reformatorische Theologie, Hannover, Germany
