Background
Bartlett, David L. was born on February 16, 1941 in Syracuse, New York, United States. Son of Gene Ebert and Jean Kenyon Bartlett.
Bartlett, David L. was born on February 16, 1941 in Syracuse, New York, United States. Son of Gene Ebert and Jean Kenyon Bartlett.
Bartlett completed his undergraduate education at Swarthmore College in 1962, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts. He then proceeded to attend Yale Divinity School where he earned a Bachelor of Divinity in 1967 and a his Doctor of Philosophy from the Department of Religious Studies in New Testament in 1972.
Bartlett has had a long career, holding both academic and pastoral positions. As an ordained minister of the American Baptist Churches, United States of America he has served as the Senior Minister for congregations in Minnesota, Illinois, and California. He has also been on the faculty at schools such as American Baptist Seminary of the West and Graduate Theological Union, The Divinity School of The University of Chicago, Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Virginia, Yale Divinity School, and Columbia Theological Seminary.
At both Yale Divinity School and Columbia Theological Seminary he was a distinguished faculty member and was honored as professor emeritus.
He was Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at Yale Divinity School for six years, and then Dean of Academic Affairs. AHe served for several years on the Editorial Board of works such as Interpretation and Preaching Great Texts.
He has also been on the Board of Consultants for the Journal of Religion and the National Advisory Board for the Christian Networks Journal. He has worked on the Feasting on the Word commentary series.
He along with Barbara Brown Taylor, were co-editors for this twelve volume series that aimed at giving pastors and educators a variety of views on scripture that could be easily utilized.
Trustee Baptist Theological Union, Chicago, 1998—2003. Fellow: Berkeley College (Yale). Member: Society Biblical Literature, Wrexham Foundation Club, Roothbert Foundation.
Married Carol Fredericka Gosnell, December 29, 1977. Children: Benjamin Gosnell, Jonah Kenyon.