Background
Olson, Dennis Thorald was born on January 6, 1954 in Luverne, Minnesota, United States. Son of Toby and Esther (Heaak) Olson.
Olson, Dennis Thorald was born on January 6, 1954 in Luverne, Minnesota, United States. Son of Toby and Esther (Heaak) Olson.
Bachelor, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 1976. Master of Divinity, Luther Theological Seminary, 1980. Master of Arts, Yale University, 1981.
Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1984.
Teaching fellow, Yale Division School, New Haven, 1981-1984; parish pastor, United Lutheran Church, Frost, Minnesota, 1984-1987; instructor, Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary, St. Paul, 1985-1987; assistant professor of Old Testament, Princeton (New Jersey) Theological Seminary.
(A close reading of the fifth book of the Bible, with emph...)
Member Society of Biblical Literature.
Married Carol Joyce Andersen, June 3, 1978. Children: Eric Leif, Kristen Esther.