Background
Pettit, Peter Acker was born on March 9, 1955 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Alfred Wells and Betty Adelaide (Acker) Pettit.
Pettit, Peter Acker was born on March 9, 1955 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Alfred Wells and Betty Adelaide (Acker) Pettit.
AB with honors, Princeton University, 1975. Master of Divinity, Lutheran Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, 1980. Master of Arts, Claremont Graduate School, 1990.
Staff assistant, Lutheran Church in American, New York City, 1975-1976;
seminarian assistant, New Hanover Lutheran Church, Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania, 1979-1980;
teaching fellow, Lutheran Theological Seminary, 1980-1981;
text analyst, Institute for Antiquity and Christianity, Claremont, California, 1982-1983;
cataloguer, interim director, Ancient Biblical Manuscript Center, Claremont, 1983-1984;
director, Ancient Biblical Manuscript Center, Claremont, 1985-1989;
pastor, Hope Lutheran Church, Riverside, California, since 1990. Theological consultant National Conference of Christians and Jews, Inc., New York City and Los Angeles, 1984-1986, member adjunct staff National Program Office, 1988-1989. Instructor School Theology, Claremont, since 1986, U. Judaism, since 1988, University of California at Los Angeles, 1988-1990, University of California, Riverside, since 1991.
Visiting professor Hebrew Union College, 1989.
Fellow Weissberg Family Center for Religious Pluralism, Shalom Hartman Institute. Member Society Biblical Literature, Catholic Biblical Association, American Schools Oriental Research, National Association Professors of Hebrews, Association for Jewish Studies, Riverside Area Pastors (treasurer since 1991), Riverside United Campus Ministry Board, European Landscape Contractors Association Pacifica Synod Board for Congressional Life, Rotary (Foundation Graduate scholar 1984-1985), Sigma Xi (associate).
Married Lynn Freund, August 8, 1976. Children: Jennifer Leigh, Sarah Freund.