Background
III, Samuel Arthur Meier, was born on September 10, 1952 in Tucson. Son of Samuel Arthur Meier II and Charlotte Lou Meier.
III, Samuel Arthur Meier, was born on September 10, 1952 in Tucson. Son of Samuel Arthur Meier II and Charlotte Lou Meier.
Bachelor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1974. Postgraduate, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1976—1977. Master of Theology, Dallas Theological Seminary, 1978.
Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1987.
Assistant pastor Paul's Union Church, La Marque, Texas, 1978. Instructor Asian Theological Seminary, Manila, Philippines, 1978—1982. Teaching fellow Harvard Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1985—1986.
Assistant professor Hebrew Ohio State University, Columbus, 1986—1992, associate professor Hebrew, since 1992, adjunct professor history, since 1995. Editor Hebrew Annual Review, 1986—1994. Board directors Melton Center Jewish Studies, Columbus, since 1986, Light of the World Ministries, Indianapolis, since 1992.
Visiting scholar Rockefeller Center, Bellagio, Italy, 0996. Edwards lecturer in philosophy and religion Saginaw (Michigan) State University, 2000.
Literacy work with Indians Summer Institute Linguistics, Guatemala, 1973. Member of Society Biblical Literature.
Married Patricia Eileen Cornell, May 6, 1978. Children: Eris, Sammy.