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Dan Epp-Tiessen is Associate Professor of Bible at Canadian Mennonite University. Dan's specialty is Old Testament, but he appreciates the opportunity to teach courses that span the entire Bible. In introductory courses he enjoys seeing first-year students get excited about the background and richness of biblical texts. In graduate courses he enjoys exploring biblical themes like "From Creation to New Creation." Dan also appreciates opportunities to focus an entire course on a single biblical book like Genesis or Exodus. He gets equally excited about the Old Testament prophets' passion for social justice, as he does about the priestly commitment to holiness, purity, and worship. Teaching biblical apocalyptic writings provides opportunity to enter the symbolic world of angelic beings, dragons, vicious beasts, and evil empires.
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Dan Epp-Tiessen is retired from teaching Bible at Canadian Mennonite University in Winnipeg, where he served for twenty-five years. Dan’s speciality is Old Testament, but he also enjoyed teaching the occasional New Testament course and courses spanning the entire Bible. He gets equally excited about the Old Testament prophets’ passion for social justice as he does about the priestly commitment to holiness, purity, and proper worship. Two of Dan’s special interests are how the Bible can speak to ecological issues and inspire our care for God’s creation, and how biblical apocalyptic literature can inform a socially-engaged faith versus an escapist faith.  
 
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Dan is a bridge-builder committed to making the insights of biblical scholarship available to students in an academic setting as well as to lay people in congregations. In retirement Dan continues to write, preach, lead Bible studies, and teach short courses and adult Sunday school classes.
Dan is a bridge-builder committed to making the insights of academic biblical scholarship available to students as well as lay persons with an interest in the Bible for personal faith reasons. He welcomes invitations to lead seminars at church conferences and in congregations. Dan is comfortable producing technical scholarship, such as his recent book on true and false prophecy, but also writes worship resources and Sunday school curriculum.
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May is Dan's favorite month of the year because two of his favorite hobbies kick into high gear: gardening and watching birds during spring migration. Other interests include running, biking, walking, camping, canoeing, reading, and, of course, family.
 
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Dan and his wife Esther have two sons: Mark who is married to Melissa, and Chris who is engaged to Janelle. Being grandparents to Hannah and Leah is one of the greatest joys of their life. Esther and Dan are active members of Home Street Mennonite Church in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
May is Dan's favorite month of the year because his two favorite hobbies kick into high gear: gardening and watching birds during spring migration. Other interests include running, biking, camping, reading, and, of course, family.
 
 
 
Dan and his wife Esther have two sons: Mark who is married to Melissa, and Chris. They are absolutely delighted with their new granddaughter, Hannah.
 

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Dan Epp-Tiessen

Dan Epp-Tiessen is retired from teaching Bible at Canadian Mennonite University in Winnipeg, where he served for twenty-five years. Dan’s speciality is Old Testament, but he also enjoyed teaching the occasional New Testament course and courses spanning the entire Bible. He gets equally excited about the Old Testament prophets’ passion for social justice as he does about the priestly commitment to holiness, purity, and proper worship. Two of Dan’s special interests are how the Bible can speak to ecological issues and inspire our care for God’s creation, and how biblical apocalyptic literature can inform a socially-engaged faith versus an escapist faith. Dan is a bridge-builder committed to making the insights of biblical scholarship available to students in an academic setting as well as to lay people in congregations. In retirement Dan continues to write, preach, lead Bible studies, and teach short courses and adult Sunday school classes. May is Dan's favorite month of the year because two of his favorite hobbies kick into high gear: gardening and watching birds during spring migration. Other interests include running, biking, walking, camping, canoeing, reading, and, of course, family. Dan and his wife Esther have two sons: Mark who is married to Melissa, and Chris who is engaged to Janelle. Being grandparents to Hannah and Leah is one of the greatest joys of their life. Esther and Dan are active members of Home Street Mennonite Church in Winnipeg, Manitoba.