Seasoned nonprofit and educational leader with more than 20 years of experience guiding community-centered organizations, developing collaborative teams, and leading inclusive public engagement initiatives. He has taught at Pomona College, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Claremont School of Theology, Eden Theological Seminary, California Lutheran University, Midland University, the University
of Redlands, and the University of La Verne. His professional interests include Judah in the Persian Period, the relation between texts and archaeology for histories of Israel, textual criticism of the Hebrew Bible, the texts and community of Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls, apocalyptic literature in Second Temple Judaism and early Christianity, and fostering constructive inter-religious dialogue. Originally from Pleasanton, Nebraska, Dr. Schulte was educated at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Religious Studies), Yale Divinity School (Master of Arts in Religion: Biblical Studies) and Claremont Graduate University (PhD in Religion). His first book, *My Shepherd, though You Do not Know Me: The Persian Royal Propaganda Model in the Nehemiah Memoir*, was published in 2016 by Peeters. By examining Persian-period inscriptions from Babylon and Egypt, this book demonstrates how references in the biblical book of Nehemiah to divine authorization of Persian kings resemble similar royal depictions in Persian-period texts from Babylon and Egypt; therefore these references in Nehemiah most likely date to a Persian-period Nehemiah Memoir due to a shared literary context. Dr. Schulte has also gained archaeological field experience from excavating for three seasons in Israel: two at Ramat Raḥel (between Jerusalem and Bethlehem), and one at Tel Akko (near Acre).
