Daniel L. Smith-Christopher

Daniel L. Smith-Christopher (born 1955) is an American Hebrew Bible scholar and author.

He is Professor of Theological Studies and Director of New Zealand Study Abroad Programs at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, and is frequently quoted on the History Channel's religious programs.

[1] Smith-Christopher was awarded a Lilly Endowment grant, and with Prof. Mustansir Mir, a noted Quran scholar, Smith-Christopher coordinated the seminar and lectured with Mir on the topic "Peace and Justice in the Bible and the Quran" in summer 2003.

[1] Also in summer 2003, Smith-Christopher was invited to deliver a paper for a World Council of Churches consultation in Bangor, Wales (UK), and in the summer of 2004, he delivered a paper at the Parliament of World Religions held in Barcelona, Spain.

Smith-Christopher was invited to write the entry on "Blues" for the Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and the Arts.