Alice Yafeh-Deigh

Originally from English-speaking Cameroon, Alice Yafeh-Deigh is a professor of biblical studies at Azusa Pacific Seminary, a human rights consultant and a Scrum-Agile-DevOps Practitioner. Her areas of expertise, research, and teaching interests include New Testament exegesis, Greco-Roman sexual ethics, cultural hermeneutics, feminist hermeneutics, postcolonial hermeneutics, and literary and rhetorical methods of biblical interpretation. Her approach to the study of the New Testament strongly emphasizes the historical and sociocultural influences that gave rise to individual texts. As a teacher, she prioritizes inclusivity, teamwork, adaptability, and creative thinking and utilizes Scrum-Agile practices in service of these values. Dr. Yafeh-Deigh currently serves as an elected member of the Council of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL), a Co-Chair of the SBL African Biblical Hermeneutics Section, and a member of the Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians. She holds a PhD from Princeton Theological Seminary, an MA from Yale University Divinity School, and a BA from the Faculté de théologie protestante de Vaux sur Seine, France.