Rev. Dr. Moon Kwon Chae is adjunct faculty in Old Testament and the Korean Global Campus. He holds a PhD in Religion from Baylor University, a ThM in Old Testament/Hebrew Bible from Emory University, an MDiv from Presbyterian University and Theological Seminary in Seoul, Korea, and a BSE from Seoul National University.
Rev. Dr. Chae has taught the theological richness, diversity, and complexity of the Old Testament in both academic and church settings. An ordained pastor, he has served in various church roles, including children’s pastor, youth pastor, college pastor, young adult pastor, and associate pastor. He is deeply committed to ensuring that academic biblical studies and seminary education serve the Church’s mission.
In addition to his work at Denver Seminary, Rev. Dr. Chae also teaches at George W. Truett Theological Seminary and Baylor University’s Department of Religion. He serves as a teaching pastor at the Korean Church of Waco in Waco, Texas.
Chae, Moon Kwon. “The Deuteronomistic Scheme of Reconciliation in Deut 30:1-10 and the Structure of the Book of Joel,” in The Twelve among the Prophets: A Festschrift in Celebration of James D. Nogalski. Edited by Anna Sieges Beal, Aaron Schart, and Nickolas R. Werse, de Gruyter (2025).
Chae, Moon Kwon. “YHWH and Babylon in the Book of Jeremiah,” In King, State, Empire in the Hebrew Bible: Postcolonial Approaches. Edited by Jaeyoung Jeon and JiSeong James Kwon, de Gruyter (2025).
Chae, Moon Kwon. “Strangers’ Faith: God of Immigrants,” Pages 46-63 in The Essence of the Gospel, Theologically Explained,” Edited by J.D. Kim and Sung Wook Chung, CLC Korea (2025).
Chae, Moon Kwon. “Redactional Intentions of MT Jeremiah Concerning the Oracles against the Nations.” Journal of Biblical Literature 134 (2015): 577–93.
Chae, Moon Kwon. “Theological Reflections on the Oracles against the Nations.” Horizon of Biblical Theology 37 (2015): 158–69.
“YHWH and Babylon in the Book of Jeremiah,” Evangelical Theological Society, Boston, Massachusetts, November 18-20, 2025
“YHWH and Babylon in the Book of Jeremiah,” International Association of Korean Biblical Scholars Inaugural Conference, Domination and Resistance: The Bible and Post-colonial Imagination, September 12-13, 2025
“Students in the Margin (International Students), Lessons from the Old Testament Laws,” 2024 Baylor Symposium on Faith and Culture, “Renewing and Reimagining Institutions for the Common Good,” October 17-19, 2024
“Strangers’ Faith: God of Immigrants,” Invited Talk at Saint Paul Academy of Theology, April 14, 2024.
“The Radical Idea of the Priesthood of Foreigner in Isaiah 56:1-8,” Southwestern Commission on the Religious Studies, Irving, Texas, March 3-5, 2023
A Panelist in “Honoring the Scholarship of Bill Bellinger” Session, Southwestern Commission on the Religious Studies, Dallas, March 3-5, 2023
“The Elevation of the Sabbath by the Holiness Writers: The Juxtaposition of the Sabbath with the Sanctuary and Its Further Development in Relation to the Holy Land and People,” Society of Biblical Literature, Atlanta, Georgia, November 21-24, 2015
“Foreign Prophet Balaam: Understanding Balaam Tradition in the Exilic and Post-Exilic Theological Context,” National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion, Campbell University School of Law (Raleigh, North Carolina), May 18-20, 2015.
“Understanding the Structure of the Book of Joel in light of Deut 30:1-10,” Society of Biblical Literature, San Diego, California, November 22-25, 2014.
“The Expansion of the Historical Schema of Deuteronomists in the Book of Joel,” National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion, McAfee School of Theology, May 19-21, 2014.
“Redactional Intentions of Jeremiah MT concerning the Oracles against the Nations,” Southwestern Commission on the Religious Studies, Dallas, Texas, March 7-9, 2014
“The Complexity of the Identity Negotiation in the Postexilic Judean Community:
A Relationship among Isa 56, Deut 23, Ezra-Nehemiah, and Ezek 44,” Society of Biblical Literature, Baltimore, Maryland, November 23-26, 2013.
“Theological Reflection on The Oracles of the Nations,” National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion, Baylor University, May 20-23, 2013.
“Judges 1:1-2:5, The Double Intention of the Deuteronomistic Redactor,” National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion, Belmont University, May 20-23, 2012.