DTh in Old Testament Studies, University of South Africa
MA in Old Testament and Semitics, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
BS in Biblical Education, Multnomah School of the Bible
Non-degree graduate work at Multnomah Seminary, Jerusalem University College,
Regent College (Vancouver)


I was born in Texas to Canadian parents and German grandparents. But most of my life I have lived in the spectacular Pacific NW. After graduating from Multnomah with a Bachelor’s, I spent the next several decades alternating between church ministry and pursuing graduate education in South Africa, the US, Israel, and Canada. I have taught at the Multnomah campus for well over three decades, and I’ve seen God’s blessings transform the lives of literally thousands of students over that time. My wife and I have been married well over forty years, and are very active in our local church, where I serve as elder, regular speaking rotation, and with the worship team (5-string fretless bass and acoustic guitar), while my wife works in the office and with many other ministries. (And the mustache has been a fixture on my face and trusted companion since my 19th birthday.)

Work & Publications

Books: Reading the Bible for a Change: Understanding and Responding to God’s Word (2 eds.);Swallowing
Jonah: Strategies for Reading Biblical Narrative.
Chapter contributor to: Compelled by the Love of Christ: the Story & History of Multnomah
University; Text and Canon: Essays in Memory of Joh Sailhamer; Preaching to a Shifting
Culture: 12 Perspectives on Communicating that Connects; Is My Bible the Inspired Word of
God?; Starting Point Study Bible Many articles, book reviews, scholarly papers

Webpages & Socials

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Selected Publications

  • Lubeck, R. (2005). Read the Bible for a change. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock Publishers.
  • Lubeck, R. (2011). Swallowing Jonah: Strategies for reading biblical narratives. Saarbrücken, Germany: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing