Associate Professor Ingrid Faro

Ingrid Faro teaches Biblical Hebrew and the Old Testament courses at the College of Theology.

She has also taught Biblical Hebrew, exegesis, and other Old Testament courses at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, for seven years and worked as a practical coordinator for the seminary’s master’s program.

Ingrid is actively involved in research and teaching on the problem of evil and how to personally and pastorally address suffering. She is ordained through the Fellowship of Christian Assemblies and has previously worked with Theological and Cultural Thinkers through the Navigators to develop material for knowledge and spiritual life. Since 1984, she has taught in various fields, including Biblical Hebrew at North Park Theological Seminary in Chicago, Illinois. She has also been a leader for Women’s Ministries at Lakeland Evangelical Free Church in Illinois. She has also lived in Israel while researching for her Master of Science in nutrition and has repeatedly returned to the country.

Dr. Faro was born in Stockholm and earned her doctoral degree in Old Testament and Semitic languages, specializing in the Five Books of Moses, at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, USA. She is a member of several academic societies, including the Society of Biblical Literature, the Institute for Biblical Research, and the Evangelical Theological Society.

Ingrid Faro resides in the USA. She is a widow and has a married son. She loves spending time with family and friends in her free time, enjoying nature, studying languages, jogging, and growing flowers.

Dr. Faro is a frequently invited speaker and has given several lectures in recent years, including:

Upcoming in 2014 (November): “What Is Evil, and How It Works,” panel discussion on the origin of evil and death, Evangelical Theological Society, San Francisco, USA
2014 (April 11-13): Retreat speaker for college youth on the Holy Spirit, Lakeview Church, Northbrook, USA
2013-2014 (December, February): Preached a series on Genesis 1; preached a series on Paul’s prison prayers, Korean English Ministry, Chicago Covenant Presbyterian Church, Glenview, USA
2013 (November 23): “Lexical Semantics of Evil (רע) in Genesis,” Society for Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, Baltimore, USA
2013 (November 22): “Contextual Semantics of Evil (רע) in Genesis,” Emerging Scholarship, Institute for Biblical Research Annual Meeting, Baltimore, USA
2013 (March 12): “Psalm 27: Hope,” chapter speaker, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, USA
2013 (February 23): “Identity as the Image of God: Dust and Divinity,” Identity: A Women’s Theological Conference, Trinity Society of Women, Trinity International University, Deerfield, USA
2012 (November 15): “A Contextual Approach to the Lexical Semantic Use of ’Evil’ (רע) in Genesis,” Evangelical Theological Society Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, USA
2012 (May 12): “In Whose Image,” Women’s Ministry, Abundant Life Church, Round Lake, USA
2012 (May 6): “Deuteronomy 8: God Our Source,” sermon, Abundant Life Church, Round Lake, USA
2012 (April 28): “Streams of Living Water: Living Life Fully,” Women’s Retreat, Christ Church Highland Park, Highland Park, USA
2012 (April 25): “Overcoming: My Story,” Trinity Society of Women, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, USA
2012 (April 20): “Contentment,” Undergraduate Women’s Ministry, Trinity International University, Deerfield, USA
2012 (February 5): “Genesis and the Plot Conflict of Good and Evil,” sermon, Abundant Life Church, Round Lake, USA
2012 (February 11): “A Contextual Approach to the Lexical Semantic Use of ’Evil’ (רע) in Genesis,” presenter, Midwest Society of Biblical Literature, Bourbonnais, USA
2011 (November 4-5): “Forgiveness,” Life Spring Community Church (EFCA), Spring Grove, USA
2011 (October 28): “Old Testament Foundations of Godly Leadership,” North Central District of EFCA Women’s Leadership Conference, Minneapolis, USA

Dr. Faro’s publications and articles include:

• Demystifying Evil: A Biblical and Personal Exploration. IVP Academic, 2023
• Review: “Filled with the Spirit” by John R. Levison. Trinity Journal, 34/2 (2013), 312-14
• Review: “Seven Days That Divide the World: The Beginning According to Genesis” by John C. Lennox. Trinity Journal 33/1 (2012): 103-5
• Review: “Thinking in Tongues: Pentecostal Contributions to Christian Philosophy” by James K. A. Smith. Trinity Journal 33/1 (2012): 154-6

Docent Ingrid Faro

Part-time Teacher in: Old Testament Exegesis

Degrees and Qualifications:

• Doctor of Theology in Old Testament and Semitic Languages, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, USA
• Master of Divinity, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, USA
• Master of Associated Medical Sciences, University of Illinois, USA

Publications:

• The Roots of Evil, based on her dissertation completed in August 2013, “A Lexical, Exegetical, Conceptual, and Theological Study of Evil in Genesis.”
• Review: “Filled with the Spirit” by John R. Levison. Trinity Journal, 34/2 (2013), 312-14.
• Review: “Seven Days That Divide the World: The Beginning According to Genesis” by John C. Lennox. Trinity Journal 33/1 (2012): 103-5.
• Review: “Thinking in Tongues: Pentecostal Contributions to Christian Philosophy” by James K. A. Smith. Trinity Journal 33/1 (2012): 154-6.

Contact:
ingrid.faro@teol.se