Dr. Marina Hofman

Bio

Dr. Marina Hofman is a biblical scholar whose work explores how Scripture speaks to faith, meaning, and calling amid suffering and loss. Her scholarship centers on biblical narrative, theological interpretation, and trauma-informed readings of biblical texts, with particular attention to women in the Bible.

Dr. Hofman teaches students to read Scripture closely, think theologically, and engage critically with how biblical texts speak into lived experience, ministry leadership, and vocational discernment. Her teaching emphasizes careful interpretation, narrative analysis, and theological formation, helping students engage the Bible as a formative witness for the Church and the world. She has taught at the SEU–Christ Fellowship Network Campus, Palm Beach Atlantic University, Tyndale University, and Wycliffe College at the University of Toronto.

An award-winning scholar, author, and editor, Dr. Hofman is the author of Everyday Faith for Your Family and Women in the Bible and co-author of Walking Through the Storms of Life with God’s Word, in addition to peer-reviewed articles and scholarly contributions. She also contributes to faculty development, ecumenical dialogue, and public scholarship, bringing biblical theology into conversation with contemporary life and ministry contexts.

Shaped by her personal testimony of God’s faithfulness and restoration after surviving life-threatening trauma, Dr. Hofman brings both scholarly rigor and lived spirituality to her work. Grounded in a deep love for Jesus, Scripture, and family, she invites students to pursue a mature faith marked by honesty, hope, and faithful leadership.