Professor of New Testament Literature
Félix H. Cortez-Valles is Professor of New Testament Literature at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan. He completed a Masters degree in Modern Literature at Universidad Iberoamericana (México, 2001), with an emphasis in Literary Theory and Hermeneutics. He also earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Religion with an emphasis in New Testament Studies (PhD) at Andrews University (USA, 2008).
Cortez was president of the Adventist Theological Society from 2014–2016. He also chaired the Catholic and Pastoral Epistles Section of the International Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature from 2010–2016. He has served as member of accreditation teams and of an advisory team for the Association of Theological Schools, as invited professor for universities in South America, Inter-America, and Asia, and has lectured in more than 40 countries around the world. He also hosts the Television series “Faith & Life” for Hope Channel.
Cortez has published more than 90 articles and book chapters for both academic and non-academic presses. He contributed study notes on 4 biblical books for the Andrews Study Bible and the commentary on First Timothy in the Andrews One-volume Bible Commentary. He is also the author of Within the Veil: The Ascension of the Son in the Letter to the Hebrews, in the series Studies in Jewish and Christian Literature (Fontes, 2020) and of the SDA Sabbath School Adult Study Guide “In These Last Days: The Message of Hebrews” (first quarter of 2022).
Cortez is married to Alma Gloria Alvarez Yanes and they have two children: Hadid, a pastor at the New Jersey conference, and Alma, a graduate student in Archaeology. Cortez enjoys running, sports, sightseeing, reading, wood-working, and music.
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About Félix H. Cortez
Félix H. Cortez-Valles is Professor of New Testament Literature at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan. He completed a Masters degree in Modern Literature at Universidad Iberoamericana (México, 2001), with an emphasis in Literary Theory and Hermeneutics. He also earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Religion with an emphasis in New Testament Studies (PhD) at Andrews University (USA, 2008).
Cortez was president of the Adventist Theological Society from 2014–2016. He also chaired the Catholic and Pastoral Epistles Section of the International Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature from 2010–2016. He has served as member of accreditation teams and of an advisory team for the Association of Theological Schools, as invited professor for universities in South America, Inter-America, and Asia, and has lectured in more than 40 countries around the world. He also hosts the Television series “Faith & Life” for Hope Channel.
Cortez has published more than 90 articles and book chapters for both academic and non-academic presses. He contributed study notes on 4 biblical books for the Andrews Study Bible and the commentary on First Timothy in the Andrews One-volume Bible Commentary. He is also the author of Within the Veil: The Ascension of the Son in the Letter to the Hebrews, in the series Studies in Jewish and Christian Literature (Fontes, 2020) and of the SDA Sabbath School Adult Study Guide “In These Last Days: The Message of Hebrews” (first quarter of 2022).
Cortez is married to Alma Gloria Alvarez Yanes and they have two children: Hadid, a pastor at the New Jersey conference, and Alma, a graduate student in Archaeology. Cortez enjoys running, sports, sightseeing, reading, wood-working, and music.
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| 2013 - Present | Professor of New Testament Literature, Andrews University ‐ Department of New Testament | |
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| 2019 | Director of the MA (Religion) and Seminary Affiliations & Extensions, Andrews University ‐ Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
| MA, Universidad Iberoamericana | ||
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| PhD, Andrews University | ||
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| BA, Universidad de Montemorelos | ||
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Office Location: Seminary Building N127
Phone: (269) 471-6089
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