Prof. Walter Brueggemann Walter Brueggemann is William Marcellus McPheeters Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary. A past president of the Society of Biblical Literature, he is one of today's preeminent interpreters of Scripture. Books by Prof. Walter Brueggemann Out of Babylon Old Testament Theology Prayers for a Privileged People A Theological Introduction to the Old Testament Worship in Ancient Israel Abingdon Old Testament Commentaries: Deuteronomy Biblical Perspectives on Evangelism