Wilma Ann Bailey, Associate Professor of Hebrew and Aramaic Scripture joined the faculty of Christian Theological Seminary in the summer of 2000. Bailey holds two degrees from Vanderbilt University (M.A. and Ph.D. in Religion: Hebrew Bible with a minor in Anthropology), one from Goshen Biblical Seminary "A.M.B.S." (M.Div.) and one from Hunter/Lehman College (B.S.). She studied at the University of Haifa (Hebrew Ulpan) and engaged in independent research at Tantur, Ecumenical Institute for Theological Studies in Jerusalem. She also earned a Certificate from the Center of French Studies for Foreigners at the University of Caen in French language and civilization. Prior to CTS, she served on the faculty of Messiah College and the faculty of Goshen College.

Bailey was designated a Regional Scholar (1999) by the Society of Biblical Literature. She is a member of the Society of Biblical Literature, the American Academy of Religion, the Catholic Biblical Association, and the National Association of Professors of Hebrew. She was the Hebrew Bible editor for the Proceedings of the Eastern Great Lakes Regional SBL. She has been a guest lecturer at Howard University School of Divinity, Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary, Westminster Theological Seminary, Goshen College, Fresno-Pacific College, Bethel College (Kansas), Bucknell University, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She has presented scholarly papers in a variety of settings and published articles, essays, book reviews, book chapters and adult Bible study guides. She is the author of “You Shall Not Kill” or “You Shall Not Murder”? The Assault On A Biblical Text.