Edith M. Humphrey

William F. Orr Professor of New Testament
Year Started at PTS: 2002

Contact Info

ehumphrey@pts.edu
412-924-1424 

Education

Ph.D., McGill University / New Testament and Early Christian Origins, 1992 
B.A., Victoria College, University of Toronto / English and Classics, 1976 

Bio

Dr. Edith M. Humphrey is the William F. Orr Professor of New Testament at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. Prior to her service at PTS, she taught at several colleges and universities in Canada, and was professor of Scripture at Augustine College, Ottawa, Canada, from 1997-2002, where in her final year she served as dean. She earned her bachelor’s from Victoria University (University of Toronto) and received her doctorate from McGill University, Montreal, where she was awarded the Governor General’s Gold Medal. The author of numerous articles on the literary and rhetorical study of the Bible, she has also written five books, Grand Entrance: Worship on Earth as in Heaven (Brazos, 2010), And I Turned to See the Voice: The Rhetoric of Vision in the New Testament (Baker Academic, 2007), Ecstasy and Intimacy: When the Holy Spirit Meets the Human Spirit, the Sheffield guide to Joseph and Aseneth, and The Ladies and the Cities: Transformation and Apocalyptic Identity in Joseph and Aseneth, 4 Ezra, the Apocalypse and The Shepherd of Hermas. In her popular writing she has addressed such subjects as the Jesus Seminar, the Trinity, sexuality and the human person, the authority of Scripture within the Great Tradition, and Christian spirituality. Humphrey is a also co-author, along with other members of the Primate’s Theological Commission (Anglican Church of Canada) of a series of theological workbooks for congregational use, titled Wrestling with God. She is currently working on two books: What the Bible Really Says about Tradition (Baker Academic) and Mediation and The Immediate God. An active member of the Orthodox Church (attending St. George’s Antiochian Church, Oakland), she retains strong ties with friends in various denominations, and is a well known as a popular speaker at church retreats, ecumenical conferences, and seminary events. An accomplished musician who was the musical director and organist at St. George’s Anglican Church in Ottawa, she now participates in the PTS choir and woodwind ensemble, and plays oboe in the North Suburban Symphonic band. She and her husband Chris have a daughter who is in college, two married daughters, and five grandchildren.

Church Associations

Ordination: Salvation Army Lieutenant, 1979-1984

Local Church Membership: St. George’s Antiochian Church

Professional Competencies

Licenses/Certifications

• A.R.C.T. in piano performance

Areas of Expertise

• New Testament
• Hellenistic Jewish Literature
• Biblical Theology
• Music

Professional Service

Board Service

• Development Council for “Book of Two Thousand Tongues” (a project of the Canadian Bible Society)
• Commission on Ministry for the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh (former)
• Primate’s Theological Commission, Anglican Church of Canada (former)

Leadership for Professional Societies

• 2006-present: Steering Committee, Paul’s Theology and 2 Corinthians Seminar, Society of Biblical Literature
• 2004-present: Steering Committee, Biblical Hermeneutics Seminar, Society of Biblical Literature
• 2003-2009: Steering Committee, Rhetoric and New Testament Section, Society of Biblical Literature
• 1998-2001: Programme Director, Canadian Society of Biblical Studies
• 1998-2000: Executive, Canadian Evangelical Theological Association

Awards/Fellowships/Distinctions

• Joachim Jeremias Essay Prize (Canadian Society of Biblical Studies)
• Lieutenant Governor’s Gold Medal (for Ph.D. thesis)

Additional Resources

Complete CV
Publications
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Personal website *
Chapel Audio 1
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* The material contained in Humphrey's website does not necessarily express the opinion of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary faculty, staff, or Board of Directors.