Andrew Garbarino

PhD Candidate | Biblical Studies (Old Testament)

• Reformed Church in America (RCA)
• andrew.garbarino@ptsem.edu

Profile

Andrew Garbarino is a PhD candidate in Biblical Studies (Old Testament). His work focuses on literary and comparative approaches to the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible with special attention to West Semitic contexts, including Syriac, Ugaritic, and other epigraphic sources. Originally from Houston and now completing his dissertation there remotely, Andrew received an AB from Harvard College (2013) and an MDiv from Princeton Theological Seminary (2020). His work seeks to serve both the academy and the church, and he is an ordained Ministry of Word and Sacrament in the Reformed Church in America (RCA). Andrew has special interest in instruction in biblical languages, including both Greek and Hebrew and with attention to the opportunities and challenges of digital pedagogy.

Dissertation:

Encountering Majesty: The Aesthetics of Song and Temple in the Psalms

Committee:

Elaine James (Chair)
Chip Dobbs-Allsopp
Mark S. Smith

Select Publications:

With Heath D. Dewrell. “Names of God in the Hebrew Bible.” Oxford Bibliographies in Biblical Studies. Edited by Christopher Matthews. New York: Oxford University Press. forthcoming.

“The Seal of All the Fathers: Alexandria, Antioch, and St. Cyril on Micah 6:8.” Coptica 19 (2020): 49–65.

Curriculum Vitae

Academia