Katheryn Pfisterer Darr

Professor of Hebrew Bible; Harrell F. Beck Scholar of Hebrew Scripture

Professor Katheryn Pfisterer Darr, a 1989 winner of Boston University’s prestigious Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching, has authored three books; essays and articles for essay collections and major scholarly journals, respectively; and educational materials for the United Methodist Publishing House. (Please also see “Dr. Darr’s publication information” on the STH faculty website). To date, her writings have focused especially on the books of Isaiah and Ezekiel. Her current research/writing project is a study of proverbs appearing in ancient Israel’s prophetic corpus. Professor Darr served on the Editorial Board for the New Interpreter’s Bible commentary series (Abingdon Press) and authored the commentary on Ezekiel for that series. She enjoys bringing biblical scholarship not only to her students, but also to pastors and their congregations.