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Dr. Barry R. Huff

Associate Professor of Religious Studies
Chair of the Religious Studies Program
Teaching Area(s)
Religious Studies
Education
PhD, Biblical Studies, Union Presbyterian Seminary
ThM, Columbia Theological Seminary
MTS, Eden Theological Seminary
BA, Principia College
Contact
618.374.5208
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"The wonderful and inspiring examples of my own teachers and positive experiences serving as a teaching assistant and visiting faculty member led me to teaching. I love working with and learning from students and witnessing their joy as they discover new insights into biblical texts."

Dr. Barry Huff's area of research and teaching is biblical studies, which has been a consistent focus throughout his undergraduate and graduate education. His master’s thesis probed the connection between creation and theodicy in the book of Job. His dissertation explored how the book of Job engages with and transforms the language and theology found in the priestly texts of the Torah. He spent a term researching his dissertation at Oxford University, and he graduated with distinction from Union Presbyterian Seminary with a PhD in Biblical Studies. He has traveled in Egypt, Jordan, Israel, the Palestinian territories, and Greece. Huff joined the faculty in 2008 and serves as the Moderator of the Principia College Chapter of Theta Alpha Kappa.

Scholarly Interests

  • Wisdom literature
  • Psalms
  • Torah
  • Creation theology
  • Intertextuality
  • Ecological hermeneutics
  • Reception history of the Bible
  • Literature and history of the Babylonian exile and Persian period

Contributions to Field

  • Presented papers at both regional and national meetings of the Society of Biblical Literature
  • Published numerous articles
  • Delivered over 250 Bible talks and workshops
  • Created 26 podcasts on the Ten Commandments, the Beatitudes, and the Lord’s Prayer

Awards

Teacher of the Year, 2013

Memberships and Affiliations

Society of Biblical Literature

Publications and Presentations

Huff's most recent presentations for the Society of Biblical Literature probe the use and transformation of priestly language and theology in Job. His paper “Mary Baker Eddy: Liberating Interpreter of the Pauline Corpus” was published in 2009 by the Society of Biblical Literature in Strangely Familiar: Proto-Feminist Interpretations of Patriarchal Biblical Texts.

For a list of publications and presentations, please see the CV below.

CV: 
PDF icon Huff-B-CV-2021.pdf
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