Erin Walsh

Erin Galgay Walsh is an assistant professor at the University of Chicago Divinity School. She teaches courses on a variety of themes surrounding biblical literature, the history of Christianity, and the ongoing role of biblical interpretation within the modern world. Her research focuses on biblical interpretation, asceticism, and religious literature in the late antique and early medieval world. She has published articles and chapters within edited volumes as well as translations of late antique Christian poetry composed in classical Syriac. Currently, she is working on a book project examining the role of biblical women and female figures in the writings of Narsai of Nisibis, Jacob of Serugh, and Romanos Melodos.