Christian M. M. Brady

Schreyer Honors College Dean Christian Brady (left) and Graham Spanier, at the Schreyer Honors College medal ceremony on December 17, 2010.

Christian M. M. Brady (born 1968) is an American targumist, Jewish studies scholar and academic. He is Dean of the Schreyer Honors College, Penn State University and is an Associate Professor of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies and Jewish Studies. He was formerly Associate Professor of Classical Studies and Jewish Studies and Director of the Honors Program at Tulane University (1997–2006).

Brady's specialization is in rabbinic literature and the targumim, especially Targum Lamentations. He is the author of The Rabbinic Targum of Lamentations: Vindicating God, as well as several articles, book chapters and presentations in the field.

Education

Raised in Montgomery Village, Maryland, Brady went to high school in Damascus, Maryland, received a B.A. from Cornell University in History and Near Eastern Studies, an M.A. from Wheaton College, Illinois in Biblical and Theological Studies, and a graduate diploma in Jewish Studies from the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies at the University of Oxford and a D.Phil. in Oriental Studies from the University of Oxford. He was a member of St Cross College. His first post-doctoral appointment was to Tulane University.

Family Life

Dr. Brady enjoys living in State College with his wife, Elizabeth, daughter Isabel (Izzy), and son Mack. His brother, Steve (retired Lt Col USAF), is an assistant professor of Business Administration at Penn State’s Capital College. ^[1]

Blog and Podcasts

For the dean’s latest thoughts on life at the Schreyer Honors College, see his dynamic blog and podcasts. The podcasts feature engaging conversations with Scholars, his State of the College address, and his vision for the future of the honors college.

Interesting Facts

Brady is also an ordained priest in the Episcopal Church (USA). He has served as a trustee of the University of the South.

Brady is a regular guest on the podcast "Real Tech for Real People" talking about issues of general tech and technology in education.

Bibliography

• Brady, Christian M.M. “Targum Lamentations’ Reading of the Book of Lamentations” (1MB pdf), Doctoral Thesis, Oxford, 2000.
• Brady, Christian M.M. The Rabbinic Targum of Lamentations: Vindicating God (Leiden: Brill, 2003). ISBN 978-9004121638.
• Brady's English translation of Targum Lamentations.
• Brady's English translation of Targum Ruth.

References

1. ^ http://www.shc.psu.edu/about/staff/

External links

• The Newsletter for Targumic and Cognate Literature
• Targuman.org
• Tulane Honors Program
• Schreyer Honors College
• Official website of the Oriental Institute
• Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies, Yarnton Manor

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