Kristin De Troyer
Kristin Mimi Lieve Leen De Troyer is an Old Testament scholar, theologian, writer and a university professor who has taught at different universities such as the University of Salzburg, the University of St Andrews, and Claremont School of Theology. She is the author of many scholarly books and articles, an editor of several academic series, and a professor and researcher of the Hebrew Bible, the Septuagint, Judaism and the Dead Sea Scrolls. Since the beginning of 2021, she serves as the Secretary of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. In 2024 she served as Vice-Principal at the University of Salzburg.
Biography
K. De Troyer was born 1963 in Ninove, Belgium.Education
De Troyer holds a B.A. in Religious Studies, a B.A. in Philosophy, a B.A. in Theology, a M.A. in Religious Studies, Diploma Religious Education, M.A. in Theology and a Ph.D..Teaching work
She was research assistant in the Department of Old Testament at Catholic University of Leuven. Later, from 1989 to 1998 she taught as lecturer in Old Testament at Catholic Seminary Breda. From 1998 to 2008, she taught first as associate professor, then, from 2001 onwards, as professor of Hebrew Bible and Old Testament at Claremont Graduate University and Claremont School of Theology in Claremont, California. She became a professor of Old Testament and Hebrew Bible at the University of St Andrews from 2008 to 2015. In 2010 and 2011, she was a guest-lecturer at the Septuagint-Unternehmen. From 2013 to 2015 she also was Dean of Arts & Divinity at the University of St Andrews, Scotland. Since 2015 De Troyer has been honorary professor of Hebrew Bible and Old Testament at the University of St. Andrews School of Divinity and Professor of Old Testament in Salzburg. She currently is also Distinguished Fellow of the Hebrew University in JerusalemEditorial work
De Troyer is co-editor of the international Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht academic publication series for Septuagint research, De Septuaginta Investigationes. She is also editor in chief, together with Geert Van Oyen, of the series Contributions to Biblical Exegesis and Theology, published by Peeters in Louvain, Deuterocanonical and Cognate Studies, published by de Gruyter, in Berlin. Together with Friedrich Reiterer and in collaboration with Reinhard Feldmeier she edits the journal Biblische Notizen / Biblical Notes. She is also a member of the editorial boards of the academic journals Textus, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament and Journal of Ancient Judaism. From 2014 to 2019 De Troyer served as a member of the scientific advisory board for the Finnish Academy's Centre of Excellence Changes in Sacred Texts and Traditions. Since 2019 she is a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.From 2015 to 2019 De Troyer was president of the European Society of Women in Theological Research.