Catherine Petrany specializes in the study of the Old Testament. She is the author of Pedagogy, Prayer and Praise: The Wisdom of the Psalms and Psalter (Mohr Siebeck, 2015) and her scholarly essays have appeared in journals such as Catholic Biblical Quarterly, Biblical Theology Bulletin, and the Journal of Theological Interpretation. Her work focuses on the poetry of the Old Testament, particularly the Book of Psalms and Wisdom literature. Questions about the liturgical use and function of the Psalms, particularly within the Benedictine monastic tradition, also guide her study. She is married to Lucas Briola, who also teaches in the Saint Vincent College theology department and they have one son.
Education
PhD, in Old Testament, Fordham University MA, in Systematic Theology, Fordham University BA, in Philosophy, Marshall University
Courses
Listening Seminar Psalms and Wisdom Literature Women of the Old Testament Prophets Biblical Apocalypse Book of Job
Research Interests
Book of Psalms Biblical Wisdom Literature
Selected Publications
Pedagogy, Prayer and Praise: The Wisdom of the Psalms and Psalter. Forschungen zum Alten Testament 2. Reihe 83. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2015.
“Fathers, Mothers, Sons, and Silence: Rhetorical Reconfiguration in Proverbs.” Biblical Theology Bulletin 50/3 (2020): 154-160.
“Benedictine Silence in a Pandemic Classroom,” Church Life Journal, (August 12, 2020).
“Words Fail Me: Silence, Wisdom, and Liturgy in Psalm 73.” Journal of Theological Interpretation 13/1, (2019): 113-127.
“Woman Wisdom Rejoices in Proverbs 8:30-31.” The Bible Today 57/5, (2019): 283-288.
