Christian M. M. Brady
Christian M. M. Brady | |
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| Born | September 9, 1968 |
| Occupation(s) | Scholar, Academic Administrator, Author |
| Title | President, Professor |
| Board member of | Society of Biblical Literature, International Organization for Targumic Studies |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Cornell University (AB), Wheaton College, IL (MA), University of Oxford (DPhil) |
| Thesis | Targuman Lamentations' Reading of the Book of Lamentations |
| Doctoral advisors | Philip S. Alexander and Alison G. Salvesen |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Biblical Studies, Rabbinic Literature |
| Sub-discipline | Targum, Exegesis |
| Institutions | Tulane University, Penn State University, University of Kentucky, Wittenberg University |
| Website | http://ChristianBrady.com |
Christian M. M. Brady (born 1968) is an American scholar who specializes in biblical literature, rabbinic literature, and the targumim, especially Targum Lamentations and Targum Ruth. As of June 1, 2025, he became the 16th President of Wittenberg University in Springfield, OH. He was the inaugural Dean of the Lewis Honors College and Professor of Modern and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at the University of Kentucky (2017-2025). He was interim dean of the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Kentucky from 2020 to 2022. He was Dean of the Schreyer Honors College from 2006 to 2016. He was formerly associate professor of Classical Studies and Jewish Studies at Tulane University. His administrative roles at Tulane included, associate director of the Jewish Studies Program (1997-1998), Director of the Jewish Studies Program (1998-2003), associate director of the Honors Program (2003-2004), and Director of the Honors Program (2004–2006).