Dr. Pauline Buisch

Dr. Buisch earned a PhD in Hebrew Bible and Early Judaism from the University of Notre Dame, an MDiv from Redeemer Seminary, and a Bachelor of Music degree from New York University. Her research focuses on the literary intersections between the Hebrew Bible and the ancient Near East, inner-biblical allusion, and Early Jewish interpretation. Her publications appear in scholarly journals, and her first book (currently under review) traces the literary and theological development of the motif of the woman facing the threat of childlessness. Prior to Western, Dr. Buisch taught at United Theological Seminary in Dayton, OH.

Dr. Buisch was also the recipient of the 2024 David Noel Freedman Award for Creativity and Excellence in Hebrew Bible Scholarship. This highly prestigious and competitive Society of Biblical Literature award is given to a PhD or ThD graduate in the last ten years whose work advances some dimension of scholarship, exhibits a persuasive thesis that engages the Hebrew Bible, clarity of expression and thought, as well as originality and creativity. 

At Western Theological Seminary, Dr. Buisch will teach courses in Old Testament and Biblical Hebrew, continuing to foster students’ love for Scripture and its historical and theological contexts.