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Andrew Perrin, Ph.D. (2013, McMaster University), former Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the Dead Sea Scrolls Institute at Trinity Western University (TWU). His research used the Dead Sea Scrolls as a lens for exploring the early formation and interpretation of the Hebrew Scriptures in ancient Judaism and Christianity. Following undergraduate studies in theology (Rocky Mountain College, 2006), Dr. Perrin developed an interest in biblical literature under the supervision of the late Peter Flint, Ph.D., while earning his M.A. Biblical Studies (2009) from TWU. Dr. Perrin’s research has included multiple graduate scholarships and grants from the SSHRC, the George A. Barton Fellowship at the Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem, and the Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for his monograph “The Dynamics of Dream-Vision Revelation in the Aramaic Dead Sea Scrolls” (Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2015). He is a past fellow of the Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem and of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich. In 2018, Dr. Perrin received the Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Religious Identities of Ancient Judaism today.
In the summer of 2020, Dr. Perrin left TWU to assume the role of Associate Vice President Research at Athabasca University.