Dr. Deirdre A. Dempsey

Dr. Deirdre A. DempseyMarquette University

Marquette Hall, 321

MilwaukeeWI53201United States of America(414) 288-3747deirdre.dempsey@marquette.edu

Associate Professor

Theology Department (Judaism and Christianity in Antiquity)

Deirdre A. Dempsey (Ph.D., The Catholic University of America, 1989), [Biblical], received both the MA and the PhD from the Department of Egyptian and Semitic Languages and Literatures, at The Catholic University of America. Her work is primarily in translation: recently she completed a five-year project, a revision (on a committee of four) of the OT section of the New American Bible Revised Edition — this revision will be included in the upcoming new version of the Lectionary. Her upcoming publications: an article on the changes between the NABRE and this new revision; a publication, in Fordham Press's Christian Arabic Texts in Translation Series, of a translation of Ibn at-Tayyib's 11^th century Commentary on Genesis. 

Courses Taught

• Ancient Languages
• Old Testament

Additional Information

Office Hours - Spring 2025

• M 9:30-11:30 (Lemonis Center)
• Th 11:00-1:00 (My office - Marquette Hall 321)