Edith M. Humphrey is the William F. Orr Professor of New Testament at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. Prior to emigrating, she taught at several colleges and universities in Canada, and was professor of Scripture at Augustine College, Ottawa, Canada. The author of numerous articles on the literary and rhetorical study of the Bible, she has also written five books on subjects as varied as ancient apocalypses and Trinitarian spirituality. In her popular writing she has addressed the Jesus Seminar, the Trinity, sexuality and the human person, the authority of Scripture within the Great Tradition, and Christian spirituality. An active member of the Orthodox Church (St. George's Antiochian Cathedral, Pittsburgh), she retains strong ties with friends in various denominations, and is well known as a popular speaker at church retreats, ecumenical conferences, and seminary events. She enjoys singing in two choirs, plays oboe in a symphonic band and practices piano concerti with a friend. She and her husband Chris, who is an artist, have a daughter who is in college, two married daughters, four granddaughters, and a grandson expected at Thanksgiving 2010.