Faculty Highlight: David Calabro

DAVID CALABRO (david_calabro@byu.edu) IS A VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN THE BYU DEPARTMENT OF ANCIENT SCRIPTURE.

Beforecoming to BYU’s Department of Ancient Scripture as a visiting assistant professor in summer 2022, David Calabro was Curator of Eastern Christian Manuscripts at the Hill Museum and Manuscript Library in Collegeville, Minnesota. David grew up in northern Virginia, the only child of two converts to the Church. During his mission in Tacoma, Washington, he became enchanted with the world of the biblical prophets and decided to pursue a BA in Near Eastern Studies at BYU. He studied at the BYU Jerusalem Center in 2000, where he met his wife Ruth. He went on to earn an MA in Hebrew Bible at Vanderbilt University and a PhD in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago. His research interests include ancient ritual gestures, histories of religious narrative, and language change. David and Ruth have seven children, with whom they love to go on adventures as well as relax at home. David also enjoys practicing kung fu and reading fantasy/sci-fi novels.