Katharina Pyschny

Katharina Pyschny serves as a Full Professor (Univ.-Prof.) at the Institute for Old Testament Biblical Studies within the Catholic Theological Faculty at Karl-Franzens-University Graz, Austria. Her academic career spans multiple prestigious European institutions including Humboldt University of Berlin, Ruhr University Bochum, and University of Pretoria where she currently holds a Research Associate position.

Her research interests focus on Old Testament Biblical Studies, Theological Anthropology, and Archaeology, with particular attention to authorship questions in the Hebrew Bible, YHWH's desert origins, and Pentateuchal leadership dynamics. She actively participates in the university's 'Heterogeneity and cohesion' research network.

Professor Pyschny's recent publications demonstrate her interdisciplinary approach combining textual analysis with iconographic and archaeological perspectives. Her work shows consistent focus on biblical interpretation through historical-critical methods while engaging with contemporary theoretical frameworks in religious studies.

• Editor of Berlin Theological Journal (since 2021)
• Executive Officer of European Association of Biblical Studies (since 2019)
• Member of International Advisory Board at Humboldt University Berlin (since 2023)
• Board Member of German Palestine Association (since 2021)

She currently leads the research project 'The Dawn of Monotheism? Judaic Religion(s) in Persian and Early Hellenistic Times in the Light of Iconographic, Epigraphic, and Biblical Sources' (2022-2026), demonstrating ongoing active research engagement. Professor Pyschny also serves on the Talent Scholarship Fund Selection Committee of the 'Arqus Talent and Innovation Fund' and contributes to the 'Network Old Testament Anthropology' (2023-2026).