Dr. Sarianna Metso  

Dr. Metso joined us at the beginning of the fall semester 2000.  She is a native of Finland, and holds the Doctor of Theology (the equivalent of the Ph.D. in the American system) from the University of Helsinki.  She has also studied in Germany and England, and was a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Notre Dame.  While she will be teaching in the area of biblical studies (both Hebrew Bible and Christian Scriptures) and Judaica at Albion, her special area of expertise is in the Dead Sea Scrolls.  Her doctoral dissertation, which has been published by E. J. Brill in the Netherlands, was titled "The Textual Development of the Qumran Community Rule."  She has also authored a number of scholarly articles.  She has lectured on the Dead Sea Scrolls at Oxford, Cambridge, Copenhagen, Jerusalem, Princeton, Chicago, and at the 1996 International Dead Sea Scrolls Conference at Provo, Utah.  She has previously taught at Trinity Western University in Canada.  Her language skills include: Hebrew (biblical, Qumran, Mishnaic,), Greek, Latin, Aramaic, Coptic, Syriac [ancient], and English, Finnish, German, Swedish, and French.

Dr. Metso was named the Arthur A. Anderson New Teacher of the Year at Honors Convocation in April 2001.