Dr. Curtis is a professional scholar, author, and teacher specializing in Hebrew Bible, with a research focus on ancient Judean prophetic and historical texts, the Persian period in Palestine (539–331 BCE), and the history of biblical interpretation. He serves as Professor of Biblical Studies at Geneva College in Beaver Falls, PA, where he has taught Hebrew language, Old Testament studies, and Christian theology for 24 years. In 2011, he was Adjunct Professor of Biblical Studies at Jerusalem University College, Mt. Zion, Israel. He is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church in America, and served on the pastoral staff of Peace Presbyterian Church (PCA), Cary, NC. He has lectured on four continents, and is frequently sought as a consultant, guest speaker, and teacher. He is the author of numerous articles and conference papers in Hebrew Bible, and of the book Up the Steep and Stony Road: The Book of Zechariah in Social Location Trajectory Analysis. Academia Biblica 25 (Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2006). He has studied at Westminster Theological Seminary (Ph.D., Duke University, Reformed Theological Seminary (M.Div.), Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary, and Geneva College (B.A.). He and his wife, Sue Ann, have two grown children, Nathan and Naomi, and a granddaughter, Psyche Ariel.