Amy L. Balogh, Ph.D., is term instructor in the Religious Studies & Theology Department at Regis University (Denver, Colorado), part-time editorial assistant for Gorgias Press, and a freelance editor for her own company, Balogh Academic LLC.
Through her editorial work, Amy does the important job of helping scholars express their ideas with clarity, precision, and impact. Her advanced training in religious studies with a concentration in Hebrew Bible and ancient Near Eastern literatures (with some archaeology and anthropology mixed in) makes her a critical, close reader of texts and ideas – precisely what you want in an editor.
Her own publications bring new insight to the study of the Hebrew Bible and the ancient Near East by applying methods from the fields of anthropology and religious studies in a way that complements traditional biblical studies methods while also furthering the field’s ability to gain insight into the inner-workings of the ancient religious imagination.
Her first book, Moses among the Idols: Mediators of the Divine in the Ancient Near East (2018; Lexington Books), uses comparison to reread the character of Moses in his ancient Near Eastern milieu. Her second book is a work in progress that uses recent advances in myth theory to examine the tension between humankind and nature as expressed in the Hebrew Bible and other ancient Near Eastern literatures.
Some of her recent professional highlights include:
- Serving as Assistant Editor on the Lexham Geographic Commentary Series volumes on the Historical Books, Poetry, and Prophetic Books
- Managing Gorgias 360, an initiative at Gorgias Press that provides access to vital contributions to the humanities from publishers outside North America and Europe
- Becoming co-host of the Biblical World podcast
- Organizing a 3-year consultation of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) Annual Meeting titled Comparative Method in Biblical Studies (2021-23)
- Releasing a co-edited volume, A New Era of Comparison in Biblical Studies: Case Studies in Applied Methodology (Lexington, 2025)
- Founding the Religion & Bible Society of the Rocky Mountain Great Plains Region, a 501(c)3 professional organization dedicated to the academic study of the Bible and religion
EDUCATION
Ph.D., University of Denver & Iliff School of Theology, Joint Doctoral Program, Religious & Theological Studies with a concentration in Biblical Interpretation – Hebrew Bible, 2016
Certificate, International Conservation Center in Israel, Historical & Archaeological Conservation, 2012
M.A., Jewish Theological Seminary, Bible & Ancient Semitic Languages, 2008
B.A., Patten University, Biblical Studies, 2005
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