Matthew Percuoco

Lecturer on Elementary Biblical Hebrew, Summer Language Program
matthew_percuoco@mail.harvard.edu

Education

  • PhD, Harvard University

Profile

Matthew Percuoco received his PhD in Hebrew Bible/Old Testament from Harvard University in 2022 and has since been serving as Adjunct Professor of Biblical Studies at Gordon College in Wenham, Massachusetts. He is the author of The Nature and Function of the Samuel Conclusion: 2 Samuel 21–24 as Mise en Abyme (Mohr Siebeck, forthcoming in 2026). Matthew’s research interests include narrative artistry in the book of Samuel, inner-Biblical allusion/intertextuality in the Hebrew Bible, and narrative analogy in the Hebrew Bible. Matthew is a member of the Society of Biblical Literature and has served as an editorial assistant for the Harvard Theological Review.

Matthew’s has taught in the Summer Language Program since 2023. He had the opportunity to take the German and French courses as a student in the SLP. He enjoyed his time as a student in the SLP, and he is excited to be involved with it once again.  

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