Paul K.-K. Cho is Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible and the Director of the MTS program. He began teaching at Wesley Theological Seminary in 2013.
Cho teaches on a range of biblical books and topics and emphasizes the close reading of texts as well as the reading of texts in their historical and literary contexts.
Cho's research interests center on the literary and theological interpretation of the Hebrew Bible. He has written on the relationship among metaphor, myth, and history in biblical literature. He is currently completing a book on alloforms of voluntary death in the Hebrew Bible. His next research project will focus on trauma studies, in particular as they relate to the book of Job read within the larger context of biblical and other ancient Near Eastern traditions.
Cho is Presbyterian and served local congregations in New Haven and Toronto. He maintains an active agenda of service to the church as preacher, speaker, and commentator and is currently a member of State College Presbyterian Church.