News
Recently, I have written a brief article for TheTorah.com on hospitality in the Hebrew Bible and divine guests in Genesis 18. This study is related to my forthcoming monograph on Hospitality in the Hebrew Bible.
I had a research term in the spring of 2023 and from 1 April to 30 June I was a visiting professor at the University in Bonn, Germany. This research stay was generously supported by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.
In the fall of 2022, UiO and I hosted another installment of the digital lecture series Ancient Attraction. This time the focus was on dress, clothing and vestimentary codes, and the title of the series was Ancient Attire.
Academic interests
My main research area is Hebrew Bible religion in its ancient cultural contexts.
I am particularly interested in cult and ritual, such as sacrifices and offerings, and in ritualized social practices, such as gift-giving, hospitality and meal practices. My current projects focus on materiality and sensuality in Hebrew Bible religion and on meals and hospitality in the Hebrew Bible and in the ancient Mediterranean.
Courses taught
- TEOL1100 – Bibelen – Tekster og Lesninger
- TEOL 2301 – Tekster fra Deuteronomium
- TFF1004 – Hellige tekster
- TEOL3003 – Introduksjon til tolkning av hebraiske bibeltekster
- TEOL4107 - Sentrale tekster og temaer i Den hebraiske bibel
- RRE4206 - Ritual in Early Judaism, Christianity and Islam
Background
From 2011 to 2019 I worked as assistant professor (2011-2013), professor with special responsibilities (2013-2018) and associate professor of Hebrew Bible Studies at the Faulty of Theology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. I have a PhD in Hebrew Bible also from the University of Copenhagen.
I have been on longer research stays at the Georg-August Universität in Göttingen (2013-2014 og 2018) and at the University of Helsinki (2016).
Awards
Partners
- Since 2020: Committee Member, European Association of Biblical Studies (EABS).
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Since 2018: Coordinator of the OTSEM network, a network formed by Hebrew Bible scholars from 17 North European universities. The aim of OTSEM is to improve Hebrew Bible research by facilitating contact, cooperation and exchange.