University / institution contact details
Position: Honorary Research Fellow
University of Manchester
Department of Religions and Theology
Oxford Road,
Manchester M13 9PL
https://manchester.academia.edu/HelenRJacobus
Teaches (T) and/or researches (R) in:
1. Bible and Related Literature: TR
1: Hebrew Bible: R
2: Bible translations: R
3: Bible versions: R
4: Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha: R
5: Dead Sea Scrolls and Qumran studies: R
6: New Testament: R
7: Medieval exegesis: R
8: Modern interpretation: R
2. History of the Jewish People: TR
9: Ancient Near East: R
10: Second Temple period: R
11: Late Antiquity: R
12: Medieval: R
13: Early Modern: R
14: Modern: R
17: Archaeology: R
18: Epigraphy: R
19: Palaeography: R
20: Historiography: R
21: Biographical Studies: R
3. Religion and Religious Movements: TR
22: Jewish religion - general: R
23: Rabbinic Judaism: R
24: Sectarianism in antiquity, including Gnosticism and Samaritan studies: R
25: Karaism: R
29: Orthodox Judaism: R
31: Comparative Religion: R
32: Liturgy and prayer: R
4. Jewish Thought and Philosophy: TR
33: Ancient Philosophy, including Philo: R
34: Medieval Philosophy: R
36: Jewish Mysticism: R
5. Rabbinic Literature: TR
38: Early (including Talmud, Mishnah, Midrash): R
39: Medieval: R
41: Jewish law (including Halachic studies, Responsa): R
6. Literature (other than Biblical and Rabbinic): TR
42: Ancient (including Hellenistic): R
43: Medieval (including scientific, poetry, Genizah studies): R
44: Early modern (including scientific, poetry): R
49: Literary criticism: R
7. Languages: TR
50: Ancient Near Eastern Languages: R
51: Hebrew: R
52: Greek: R
53: Aramaic: R
8. Art, Architecture and Performing Arts: R
60: Art (including iconography): R
61: Architecture (including synagogues): R
63: Theatre and Film: R
9. Contemporary Studies: R
64: State of Israel: R
67: Anthropology, Ethnography and Folklore: R
68: Jewish identity and assimilation: R
71: Interfaith studies (including Jewish-Christian relations, Jewish-Muslim relations): R
74: Gender studies (including Women in Judaism, Feminism): R
76: Jews and the Sciences: R
10. Jewish Studies and Resources: R
77: Scholarship, history of: R
78: Teaching and Study of Judaism: R
79: Bibliography: R
81: Codicology: R
82: Hebrew Printing: R
85: On-line resources: R
Description
I received my Ph.D at the University of Manchester in 2011, and was the recipient of the Sean W. Dever Memorial Award in the same year. The monograph of my revised thesis is: Zodiac Calendars in the Dead Sea Scrolls and Their Reception: Ancient Jewish Astronomy and Astrology in Early Judaism (IJS 14.Leiden: Brill). I have published many peer-reviewed journal articles and chapters, and a co-edited volume.
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