Faculty of Theology

Academic Career
Since 11/2020Professor of New Testament, Theological Faculty, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Germany
2018-2020Assistant Professor of New Testament, Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
2012-2018Postdoc Researcher (Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin), Protestant-Theological Faculty, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Germany
2009-2012PhD-research position (Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin), Protestant-Theological Faculty, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Germany
2007-2009PhD-research position (Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin), Department of Theology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
Coordination and Editing of the „Lexikon der Bibelhermeneutik“
(Berlin/New York: de Gruyter 2009, ed. Oda Wischmeyer)

Academic Training
12/2018 Habilitation at Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Venia legendi for New Testament
2012-2018 Habilitation project in New Testament Studies; Title of Habilitation thesis: “Die Authentifizierung der Vergangenheit: Literarische Geschichtsdarstellung im Johannesevangelium“ (“Authenticating the Past: Narrative Historiography in the Gospel of John”); Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Ruben Zimmermann, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Germany.
6/2012Doctorate (Dr. theol.) in New Testament Studies; Title of doctoral thesis: “Sprachethik im Neuen Testament“ (“Speech-Ethics in the New Testament”); Supervisor: Prof. em. Dr. Oda Wischmeyer, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
2007-2012Dissertation project in New Testament Studies; Topic: Speech-Ethics in the New Testament

Main Fields of Reseach

  • Hermeneutics, Biblehermeneutics
  • Speech-ethics in the New Testament and the ancient context
  • Theory of History and Historiography in Antiquity and New Testament
  • Ancient Curse Tablets and the New Testament
  • Miracle stories in early Christianity (in canonical and apocryphal texts)
  • Texts: Gospel of Matthew, Gospel of John, Letter of James and New Testament Apocrypha (gospels and acts)


(Co)Editorship

  • Member of the editorial board of the Journal "Zeitschrift für Neues Testament" (ZNT, Link)
  • Member of the editorial board of "Forschungen zur Religion und Literatur des Alten und Neuen Testaments" (Link)
  • Member of the editorial board of "Arbeiten zur Bibel und ihrer Geschichte" (ABG, Link)
  • Member of the Advisory Board of the Journal "Kerygma und Dogma"


Membership


Projects

  • Ancient Curse Tablets and the New Testament (Link)
  • Ekphrastic language and Ethics in New Testament texts
  • Characters and Characterization in Paul