College:
New College
Thesis title:
Can the materialist turn shed new light on Judean Pillar Figurines? Using the ritual associations of clay in the Hebrew Bible and ancient Near East to explore the potential significance of Judean Pillar Figurines.
Supervisors:
Professor Laura Quick and Professor Katherine Southwood
Educational background:
MA Religion, King's College London (2022-2023), distinction. Awarded the McCaul MA prize for highest average results in the Old Testament. Dissertation supervised by Professor Paul Joyce: 'Can we really read the Song of Songs as Feminist? Re-evaluating Feminist Arguments from the Song of Songs.'
BA Philosophy and Theology, University of Oxford, Worcester College (2019-2022), first class honors. Awarded Worcester College Academic scholarship.
Research interests:
Hebrew Bible; archaeology of the Hebrew Bible; women and gender in the Hebrew Bible; 'popular religion.'
Teaching:
Object-based teaching qualification through the Ashmolean Museum.
Papers and conferences:
'How the philology and materiality of clay might inform our understanding of Judean Pillar Figurines.' Renewed Philology, Yale University, forthcoming.
Recent Publications:
2025, Book review: John S. Bergsma, The Bible and Marriage: The Two Shall Become One Flesh. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2024. Pp. vii + 270. Paperback. £19.99. ISBN: 9781540961846.
