Univ.-Prof. Dr. Annette Schellenberg-Lagler
Vice-Head of the Institute
Vice-Dean & Director of Studies
Office hours
During the semester: Wednesday 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 a.m.
(During holidays by appointment)
Biography
- Born 1971 in Zurich, Switzerland
- 1991–1998 Undergraduate and graduate studies in Protestant Theology at the University of Zurich
- 1998–2003 Research assistant and lecturer at the Theological Faculty (chairf of Old Testament Studies and Ancient Near Eastern Religions) of the University of Zurich
- 2002 Dr. theol., Theological Faculty of the University of Zurich
- 2003–2005 Visiting Scholar at the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures of the University of California, Los Angeles; fellow of Swiss National Foundation
- 2005–2007 Fellow of „Nachwuchsförderungskredit“, University of Zurich
- 2007–2010 Assistant Professor of Old Testament at San Francisco Theological Seminary and the Graduate Theological Union, San Anselmo/Berkeley, California
- 2011 Habilitation, Theological Faculty of the University of Zurich
- 2010–2014 Associate Professor of Old Testament at San Francisco Theological Seminary and the Graduate Theological Union, San Anselmo/Berkeley, California (with tenure)
- since 2015 Professor of Old Testament at the Faculty of Protestant Theology (Institute of Old Testament Studies and Biblical Archaeology) of the University of Vienna
- since fall 2016: Vice-Dean and Director of Studies
Research Interests
- Primeval History (Gen 1–11)
- Priestly literature
- Wisdom literature
- Song of Songs – current major project: Commentary on the Song of Songs for the Illumination Series (Eerdmans)
- Anthropology of the Hebrew Bible (reflections on humans and humanity)
- Controversies on theological questions in ancient Israel and other ancient Near Eastern cultures
- Interrelations between the world of the Hebrew Bible and its ancient Near Eastern environment
- Reception history of Old Testament texts
Vetus Testamentum
- Since 2020: editor-in-chief of Vetus Testamentum.
Articles can be submitted through www.editorialmanager.com/VT/default.aspx and will then undergo a peer review process.
Professional Memberships and Involvement in the Guild
- Deutscher Palästinaverein (DPV)
- European Association of Biblical Studies (EABS)
- European Society of Women in Theological Research (ESWTR)
- Hebraistenverbund E.V.
- Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Orientalische Altertumswissenschaft (SGOA)
- Society of Biblical Literature (SBL)
- Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft für Theologie (WGTh)
- Steering Committee “Wisdom in Israelite and Cognate Traditions” (SBL)
- Arbeitskreis Rezeption des Alten Testaments (AKRAT)
- Netzwerk "Epistemology in ancient Israel"
- Forschungszentrum "Religion and Transformation in Contemporary Society" (RaT)
- Advisory Board von Kerygma und Dogma (KuD)
Publications
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Monographs
- Kohelet (ZBK), Zürich: TVZ 2013
- Der Mensch, das Bild Gottes? Zum Gedanken einer Sonderstellung des Menschen im Alten Testament und in weiteren altorientalischen Quellen (AThANT 101), Zürich: TVZ 2011 (Habilitation)
- Erkenntnis als Problem. Qohelet und die alttestamentliche Diskussion um das menschliche Erkennen (OBO 188), Freiburg/Göttingen: Universitätsverlag/Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 2002 (Dissertation)
For a complete list of publications, click here.
For PDFs of many of my publications, see http://univie.academia.edu/AnnetteSchellenberg