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Rebekah Van Sant is a Departmental Lecturer specializing in the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament at the University of Oxford. Her research focuses on the study of poetics and literary approaches within the Hebrew Bible and ancient Jewish literature. She investigates concepts of exile and diaspora, particularly in relation to biblical Temple texts, covering works such as Lamentations, sections of Isaiah (40-55), the Community Rule of the Dead Sea Scrolls, the book of Esther, and the Joseph narrative in Genesis (37-50). Moreover, her current research emphasizes the role of ambiguity in typology, aiming to deepen the understanding of the poetics of ancient Hebrew prophecy and its reception. Van Sant teaches courses on Gender and Power in Biblical Texts, as well as the Poetic World of the Hebrew Bible.
Department of Politics and International Relations - Higher Level English requirement.