Hebrew Bible and Semitic Philology
The department of Hebrew Bible and Semitic Philology focuses on the linguistic analysis, literary classification, and theological significance of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament as well as the history and culture of ancient Israel down to the Hellenistic period.
Anna Schneider, Anita Dirnberger, Sonja Ammann, Oskar Kaelin, and Nancy Rahn (from left to right) © Bruno Biermann, 2024
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Department
Chair
Prof. Dr. Sonja Ammann, Professor of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
University Lecturer for Semitic Languages
Dr. theol. Nancy Rahn
Assistant / PhD student
Anita Dirnberger
Research Associates
Dr. Oskar Kaelin
Research Assistants
Anna Lina Schneider
Damaris Zaugg
at-theol@clutterunibas.ch
Emeriti
Prof. Dr. phil. Hanna Jenni, Titular professor of Egyptology and Semitic Linguistics, Lecturer for semitic languages 1994–2024.
Prof. em. Dr. theol. Hans-Peter Mathys, Professor of Hebrew Bible and Semitic Philology, 1997-2017. See also Mathys.
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