Carrie Cifers

Carrie Cifers serves as Assistant Professor of Religion at Hampden-Sydney College, specializing in biblical interpretation ethics and narrative theory. Her office is located in Maples Hall, Room 022, with contact available via phone (434) 223-6249 or email ccifers@hsc.edu.

Educational background:

• Ph.D., University of Virginia (2023)
• M.A., University of Virginia (2023)
• M.Div., Union Presbyterian Seminary (2016)
• B.A., William & Mary (2009)

Her research centers on the intersection of biblical narrative and ethical interpretation, particularly examining Genesis and Joseph and Aseneth through socio-narratological frameworks. She investigates how ancient texts construct identity, ethics, and representation across historical contexts, with emphasis on reception history and narrative ethics as tools for contemporary theological discourse. Her work bridges literary criticism, ethics, and religious studies through close textual analysis.

Recent publications demonstrate consistent focus on Genesis 34's ethical complexities and its reception in Second Temple literature, while exploring identity formation in Jubilees and Josephus. Her forthcoming monograph extends this trajectory into literary descendants of biblical narratives, revealing patterns in how ancient stories negotiate power, gender, and community ethics across centuries of interpretation.

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