Friederike Neumann

Friederike Neumann is a Researcher at the Institute for Protestant Theology and Religious Education within Faculty IV - Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Oldenburg. She has held a permanent position since 2022 and has been affiliated with the university since 2014.

• Academic Education: Diploma in Protestant Theology (University of Göttingen, 2009), Doctorate (Dr. theol., 2016), Habilitation (2025, Old Testament).

Her research focuses on the theological and literary history of the Old Testament, with particular emphasis on the Pentateuch, Psalms, and Jeremiah. She specializes in redaction criticism, intertextuality, and the formation of biblical Israel's conceptual identity.

Her publications and lectures (e.g., at SBL and IOSOT conferences) explore themes such as the final redaction of the Psalter, Jacob-Laban narratives, and violence in Exodus. Key trends include analyses of liturgical theology, post-exilic influences, and geopolitical contexts in the Ancient Near East.

Scientific Awards:

• DAAD scholarship (2006–2007)
• DFG fellowship 'Images of Gods – Images of God – Worldviews' (2009–2014)

She supervises bachelor's and master's theses in Old Testament studies and contributes to archaeological projects (e.g., Tel Azekah excavation, 2018). Her teaching covers exegetical methods, Pentateuch, Psalms, and identity in the Old Testament.