About
Jeffrey Stackert is the Caroline E. Haskell Professor of Hebrew Bible at the University of Chicago Divinity School, with affiliations in Classics and Middle Eastern Studies. He holds a PhD from Brandeis University and specializes in siting the Hebrew Bible within ancient Near Eastern contexts, focusing on Pentateuchal composition, prophecy, cultic texts, and law. His major works include Rewriting the Torah (2007), A Prophet Like Moses (2014), and Deuteronomy and the Pentateuch (2022), which explore biblical legal collections and their intertextual relationships.
Research interests emphasize Pentateuchal sources, ancient Near Eastern legal comparisons, and the relationship between prophecy and law. He leads the CEDAR digital humanities project and edited the Oxford Handbook of the Pentateuch. His scholarship has been honored with the 2010 John Templeton Award for Theological Promise.
Stackert serves on editorial boards for Maarav, Die Welt des Orients, and The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, and co-leads the Divinity School's MA program. His current projects include a Deuteronomy commentary and studies on Priestly literature.
