Michael Reno Jost

PD Dr. Michael Reno Jost serves as a Research Associate and Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute for New Testament Studies, Theological Faculty of the University of Bern. He also holds a Research Associate position at the Department of Old Testament and Hebrew Scriptures, University of Pretoria (South Africa) since October 2021. His academic career includes a Habilitation at the University of Zurich (July 2024), an Early Postdoc.Mobility Fellowship at the University of Cambridge (2020-2022), and a doctoral degree from the University of Zurich (2018).

Education:

• Habilitation, University of Zurich (2024) - New Testament Studies
• Dr. theol. (summa cum laude), University of Zurich (2018)
• Master's in Protestant Theology, University of Tübingen (2012)
• BA in Theology, Middlesex University via Theological Seminar St. Chrischona (2008)
• Primary School Teacher Training, Pedagogical Training Center Musegg, Lucerne (2003)

Research Focus: Dr. Jost specializes in early Jewish and New Testament angelology, Dead Sea Scrolls (particularly Qumran), Johannine literature, pneumatology, and the theological works of Oscar Cullmann. His current projects include a commentary on Johannine epistles and research on the concept of spirit in antiquity.

Publications & Contributions: His extensive publication record includes the monograph "Engelgemeinschaft im irdischen Gottesdienst" (2019) and numerous peer-reviewed articles in leading journals such as Dead Sea Discoveries and Revue de Qumrân. His research spans from liturgical communion with angels in Qumran to the theological correspondence between Bultmann and Cullmann.

Professional Memberships: He is an active member of several prestigious scholarly organizations including Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas (SNTS), Society of Biblical Literature (SBL), International Organization for Qumran Studies (IOQS), and Tyndale Fellowship (Cambridge).