Peter Sabo

Peter Sabo is an Assistant Professor in Jewish Studies and the Faculty of Theology at Huron University College. His research integrates literary and cultural analysis of the Hebrew Bible with critical theory, including deconstructionist, postcolonial, and feminist frameworks. He has published extensively on biblical reception history, methodological theory in religious studies, and interdisciplinary explorations of human-animal relationships in ancient Israel.

• Primary research: Literary approaches to Hebrew Bible
• Secondary research: Biblical reception in contemporary literature
• Third research: Methodological theory in religious studies

His recent work focuses on blood rituals, gender dynamics, and legal definitions of religion. Notably, he co-edited a volume on Margaret Atwood and biblical themes that won the 2020 Margaret Atwood Society Prize for Best Edited Volume.

• "Theorizing ‘Religion’ in Canadian Law" (2023) - Legal studies in religious freedom
• "Exploring the Human and Animal Relationship" (2022) - Interdisciplinary analysis of blood prohibitions
• "Testifying Bodies: The Bible and Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments" (2022) - Feminist reception criticism

At Huron, Sabo teaches courses spanning Jewish thought, biblical languages, religious studies, and social justice, including Modern Jewish Thought (JS 1250), Introduction to Biblical Hebrew (HEBR 1040/1041), and Scriptural Foundations of Social Justice (BS 5192).