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Dr. Elaine T. James serves as Associate Professor of Old Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary, specializing in biblical Hebrew poetry, the concept of art in ancient civilizations, and hermeneutical considerations related to land and gender issues in biblical interpretation.
Her research focuses on:
- Biblical Hebrew poetry
- Art in the ancient world
- Hermeneutical issues of land and gender
- Song of Songs interpretation
Dr. James has authored significant scholarly works including Landscapes of the Song of Songs: Poetry and Place (Oxford University Press, 2017) and co-edited Biblical Poetry and the Art of Close Reading with J. Blake Couey (Cambridge University Press, 2018). She is currently completing a handbook on Biblical poetry for Oxford University Press.
Her academic contributions demonstrate a sophisticated approach to biblical interpretation that bridges literary analysis with theological inquiry, particularly examining how landscape imagery and visual perspectives are used in the Song of Songs to explore themes of beauty, presence, and relationship.
Her educational background includes a Ph.D. in Old Testament from Princeton Theological Seminary, establishing her deep expertise in this specialized field of biblical scholarship.
