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Emanuel Pfoh serves as a Docent (Associate Professor) and University Researcher in Biblical Studies at the Faculty of Theology, University of Helsinki, where he supervises doctoral candidates in the Doctoral Programme in Social Sciences. He is a core participant in the Centre of Excellence in Ancient Near Eastern Empires (ANEE), a major Research Council of Finland initiative running through 2025.
His research critically examines the intersection of Biblical Studies, Ancient Near Eastern Studies, and Anthropology of Religion, with particular focus on historiographical methodologies and cultural memory formation. Pfoh investigates how social scientific theories interpret ancient Near Eastern contexts, challenges ideological frameworks in Ancient Israel studies, and analyzes the periphery in Assyriological research through anthropological lenses. His work consistently bridges theological inquiry with archaeological and historical analysis.
Recent publications (2025) reveal a cohesive scholarly trajectory centered on decolonizing ancient Near Eastern studies through anthropological theory, examining cultural memory as foundational to Western biblical interpretation, and developing new historiographical frameworks that integrate material culture with textual analysis. His editorial work on Southern Levant heritage and Assyriology-theory interfaces demonstrates interdisciplinary leadership.
As a doctoral supervisor, Pfoh mentors emerging scholars within Helsinki's Social Sciences doctoral program. His research is substantially funded through ANEE (2018-2025), Team 2: Social Scientific Theory and Applications (2018-2025), and the Ancient Labor Network project (2024), reflecting institutional confidence in his methodological innovations.
Pfoh operates within the Centre of Excellence in Ancient Near Eastern Empires (ANEE), directing collaborative research on imperial structures through social scientific theory while coordinating international networks like the Ancient Labor Network that connect Helsinki with global Near Eastern scholarship.
