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Emma J. Wasserman serves as Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Religion at Rutgers University's School of Arts and Sciences, specializing in New Testament, Religions of the Greco-Roman World, and Second Temple Judaism.
Education:
- Ph.D. in Religious Studies from Yale University (2005)
- A.B. from Brown University (1997)
Research Focus: Her scholarship examines early Christian history within ancient Mediterranean social and intellectual contexts, with concentrated analysis of apocalypticism and cosmology, Christian appropriation of Hellenistic philosophy, and ancient intellectual self-conceptions. Key investigations include Pauline theology's engagement with moral psychology and apocalyptic expectations in early Christian writings.
Publications: Authored The Death of the Soul in Romans 7: Sin, Death, and the Law in Light of Hellenistic Moral Psychology (Mohr Siebeck, 2008), exploring intersections of Pauline theology and ancient moral frameworks. Currently preparing a second monograph on apocalyptic expectations in Paul's letters.
Academic Leadership: As Director of Undergraduate Studies, she oversees curriculum development and student advising in Religion. Though specific research grants and advisee names aren't documented, her course offerings—including "New Testament," "Origins of Western Morality," and "Apocalypse Now: Religious Movements and the End of Time"—demonstrate active scholarly engagement with undergraduate education.
