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Jason M Silverman is a Professor at the Faculty of Theology, University of Helsinki, and a Docent in Hebrew Bible and Cultural History of Ancient Persia. He leads Team 2 'Social Scientific Theory and Applications' within the Centre of Excellence in Ancient Near Eastern Empires (ANEE) and serves as Principal Investigator for the ERC Advanced Grant project WORK-IT.
- PhD from Trinity College Dublin (2010)
- Docent in Hebrew Bible, University of Helsinki
- Docent in Cultural History of Ancient Persia, University of Turku
His research focuses on the Persian Empire's impact on Judaean communities through sociological frameworks, including labor systems, migration, orality, and religious transformation. He employs interdisciplinary methods, collaborating with Assyriologists, archaeologists, and communications scholars.
The 15 most recent articles span topics from Persian period archaeology to biblical reception in modern literature, emphasizing labor structures, historical criticism, and cultural exchanges between empires and local populations.
- Docent in Cultural History of Ancient Persia, University of Turku (2024)
- Docent in Old Testament Studies, Faculty of Theology (2017)
As a supervisor for doctoral programs and leader of ANEE's work packages, Silverman integrates social scientific theories into ancient history research. His projects include WORK-IT, ANEE, and HSSH Catalyst 2023, with collaborations across Finland and international institutions.
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