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Ruth Ebach is a full professor of historical-philological studies of the Hebrew Bible at the Université de Lausanne's Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies since August 2021. Previously, she worked as a research assistant at Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen (2013-2021) and received a prestigious fellowship from Käte-Hamburger-Kolleg in 2019-2020.
- Specializes in Old Testament/Hebrew Bible exegesis
- Chair of the SBL-Steering Committee "The Book of the Twelve Prophets"
- Chief Editor of the journal Hebrew Bible and Ancient Israel (HeBAI)
- Active in multiple editorial committees and academic societies
Research Focus: Combines rigorous historical-philological analysis with interdisciplinary approaches to explore identity construction in biblical texts, prophetic literature, Deuteronomy/Pentateuch studies, and ancient Near Eastern divination practices. Her habilitation thesis addressed handling false/unfulfilled prophecy in the Old Testament.
Notable Publications: Includes monographs on Deuteronomic identity construction (BZAW 471, 2014) and prophetic uncertainty (FAT 165, 2023). Current research examines the Book of the Twelve Prophets and intercultural biblical interpretation.
Scientific Recognition:
- Käte-Hamburger-Kolleg fellowship
- Vice-Director of Schweizer Theologische Gesellschaft
- Section 4 delegate in Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences
Academic Leadership: Serves as chief editor for HeBAI journal and participates in editorial committees for major biblical studies publications including Wissenschaftliches Bibellexikon im Internet and Vetus Testamentum.
