Soham Al-Suadi

Prof. Dr. Soham Al-Suadi is a full Professor of New Testament at the Faculty of Theology, University of Rostock, a position she has held since July 2017. She has held leadership roles including Dean of the Faculty of Theology (2021–2023), Pro-Dean, Study Dean, and head of the interdisciplinary Department 'Knowledge - Culture - Transformation'. She is currently a university senator. Her academic journey includes assistantships at Wuppertal and Bern, and interim professorships at Vienna and Rostock.

Education:

• Master of Theology, University of Basel (2008)
• Dr. theol., University of Basel (2010) – Dissertation: Essen als Christusgläubige – die Heterotopie paulinischer Mahlgemeinschaften
• Habilitation, University of Bern (2015) – Inspiration und Auslegung – Synchron-literarische Motivinterpretation vom Geist inspirierter Rede im Lukasevangelium

Her research interests span New Testament exegesis, particularly the Pauline letters and Gospels, ritual studies (meals, baptism), gender studies, and digital humanities. She leads the DFG-funded project GenderVarianten, which examines gender constructions in textual traditions using digital and interdisciplinary methods. She promotes data literacy and computational theology through her 'Greeks, Geeks and Gender' forum.

Her publications reflect a strong interdisciplinary trend, combining theology, social sciences, and digital tools. She has edited volumes on early Christian meals, rituals, emotions, and digitalization. Her recent work explores ritual dynamics, digital exegesis, and the ethics of textual transmission.

Scientific Contributions:

• Co-founder of the Rostock Network with Richard DeMaris and Richard Ascough, organizing annual conferences on ritual in early Christianity.
• Host of international visiting fellows such as Eric Stewart (Mare Balticum Fellow 2023) and Richard DeMaris.
• Advocate for open science and digital education in theology.

She has advised on and contributed to numerous collaborative research projects and publications, particularly in the areas of ritual, emotion, and digital theology. She has no listed awards in the provided text. She is actively engaged in interdisciplinary research teams and leads initiatives at the intersection of theology and computer science.