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Theodore J. Lewis serves as the Blum-Iwry Professor of Near Eastern Studies at Johns Hopkins University's Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, holding a Ph.D. from Harvard University. His research specializes in ancient Israelite and Syrian religions with significant contributions to Ugaritic studies and biblical archaeology.
His scholarly work includes the award-winning The Origin and Character of God: Ancient Israelite Religion through the Lens of Divinity (Oxford University Press, 2020, 2023), Cults of the Dead in Ancient Israel and Ugarit, and co-authored Ugaritic Narrative Poetry. He serves as General Editor of the Writings from the Ancient World series (SBL Press) and previously edited Near Eastern Archaeology, Hebrew Annual Review, and Text, Artifact, and Image: Revealing Ancient Israelite Religion.
His publications demonstrate consistent focus on ancient Near Eastern religious practices, deity concepts, and textual analysis with interdisciplinary connections to archaeology and comparative religion.
- Award from the American Society of Overseas Research
- Award from the American Academy of Religion
- Award from the Biblical Archaeology Society
- Guggenheim Fellowship
- Excellence in Faculty Graduate Teaching and Mentoring Award from Johns Hopkins Krieger School of Arts and Sciences
As an educator, he has received Johns Hopkins' Excellence in Faculty Graduate Teaching and Mentoring Award, indicating significant student supervision despite no specific advisees being named in available materials. His editorial leadership spans multiple influential academic publications in his field.
