Tröndle Kristin

Tröndle Kristin is a Lecturer at the Theological Faculty of Heidelberg University since July 2023, concurrently serving as a research associate in the DFG project 'Concepts of Biblical Israel' under Prof. Dr. J. Wöhrle. She holds a Dr. theol. (summa cum laude, 2023) and has extensive research experience in Old Testament studies, including archaeological fieldwork in Israel (2010-2011).

Education:

• Studies in Protestant Theology at Heidelberg and Leipzig Universities (2008–2015)
• First Theological Examination (2015)
• Doctoral thesis on Jacob narratives (2023)

Research Interests:

• Literary history of the Pentateuch
• Narrative composition of Jacob stories
• Rhetorical function of narratives in Old Testament ethics
• Twelve Prophets research

Awards & Grants:

• Gerhard-von-Rad-Stiftung Fellowship (2016–2018)
• Landesgraduiertenförderung Scholarship (2020)

Teaching & Projects:

• Adjunct lecturer at Pädagogische Hochschule Heidelberg (2020)
• Research assistant in SFB 699 'Materiale Textkulturen' (2018–2020)
• Acting study director at Theologisches Studienhaus Heidelberg (2016–2017)