معرفی
Dr Zacharias Frey-Shoukry is Research Associate at the Chair of New Testament Studies, University of Rostock, working within the DFG-funded project “Gender Variants: Revisions of Gender Constructions in Textual Traditions”. Since 2024 he also serves as Lecturer in New Testament at the University of Greifswald. His scholarly profile combines philological precision, digital-humanities methods, and ethical engagement with Scripture.
Education
- 2012 – 2019: Protestant Theology, University of Marburg – Magister Theologiae & Church Examination (Evangelical Church of Kurhessen-Waldeck)
- 2022: Dr theol., University of Mainz – Dissertation “Creation in the Gospel of John” supervised by Prof. Dr Ruben Zimmermann & Prof. Dr Esther Kobel
Research Interests
Dr Frey-Shoukry’s work is positioned at the intersection of textual criticism, creation theology, and gender ethics. Creation theology in early Judaism and Christianity forms the backbone of his monograph and numerous articles, while gender-related textual criticism drives his current Habilitation project on the figure of Junia and gendered variants in the New Testament tradition. He integrates digital humanities—corpus linguistics, semantic analysis, and manuscript databases—to illuminate reception histories of biblical texts. Additional foci include war-and-peace studies, eco-hermeneutics, and the ethical afterlives of Scripture.
Awards & Recognition
- DFG research grant (2024–) for “Gender Variants” project
- Invited lecturer and peer-reviewer for leading journals in New Testament studies
Teaching & Supervision
Dr Frey-Shoukry teaches introductory and advanced courses on the Gospels, Pauline letters, and inter-religious dialogue at both Rostock and Greifswald. Courses planned for 2025/26 include The Gospel of Mark, Women and Men in Paul, and The New Testament and the Qur’an, delivered in hybrid formats to encourage broad participation.
Labs & Collaborations
He collaborates with the Rostock Department “Knowledge – Culture – Transformation” and participates in multiple international scholarly societies (SNTS, SBL, EABS, WGTh), fostering cross-disciplinary dialogue between theology, digital humanities, and ethics.
