Thesis Title:
Efficacious Prayer and Revelation: Two Case Studies in Second Temple Judaism
Supervisor:
Prof. Hindy Najman
College:
Oriel
Biography:
I am a fifth-year doctoral candidate in Hebrew Bible/Old Testament at Oriel College, University of Oxford, under the supervision of Prof. Hindy Najman. I completed my undergraduate degree in Biblical Studies and Mediaeval History from the University of St Andrews in 2017., and then completed an MA Theology from King’s College London in 2018 and an MSt Theology from the University of Oxford in 2019. My master’s at Oxford focused on exemplary figures within the Dead Sea Scrolls.
My doctoral research investigates how prayer was used in the Hellenistic-Jewish period to understand or change history through the relationship between prayer, revelation, and writing. Reading the books of Nehemiah and Daniel, I highlight the central role of revelation in interpretating prayer-texts and how that works as a hermeneutical lens to understand the interactions of prayer with time and history.
Educational Background:
MA(hons) in Biblical Studies and Medieval History (University of St Andrews, 2017), MA in Biblical Studies (King’s College London, 2018), MSt in Theology (University of Oxford, 2019)
Research Interests:
Judaism in the Hellenistic world; prayer; time and history; confession; trauma studies; Dead Sea Scrolls; reception history.
Links:
https://www.sarahwisialowski.com
https://www.centreforbible.oriel.ox.ac.uk/people/sarah-wisialowski/
