Talks

Conference Presentations


"West Semitic Tales of Divine Cuckolds: Biblical Marriage Metaphors and the Elkunirša Myth (CTH 342)"

Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, November 2022 (Bible, Myth, and Myth Theory unit)

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"A Domestic Abuse Lawsuit in Gen 16:5–6"

Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, December 2020 (Biblical Law unit)

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"How to Talk about Domestic Abuse in Old Babylonian"

ASOR Annual Meeting, November 2020

Winner of the inaugural Student Paper Award


"Almanah and Yatom in Genesis 21"

Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, November 2018 (Hebrew Scriptures and Cognate Literature unit)

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"Rereading the Covenant-Cutting Ritual in Genesis 15"

SBL Annual Meeting, November 2017 (Ritual in the Biblical World unit)

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Invited Talks and Work in Progress Presentations


"Adultery and Spousal Surrender in Genesis Narratives”
Guest lecture to an undergraduate seminar at Ruhr-Universität Bochum, December 2022


"Now You See It, Now You Don't: Correcting Plene Spellings Through Partial Erasure"

Invited presentation to the Masorah chug (seminar) of the Jewish Theological Seminary, March 2021


"The Home Front: Domestic Abuse and Regional Conflict in Ancient West Asia" 

Skirball Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies Graduate Student Works-in-progress Meeting, July 2020