Research Output per year
Personal profile
Description of research and teaching
Dr Elisa Uusimäki is a scholar of ancient Jewish literature and holds the title of docent at the University of Helsinki, currently serving as the PI of the research project "Conceptions of Virtue in Early Judaism" (2018-2020). Uusimäki has published on wisdom and torah, the Dead Sea Scrolls, ancient scriptural interpretation, the figure of the sage in antiquity, and exemplarity. Apart from Helsinki, she has studied and conducted research at the University of Manchester, Yale University, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Rijksuniversiteit Groningen.
Uusimäki's websites:
http://helsinki.academia.edu/ElisaUusimäki
https://blogs.helsinki.fi/jewishvirtue/
https://blogs.helsinki.fi/ancienttravel/
Education/Academic qualification
PhD
Keywords
- 614 Theology
- 6121 Languages
- 6122 Literature studies
- 615 History and Archaeology
Publications 2009 2019
Johdanto
Asikainen, H. J. S. & Uusimäki, E. K., 2019, (Accepted/In press) Sukupuoli Raamatun maailmassa. Uusimäki, E. & Asikainen, S. (eds.). Helsinki: Suomen eksegeettinen seura, (Suomen eksegeettisen seuran julkaisuja).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
Sukupuoli Raamatun maailmassa
Asikainen, H. J. S. & Uusimäki, E. K., 2019, (Accepted/In press) Helsinki: Suomen eksegeettinen seura. (Suomen eksegeettisen seuran julkaisuja)Research output: Book/Report › Anthology or special issue › Scientific › peer-review
Viisauden ja sukupuolen muinaisia risteyksiä
Uusimäki, E. K., 2019, (Accepted/In press) Sukupuoli Raamatun maailmassa. Asikainen, S. & Uusimäki, E. (eds.). Helsinki: Suomen eksegeettinen seura, (Suomen eksegeettisen seuran julkaisuja).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
A Mind in Training: Philo of Alexandria on Jacob’s Spiritual Exercises
Uusimäki, E. K., 2018, In : Journal for the study of the pseudepigrapha : JSP.. 27, 4, p. 265–288 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Angels and Demons: Spiritual Beings in the Bible and the Dead Sea Scrolls
Weissenberg von, H. M. & Uusimäki, E. K., 2018, (Accepted/In press) Bible and Magic.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
Projects 2014 2020
Conceptions of Virtue in Early Judaism
Uusimäki, E. K., Tolonen, A. & Yli-Karjanmaa, S. P.
01/12/2018 → 31/12/2020
Project: University of Helsinki Three-Year Research Project
Society and Religion in Late Second Temple Judaism
Jokiranta, J. M., Hakola, R. T., Bonnie, R. G. L. M., Tervanotko, H. K., Uusimäki, E. K., Antin, K. M., Vanonen, H. M., Penner, J. S. & Yli-Karjanmaa, S. P.
01/01/2014 → 31/12/2019
Project: Research project
CSTT: Centre of Excellence in Changes in Sacred Texts and Traditions
Nissinen, M. H., Aejmelaeus, A. P. M., Weissenberg von, H. M., Pakkala, J. K., Jokiranta, J. M., Kletter, R., Mattila, R. A., de Hulster, I. J., Silverman, J. M., Svärd, S. S., Valkama, K. M. J., Alstola, T. E., Saarelainen, K. M., Saari, S. L., Tapiola, E. A. K., Tynjä, T. M., Töyräänvuori, J. S., Perttilä, H. E., Kujanpää, K. H., Liljeström, T. M., Orpana, J. A., Pulkkinen, M. L. T., Seppänen, J. J. C., Tucker, M. P., Müller, R., Voitila, A., Borchardt, F., Kauhanen, T. E. J., Pajunen, M. S., Hakola, R. T., Latvus, K. H. O., Bonnie, R. G. L. M., Tervanotko, H. K., Uusimäki, E. K., Antin, K. M., Vanonen, H. M., Mäkipelto, V. J., Nommik, U., Yli-Karjanmaa, S. P., Penner, J. S., Longacre, D. G., Silverman, J. M., Tekoniemi, T. T., Dixon, H. M., Ito, S., Huotari, P. J., Keady, J. M., Fink, S. C., Konstantopoulos, G. V., Zaia, S. S., Nõmmik, A. & Laine, L. T. M.
01/01/2014 → 31/12/2019
Project: Research project
Wisdom and Paideia: A Study on Hellenistic Jewish Sages
01/09/2015 → 31/08/2018
Project: Research project
Activities 2009 2018
European Association of Biblical Studies Annual Meeting 2018
Elisa Uusimäki (Chair)1 Aug 2018 → 2 Aug 2018
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
The Annual Summer Meeting of the CSTT 2018
Elisa Uusimäki (Chair of organizing committee), Paavo Johannes Huotari (Member of organizing committee), Gina Vasiliki Konstantopoulos (Member of organizing committee)31 Aug 2018
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
European Association of Biblical Studies Annual Meeting 2018
Elisa Uusimäki (Speaker: Presenter)2 Aug 2018
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
CSTT Workshop ‘Turn of the Era’
Elisa Uusimäki (Speaker: Presenter)31 May 2018
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
CSTT Workshop ‘Turn of the Era’
Elisa Uusimäki (Chair)23 May 2018
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars