Research Output per year
Research Output per year
Personal profile
Description of research and teaching
This website has been updated until the end of 2019. Currently, Elisa Uusimäki serves as an associate professor at Aarhus University (Denmark).
Uusimäki is a scholar of ancient Jewish literature and holds the title of docent at the University of Helsinki, currently working in the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies and serving as the PI of the research project "Conceptions of Virtue in Early Judaism" (2018-2020). Uusimäki has published especially on wisdom and torah, the Dead Sea Scrolls, early biblical interpretation, the figure of the sage, ancient ethical discourses 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
Fields of Science
- 614 Theology
- 6121 Languages
- 6122 Literature studies
- 615 History and Archaeology
International and National Collaboration
Publications and projects within past five years.
Publications
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Itinerant Sages: The Evidence of Sirach in its Ancient Mediterranean Context
Uusimäki, E., 2020, In : Journal for the Study of the Old Testament. 44, 3, p. 315-336 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Wisdom Texts from the Dead Sea Scrolls
Uusimäki, E. K., 2020, The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Wisdom Literature. Adams, S. L. & Goff, M. J. (eds.). Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley Blackwell, p. 122–138 17 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Beatitudes (4QBeatitudes)
Uusimäki, E. K., 2019, T&T Clark Encyclopedia of Second Temple Judaism. Stuckenbruck, L. T. & Gurtner, D. M. (eds.). London: T & T Clark, p. 127–129 3 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia / dictionary › Scientific
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Instruction (4QInstruction)
Uusimäki, E. K., 2019, T&T Clark Encyclopedia of Second Temple Judaism. Stuckenbruck, L. T. & Gurtner, D. M. (eds.). London: T & T Clark, p. 245–247 3 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific
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Johdanto
Asikainen, H. J. S. & Uusimäki, E. K., 2019, Sukupuoli Raamatun maailmassa. Uusimäki, E. & Asikainen, S. (eds.). Helsinki: Suomen eksegeettinen seura, p. 1-18 (Suomen eksegeettisen seuran julkaisuja; no. 117).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
Open AccessFile
Projects
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Conceptions of Virtue in Early Judaism
Uusimäki, E., Rafael, A. & Yli-Karjanmaa, S.
01/12/2018 → 31/12/2020
Project: University of Helsinki Three-Year Research Project
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Changes in Sacred Texts and Traditions (CSTT)
Aejmelaeus, A., Jokiranta, J., Nissinen, M., Pakkala, J., Sollamo, R., Latvus, K., Weissenberg von, H., Voitila, A., Saukkonen, J. M., Alanne, M., Borchardt, F., Kauhanen, T., Kilkkinen, H. P., Liljeström, M., Pajunen, M., Perttilä, E., Saarelainen, K., Seppänen, C., Tenhunen, K., Tervanotko, H., Tynjä, T., Uusimäki, E., Valkama, K. & Vanonen, H.
24/02/2011 → …
Project: Research Evaluation 2011
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Wisdom and Paideia: A Study on Hellenistic Jewish Sages
01/09/2015 → 31/08/2018
Project: Research project
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Society and Religion in Late Second Temple Judaism
Jokiranta, J., Hakola, R., Bonnie, R., Tervanotko, H., Uusimäki, E., Antin, K., Vanonen, H., Penner, J. & Yli-Karjanmaa, S.
01/01/2014 → 31/12/2019
Project: Research project
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CSTT: Centre of Excellence in Changes in Sacred Texts and Traditions
Nissinen, M., Aejmelaeus, A., Weissenberg von, H., Pakkala, J., Jokiranta, J., Kletter, R., Mattila, R., de Hulster, I., Silverman, J. M., Svärd, S., Valkama, K., Alstola, T., Saarelainen, K., Saari, S., Tapiola, E., Tynjä, T., Töyräänvuori, J., Perttilä, E., Kujanpää, K., Liljeström, M., Orpana, J., Pulkkinen, M., Seppänen, C., Tucker, M., Müller, R., Voitila, A., Borchardt, F., Kauhanen, T., Pajunen, M., Hakola, R., Latvus, K., Bonnie, R., Tervanotko, H., Uusimäki, E., Antin, K., Vanonen, H., Mäkipelto, V., Nommik, U., Yli-Karjanmaa, S., Penner, J., Longacre, D., Silverman, J. M., Tekoniemi, T., Dixon, H., Ito, S., Huotari, P., Keady, J., Fink, S., Konstantopoulos, G., Zaia, S., Nõmmik, A. & Laine, L.
01/01/2014 → 31/12/2019
Project: Research project
Activities
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Hyvettä kohti: Filon Aleksandrialaisen luenta Jaakobin hahmosta
Elisa Uusimäki (Invited speaker)
10 May 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies Seminar
Elisa Uusimäki (Speaker: Presenter)
24 Sep 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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The Scribe in the Biblical World: A Bridge between Scripts, Languages and Cultures
Elisa Uusimäki (Speaker: Presenter)
19 Jun 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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Perspectives on Virtue: From Qumran to the Qur’an and Beyond
Elisa Uusimäki (Chair of organizing committee), , Anna-Liisa Rafael (Member of organizing committee), & Siiri Toiviainen (Member of organizing committee)
8 May 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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‘Gender and Religious Identity: A Workshop with Daniel Boyarin’
Ilkka Lindstedt (Member of organizing committee), & Elisa Uusimäki (Member of organizing committee)
27 May 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars