Elisa Uusimäki

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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 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/

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Latest publications

Michael Legaspi: Wisdom in Classical and Biblical Traditions. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018 [Book Review]
Uusimäki, E. K., 19 Feb 2019, In : Reading religion: RR : a publication of the American Academy of Religion.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific
Podcast: Sukupuoli Raamatun maailmassa
Nikki, N. K. (ed.), Vanhoja, A. E. (ed.), Uusimäki, E. K. & Asikainen, H. J. S., 6 Feb 2019
Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products › Professional
STECA blog: Co-authoring Academic Publications: A Conversation with Ben Wright
Uusimäki, E. K., Jan 2019, In : Second Temple Early Career Academy (STECA) blog.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Other articles › Professional

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Latest activities

HCAS Fellows' seminar
Elisa Uusimäki (Speaker: Presenter)
9 Apr 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
ANEE Workshop: ‘How to Get Research Funding?’
Elisa Uusimäki (Speaker)
27 Mar 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Wisdom and Torah in Jewish Antiquity: What Can We Learn from the Dead Sea Scrolls?
Elisa Uusimäki (Invited speaker)
12 Mar 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk