Prof. Dr. Reettakaisa Sofia Salo, M.A.

Contact Information

Theologisches Seminargebäude

Kochstraße 6, Room: 0.008

91054 Erlangen

sofia.salo@fau.de

Phone: +49 9131 85-22206

FAU/Georg Pöhlein Prof. Dr. Reettakaisa Sofia Salo, M.A.

Personal Profile

1984 born  in Salo (Finland)
2002
The Finnish Matriculation Examination (Puolalanmäen lukio, Turku)
  married; one daughter (born 2015)
Education and degrees
02.2023 Habilitation in Old Testament Studies (University of Göttingen, Germany)
02.2017 Doctor of Theology (graded summa cum laude; University of Münster, Germany)
2007–2013 Studies in the interdisciplinary master program “Antike Kulturen des östlichen Mittelmeerraumes” at the University of Münster (Germany)
2003–2008 Studies in Protestant Theology at the Åbo Akademi University Turku (Finland) and University of Münster (Germany)
08.2007 Participation in the archaeological excavations at  Ramat Rahel (Israel) under the direction of Prof. Dr. Oded Lipschits (Tel Aviv) and Prof. Dr. Manfred Oeming (Heidelberg)
Professional experience
since 10.2024 Professor for Old Testament studies at Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology
04.2023–03.2024 Visiting Professor at the Chair Israelite History in its Ancient Near Eastern Context at Humboldt University of Berlin
04.2019–09.2024 Research Associate and Docent at the Department of Old Testament Studies, Faculty of Theology at Georg August University of Göttingen (Prof. Dr. R. Müller)
11.2016–03.2019 Research Associate and Docent at the Department of Old Testament Studies, Faculty of Theology at the University of Münster (Prof. Dr. R. Müller)
2017–2018 Participant of the mentoring program Erstklassig! (University of Münster)
02.2013–10.2016 Research Associate and Docent at the Cluster of Excellence “Religion and Politics” at the University of Münster (Prof. Dr. R. Achenbach)
2013–2015 Lecturer for Biblical Hebrew at the Faculty of Catholic Theology at the University of Münster
02.2012–01.2013 PhD scholarship from the Finnish Cultural Foundation
08.2011–12.2011 Minister in the Finnish congregations of Northern Germany
03.2009–07.2011 Research Associate and Docent at the Department for Old Testament Studies at the Faculty of Evangelical Theology at the University of Münster (Prof. Dr. M. Leuenberger)
11.2008–02.2009 Graduate assistant in the Cluster of Excellence “Religion and Politics” at the University of Münster (Prof. Dr. R. Schmitt)
05.2006–02.2009 Student and later graduate assistant in the Institutum Judaicum Delitzschianum at the University of Münster
01.2008–10.2008 Graduate assistant at the Institute for New Testament Textual Research at the University of Münster
   

Authored Books

Authored Books

Journal Articles

Original Articles

Other / na

Book Contributions

Original Articles

Book Chapters

Articles in Festschriften / Memorial Volumes

  • :
    Gott erkennen nach Deuteronomium 29
    In: Kritische Schriftgelehrsamkeit in priesterlichen und prophetischen Diskursen. Festschrift für Reinhard Achenbach zum 65. Geburtstag, Wiesbaden: , , p. 237–246 (BZAR, Vol.27)
  • :
    Groß-Udum und Klein-Udum (KTU3 1.14 III 4f; III 30f; IV 47f; VI 11f)
    In: Grenzüberschreitungen. Studien zur Kulturgeschichte des Alten Orients. Festschrift für Hans Neumann zum 65. Geburtstag am 9. Mai 2018 (dubsar 5), Münster 2018, , p. 611–620 (dubsar, Vol.5)

Miscellaneous

Recensions / Book Reviews

Dictionary / Encyclopedia Entries

  • Book of Ezekiel
  • Recognition of God in the Old Testament
  • Pentateuch
  • Textual history
  • Ugarit
  • Relations between Israel/Juda und other cults in the ancient Near East

since 2025 Associate editor of „Vetus Testamentum“
since 2025 Co-Editor of „Welt des Orients“
since 2018 Member of the editorial board „Forum Exegese und Hochschuldidaktik: Verstehen von Anfang an“

since 2022 Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft für Theologie
since 2018 Suomen Eksegeettinen Seura (Finnish Exegetical Society)
since 2018 Deutscher Verein zur Erforschung Palästinas
since 2013 European Association of Biblical Studies
since 2010 Suomen Itämainen Seura (Finnish Oriental Society)
since 2009 Deutsche Orient-Gesellschaft
since 2007 Franz-Delitzsch-Gesellschaft
since 2007 Centrum für die Geschichte und Kultur des östlichen Mittelmeerraums