Rate My Professor Jesper Høgenhaven

Jesper Høgenhaven is Professor of Old Testament Exegesis in the Faculty of Theology at the University of Copenhagen. Born on 31 March 1961, he obtained his cand.theol. (Master of Theology) from the University of Copenhagen and Odense University in 1983, followed by a Dr.theol. from the University of Copenhagen in 1988, with the dissertation Gott und Volk bei Jesaja. Eine Untersuchung zur biblischen Theologie (Acta Theologica Danica 24, Leiden: Brill). His academic career encompasses roles as Research Fellow at the University of Copenhagen (1984-1989), Assistant Professor in Biblical Theology (1989-1990), Pastor at Flintholm Church in Copenhagen (1990-2007), Assistant Professor of Old Testament Exegesis (1994-1997), and Scholarly Editor for the Copenhagen Dead Sea Scrolls Initiative (1997-2000). Appointed Professor of Old Testament Exegesis in 2007, he is actively engaged in research and teaching within Old Testament studies.

Høgenhaven's research specializations include Old Testament theology and hermeneutics, the relationship between the Old and New Testaments, reception history of the Old Testament, and its relevance in contemporary Christian contexts. He extensively studies the Dead Sea Scrolls, both biblical and non-biblical texts, and their role in ancient Judaism and biblical canon formation. His work also addresses apocalypticism, end-time narratives, and recently, embodied cognition approaches to ancient Jewish texts. As Principal Investigator of the AMRAM project, he investigates early apocalyptic sources among the Aramaic Dead Sea Scrolls, particularly the Visions of Amram (4Q543-549). Key publications comprise books such as Problems and Prospects of Old Testament Theology (Sheffield Academic Press, 1988), Den gamle pagt (København, 1990), Anden til Femte Mosebog fortolket (Det Danske Bibelselskab, 1995), and The Cave 3 Copper Scroll: A Symbolic Journey (2020). Notable articles include 'Rhetorical Devices in 4QMMT' (Dead Sea Discoveries, 2003), 'The Literary Character of 4QTanhumim' (Dead Sea Discoveries, 2007), and 'Physiognomy and Eschatology: Some More Fragments of 4Q561' (Journal of Jewish Studies, 2006, with Søren Holst). With 94 research outputs, including 51 journal articles and 32 book chapters, his scholarship significantly contributes to biblical exegesis and Qumran studies.