Rate My Professor Jesper Høgenhaven

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.