Degrees:
Ph.D., Harvard Univ.
M.A., Yale Univ.
B.A., Trinity College
Gabriel Hornung began studying the diverse religious traditions of Judaism and Hinduism as an undergraduate at Trinity College. His graduate studies have led him to focus most specifically on the biblical traditions, and he completed his PhD in the department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University in 2016. Under the direction of Professor Jon D. Levenson, his dissertation explored synchronic and diachronic links between the story of Joseph and book of Esther. Having studied extensively in Germany and Israel, Gabriel focuses his research on the theological developments in the biblical and Second Temple periods. Throughout his doctoral work, he taught both undergraduate and graduate students, and believes in faculty leadership that encourages engagement with the theoretical difficulties inherent to the academic study of religion.
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Hebrew Bible
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New Testament
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Ancient Judaism
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Early Christianity
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The Historical World of the Hebrew Bible
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The Canonical Shape of the Jewish and Christian Canons
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The Reception of the Hebrew Bible in Rabbinic Judaism
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The New Testament and Disentanglement from the Old
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Theological Developments in Early Christianity and Ancient Judaism
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- “Marsena” and “Meres.” Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception, de Gruyter Press, July 1, 2016, http://webclient.ebr.degruyter.customer.noxum.com/.
- “Memucan.” Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception, de Gruyter Press, June 1, 2016.
- “Diachronic and Synchronic Approaches to Biblical Theology in the Esther Book.” International Meeting of the Society for Biblical Literature, Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 22, 2015.
- “The Limits of Biblical Intertextuality.” Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany, June 4, 2015.
- “Esther’s Role in the Plot Development of the Megillah.” Smith College, Northampton, MA, April 23, 2014.
- “Two Trips and Two Requests: Plot Connections in the Story of Joseph and Book of Esther.” Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, March 27, 2014.
- “The Interpretations of Abraham in Midrash and Kierkegaard.” Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. February 27, 2013.
- “Features of Staircase Parallelism in Biblical Hebrew Poetry.” New England Regional Meeting of the Society for Biblical Literature, Newton Centre, MA, April 29, 2011.
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- Dean Arthur H. Hughes Award for Achievement in Teaching, 2022.
- Certificate of Distinction in Teaching, Harvard University, 2015 and 2014.
- Center for Jewish Studies, Harvard University, Summer Research Fellowship, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012.
- Two Brothers Fellowship for Study in Israel, Yale Divinity School, 2008.
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