Professional competence areas:
- Biblical poetry: Book of Psalms and Book of Lamentations
- Elephantine
- Hebrew
- Interpretation and reception of the Scripture in antiquity
- Prophetic literature: The Book of Micah
- The history of the religions of Israel and Judah
Research Interests
- The history of the religions of Israel and Judah, particularly in the last half of the first millennium BCE
- Judaean/Jewish communities in Egypt in the Persian period, particularly on the Nile island of Elephantine in Upper Egypt
- The Bible's poetic literature, particularly the Book of Lamentations
- Prophetic literature, particularly the Book of Micah
- Innerbiblical exegesis and Jewish interpretation/reception of the Scriptures, i.a., centred around legendary characters such as Melchizedek
Teaching
I teach courses naturally related to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament.
Network
I'm a member of, i.a., Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft für Theologie and OTSEM. I've often given research contributions within the Society of Biblical Literature group Literature and History of the Persian Period Group. I've been connected to the research project Communication, Language and Power in the Achaemenid Empire: The Correspondence of the Satrap Arshama (Oxford).
Webpage
Selected publications
- Granerød, G. (2024). How Tall Is the God of the Tabernacle and Solomon’s Temple? Computing Yahweh’s Stature, Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament, Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament, ISSN: 0901-8328
- Granerød, G. (2023). What Were the Elephantine Judaeans’ Conceptions of YHW? Aspects of Elephantine Judaean Temple Theology, Innovation in Persian Period Judah: Royal and Temple Ideology in its Ancient Near East Setting,, s. 155 - 170. Mohr Siebeck, ISBN: 978-3-16-161236-7
- Granerød, G. (2022). Klagens ABC : boken Klagesangene i dens samtid og ettertid , Cappelen Damm Akademisk, ISBN: 9788202768584
- Granerød, G. (2021). Abram the One from Beyond-the-River, and King Chedorlaomer of Elam (Genesis 14): Persia and the Formation of Judaean Ethnic Identity in a Late Patriarchal Narrative, Religions, Religions, ISSN: 2077-1444
- Granerød, G. (2019). Canon and archive: Yahwism in Elephantine and Āl-Yāḫūdu as a challenge to the canonical history of Judean religion in the Persian period, Journal of Biblical Literature, s. 345 - 364. Journal of Biblical Literature, ISSN: 0021-9231
- Granerød, G. (2016). Dimensions of Yahwism in the Persian Period : Studies in the Religion and Society of the Judaean Community at Elephantine, Walter de Gruyter (De Gruyter), ISBN: 978-3-11-045211-2
Latest academic publications
- Granerød, G. (2024). How Tall Is the God of the Tabernacle and Solomon’s Temple? Computing Yahweh’s Stature, Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament, Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament, ISSN: 0901-8328
- Granerød, G. (2023). What Were the Elephantine Judaeans’ Conceptions of YHW? Aspects of Elephantine Judaean Temple Theology, Innovation in Persian Period Judah: Royal and Temple Ideology in its Ancient Near East Setting,, s. 155 - 170. Mohr Siebeck, ISBN: 978-3-16-161236-7
- Granerød, G. (2022). Klagens ABC : boken Klagesangene i dens samtid og ettertid , Cappelen Damm Akademisk, ISBN: 9788202768584
- Granerød, G. (2021). Abram the One from Beyond-the-River, and King Chedorlaomer of Elam (Genesis 14): Persia and the Formation of Judaean Ethnic Identity in a Late Patriarchal Narrative, Religions, Religions, ISSN: 2077-1444
- Granerød, G. (2021). YHW the god of heaven: An interpretatio persica et aegyptiaca of YHW in Elephantine, Journal for the Study of Judaism, s. 1 - 26. Journal for the Study of Judaism, ISSN: 0047-2212
- Granerød, G. (2021). The Cup or Qôs? Lost Prayer and Wordplay in Lamentations 4:21–22, Vetus Testamentum (Print), s. 1 - 16. Vetus Testamentum (Print), ISSN: 0042-4935
- Granerød, G. (2020). Temple destruction, mourning and curse in Elephantine, with a view to Lamentations, Zeitschrift für die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, s. 84 - 107. Zeitschrift für die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, ISSN: 0044-2526
- Granerød, G. (2020). The Passover and the Temple of YHW : On the Interaction between the Authorities and the Judaean Community at Elephantine as Reflected in the Yedanyah Archive, Aršāma and his World: The Bodleian Letters in Context. Vol. III: Aršāma's World,, s. 329 - 343. Oxford University Press, ISBN: 9780198860716
- Cornell, C. & Eskenazi, T. C. & Toorn, K. v. d. & Kratz, R. G. & Mitchell, C. & Bledsoe, S. (2019). Teaching Elephantine to Theological Students: A Round-Table, Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament, s. 277 - 297. Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament, ISSN: 0901-8328
- Granerød, G. (2019). Canon and archive: Yahwism in Elephantine and Āl-Yāḫūdu as a challenge to the canonical history of Judean religion in the Persian period, Journal of Biblical Literature, s. 345 - 364. Journal of Biblical Literature, ISSN: 0021-9231
- Granerød, G. (2016). Dimensions of Yahwism in the Persian Period : Studies in the Religion and Society of the Judaean Community at Elephantine, Walter de Gruyter (De Gruyter), ISBN: 978-3-11-045211-2
- Granerød, G. (2015). Siste skrik fra elvene i Babel - Nye kilder til det judeiske eksilet i Babylon, Teologisk Tidsskrift, s. 357 - 370. Teologisk Tidsskrift, ISSN: 1893-0263
- Granerød, G. (2015). The former and the future temple of YHW in Elephantine: a traditio-historical case study of ancient Near Eastern antiquarianism, Zeitschrift für die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, s. 63 - 77. Zeitschrift für die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, ISSN: 0044-2526
- Granerød, G. (2014). Ahuramazdas lojale judeiske soldater : om Elefantine-judeernes selvbilde, Teologisk Tidsskrift, s. 287 - 302. Teologisk Tidsskrift, ISSN: 1893-0263
- Granerød, G. (2013). "By the Favour of Ahuramazda I Am King": On the Promulgation of a Persian Propaganda Text among Babylonians and Judaeans, Journal for the Study of Judaism, s. 455 - 480. Journal for the Study of Judaism, ISSN: 0047-2212
- Granerød, G. (2012). Om møtet mellom islams Koran-dogme og (vestlig) akademia, Teologisk Tidsskrift, s. 268 - 282. Teologisk Tidsskrift, ISSN: 1893-0263
- Granerød, G. (2010). Abraham and Melchizedek : scribal activity of Second Temple times in Genesis 14 and Psalm 110, Walter de Gruyter (De Gruyter), ISBN: 978-3-11-022345-3
- Granerød, G. (2010). A forgotten reference to divine procreation? : Psalm 2:6 in light of Egyptian royal ideology, Vetus Testamentum (Print), s. 323 - 336. Vetus Testamentum (Print), ISSN: 0042-4935
- Granerød, G. (2009). Omnipresent in Narratives, Disputed among Grammarians: Some Contributions to the Understanding of wayyiqtol and their Underlying Paradigms, Zeitschrift für die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, s. 418 - 434. Zeitschrift für die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, ISSN: 0044-2526
- Granerød, G. (2009). Melchizedek in Hebrews 7, Biblica, s. 188 - 202. Biblica, ISSN: 0006-0887
Education and practice
2016
Professor i Den hebraiske bibelen/Det gamle testamentet
2014
Førsteamanuensis i Den hebraiske bibelen/Det gamle testamentet
2010
Førsteamanuensis i RLE, Høgskolen i Vestfold
2010
Postdoktor i bibelfag, MF
2009
Prestevikar, Brevik og Eidanger, Agder og Telemark bispedømme
2009
Fagdidaktikk i KRL/RLE, Høgskolen i Telemark
2008 - 2009
Lærer på Sem skole og Vear skole
2008
Philosophiae doctor (PhD), MF
2003 - 2008
Forskningsstipendiat i faget Det gamle testamentet, Norges Forskningsråd/MF
2003
Menighetspedagog, Vesterøy menighet (Sandefjord)
2002
Kandidatstipend, MF
2002
Hebraisk mellomfag, HF/UiO
2001
Praktisk-teologisk seminar, MF
2001
Semesteremne i Midtøsten- og Nord-Afrikakunnskap, HF/UiO
2000
Cand. theol., MF
1998 - 1999
ERASMUS-student (to semester), Ev.-theol. Fakultät, Tübingen
1997 - 2003
Jobbet som pleieassistent og miljøterapeut i psykiatrien
1997
Kristendom mellomfagstillegg, TF/UiO
1996
Kristendom grunnfag, Misjonshøgskolen
Voluntary position
2021 - d.d.
Redaktør Teologisk tidsskrift
2019 - 2020
Styremedlem i lokallaget til Forskerforbundet ved MF vitenskapelig høyskole
2019 - d.d.
Medlem av Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft für Theologie, Fachgruppe Altes Testament
2017 - 2018
Medlem av forskningsutvalget ved Det teologiske menighetsfakultet
2014 - 2016
Medlem av avdelingsråd for teologi ved Det teologiske menighetsfakultet
2013 - d.d.
Seksjonsleder, GT-seksjonen
2010 - 2012
Postdoctoral representative in the OTSEM Coordinating Committee www.otsem.info
2005 - d.d.
Medlem av Society of Biblical Literature
2004 - 2006
Styremedlem Norsk Gammeltestamentlig Selskap
2003 - d.d.
Medlem av Norsk gammeltestamentlig selskap
2000 - 2001
Kristelig vicehusfar, Stiftelsen Studenterhjemmet av 1875
1999 - 2000
Red.medl./redaktør, Ung Teologi
1998 - 1999
Gjesteopphold ved Wilhelmsstift Tübingen, Theologenkonvikt der Diözese Rottenburg-Stuttgart