Jennifer Eyl
Professor
Department of Classics
Tufts University
United States of America
Biography
Jennifer Eyl received her PhD in Early Christianity from Brown University in 2012. Her research investigates and recontextualizes the various divinatory practices of the apostle Paul, and situates him in the larger milieu of itinerant religious specialists of the early Roman Empire. She is currently revising her dissertation for book publication. In addition to this project, she works on translation theory and New Testament studies, gender and sexuality in antiquity, theory of religion, and beliefs/practices pertaining to life after death. She is on the Executive Committee of the North American Association for the Study of Religion (NAASR) (url link). Dr. Eyl is a Neubauer Faculty Fellow for the 2014-2015 academic year.
Research Interest
Pauline Studies, New Testament, Ancient Christianity Divinatory Practices and so-called "Magic" Gender & Sexuality in Antiquity Hellenistic Philosophy and Moral Psychology Luke-Acts and Christian Historiography Apocryphal Acts and the Greek Novels Saint and Relic Veneration Translation Theory and New Testament Studies Theory of Religion Constructions of the Afterlife
Publications
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"Why Thekla Does Not See Paul: Visual Perception and the Displacement of Eros in the Acts of Paul and Thekla." The Ancient Novel and the Early Christian and Jewish Narrative: Fictional Intersections. Judith Perkins and Mariliá Futre Pinheiro, eds. 2013.
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"Translating Women: The Perils of Gender-Inclusive Translation of the New Testament," with Ross Kraemer, in Celebrate Her for the Fruit of Her Hands: Studies in Honor of Carol L. Meyers. Charles Carter ed. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 2014.
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"Semantic Voids, New Testament Translation, and Anachronism: The Case of Paul's Use of Ekklēsia." Method and Theory in the Study of Religion, Advance Access--Spring 2014.
