Elaine T. James
Biblical Studies
Phone: 609.497.7920
elaine.james@ptsem.edu
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Elaine James, MDiv '07, ThM '08, PhD '13, is associate professor of Old Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary. Her work focuses on the literature of the Hebrew Bible, especially its poetry, examining its significance in its ancient context and its legacy for the contemporary world. Guiding her research are questions about how artistic literary practices shape ethical and theological thought, especially around issues of land, ecology, gender, and sexuality. Her first book, Landscapes of the Song of Songs (Oxford University Press, 2017) is an exploration of how the Song of Songs conceptualizes the natural world. She is currently completing a handbook of biblical poetry.
James earned her PhD and MDiv from Princeton Theological Seminary. Before joining the faculty at Princeton, James previously served as associate professor of theology at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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