Dr. Bruno Biermann
Current affiliations
- Department of Old Testament Studies
- Centre for Eastern Mediterranean History and Culture (GKM)
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Iconography of the Levant and the ANE
- Gender History and Archaeology
- Rituals and Ritual Theory
- The Book of Kings: Literature and History
- Levantine Glyptics
- Feminist, gender and queer theory in dialogue with exegesis
Academic Education | |
| since 09/2024 | Habilitation (University of Münster) |
| since 07/2020 | M.A. equiv. exams in Protestant Theology |
| 06/2024 | PhD (summa cum laude), Dissertation title: Stamp Seals as Prism for the Gender History of the Southern Levant: Archaeological, Epigraphic, Iconographic and Exegetical Explorations |
| 09/2020 - 06/2024 | PhD Student in Hebrew Bible Studies (University of Bern) |
| 04/2012 - 07/2020 | Studies in Protestant Theology (Universities of Erlangen, Münster, Basel, Tübingen) |
| 10/2017 - 09/2018 | Studies in Islamic Theology and Arabic (University of Münster) |
| 09/2017 - 06/2018 | Ecumenical Studies in Theology (Near East School of Theology, Beirut) |
| 07/2011 | Graduation |
Work Experience | |
| since 09/2024 | PostDoc assistant in Hebrew Bible Studies (University of Münster) |
| 02/2024 - 05/2024 | Research Fellowship at the W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research, Jerusalem (Marcia and Oded Borowski/Barton Research Fellowship) |
| 10/2020 - 12/2023 | Researcher / staff member „Stamp Seals from the Southern Levant” SNF SINERGIA Project |
| 02/2023 - 07/2023 | Assistant in Hebrew Bible (Bern) |
| 02/2023 - 07/2023 | Guest Lecturer in Hebrew Bible (University of Basel) |
Functions and Memberships | |
| since 2025 | Co-editor, Editorial board, Lectio Difficilior: Europäische elektronische Zeitschrift für Feministische Exegese |
| since 2025 | Steering Committee Member: “Senses, Cultures, and Biblical Worlds”, Society of Biblical Literature |
| since 2023 | Research Unit Organization und Co-Chair, Iconography and the Bible, European Association of Biblical Studies |
| 2022 - 2023 | Representative and senate member for the intermediate staff association, University of Bern |
| 04/2021 - 06/2023 | Technical assistant, European Association of Biblical Studies (EABS) |
Publications
Biermann, Bruno; Gonnermann, Laura; de Hulster, Izaak (eds.) (2026) Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. Book (edited collection) | |
Biermann, Bruno (2026) In: Biermann, Bruno; Gonnermann, Laura; de Hulster, Izaak (eds.), Gender and Iconography in Antiquity Femininities, Masculinities, Ambiguities, and Beyond in the Ancient Levant, Near East, and Mediterranean. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. Research article (book contribution) | |
Biermann, Bruno; Gonnermann, Laura (2026) In: Biermann, Bruno; Gonnermann, Laura; de Hulster, Izaak (eds.), Gender and Iconography in Antiquity Femininities, Masculinities, Ambiguities, and Beyond in the Ancient Levant, Near East, and Mediterranean . Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. Research article (book contribution) | |
Biermann, Bruno; Gonnermann, Laura; de Hulster, Izaak (2026) In: Biermann, Bruno; Gonnermann, Laura; de Hulster, Izaak (eds.), Gender and Iconography in Antiquity Femininities, Masculinities, Ambiguities, and Beyond in the Ancient Levant, Near East, and Mediterranean . Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. Research article (book contribution) | |
Biermann, Bruno (2026) Leuven: Peeters Publishers. Book (monograph) |
Projects
Duration: since 01/01/2025 Type of project: Own resources project | |
Duration: since 01/09/2024 Type of project: Own resources project | |
Duration: 01/02/2024 - 30/09/2024 Type of project: Project carried out outside the University of Münster | |
Duration: 01/09/2020 - 20/06/2024 Type of project: Project carried out outside the University of Münster |
Talks
| Visual Power Networks: Semiotics of Solar Imagery in the Iron Age Visual and Textual Media in the Ancient Near East Biermann, Bruno; Johnson, Dylan (13/08/2025) International Organization for the Study of the Old Testament (IOSOT), Berlin Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| Diachronic Ritual Agency: The Function of the King in the Elimination of Cult Objects in 1/2Kgs and 2Chr Biermann, Bruno (08/05/2025) Workshop Historical Exegesis of the Hebrew Bible (Evangelisch-Theologische Fakultäten der Universitäten Basel, Tübingen…, Münster Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| A Social-Material Approach to Gender and Writing in the Iron Age Southern Levant Biermann, Bruno (17/07/2024) Annual Meeting of the European Association of Biblical Studies in Sofia, Sofia Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| The In\Visibile Female Body? Gender and the Schematic Body in the Iron Age Southern Levant Biermann, Bruno (16/07/2024) Annual Meeting of the European Association of Biblical Studies, Sofia Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| Gender\Ambiguity in the Material Culture of the Southern Levant: Reflections on the Field(s) Biermann, Bruno (07/07/2024) Religion Beyond Binary, Religious Studies Department, Frankfurt Type of talk: scientific talk |
Prizes
| Helga-Weippert-Award 2024 in the category: Best dissertation / habilitation in the area of historical and archaeological research on ancient Palestine/Israel Awarded by: German Society for the Exploration of Palestine Award given to: Biermann, Bruno Announced at: 07/12/2024 | Date of awarding: 07/12/2024 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Marcia and Oded Borowski/Barton Research Fellowship 2024 Awarded by: W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research (AIAR), Jerusalem Award given to: Biermann, Bruno Announced at: 01/01/2024 | Date of awarding: 01/01/2024 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Sean W. Dever Memorial Prize 2021 in the category: Awarded for the best paper presented at a conference in 2021 about a topic in the field of Syro-Palestinian or Biblical Archaeology for the paper. Awarded by: W.F. Albright Institute for Archaeological Research, Jerusalem Award given to: Biermann, Bruno Announced at: 01/03/2022 | Date of awarding: 01/03/2022 Type of distinction: Best presentation award | |
| EABS Student Prize Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies 2021 in the category: Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies Awarded by: European Association of Biblical Studies Award given to: Biermann, Bruno Announced at: 01/08/2021 | Date of awarding: 01/08/2021 Type of distinction: Best presentation award | |
| Hanna Jursch Young Scientist Award 2020 Awarded by: Protestant Church of Germany Award given to: Biermann, Bruno Announced at: 01/12/2020 | Date of awarding: 01/12/2020 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction |