Lisa Cleath

Assistant Professor of Old Testament at PTS

Lisa J. Cleath is Assistant Professor of Old Testament at PTS. She researches topics at the intersection of ancient Middle Eastern studies and critical theory, including the politics of textual authority in the ancient Middle East, postcolonial framing of Second Temple Jewish identity, historical trauma in biblical literature, and whiteness in North American Biblical Studies. Her current book project is entitled “Political Textuality in the Ancient Middle East: Hybridizing Treaty Practices in Biblical Literature.”