Elizabeth VanDyke - Near Eastern Languages & Cultures

Elizabeth VanDyke

Graduate Student

Elizabeth VanDyke is a PhD Candidate in Hebrew Bible researching the calf cultus of the Northern Kingdom of Israel. Elizabeth’s work ruminates on Hosea’s polemic against the cult statue, seeking to steer conversations on the golden calf to its role in Israelite cultic traditions and history. Her secondary interests include philology, scribalism and scribal materiality, Egyptian interactions with the Levant, the production of cult statues, inner biblical interpretation, and word play in the biblical text.

Education

BA History, Biblical and Religious Studies: Grove City College PA ’12
MA Biblical Studies: Westminster Seminary California ’15
MA Theological Studies: Westminster Seminary California ’15

Research

The Northern Kingdom of Israel
Egyptian and Levantine interactions
Philology
Cult Statues in the ancient Near East
Kingship
Scribal Materiality
Prophecy

Fields of Interest

Hebrew Bible