Rachel Ko

PhD Candidate
rachael.ko@mail.utoronto.ca

Areas of Interest

  • Hebrew Bible
  • Biblical Archaeology
  • Biblical History

Biography

Rachel is currently researching the role and significance that landscape, collective memory and imagination played in the formation of nationalistic identity and narrative traditions in 1 Samuel. She is particularly interested in the relationship between the peripheral regions outside royal/central authority, and how the geography of these peripheral regions influenced the scribal institutions of Judah and Israel.

Education

  • M.A. in Religious Studies, McGill University (2016-2018)
  • M.A. in Biblical Archaeology, Tel Aviv University (2015-2018)
  • B.A. in Religious Studies, McGill University (2009-2013)

Current Supervisor(s)

  • Robert Holmstedt