| 1972 | Born in Greiz, Thuringia |
| 1991 | High school graduation (Abitur) at Jean-Paul Gymnasium Hof/Saale |
| 1991 - 1992 | Civilian Service |
| 1993 - 2000 | Study of Protestant Theology in Oberursel, Göttingen, and Munich |
| 2003 | theological Doctorate (Dr. theol.) at Georg-August-University Göttingen, Faculty of Theology (supervisor: Prof. Dr. Rudolf Smend, DD) |
| 2008 | Habilitation in Old Testament at Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Faculty of Protestant Theology |
| 2000 - 2002 | Repetent at Collegium Oecumenicum Munich |
| 2003 - 2005 | Vicariate in the Lutheran Church in Bavaria |
| 2006 | Ordination as Pastor in the Lutheran Church in Bavaria |
| 2005 - 2014 | Assistant (Assistent) of Prof. Dr. Christoph Levin at Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Faculty of Protestant Theology |
| 2011 | Visiting Professor at Humboldt-University Berlin, Faculty of Theology |
| 2014 - 2019 | Professor of Old Testament at Westfälische Wilhelms-University Münster, Faculty of Protestant Theology |
| seit 2019 | Professor of Old Testament at Georg-August-University Göttingen, Faculty of Theology |
Editorial Boards
- Handbuch zum Alten Testament (Co-editor with Jan Christian Gertz, Heidelberg)
- Journal of Hebrew Scriptures (Editorial Board)
- Mundus Orientis: Studies in Ancient Near Eastern Cultures (Co-editor with Richard Bussmann, Köln / Timothy Harrison, Toronto / Karen Radner, München)
- Religion Compass (Editorial Board)
- Zeitschrift für Theologie und Kirche (Editorial Board)
Memberships
- Centrum Orbis Orientalis et Occidentalis (2021- Director)
- Deutscher Verein zur Erforschung Palästinas
- Editio critica maior des griechischen Psalters (2021- Coordinating Committee)
- ERC-Project “Demotic Egyptian Papyri and the Formation of the Hebrew Bible“ (2022- Advisory Board)
- European Association of Biblical Studies (2016-2018 Secretary, 2022- New Research Unit Review Sub Committee)
- Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony
- Theologisches Studienhaus Göttingen (2019- Ephorus)
- Trustee of the Göttingen Orphanage Foundation
- Hebraistenverband
- Münchner Zentrum für Antike Welten (corresponding fellow)
- Old Testament Studies: Epistemologies and Methods
- Society of Biblical Literature
- Universitätsverlag Göttingen (Editorial Board)
- Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft für Theologie
Research Focus
- Ugaritic and ancient Hebrew poetry
- Origins and transformations of Yahweh veneration in its Northwest Semitic contexts
- Book of Psalms
- Old Testament prophetic literature
- Book of Deuteronomy
- Intersections between textual and literary history
- Old Testament hermeneutics