Associate Professor in the Department of Biblical Studies

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Biblical scholar and Associate Professor of Old Testament at Charles University in Prague.

Primary research focus: Pentateuchal studies and the Book of Exodus; history and literature of ancient Israel, hermeneutics in Biblical exposition, Old Testament theologies, and Rabbinic literature.

Currently holding the position of Vice-Dean for Doctoral Studies. Occasionally serving as a preacher for the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren.

ORCID: 0000-0001-7728-8266

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Born: Prague, 1967

Raised: Rýmařov (Northern Moravia)

Family: Married to Lucie Slámová, with three children, residing in Stará Boleslav.

Professional Curriculum Vitae

• 1981–1985 Grammar School in Rýmařov.

• 1986–1994 Comenius Protestant Theological Faculty ( in 1990 renamed to Protestant Theological Faculty of Charles University), concluding with the Master's degree (Mgr).

• • 1989–1991 Military Service.

• • 1992–1993 German-funded programme Studium in Israel at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem (12 months).

• 1994–1995 Jewish Studies at Wycliffe Hall, University of Oxford (Supervisor: Martin Goodman).

• 1995–1996 Curacy for the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren, concluded with Ordination.

• 1996–2000 Associate Pastor at the Vinohrady congregation of the ECCB.

• 1995–2000 Doctoral studies at the Protestant Theological Faculty. Awarded Ph.D. degree based on the defence of the dissertation The Image of Rabbi Joshua ben Levi in the Talmuds and Midrashim: A Contribution to the Literary Analysis of Rabbinic Literature (Supervisor: Martin Prudký).

• • 1998–1999 Study of Jewish Studies at Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Germany (3 months; Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Stefan Schreiner).

• 2004–2005 Postdoctoral research fellowship at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia, USA (10 months; Fulbright-Masaryk Scholarship; Host: Prof. Dr. William P. Brown).

• 2014 Appointed as Associate Professor in Biblical Theology following the successful defense of the habilitation thesis The Function of History in 20th-Century Old Testament Theologies.

• 2011–2021 Involvement in archaeological excavations in collaboration with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Khirbet Qeiyafa, 2011) and Tel Aviv University (Tell Azekah, 2014 and 2016; Tell Moza, 2020).

• 2022 Appointed Vice-Dean for Doctoral Studies.

• 2025 Appointed Guarantor of the Doctoral Programme in Biblical Theology.

Publications

Publishing and other professional activities registered in database OBD.

Monographs

• SLÁMA, Petr, Tanu rabanan: Antologie rabínské literatury [Tanu rabanan: An Anthology of Rabbinic Literature]. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2010, P. 552. ISBN 987-80-7021-722-1.

• SLÁMA, Petr. Nové teologie Starého zákona a dějiny [New Theologies of the Old Testament and History]. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2013, p. 400. ISBN 987-80-7429-353-5.

• SLÁMA, Petr. New Theologies of the Old Testament and History: The Function of History in Modern Biblical Scholarship. Zürich: LIT Verlag, 2017, p. 300. ISBN: 978-3-643-90841-4.

• SLÁMA, Petr. Exodus 1-15: Jak jsem zatočil s Egyptem [Exodus 1-15: How I Sorted Egypt out]. Praha: Česká biblická společnost, 2020, p. 416. ISBN 798-80-7545-054-8.

Edited volumes

• PRUDKÝ, Martin and SLÁMA, Petr (eds.). Tesáno do kamene psáno na pergamen tištěno na papír: Studie ke starozákonní hermeneutice [Inscribed in Stone, Written on Parchment, Printed on Paper: Studies in Old Testament Hermeneutics] (Studie a texty ETF 13). Praha: ETF UK, 2009. ISBN 987-80-86498-31-7. (Share: 50%).

• OEMING, Manfred and SLÁMA, Petr. A King like All the Nations? Kingdoms of Israel and Judah in the Bible and History. Zürich: LIT Verlag, 2015. 336 pages. ISBN 978-3-643-90674-8.

• ČAPEK, Filip and SLÁMA, Petr. And God Saw That It Was Good (Gen 1:12): The Concept of Quality in Archaeology, Philology and Theology. Zürich: LIT Verlag, 2020. 290 pages. ISBN 798-80-7545-054-8.

Chapters in edited volumes

• SLÁMA, Petr. "Pojetí náboženské a světské autority v normativní židovské literatuře" (The Concept of Religious and Secular Authority in Normative Jewish Literature). In: FIALA, Petr et al. (ed.), Autorita v abrahamských náboženstvích: Náboženské a politické aspekty autority v judaismu, křesťanství a islámu. Brno: CDK, 2005, pp. 13-29, ISBN 80-7325-052-7.

• SLÁMA, Petr. "Daňkovo Dobové pozadí Starého zákona aneb dějinám navzdory vstříc vyšším kvalitám náboženským?" (Daněk's Contemporary Background of the Old Testament: Towards Higher Religious Qualities Despite History?). In: MACEK, Ondřej a RÜCKL, Jan (ed.), Slavomil C. Daněk v kontextu českého protestantismu a starozákonního bádání. , Jihlava: Mlýn, 2007, pp. 14-24, ISBN 978-80-86498-19-5.

• SLÁMA, Petr. "A kde jsou ti písmáci, co se s nimi mohlo stát...?" (And Where Are the Scribes, What Could Have Become of Them...?). In: MACEK, Ondřej (ed.), Zpytování: Studie a eseje k evangelické identitě. Středokluky: Zdeněk Susa, 2007, pp. 124-136, ISBN 978-80-86057-46-0.

• SLÁMA, Petr. "„Zákon Boha tvého a zákon krále“ (Ezd 7,26): Mojžíšova Tóra jako akreditační dokument židovského společenství doby Ezdrášovy?" ("The Law of Your God and the Law of the King" (Ezra 7:26): Moses' Torah as an Accreditation Document for the Jewish Community in Ezra's Time?). In: PRUDKÝ, Martin a SLÁMA, Petr, Tesáno do kamene psáno na pergamen tištěno na papír. Praha: ETF UK, 2009, pp. 112-127, ISBN 987-80-86498-31-7.

• SLÁMA, Petr. "Starozákonní minimalisté" (Old Testament Minimalists). In: PRUDKÝ, Martin a SLÁMA, Petr, Tesáno do kamene psáno na pergamen tištěno na papír. Praha: ETF UK, 2009, pp. 207-223, ISBN 987-80-86498-31-7.

• SLÁMA, Petr. "Starý zákon" (Old Testament). In: MYNÁŘOVÁ, Jana et al. (ed.), Písemnictví starého předního východu. Praha: Oikoymenh, 2011, pp. 366-305, ISBN 978-80-7298-442-8.

• SLÁMA, Petr. "Die katholische Untergrundkirche im Blickwinkel der tschechischen Protestanten" (The Catholic Underground Church from the Perspective of Czech Protestants). In: KOLLER, Erwin a KÜNG, Hans (ed.), Die verratene Prophetie: Die tschechoslowakische Untergrundkirche zwischen Vatikan und Kommmunismus. Luzern: Edition Exodus, 2011, pp. 204-218, ISBN 978-3-905577-79-2.

• SLÁMA, Petr. "Pharaoh, the Bad King of Exodus 5, and Antimonarchical Srains in the Story of King Jeroboam (1Kgs 11-12)". In: OEMING and SLÁMA, A King like All the Nations?. Zürich: LIT Verlag, 2015, pp. 193-198.

• SLÁMA, Petr. "Zur Gnade im spätantiken Judentum: 2. Die rabbinische Literatur" (On Grace in Late Antique Judaism: 2. Rabbinic Literature). In: KARFÍKOVÁ, Lenka, Gnadenlehre in Schrift und Patristik. Freiburg: Herder, 2016, pp. 79-88, ISBN 978-3-451-00708-8.

• SLÁMA, Petr. "Moses the God: The Apotheosis of Moses in the Blaze of Source-critical Struggles". In: ČAPEK, Filip a SLÁMA, Petr, And God Saw That It Was Good (Gen 1:12): The Concept of Quality in Achaeology, Philology and Theology. Zürich: LIT Verlag, 2020, pp. 165-172, ISBN 978-3-643-91185-8.

• SLÁMA, Petr. "‘Thus they despoiled the Egyptians’ (Exod 12:36 and parallels): On the scandal of asking silver and gold from innocent neighbours". In: BER, Viktor (ed.), Nomos and Violence: Dimensions in Bible and Theology. Zürich: LIT Verlag, 2020, pp. 19-26, ISBN 978-3-643-90997-8.

• SLÁMA, Petr. "Moses’ Water Stunts: Two observations on the Language Puns in Exodus 2:10 and 15:22–27". In: RIEMERSMA, Nico, SPRONK, Klaas, WESTRA, Gerben, VAN MIEDEN, Piet (eds.), Van God Gesproken: Opstellen over bijbelse theologie aangeboden aan Joep Dubbink. Amsterdam: Societas Hebraica Amstelodamensis, 2023, pp. 61-69, ISBN: 978-94-92526-72-4.

• SLÁMA, Petr. "Moses, the Multilateral Mmediator: The Mesaage of the Chistic Structure in the Story of the Golden Calf (Exod 32-34)". In: BARGÁR, Pavol (ed.), The Bible, Christianity, and Culture: Essays in Honor of Professor Petr Pokorný. Praha: Karolinum, 2023 pp. 17-29, ISBN 978-80-246-5407-2.

Chapters in scholarly journals

• SLÁMA, Petr. "Beyond, Before and Within the Text of the Bible: On the history and its importance for the OT Theology. The case of Slavomil C. Daněk (1885-1946)." Communio viatorum Vol. 50 (2008), No. 3: pp. 285–299. ISSN 0010-3713.

• SLÁMA, Petr. "Za Janem Hellerem [In Memoriam Jan Heller]." Listy filologické: Folia Philologica Vol. 131 (2008), No. 3–4: pp. 508–512. ISSN 0024-4457.

• SLÁMA, Petr. "První báseň o stvoření (Gn 1,1 - 2,4a) a její české překlady [The First Poem of Creation (Gen 1:1 - 2:4a) and its Czech Translations]." Listy filologické: Folia Philologica Vol. 133 (2010), No. 1–2: pp. 97–112. ISSN 0024-4457.

• SLÁMA, Petr. "Skrytá církev v pohledu českých evangelíků [The Hidden Church from the Perspective of Czech Evangelicals]." Teologická reflexe 2010, No. 2: pp. (Pages missing). ISSN 1211-1872.

• SLÁMA, Petr. "O prorocké představivosti, rétorice a naději Waltera Brueggemanna [On the Prophetic Imagination, Rhetoric, and Hope of Walter Brueggemann]." Teologická reflexe Vol. 21 (2015), No. 2: pp. 117–133.

• SLÁMA, Petr. "Emanuel Lévinas a židovství [Emmanuel Levinas and Judaism]." Acta Unversitae Carolinae Theologica Vol. 4 (2016), No. 2: pp. 33–45.

• SLÁMA, Petr. "Von richtiger Unterscheidung einer emischen und etischen Perspektive in der neueren Theologien des Alten Testaments [On the Proper Distinction of an Emic and Etic Perspective in the Newer Theologies of the Old Testament]." Communio viatorum: A theological journal Vol. 58 (2016), No. 3: pp. 388–400.

• SLÁMA, Petr. "Tři způsoby, jak číst Bibli: filologicky, teologicky a spirituálně. Hermenutická úvaha [Three Ways to Read the Bible: Philologically, Theologically, and Spiritually. A Hermeneutical Reflection]." Salve: Revue pro teologii a duchovní život Vol. 31 (2021), No. 4: pp. 11–20. ISSN 1213-6301.

• SLÁMA, Petr. "Zápas o justici v Izraeli [The Struggle for Justice in Israel]." Dingir Vol. 26 (2023), No. 2: pp. 41–43. ISSN 1212-1371