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Isaac Soon

Assistant Professor of Early Christianity · Gap Fill - Faculty of Arts · University of British Columbia

Quick answer: Isaac Soon is Assistant Professor of Early Christianity at University of British Columbia. Isaac Soon shows an active PhD hiring signal as of 2026-10-19.

⭐ I am open to supervising students in the areas of biblical studies especially as related to disability, gender, and enslavement in early Christian literature. Please contact me if you’d like to discuss the possibility of studying in our Department.

Research interests

Research Interests: Disability, Gender, Enslavement in the Ancient Mediterranean Literate Workers in Ancient Christianity Pauline Literature Canonical and Apocryphal Gospel Literature Anti-Judaism in Early Christianity Suicide and Death in the Ancient Mediterranean Research Areas: Early Christianity Judaism New Testament Studies Roman Studies Culture and Identity

Selected publications (since 2023)

Books – A Disabled Apostle: Impairment and Disability in the Letters of Paul (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023) – Literate Workers and the Production of Early Christian Literature. Cambridge Elements. (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, forthcoming) Peer-Reviewed Articles 2026 – “One Priesthood After Another: Hebrews, Concurrent Sacrifice, and the Destruction of the Temple,” Journal for the Study of the New Testament (2027), forthcoming – “The Devil as Perdix: The Origin and Development of the Satanic Partridge in Early Christianity,” Journal of Early Christian Studies 34.2 (2026): 231–253. https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/989232 – “Self-Made ‘Men’: The Progressive Emasculation of the Brothers Asinaeus and Anilaeus in Josephus, Antiquities 18.310–79,” Classical Quarterly (2026)
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Is Isaac Soon hiring PhD students at University of British Columbia?
Yes. As of 2026-10-19, Isaac Soon's faculty page shows a PhD hiring signal: I am open to supervising students in the areas of biblical studies especially as related to disability, gender, and enslavement in early Christian literature. Please contact me if you’d like to discus.
What does Isaac Soon research?
Research Interests: Disability, Gender, Enslavement in the Ancient Mediterranean Literate Workers in Ancient Christianity Pauline Literature Canonical and Apocryphal Gospel Literature Anti-Judaism in Early Christianity Suicide and Death in the Ancient Mediterranean Research Areas: Early Christianit

Data last updated: 2026-10-19 · Source: phd-match.com faculty database.

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