INEZ AND JULIUS POLIN – INSTITUTE FOR THEOLOGICAL RESEARCH is our full name, but we generally shorten this to The Polin Institute. We’re an independent research institute at Åbo Akademi University.

Our address is The Polin Institute, Theologicum, Biskopsgatan 16, FI-20500 Åbo, Finland. Come and say hello!

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  28.05.2026 | Uncategorized

  Stints for Polin Monographs, deadline 20 August 2026

  Need time to finalize a book manuscript? Research stint at the Polin Institute for theological research within Åbo Akademi University, Finland The Polin Institute is a growing international center of theological research in Finland. We announce two research stints of maximum six months between the beginning of March 2027 and the end of August 2027 […]

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  24.03.2026 | Research news

  Topias Tanskanen in the Dialogues in Judaic Studies podcast

  ThD Topias Tanskanen, a postdoctoral researcher in exegetics at the Polin Institute, was invited to the “Dialogues in Judaic Studies” podcast, led by Dr. Ari Barbalat, to discuss his new book, Jacob in Jubilees. Jacob, the Torah and the Abrahamic Promise (Berlin: De Gruyter, 2025). You can listen to the podcast here.

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  10.03.2026 | Conference

  Jewish Studies in the Nordic Countries: Junior Researcher Conference 9-10 November, 2026

  Jewish Studies in the Nordic CountriesJunior Researcher Conference Turku, Finland 9-10 November, 2026 This is a conference for scholars in all disciplines whose research can be classified as “Jewish Studies”. It is especially geared towards junior researchers (PhD students and recent PhD graduates). Senior scholars are also very welcome, but we reserve the option of […]

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