Jacob Ferrier is a second-year master’s student in the department of Religious Studies studying Judaism and Christianity in Antiquity. Jacob’s research interests span the Dead Sea Scrolls, Hebrew Bible, Second Temple Judaism, and archaeology of the ancient Near East. Before studying at UVA, he earned a master’s and bachelor’s degree in Bioinformatics along with a bachelor’s in Mathematics and Religious Studies. Jacob serves as one of the graduate student assistants for the Jewish Studies program in addition to being a Manin Fellow.