Sara Ronis, Ph.D., studies rabbinic literature in the broader cultural context of Late Antiquity, including ancient Judaism, early Christianity, and the religions of Late Antique Iran. Her research focuses on demons and magic, gender and sexuality, and the construction of personhood and identity in ancient Judaism. Her first book, Demons in the Details: Demonic Discourse and Rabbinic Culture in Late Antique Babylonia (University of California Press, 2022), won the 2023 Canadian Jewish Literature Award in Jewish Thought and Culture and was shortlisted for the 2022 American Academy of Religion Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion in Textual Studies. Her current project explores ancient Jewish constructions of the fetus in the contexts of the Roman and Sasanian empires.

Ronis teaches courses in the Hebrew Bible and its reception, as well as courses that explore the diverse theologies and religious communities of the ancient world. Ronis was awarded the Distinguished Faculty Award in 2022.