This ten-week short course (Oct-Dec 2023) offers a creative engagement with a breadth of texts and methods in contemporary biblical studies. More information and registration: click here The course is team-taught by leading specialists in the fields of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, Second Temple Judaism, and New Testament studies. Sessions will […]
St Catharine’s College, Cambridge 4th–7th September 2023 Under the presidency of Prof. Katharine Dell Printable version of the Programme. MONDAY 4 September 2.00 pm Committee Meeting 4.30 pm Registration in the McGrath Centre (registration will open earlier if possible) 5.45 pm Reception sponsored by Cambridge University Press 6.45 pm […]
KIRBY LAING DOCTORAL STUDENTSHIPS IN NEW AND OLD TESTAMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE (CHELTENHAM) STARTING 1 OCTOBER 2023 The University of Gloucestershire is offering up to three full fees doctoral studentships in New Testament funded by the Kirby Laing Trusts to commence on 1st October 2023. Preference will be […]
Previous Year Next Year Winter Meeting 2023 Katharine Dell (Cambridge) “Covenant and wisdom: Arguing with a premise from absence” Moritz Adam (Zurich) “Reflections upon History in Ecclesiastes and its Context in the Hellenistic Period” Megan Daffern (Cambridge) “Talking to yourself? The Psalms and Self-Address in the HB/OT” David Firth (Bristol) […]
Endcliffe Village Campus, Sheffield The venue for all sessions is The Edge, Endcliffe Student Village, Sheffield, S10 3ED 3-5 January 2023 Under the presidency of Prof. Katharine Dell. TUESDAY 3 January 2.00 pm Committee Meeting 4.30 pm Registration 6.00 pm Reception sponsored by Sheffield Phoenix Press 6.30 pm Dinner 8.00 pm Presidential Address: […]
Previous Year Next Year Winter Meeting 2022 Charlotte Hempel (Birmingham) – ‘The Legacy of the People of the Land in the Dead Sea Scrolls’ Stuart Weeks (Durham) – ‘Why Do We Read Qohelet the Ways We Do?’ William Tooman (St. Andrews) – ‘Genesis 34 and the Law’ Lindsey Askin (Bristol) […]
Jubilee Campus, Nottingham The venue for all sessions is the Exchange Building, Jubilee Campus, Nottingham, NG8 1BB. 25–28 July 2022 Under the presidency of Prof. Charlotte Hempel. The (18th) Joint Meeting with the Oudtestamentisch Werkgezelschap in the Netherlands and Belgium MONDAY 25 July 2.00 pm Committee Meeting 4.30 pm Registration […]
Online 4-6 January 2022 Under the presidency of Prof Charlotte Hempel TUESDAY 4 January 2.00 pm Committee Meeting 7.15 pm Charlotte Hempel (Birmingham) – ‘The Legacy of the People of the Land in the Dead Sea Scrolls’ WEDNESDAY 5 January 9.15 am Stuart Weeks (Durham) – ‘Why Do We Read […]
Previous Year Next Year Winter Meeting 2021 Prof Hugh Paper, ‘Old Testament Studies after Covid-19? Precedents for Dealing with the Unprecedented’ Megan Warner, ‘Are You Indeed to Reign Over Us? Politics in Genesis 37-50’ Mark Awabdy, ‘Is Leviticus Ironic? Exploring Narratival and Priestly Ironies in the Centre of the Torah’ James […]
Online 12-14 January 2021 Under the presidency of Prof Hugh Pyper MONDAY 12 July 2.00 pm Committee Meeting 7.15 pm Martti Nissinen – ‘Female Voices in Akkadian Love Poetry and in the Song of Songs’ TUESDAY 13 Jul 9.15 am Alison Gray – ‘Bringing a dead language to life? Teaching and learning Biblical […]