Biblical Studies

Fridays, 11.15am - 12.30pm unless otherwise specified, Martin Hall

For more information, contact Dr Suzanna Millar. Email Suzanna.Millar@ed.ac.uk

Semester 2: Spring 2019

Date	Speaker	Topic
18 January 2019	Dr Benedikt Eckhardt Edinburgh	From Club to Church? Organisation and Identity in Early Christian History
25 January 2019 11.15am-12.45pm	(1) Phil Foster, PhD candidate (2) Sofanit Abebe, PhD candidate	(1) Is Everything “Beautiful” or “Appropriate” in its Time?: ָyāfeh and Semantic Change (2) Peter and the Patriarch: The End Time in 1 Enoch and 1 Peter
1 February 2019	Dr Matthew Novenson Edinburgh	Did Paul Abandon Either Judaism or Monotheism?
8 February 2019	Prof Joachim Schaper Aberdeen	Elements of an Ancient Near Eastern History of the Soul: Aramaic inscriptions from Zinçirli/Sam'al and the biblical nefeš
15 February 2019	Prof Judith Gärtner Rostock	The Silence of YHWH in Isa 64f
22 February 2019	No meeting - reading week	No meeting - reading week
1 March 2019	Prof Louise Lawrence Exeter	Ivory Towers and the Banishment of Bedlam: Reason, Right Minds and Sane Privilege in Biblical Studies
8 March 2019 11.15am-12.45pm	(1) Timm Hein, PhD candidate (2) Prof Helen Bond	(1) “Oh, Oh, it's magic, you know? Matthew’s magi in Early Christianity” (2) Physical Appearance and Gender-fluidity: the Appeal of the Markan Jesus.
15 March 2019	Prof Walter Moberly Durham	A Voice from the Fire: A Reading of Exodus 3
22 March 2019	Prof Johanna Stiebert Leeds	Religious Violence and Rape Culture - Reflections on the Woman Accused of Adultery in Numbers 5
29 March 2019	Dr Mika Pajunen Helsinki	The Changing Functions of Psalms and Prayers in the Second Temple Period
5 April 2019	Dr Hannah Strømmen Chichester	Not Peace but Terror: On the Use and Abuse of Bibles

Semester 1 Autumn 2018

Date	Speaker	Topic
21 September 2018	Prof Paul Middleton, University of Chester	“Those Whom I Love I Chastise” (Rev. 3.19; Heb. 12.6): Divine Violence Against Christians in Hebrews and Revelation
28 September 2018	Dr Michael A Lyons, University of St Andrews	Trito-Isaiah’s ‘Servants’ in the Psalms
5 October 2018	Dr Anja Klein, University of Edinburgh	Uncovering the Nymphomaniac – Exile as Sexual Violence in Ezek 16 and 23
12 October 2018	Prof David Jasper, Honorary Fellow, University of Edinburgh	A Conversation between Two Literary Geniuses – James Joyce and St. Mark (who almost understand each other)
19 October 2018	Julia Lindenlaub, PhD candidate, University of Edinburgh Nathanael Vette, PhD candidate, University of Edinburgh	The Beloved Disciple Portrayed Through the Use of Scripture in the Gospel of John How Mark Wrote: Scripturalization in the Gospel of Mark and the Second Temple Period
26 October 2018	Dr Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer, University of Aberdeen	Isaiah 40-55: A Redefinition of the Temple and its Cult
2 November 2018	Dr Katharine Dell, University of Cambridge	Wisdom in Exile in Babylon: An Intertextual Approach
9 November 2018	Prof Konrad Schmid, University of Zurich	How God became a Lawgiver: The Torah’s Place in the History of Ancient Near Eastern Law
16 November 2018	* No meeting *	* No meeting *
23 November 2018	Dr Marion Carson, Honorary Fellow, University of Edinburgh	Suffering, Character and Hope: Two Views of Romans 5:1-5 and their Implications for Pastoral Care
30 November 2018	Ryan Collman, PhD candidate, University of Edinburgh Matthew Sharp, PhD candidate, University of Edinburgh	Dogs and Evil Workers and Mutilation! Oh My! Identifying Paul’s Opponents in Philippians 3 The Voice of God in Rom 9:6-18: Paul, Plutarch, Pausanias (and Others) on Deriving a God’s Character from his Oracles

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