Biblical Studies Research Seminar: Martinmas 2016

Meetings will be held at 2:30pm on Thursdays in College Hall unless indicated otherwise

September

22 – Prof N. T. Wright. (St. Andrews), ‘The Real Problem and the Real Solution: Reconsidering Jesus’ Death in Romans 3’

29 – Dr Richard Briggs (Durham), ‘Virtue and Torah: The Character of the Instructed Reader

October

6 – Prof Martin Nissinen (Helsinki), ‘Ancient Near Eastern, Biblical, and Greek Prophecy in Comparison’

13 – Prof Joachim L. W. Schaper (Aberdeen), ‘The Place of Leviticus in the Pentateuch and in the History of Monotheism’

20 – Reading Week – No Seminar

November

3 – Dr Jonathan Stökel (King’s College, London), ‘Installation, Ordination or Investiture: Methodological Musings on Priestly Initiations Rituals in the Hebrew Bible and Beyond’

10 – Dr. T. J. Lang (St. Andrews), ‘Unbelievers in 1-2 Corinthians’

17 – Dr Jane Heath (Durham), ‘Picturing the Scriptures with Irenaeus (Adv. haer. 3.11)’

24 – Dr. Alice König (St. Andrews, Latin and Classical Studies), ‘Literary and Cultural Interactions in the Roman Empire: Some Reflections on Cross-cultural Cross-pollination’