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Dead Sea Scroll Fragments – Interview with Prof. George Brooke
2 Jun 2020
Professor George Brooke is Rylands Professor Emeritus and one of the foremost experts on the Dead Sea Scrolls. He acted as consultant on the recent ...
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New Publication: Justice for the Poor?
2 Jun 2020
Rev. Dr Walter J. Houston, an Honorary Research Fellow at the Centre for Biblical Studies, had his book published by Wipf and Stock. Justice for ...
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Dr Holly Morse re-evaluates the myths of Eve in new volume
28 May 2020
Dr Holly Morse, Lecturer in Bible, Gender and Culture in the Department of Religions and Theology, has published a new volume offering a ...
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Dead Sea Scroll fragments thought to be blank reveal text
15 May 2020
New research has revealed that four Dead Sea Scroll manuscript fragments housed at The University of Manchester’s John Rylands Library, which were ...
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Peter Oakes appointed to Rylands Chair
31 Mar 2020
The Centre for Biblical Studies extends its congratulations to Peter Oakes, currently Professor of New Testament, who has just been appointed to the ...
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Residential research programme at the British School at Rome
20 Feb 2020
The BSR is situated in the Valle Giulia, the site of the 1911 British Pavilion. Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and then adapted by him to become the...
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Virtual guide inspires fresh thinking about New Testament times
15 Nov 2019
A virtual guide that tells the story of what it was like to live in New Testament times has been launched by the Centre for Biblical Studies. Led ...
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Lively discussions at 2019 Manson Memorial Lecture
7 Nov 2019
Last month (17 October), the 2019 outing for the Manson Memorial Lecture brought lively discussions on religion and sociology thanks to an engaging ...
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Centre for Biblical Studies PhD student reports back from German (and) Theology Summer School
29 Aug 2019
Siobhán Jolley, a PhD candidate in the Centre for Biblical Studies, spent July in Germany, on a German (and) Theology Summer School at Johannes ...
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Peter Oakes attends Society of New Testament Studies
21 Aug 2019
Peter Oakes has just returned from the annual meeting of the Society of New Testament Studies (SNTS), held this year in Marburg, Germany. The ...
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Bible, Gender and Church Research Centre launched
14 Jun 2019
The BGC is a new research centre, bringing biblical and gender studies together with issues faced by men and women in the contemporary church. ...
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Students attend Northern Universities’ Postgraduate Day For Biblical Studies 2019
31 May 2019
On 28 May 2019, PhD students and staff from the Centre for Biblical Studies travelled to Durham for the Northern Universities’ Postgraduate Day For...
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Prof Peter Oakes presents at Early Synagogue Archaeology Conference
14 May 2019
Prof Peter Oakes recently gave a paper at the Early Synagogue Archeology Conference in Lausanne. The last decade has seen a mushrooming of our ...
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Professor Peter Oakes releases new publication
14 May 2019
Professor Peter Oakes has a new publication: ‘The Christians and their Politeuma in Heaven: Philippians 3:20 and the Herakleopolis Papyri’, In ...
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Members participate in Love, Boundaries and Sacred Texts Colloquium
8 May 2019
Members of the Centre for Biblical Studies participated in a two-day colloquium on the theme of Love, Boundaries and Sacred Texts. The colloquium,...
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Prof Peter Oakes gives inaugural lecture
11 Jan 2019
On 28 November members of the Centre for Biblical Studies were delighted to be among the audience for Prof Peter Oakes' Inaugural Lecture. Prof ...
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Reflections on CBS trip to Greece
8 Jan 2019
Members of the Centre for Biblical Studies had the opportunity to participate in an academic study trip to Northern Greece. The group also ...
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Chester day trip enjoyed by Ehrhardt Seminar
30 Nov 2018
On Saturday, 24 November 2018, members of the Ehrhardt Seminar were delighted to make a day-trip to Chester to visit the Dean John Saul Howson ...
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