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Interview with Dr Sarah Parkhouse
22 Sep 2021
CBS: Could you begin by telling us about the project you’ll be working on during your time at Manchester? SP: My postdoctoral project is called ...
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CBS Semester 2 publishing roundup
9 Jul 2021
Professor Peter Oakes and Dr Andrew K. Boakye published their co-authored work, Rethinking Galatians Paul’s Vision of Oneness in the Living Christ ...
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Lies Abusers Tell: Weaponisation of the Bible in the Home
7 Jul 2021
The Bible, Gender and Church Research Centre (the BGC) held an evening seminar on Tuesday the 20 of April on the topic of ‘Lies Abuser Tell: ...
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Research Spotlight: Dr David Lamb
2 Mar 2021
Dr Lamb is one of our Honorary Research Fellows in the Centre for Biblical Studies. He completed his MA in Biblical Studies at Manchester part-time, ...
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Publishing updates from the CBS
26 Feb 2021
The first semester of this academic year saw a number of exciting publications from members of the Centre for Biblical Studies. Professor Peter Oakes...
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CBS academics to present at Society of Biblical Literature meeting
25 Nov 2020
The annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion and the Society of Biblical Literature, due to take place in Boston, MA, will run online ...
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CBS during the COVID-19 pandemic
30 Oct 2020
Despite the pandemic, a lot is still happening at the CBS. For example, in the spirit of physical distancing not necessitating social distance, the ...
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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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