School of Divinity

Biblical Studies

Fridays, 11:10am, in the Martin Hall unless otherwise stated

All welcome. For enquiries, please contact Dr Matthew Novenson: matthew.novenson@ed.ac.uk.

Semester 1: Autumn 2023

Date Speaker(s) Topic
13 October

Harald Samuel (University of Oxford)

“Historical Linguistics and the Pitfalls of Electronic Tools and Statistics”

27 October

Anja Klein (University of Edinburgh)

“Resilient in the Face of Crisis: Conceptions of the Divine in the Book of Isaiah”

10 November

Richard Bell (University of Nottingham)

“GWF Hegel and Richard Wagner on the Death of Christ”

24 Novemeber

Graeme Auld (University of Edinburgh)

“War and Peace: David in an Older Royal Story”

8 December

4pm

Yuko Takahashi (Rakuno Gakuen University) "4Q550 and Its Theological Implications"