Christian Origins
Lectures and book launch events hosted by the Centre for the Study of Christian Origins.
Semester 2: Spring 2023
| Date | Speaker(s) | Topic |
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Tuesday 31 January 4.10pm, Elizabeth Templeton Lecture Theatre |
Dr Matthew Sharp (University of St Andrews) Dr J. Thomas Hewitt (University of Aberdeen) |
Book Launch Matthew T. Sharp, Divination and Philosophy in the Letters of Paul (EUP, 2022) |
| Monday 13 February Online, Zoom | Edinburgh/Copenhagen Joint Seminar: Daniel Maier (Copenhagen) | “Lost in Transmission? The Apocalypse of Peter in Its Different Traditions and Their Chances for a Better Understanding of Early Christian Paradise Conceptions” |
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Tuesday 7 March [RESCHEDULED from Tuesday 21 February] 4.10pm, Elizabeth Templeton Lecture Theatre |
Dr Margaret Williams (University of Edinburgh) Dr Kimberley Czajkowski (University of Edinburgh) Professor Helen Bond (University of Edinburgh) |
Book Launch Margaret Williams, Early Classical Authors on Jesus (Bloomsbury, 2022) |
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Cancelled Tuesday 21 March 4.10pm, Elizabeth Templeton Lecture Theatre |
TBD |
TBD |
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Monday 5 June 9am-6pm, All New College rooms |
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Scottish Universities Postgraduate Day Conference in Biblical Studies |
Semester 1: Autumn 2022
| Date | Speaker(s) | Topic |
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Monday 17 October 5.10pm, Elizabeth Templeton Lecture Theatre |
Yii-Jan Lin (Yale University) |
Kennedy-Wright Opening Lecture “Music and the New Testament Text: The Possibilities of Creative Philology” |
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Tuesday 8 November 4.30pm, Online (Zoom) |
Philippa Townsend (University of Edinburgh) |
Copenhagen/Edinburgh Seminar "Ethnicity and Sacrifice: Ancient and Modern Intersections" |
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Monday 14 November 5.10pm, Elizabeth Templeton Lecture Theatre |
Ken Dark (Kings College London) |
Lecture “The Archaeology of First-Century Nazareth” |
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Tuesday 6 December 5.10pm, Elizabeth Templeton Lecture Theatre |
James McGrath (Butler University) |
Lecture “What does John the Baptist have to do with Christmas?" |
Contact Dr Matthew Novenson, Director, Centre for the Study of Christian Origins: Email matthew.novenson@ed.ac.uk
Centre for the Study of Christian Origins