Naomi Reiss (MA (Cantab), MSc)

Thesis title: Prisoners of Christ: Incarceration in Early Christian Literature

Biography

Qualifications

MA (Cantab) Modern and Medieval Languages (I)

University of Cambridge (2019)

MSc Biblical Studies (Distinction)

University of Edinburgh (2021)

 

Research summary

Naomi's research interests centre on incarceration in early Christianity. She currently researches the experiences of imprisoned Christ-followers as documented in the New Testament and other early Christian texts. She is also interested in all kinds of carceral logics, ancient and modern, and the way that biblical texts are implicated in modern discourses around imprisonment and the pastoral care of prisoners. 

Current project grants

Doctoral Training Partnership with the Scottish Graduate School of Arts and Humanities (SGSAH).

Conference details

Humanimal: The Bible and 'Animal' Others

Online (March 2023)

Paper Title: 'Imprisoned Animals, Imprisoned People in the Acts of Paul (and Thecla)'

European Association of Biblical Studies (EABS) Graduate Symposium

Jerusalem (March 2023)

Paper Title: (ditto)

 

Forthcoming conferences:

Scottish Universities Postgraduate Conference

Edinburgh (June 2023)

Paper Title: 'Paul's Carceral Relationships with Local Law-Enforcers, Rome, and God'

British New Testament Society Meeting 2023

Exeter (August 2023)

Paper Title: (ditto)

Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting 2023

San Antonio, Texas (November 2023)

Paper Title: (ditto)

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