(Old Testament) Hebrew Bible Research Seminar
This Seminar is chaired on a termly basis by Professor Katharine Dell, and Professor Nathan MacDonald.
It hosts papers from both invited visitors and Cambridge scholars on the broad theme of the interpretation of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, as well as the historical and archaeological contexts, Hebrew language, reception of the Bible, and some second temple topics.
It is the main gathering for graduate students, scholars and visiting scholars in the University interested in the field of Old Testament studies.
Visitors are welcome to attend, and are invited to contact one of the chairs in advance to introduce themselves. Suggestions of possible speakers or topics may also be made to the chairs.
Related seminars are also hosted by the Cambridge Forum for Jewish Studies.
Michaelmas Term 2025-2026
Meetings will be held on Wednesdays in the Faculty of Divinity
Runcie Room at 2:30 pm followed by tea at 4pm in the Selwyn Room
15 October - Lindsey Davidson (Bristol), Orality, Education, and Wisdom in Proverbs and Sirach
29 October - Joachim Krause (Bochum), The Book of Amos between Israel and Judah
12 November - Melanie Peetz (Frankfurt), Women Serving at the Entrance of the Tent of Meeting?: Female Agency in Exodus 35–40
3 December - Aaron Koller (Cambridge), Strangers in Isaiah, Ezra, Deuteronomy, and the Whole Hebrew Bible: On Intellectual History and Biblical Theology
Further information: Professor Nathan MacDonald nm10011@cam.ac.uk
All warmly welcome.