Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) Research Seminar and the Miqra Society

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.

(Old Testament) HEBREW BIBLE                            

RESEARCH SEMINAR

Michaelmas Term 2024-25

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 upstairs.                                                                    

Wednesday 16th October   -    New Trends in Targum Studies

           Philip Alexander (Manchester)

Wednesday 30th October   -    Judaean Women (Beyond the Bible) in the Persian Period?

          Sandra Jacobs (Leo Baeck/Kings College, London)

Wednesday 13th November - Offering of the Lips: Prayer as Sacrifice in Second Temple Literature

          Arjen Bakker (Cambridge)

Wednesday 4th December  -  Who is the Man? Revisiting Psalm 1 and the Opening of the Psalter

         Rory Balfour (London School of Theology)

Further information: Professor Katharine Dell:  kjd24@cam.ac.uk

 All warmly welcome