Biography
I'm a physician undergoing a PhD in Theology and Religious Studies. I'm interested in the intersection of biblical text, linguistics, and medicine, so I'm researching the Medical Language of the Greek Pentateuch.
I graduated as a physician in Mexico in 2017. I then studied for a Master of Arts in Theological Studies and a Master of Divinity at the Reformed Theological Seminary in North Carolina. My interest in scholarship—specifically Biblical studies—grew there until I presented a paper at the International Organization of Septuagint and Cognate Studies in 2022 in Zürich, Switzerland. After finishing my US studies, I came to the University of Cambridge to pursue a PhD.
I enjoy reading broadly, having good conversations with friends, attending church, and spending time with my family.
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Research
Medical Language in the Bible, Septuagint, Greek Language, Hebrew Language, Lexicology and Lexicography, Papyrology and Codicology, Old Testament, History of Medicine
Publications
Paredes, J. Alberto. “How Much Did They Know? Neologisms vs. Early Medical Attestations in Greek Leviticus.” JSCS 58 (2026): [Forthcoming].
Paredes, J. Alberto. “The Gileadite Password in Greek Judges: Text, Semantics, and Phonetics” in XVIII Congress of the IOSCS, Zurich, 2022. Edited by Joshua Alfaro, Marieke Dhont, and Gideon Kotze. SCS 77 (2025): [Forthcoming].
Paredes, J. Alberto. “Book Review: La Septuaginta ¿Por qué resulta actual la Biblia griega?” JSCS 57 (2025): 275–277.
Other Professional Activities
Selected Research:
How Much Did They Know? Neologisms vs. Early Medical Attestations in Leviticus LXX. Conference paper delivered for the IOSCS Research Unit at SBL, San Diego, CA. 2024.
In and Out: φάρμακος and χολέρα as Jewish Identity Markers in the Greek Pentateuch. Conference Paper delivered for the ‘The Greek Bible Between Judaism and Christianity’ Research Unit at the European Association for Biblical Studies (EABS) Annual Conference in Sofia, Bulgaria. 2024.
Medical Geography: Airs, Quails, Snakes, and Wilderness in LXX Numbers. Conference Paper delivered at the 2024 Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) Global Virtual Meeting for the Septuagint Geography Panel.
Blurred Lines and Common Tensions: Magic, Medicine, and Ritual as Cultural Markers in the Greek Pentateuch. Conference Paper delivered at the 2024 European Association for Biblical Studies (EABS) Graduate Symposium at the University of Graz, Austria. 2024
Deity, Doctors, and Divination in the Greek Pentateuch: Lexicography and Semantics. Conference Paper for the ‘Medicine, Sciences, and Knowledge in the Biblical and Talmudic Traditions’ Research Unit, delivered at the European Association for Biblical Studies (EABS) Annual Conference at Syracuse, Italy. 2023.
Foul Medicine and Female Flow-Laws: An ANE Approach to Leviticus 15:19–30. Conference Paper for the Evangelical Theological Society Eastern Regional Conference at the Museum of the Bible, Washington, D.C. 2023.
The Gileadite Password in Greek Judges: Text and Semantics. Conference Paper delivered at the International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies (IOSCS) Conference in Zürich, Switzerland. 2022
Medical Research:
Soluble and Membrane P-Glycoprotein Expression in Lymphocytes from Diffuse Large B Cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Patients Treated with R-CHOP. Contributor. Garcia, F. I. I. A., Medina, M. R. G., Guerrero, E. E. P., Ortega, J. A. P., Perez, A. A. L., Magaña, A. L. R., ... & Uc, J. A. P. (2023). Soluble and Membrane P-Glycoprotein Expression in Lymphocytes from Diffuse Large B Cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Patients Treated with R-CHOP. Blood, 142, 5798.
Capítulo 8. Epidemiología del Estreñimiento Funcional (Functional Constipation Epidemiology). De Icaza ME, Palomo BE, Paredes JA, Segura A. Epidemiología del Estreñimiento, en, Remes JM, Síntomas Gastrointestinales en México, Un Estudio Epidemiológico. SIGAME. México: ASECOM; 2015, pags. 113-140.
