Congratulations to the editors/other contributors for bringing this volume to imminent publication! (... within which I also have an essay 'Ethnic and Marginal Groups in the Hebrew Bible: A Case for Exploring Human Connections and Belonging in Esther'). www.routledge.com/The-Routledg...

Sarah Nicholson, ‘Survival Sex in Bethlehem: Can Ruth Make Herself a Body without Organs?’

Prof. Christl Maier: ‘Political Threat and Scribal Interpretation: Jeremiah’s Emergence as a Prophet to the Nations’

Yannis Wing Yan Ng (Historically Alert and Ethically Engaged Interpretation)

Liz Grier (Covenant Allusions in Ps. 51)

Molly Drake (Judean Pillar Figurines)

Mark Sneed, ‘Does Qohelet Believe in the Tun-Ergehen-Zusammenhang or Not and Why Does it Matter?’

Morning outdoor swimming with a few other conference-goers at Colwick Country Park!

Ekaterina Kozlova, ‘“That Broken Reed of a Staff” (2 Kgs 18:21 // Isa 36:6): On Foreign Aid, Geriatric Care, and Disability in Rab-Sheqah’s Taunt’

Isabelle Hamley, ‘The book of Judges and the failure of hegemonic masculinity’

Rebecca S. Watson, ‘From Ark to Anthropocene: The Role of Biblical Interpretation in Shaping Theological Responses to Climate Change’

The next paper is: Walter Moberly, ‘Creation and Fall: Towards Understanding Genesis 1-3’

The next paper is Gary A. Rendsburg, ‘Towards a New Ugaritic Dictionary’

Moritz Franz Adam, ‘What is an Author? Authorship and Ambiguity between Classical and Jewish Literature’

The second paper of the conference is Kengoro Goto, ‘How to Identify Northern Hebrew Features with New Criteria: Examples and Benefits’

The morning of the conference has begun with Sarah Turner-Smith 'Did Adam hide because he was naked? Fear, obedience, and piety in the first human family’

The Society for Old Testament Study conference continues with the presidential paper by David Firth 'The Psalter and Theodicy'

The Society for Old Testament Study conference began by celebrating a Festschrift for Katharine Dell "Wisdom at the interface between God and Humans: Essays in honor of Katharine Dell".

#UniExeter please reconsider. As a previous external examiner I know the Theology and Religion department is one of the world's best. Furthermore, you have some of the most brilliant academics in the field globally. Don't throw it all away.

It's so great to be working alongside you, Sébastien, on this brilliant series which focuses on innovative Biblical Interpretation. Congratulations on the appointment as co-editor. brill.com/display/serial…

Sébastien Doane, PhD@sebastiendoane.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Exciting news! I’ve been appointed co-editor (with @katherinesouthwood.bsky.social of the Biblical Interpretation book seriesl! brill.com/display/seri... With 245 volumes, the series promotes innovative approaches to biblical interpretation. Interested in publishing a book with us? Get in touch!

An article I've written is now published 'Critical Empathy and Reading Judges 21: A Self-Critical Corrective': theologyandreligiononline.com/encyclopedia-c…

Schools dinner, St John's, Oxford, 2026. A truly outstanding cohort finish their examinations, and their undergraduate degrees.

I'm delighted to see my essay 'Nobody Is Safe: Systems of Oppression, Ambiguity and the Use of Violence in Judges' is now published in the volume 'The Bible and Violence' theologyandreligiononline.com/featured-conte…

I am really looking forward to giving the 24th Annual Lecture for the International Centre for Biblical Interpretation 'Humanising Job' next Wednesday!

I'm very excited to be giving a lecture at UFS tomorrow!

I'm delighted to share the publication of an article 'The Body in the Book of Job' which appears alongside so many fantastic scholars in this new volume on the book of Job, edited by James Harding. journal.equinoxpub.com/TIBS/issue/v...

Here's a paper that I recently delivered to the Society for Old Testament Study on my recent book on the humanities. Thank you to the organisers and for the helpful questions. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXlR...

SOTS Winter Meeting, Jan 25: Katherine Southwood

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I'm very pleased to see this volume is now published. Congratulations to all the contributors and thank you to the editors! My essay considers: "Joseph's Weeping: Trauma, Ambiguous Grief, and Ritually Revisiting the Past to Reclaim the Future." www.ugarit-verlag.com/products/unh...

Unheard Voices (AOAT 479)

Régine Hunziker-Rodewald

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Last night's book launch of the new monograph 'Body Language: Voice, Embodiment, and Textuality in the Hebrew Bible.' by Jacqueline Vayntrub was a lively intellectual discussion and it was great fun! Thank you to everybody who participated.

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