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Dr Matt Williams

New appointee to the Sir Henry Stephenson Fellowship

SCIBS is pleased to announce the new appointee to the Sir Henry Stephenson Fellowship: Dr Matt Williams.
David J.A. Clines at Burkitt Medal lecture
David Clines won the British Academy’s Burkitt Medal in 2015 for his significant contribution to the study of the Hebrew Bible and Hebrew lexicography.

In memory of David J.A. Clines

It is with great sadness that we inform you that David J.A. Clines, Professor of Biblical Studies, passed away in December 2022.
Dr Ryan Collman

Dr Ryan Collman is joining the “Reimagining Paul" project

SCIBS is happy to announce that Dr Ryan Collman is joining the “Reimagining Paul" project as a research assistant.
Portrait photo/ head shot of Dr Meredith Warren

Dr Meredith Warren publishes "Food and Transformation in Ancient Mediterranean Literature"

Meredith Warren's latest book 'Food and Transformation in Ancient Mediterranean Literature' has been published.

Painting depicting sexual violence in the Bible

The Shiloh Project awarded GCRF grant

The Shiloh Project has won a GCRF grant to continue their work on the Bible and sexual violence in Botswana and Ghana. Find out more about the Shiloh Project on their blog.

| The Shiloh Project blog
Portrait photo/ head shot of Dr Casey Strine

Back Where You Came From: Dr Casey Strine partners with Artwalk and Wakefield Cathedral

The Back Where You Came From project engaged Sheffield residents with experience of seeking sanctuary through the stories of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph from Genesis to contemplate experiences of forced migration in the ancient world and today.

| Wakefield Cathedral website
Portrait photo/ head shot of Dr Meredith Warren

Meredith Warren's publishes article in the journal 'Religions'

Dr Meredith Warren's latest article, "The Cup of God’s Wrath: Libation and Early Christian Meal Practice in Revelation" published in the journal 'Religions', discusses what libation in Revelation might tell us about early church practices in Asia Minor.

| Religions journal
A bible laying open on a table

Garden and "Wilderness": an ecocritical exploration of Gen 2:4B–3:24

In this study written for the journal "The Bible and Critical Theory", Robin adapts a methodology from the field of ecocriticism to explore the physical world depicted in Gen. 2:4b–3:24.

| The Bible and Critical Theory journal