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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.
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PhD researcher Emily Marlow has article featured in PG Gamer Magazine

SCIBS PhD student Emily Marlow has an article in the forthcoming edition of PC Gamer Magazine, on her thesis topic of religious themes and tropes in modern video games.

| PC Gamer
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What the Bible’s Romans 13 says about asylum – and what Jeff Sessions omitted

Read Dr Casey Strine's latest article for The Conversation, regarding US Attorney General Jeff Sessions' defence of America's controversial new immigration policy.

| The Conversation
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Several members of SIIBS have been nominated in the 2018 Students' Union Academic Awards

The annual Academic Awards, run by the Students' Union, celebrates those who have enhanced Academic Life at the University of Sheffield to create an excellent educational experience for all our students.
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Finding Jesus in video games

PhD researcher Emily Marlow writes about her research Jesus and Christ-figures within video games for the History Matters blog.

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An ox, an ass … a dragon? Sorry, there were no animals in the Bible’s nativity scene

In Dr Meredith Warren's latest article for The Conversation, she addresses the seasonal topic of the Nativity scene - specifically the traditional inclusion of animals.

| The Conversation