Biblical Studies. Manchester PhD students Anna Budhi and Siobhán Jolley both presented papers to the British New Testament Conference, which took place online 3-5 September 2020. Anna spoke on 'Cicero’s Unshakable Virtus and the Changeful Masculinity of Jesus and Pontius Pilate’, comparing and contrasting Cicero’s ideal of Roman ‘manly courage’ with the portrayal of Jesus in his encounters with Pilate in John’s Gospel. Siobhán’s paper was 'Merry Mary Quite Contrary, or the Merits of Artemisia’s Magdalene minus Melancholy’, in which she analysed the unusually upbeat depiction of Mary Magdalene in Artemisia Gentileschi’s painting. Both papers were based on work being done in their research projects under the joint supervision of
Peter Oakes and
Holly Morse. Further information.
