Active Bystanding Blog Post

Social responsibility. Biblical studies PhD student Rachel Miller has written a post for the university's Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion blog on the theme of active bystanding. The post can be found here.

Ehrhardt Seminar

 

Biblical studies.  George Brooke, "How Hellenistic is the Pentateuch? Reading Backwards from the Dead Sea Scrolls", 1st May, 4pm, University Place 5.205 and online. This will be a special celebration to celebrate Prof George Brooke winning the British Academy Burkitt Medal for Biblical Studies. For further information and Zoom link, please email Lynne Potts.

Studying Judaism through Artefacts

Experiential Learning. A selection of religious material objects in the archives of the John Rylands Research Institute and Library was presented to students on RELT71152 Jews among Christians and Muslims and RELT20572 Interpreting Religion. The study visit was led by Centre for Jewish Studies Fellows Prof Philip Alexander and Dr Katja Stuerzenhofecker in collaboration with curators at the John Rylands, Dr Zsófia Buda and Dr Tereza Ward. The objects highlighted global migrations and inter-religious encounters, aesthetic forms and ritual functions, what counts as religious, and the ethics of curatorial practices.