New publication

Biblical Studies. CBS fellow Loveday Alexander, ‘The Gospel according to Celsus: Celsus’ Representation of Christianity’ in James Carleton-Paget and Simon Gathercole (eds), Celsus in his World: Philosophy, Polemic and Religion in the Second Century (Cambridge: CUP 2021), 254-86. Further information.

New publication

Biblical Studies. CBS Fellow Loveday Alexander, ‘What is a Gospel?’, ch.1 in the revised second edition of Stephen Barton and Todd Brewer (ed.), The Cambridge Companion to the Gospels (Cambridge, CUP 2021). Further information.

New publication

Dead Sea Scolls. George Brooke, 'Dead Sea Scrolls' in Walfish BD, Furey C, Römer T, editors, Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception (Berlin: de Gruyter, Walter GmbH & Co. 2021). Further information.

Post-doctorate opportunity, Jewish Studies

Call for proposals for post-doctoral fellowship. The Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe offers a Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship in Jewish Studies for two years. The Foundation only allows one application per institution, and so there will be an internal selection process for The University of Manchester. Internal deadline: 1 Dec 2021. Further information.

Sherman Community Lecture 2021

Jewish Studies. Prof George Brooke (University of Manchester) will give the next Sherman Community Lecture entitled "Questioning Qumran: Judaism and the Dead Sea Scrolls". Thu 9 Dec 2021 8pm (online). Further information.

Hebrew manuscripts

Jewish Studies. Over a hundred Hebrew manuscripts have been added to the Manchester Digital Collections at the John Rylands Research Institute and Library. The internationally-renowned Hebrew collections are astonishingly diverse, covering all aspects of Jewish life as lived in Europe, North Africa and further afield. These manuscripts have been digitised and catalogued as part of an ongoing project led by Philip Alexander and Alex Samely. For the first time, expert catalogue descriptions by Research Associate Zsófia Buda, developed from previous work by Alex Samely and Stefania Silvestri, are available alongside ultra-high-quality images of the items themselves. Further information.

BBC Radio 4, Thought for the Day

Religion and the media. Hon. research fellow Rt Revd Dr David Walker has been on the Today Programme delivering the 'Thought for the Day', a faith-based reflection on some aspect of current news. Recent examples include the fall of Kabul to the Taliban (15 Nov) and the racism scandal in cricket (22 Nov). Further information.

Blog entry, Jewish Book Council

Jewish Studies. Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz, "‘You Mean Superstitions?’: Exploring the Customs of Orthodox Jewish Women". "'Oh — you mean superstitions?'. This was how most of my interviewees reacted when I asked them about Orthodox Jewish women’s customs and practices..." Further information.

Public panel, Muslim Chaplain

Islamic Studies. 'Being Muslim at UoM: Islamophobia Awareness Month 2021.' "Please join us as we discuss our experiences of what it is like to be a Muslim at our University and how we navigate the various challenges and opportunities within the university setting. The event will be hosted by Mohammed Ullah, Muslim Chaplain for The University of Manchester...' Mon 29 November at 12:30pm. Further information.

Research seminar, AMES

Islamic Studies. Dr Hasnaa Mokhtar (Rutgers University’s Center for Women’s Global Leadership): 'Empowering Muslim Women in History, Literature and the Arts', as part of the Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies programme.Wed 1 Dec 2021, 17:00 GMT on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/94322283750

New publication

Political theology. Michael Hoelzl and Ute Leimgruber, 'Ressentiment als pastoraltheologische Herausforderung' in Weiter Gehen. Eine Roadmap ins Offene. Hrsg. u.a. von Maria-Elisabeth Aigner (Wuerzburg: Echter, 2021). Further information.

Guest lecture and masterclass, University of Graz

Political Theology. Michael Hoelzl presented on the topic of pastoral power: 'Das Grundproblem der Pastoraltheologie und seine politische Relevanz.' He also conducted a postgraduate masterclass on philosophy and ethics of decisionism: 'Was heisst es, sich zu entscheiden?' 15-16 November 2021.

Conference paper, Poland

New Testament Studies. PhD student Mateusz Krzesinski read a paper entitled 'The Identity of ἔθνη in Rom 2.14-16' at the conference '"Own" or "Outsider" (Jews - Christians - Muslims)' organised by the Institute for Cultural Text Research at the Polish Senior College of Theology and Humanities (Wyższa Szkoła Teologiczno-Humanistyczna). 25 Oct 2021. Further information.