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Biblical Hebrew Reading Group

The reading group provides an opportunity to read a biblical text under the guidance of great international scholars, Junior Research Fellows, and advanced postgraduate students. The Biblical Hebrew Reading Group allows students, ranging from undergraduates to doctoral students, to improve their fluency in Hebrew, and to connect the philological working of the biblical text with conceptual frameworks. This group also allows students to engage at all levels. Those with more fluency read and translate, and those with less experience contribute to the conceptual work and practice their reading and grammar.

Convenor: Cian Power (Oriel)

In Hilary Term 2024, the Biblical Hebrew Reading Group will run on Mondays 11:30 am – 12:30 pm.

Consult at the Oriel College porter’s lodge for the 4-digit passcode to enter the Harris Seminar Room.

PDF Download of OCSB Hilary Term 2024 Schedule
Schedule for Hilary Term 2024
Week 1

(15 Jan.)

[No session]

Week 2

(22 Jan.)

John Screnock (Wycliffe Hall) – Psalm 96

Week 3

(29 Jan.)

John Ritzema, Psalm 18:7–16

Week 4

(5 Feb.)

No session this week

Week 5

(12 Feb.)

Ruthanne Brooks (St John’s),  Proverbs 9:1–6, 13–18

Week 6

(19 Feb.)

Dorota Molin (Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies), Exodus 15: 1-2, 6-13

Week 7

(26 Feb.)

Wenyue Qiang (St Cross), Num 30:3-9; Deut 23:22-24; Ecc 5:1-4

Week 8

(4 Mar.)

Hindy Najman (Oriel) and Jan Dietrich (Universität Bonn), TBD

Reading Groups in Previous Academic Years

Download the schedule for 2022-23
Download the schedule for 2021-22
Download the schedule for 2020-21
Download the schedule for 2019-20
Download the schedule for 2018-19
Download the schedule for 2017-18