BA
Joseph Harrison is a first-year MPhil student at Linacre College under the supervision of Professor Alison Salveson. He received his BA in Philosophy and Theology at Oriel College, Oxford, with his undergraduate thesis focusing on the translation of the Vulgate of Canticles.
Joseph’s research interests are primarily focused upon the Septuagint, and include the effect of ancient astrology on the reception history of the Hebrew Bible and LXX, and the ways in which the LXX affected the Vulgate’s translation of the Hebrew Bible.