Dirk Meyer is a Professor of Chinese Philosophy in the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, as well as the Director of the Centre for Manuscript and Text Cultures….

William Wood is an Associate Professor of Philosophical Theology in the Faculty of Theology and Religion, as well as the Clifford Potter Fellow and Tutor in Theology at Oriel College….

Tobias Reinhardt is the Corpus Christi Professor of the Latin Language and Literature in the Faculty of Classics, as well as a Fellow of Corpus Christi College. Professor Reinhardt’s research…

…Remarks Professor Hindy Najman (Oxford) Session I 12:10 – 12:50 Professor Daniel Schwemer (Würzburg) Literature and Ritual Performance in Ancient Mesopotamian Magic: The Case of the Babylonian Apotropaic Ritual ‘House…

David Downs is a Fellow and Tutor, as well as Clarendon-Laing Associate Professor in New Testament Studies in the Faculty of Theology and Religion. His publications have focused mainly on…

Katherine Southwood is a Fellow and Tutor, as well as an Associate Professor in Old Testament in the Faculty of Theology and Religion. Her research is characterised by methodologically robust…

…Bakker (Cambridge) Followed by a drinks reception in the Provost’s Lodgings. Consult at the Oriel College porter’s lodge for directions. Schedule for Scriptural Vitality: Rethinking Philology and Hermeneutics Hindy Najman (OUP 2025)…

Programme 10:00-10:20 Arrival and Registration, Coffee/Tea (Harris Seminar Room) 10:20-10:30 Welcome by Professor Hindy Najman (Harris Lecture Theatre) Session 1 (Harris Lecture Theatre) – Chaired by Professor Nathan MacDonald (Cambridge)…

Mark Wynn is the Nolloth Professor of the Philosophy of the Christian Religion in the Faculty of Theology and Religion. His research rests on the thought that religious traditions constitute…

Judith Olszowy-Schlanger is the Director and President of the Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies, the Professor of Hebrew Manuscript Studies, as well as a Fellow at Corpus Christi College….