23rd November –

11.15am, Elizabeth Templeton Lecture Room, New College.

Dr Marion Carson (Honorary Fellow, University of Edinburgh): Suffering, Character and Hope: Two Views of Romans 5:1-5 and their Implications for Pastoral Care.

[Biblical Studies Research Seminar]

9th November –

11.15am, Elizabeth Templeton Lecture Room, New College.

Prof Konrad Schmid (University of Zurich): How God became a Lawgiver: The Torah’s Place in the History of Ancient Near Eastern Law.

[Biblical Studies Research Seminar]

2nd November –

11.15am, Elizabeth Templeton Lecture Room, New College.

Dr Katharine Dell (University of Cambridge): Wisdom in Exile in Babylon: An Intertextual Approach.

[Biblical Studies Research Seminar]

26th October –

11.15am, Elizabeth Templeton Lecture Room, New College.

Dr Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer (University of Aberdeen): Isaiah 40-55: A Redefinition of the Temple and its Cult.

[Biblical Studies Research Seminar]

19th October –

11.15am, Elizabeth Templeton Lecture Room, New College.

Julia Lindenlaub (University of Edinburgh): The Beloved Disciple Portrayed Through the Use of Scripture in the Gospel of John; Nathanael Vette (University of Edinburgh): How Mark Wrote: Scripturalization in the Gospel of Mark and the Second Temple Period.

[Biblical Studies Research Seminar]

Friday 12^th October

11.15am, Elizabeth Templeton Lecture Room, New College

David Jasper (Honorary Fellow, University of Edinburgh): A Conversation between Two Literary Geniuses – James Joyce and St. Mark (who almost understand each other)

[Biblical Studies Research Seminars]

‘Enlightenment Readers in the Scottish Universities’ – 12 October, 12.00-1.00

This is the first lunchtime seminar of the year, given by guest speaker Dr Matthew Sangster (University of Glasgow).  This talk will demonstrate the potential for the history of reading of using historical data from one particular group of sources: the surviving eighteenth-century library borrowing registers held by the Scottish universities.  More details here.

Biologies and Ethnologies of the Book – 2 October, 2.00-4.30

This half-day workshop brings together scholars from various disciplines, including biology, chemistry, physics, archaeology, and early American literature, to explore one of the treasures of the University’s collections: the ‘Indian Primer’.  It will be a great opportunity to explore the intersections of science and book history.  More details here.

Edinburgh in Print – 29 September, 10.30-11.30

This guided walk led by the Scottish Printing Archival Trust will visit some of the significant sites associated with the printing and publishing industries in Edinburgh's Old Town, highlighting some of the traces left by this industry's 500 year history.  More details here.

Friday 5 October

4:30 P.M., Project Room (1.06), 50 George Square

Laura Fish (Newcastle University) ‘Reflections: Autobiography, Identity, and Memory.’ Author of Flight of Black Swans and Strange Music discusses how themes of displacement and constructs of difference inform her work.

[English Literature]