People
While the Centre for Biblical Studies is situated within the School of Religions, Peace Studies and Theology, its researchers are drawn from across the University and beyond it.
If you are engaged in research which involves or relates to biblical studies, and wish to be associated with the Centre, please email your CV and a cover letter to the Director (see below).
Benjamin Wold (Director)
Ancient Jewish thought and practice from 2nd c.BCE to 2nd c. CE; Dead Sea Scrolls; the synoptic gospels, the book of Revelation, conceptualizations of “evil”, the phenomenon of ancient “apocalypticism”. E-mail: woldb@tcd.ie
David Shepherd
Hebrew Bible (esp. Deuteronomistic History and Ezra-Nehemiah); Bible and Migration; Aramaic interpretive traditions of the Second Temple Period; Targum; Representations of the Bible in the performing arts (esp. theatre and cinema). E-mail: shepherd@tcd.ie
Daniele Pevarello
The study of devotion and religious identity in the Graeco-Roman world; Greek language, the interpretation of the New Testament and its reception; the use of pagan sources in Jewish and early Christian literature and early Christian art. E-mail:peverald@tcd.ie
Katie Heffelfinger
Interpretation of biblical Hebrew poetry, esp. Isaiah; the potential for biblical poetry and particularly metaphor to enliven theological imagination; the role of memory in the development of exilic period theology.E-mail: katieheffelfinger@theologicalinstitute.ie
Regius Professor of Greek (1761) and A. G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture (2017). He joined the College in 2017 and previously held positions at Royal Holloway University of London, Northwestern University, Harvard University and the University of Oxford. E-mail: kahanea@tcd.ie
Ruth Karras
Medieval women, gender and sexuality. Current research focuses on King David as a figure of masculinity in medieval Christian and Jewish culture, drawing on a variety of sources from across Europe. E-mail: karrasr@tcd.ie
Zohar Hadromi-Allouche
The book of Genesis (especially in relation to the Qur’an and its exegesis), the textual relationship between the Qur’an and Bible, biblical characters within the Islamic tradition. E-mail: hadromiz@tcd.ie
Neil Morrison
Research interests include Chronicles; The Oracles Against the Nations; Old Testament ethics; Biblical hermeneutics and contemporary applications of Scripture. PhD research examined the theme of divine retribution in Chronicles and argued that the Chronicler’s interest in retribution was constrained by other ideological and practical concerns. Recent researching topic is the morality and provenance of the Oracles Against the Nations in the book of Jeremiah. E-mail: nmorriso@tcd.ie
Wenhua Shi
Pauline literature and thought; body language; Dead Sea Scrolls’ with ‘New Testament; the Apostle Paul (epistles and Diaspora and Palestine contexts); historical Jesus studies; and Christianities in China today. E-mail: swhttc@hotmail.com