The Biblical Hebrew Reading Group provides an opportunity to read biblical texts under the guidance of great international scholars, junior Research Fellows and advanced postgraduate students. The reading group allows students, ranging from undergraduate to doctoral ones, to improve their fluency in Hebrew and 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 while practicing reading and grammar.
Hilary Term 2026
Weeks 1–2, 5–7, Mondays, 11:30–12:30
Harris Seminar Room (Oriel College)
Convened by Hindy Najman and Cian Power
Week 1 (Monday, 19 January)
Annie Calderbank (KCL), Lev 21:6–8, 21–23; 22:31–33
Week 2 (Monday, 26 January)
Sidnie White Crawford (University of Nebraska-Lincoln), Damascus Document (CD) Ms A 7.9–21
Week 3 (Monday, 2 February)
No session
Week 4 (Monday, 9 February)
No session
Week 5 (Monday, 16 February)
Suzanna Millar (Edinburgh), 2 Samuel 12:1–8
Week 6 (Monday, 23 February)
John Day (Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford), Genesis 1:1–10
Week 7 (Monday, 2 March)
Saul Olyan (Brown), Genesis 9:8–17; Hosea 2:20 (Heb; = 2:18 English)
Week 8 (Monday, 9 March)
No session: Workshop; Isaiah: Between Materiality and Textuality, 9:00am–6:00pm, Harris Seminar Room and Lecture Theatre, Oriel College
Consult the Oriel College porter’s lodge for the 4-digit code to enter the Harris Seminar Room.
For any enquiries, please write to ocsb@oriel.ox.ac.uk
For programme updates please see the website: https://www.centreforbible.oriel.ox.ac.uk/events/biblical-hebrew-reading-group/