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Sheffield Institute for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies

We're one of the leading global institutes for innovative, multidisciplinary research on the Bible. Our research is internationally recognised and we explore a variety of interests in ancient and contemporary contexts.

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Grace Emmett
2 November 2021

SIIBS is proud to announce the new Sir Henry Stephenson Fellow, Dr Grace Emmett

SIIBS is proud to announce the new Sir Henry Stephenson Fellow, Dr Grace Emmett. Dr Emmett started as the Sir Henry Stephenson Visiting Research Fellow in October 2021.
Pro-Life
27 September 2021

The Bible isn’t ‘pro-life’ — and the Old Testament God isn’t ‘more violent’ than the New one

Director Dr Meredith Warren and external SIIBS members Sarah Rollens and Eric Vanden Eykel wrote this piece for The Independent.

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9 July 2021

Director Dr Meredith Warren's latest book, Jewish and Christian Women in the Ancient Mediterranean, is available to pre-order

Co-authored with honorary researcher Shayna Sheinfeld and external member Sara Parks, this the first textbook dedicated to introducing women’s religious roles in Judaism and Christianity in a way that is accessible to students of all disciplines.
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24 May 2021

Sir Henry Stephenson Visiting Research Fellow

The Sir Henry Stephenson Endowment trust is recommencing its historic fellowship in Biblical Studies at the University of Sheffield via the appointment of a part-time non-residential Visiting Research Fellow in SIIBS. Applications are now open.

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