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Ellen De Doncker

@ellendedoncker.bsky.social

My colleague Dr. Bryan Beeckman and I published our article:
“Cunning or Clever? An Analysis of the Unique Rendering of ‘ārûm by phronimos to Characterise the Snake in Genesis 3:1”

www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...

🤩 Grateful for this collaboration and the insights we discovered!

Cunning or Clever? An Analysis of the Unique Rendering of ‘ārûm by phronimos to Characterise the Snake in Genesis 3:1

The figure of the snake in the second creation account of Genesis has sparked the imagination of many throughout (art) history. Mostly, this serpent has been labelled as a cunning and deceitful ani...

www.tandfonline.com

October 31, 2025 at 12:56 PM

Ellen De Doncker

@ellendedoncker.bsky.social

✨ As the new academic year starts soon, I’m happy to share good news!

I have been awarded an F.R.S.-FNRS Postdoctoral mandate at UCLouvain for the next three years, working on my project “Τί ἐστιν ἀλήθεια: Exploring Truth in Biblical Greek”, and teaching the course “Introduction to Biblical Greek”.

September 4, 2025 at 1:07 PM

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Beth Mardutho: The Syriac Institute

@bethmardutho.bsky.social

CFP: The Bible in Middle Eastern Manuscript Traditions. This workshop will be held in Rome on April 22-24, 2026. Titles and abstracts (750-1000 words) should be submitted by January 1, 2026.

Call for papers flyer for a workshop entitled The Bible in Middle Eastern Traditions.

Text of the flyer reads:
This interdisciplinary workshop aims to explore the rich and complex role of biblical manuscripts within
Middle Eastern cultures, past and present. The event seeks to highlight the diverse scribal practices,
transmission histories, and cultural interpretations that have shaped the reception of the Bible across the
region.
Topics may include manuscript production in (Judeo-)Arabic, Armenian, Coptic, Ethiopic, Greek, Hebrew,
Syriac, and (udeo-)Persian, including multilingual copies of (parts of) the Bible and polyglots; the
movement of texts across linguistic and religious communities; the use of biblical material in liturgy,
theology, and polemic; and the significance of material culture - such as script, text arrangement and
chapter divisions, illumination, codicology, and binding - in expressing local and regional identities. The
workshop also invites reflections on the afterlives of biblical manuscripts in modern collections, digital
preservation, and cultural heritage debates.
Titles and abstracts (750-1000 words) should be
submitted by January 1, 2026 to Uta Nitschke-Joseph
at nitschke@ias.edu.
Scholars are expected to fund their travel to / from and
accommodation in Rome. Lunches will be provided.
Speakers will be invited to contribute to a proceedings
volume. All contributions will undergo a double-blind
peer-review process.
For Middle Eastern Manuscript Traditions (MEMaT), a
multidisciplinary project which aims at studying
various aspects of manuscript production, utilization,
and transmission history, see
http://www.ias.edu/hs/islamic-world/memat.

April 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM

Ellen De Doncker

@ellendedoncker.bsky.social

PhD Call for applications✨:
Generous PhD grants available in Theology and Biblical Studies for 2 years with prolongation for extra 2 years, at UCLouvain (Belgium). See: www.uclouvain.be/fr/facultes/...

Appel de bourse de la Fondation Sedes Sapientiae | Université catholique de Louvain

Chaque année, la Fondation Sedes Sapientiæ met au concours des bourses de doctorat pour de jeunes chercheurs/chercheuses originaires aussi bien de la Communauté européenne que d’autres pays hors Union...

www.uclouvain.be

April 11, 2025 at 5:58 PM

Ellen De Doncker

@ellendedoncker.bsky.social

Update: Past Wednesday I successfully defended my doctoral dissertation “A Human God? A Comparative Analysis of the Anthropomorphisms of the Hebrew and Greek Pentateuch”, and I now am a Doctor in Theology 🤩 beyond grateful to all those who supported me throughout this journey 💖

April 5, 2025 at 9:47 AM

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Theology Hub

@theologyhub.bsky.social

🔔 #jobalert Professorship (W 2) for Hebrew Bible and its Exegesis

www.academics.de/jobs/profess...

#theology #theologie #oldtestament #BibleStudy #ichbinhanna #AcademicChatter #hebrewbible #Judaism #jewishstudies #exegesis

Professorship (W 2) for Hebrew Bible and its Exegesis - Universität Potsdam

Universität Potsdam bietet Stelle als Professorship (W 2) for Hebrew Bible and its Exegesis in Potsdam - jetzt bewerben!

www.academics.de

November 29, 2024 at 9:04 AM

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Martin Schwarz

@schwarz-martin.bsky.social

#Stipendium für #Promotion zu " #Religion im Lebensverlauf" (RiL) zur Untersuchung von Absolvent*innen evangelischer Schulen an der LMU . Auge, Semis!