Katherine Southwood
@katherinesouthwood.bsky.social
Professor of Hebrew Bible / Old Testament, University of Oxford.
CV: https://www.sjc.ox.ac.uk/discover/people/professor-katherine-southwood/
CV: https://www.sjc.ox.ac.uk/discover/people/professor-katherine-southwood/
"Does Wisdom Have a Sense of Humour? Exploring Humour in Proverbs, Job, Ecclesiastes, and Cognate Literatures", Edited by Alexander T. Kirk, Katherine E. Southwood. From the panel at SBL to the HEBAI publication link, below!
www.mohrsiebeck.com/en/article/d...
www.mohrsiebeck.com/en/article/d...
November 19, 2025 at 9:18 AM
"Does Wisdom Have a Sense of Humour? Exploring Humour in Proverbs, Job, Ecclesiastes, and Cognate Literatures", Edited by Alexander T. Kirk, Katherine E. Southwood. From the panel at SBL to the HEBAI publication link, below!
www.mohrsiebeck.com/en/article/d...
www.mohrsiebeck.com/en/article/d...
Lecture 6 of Michaelmas term.
November 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Lecture 6 of Michaelmas term.
Lecture 5 of term: Creation mythologies.
November 11, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Lecture 5 of term: Creation mythologies.
There were approximately 35 people for the Hebrew Bible / Old Testament seminar today with Dr Rebekah Van Sant (Oxford): 'Deception, Subversion, and Femininity in the book of Esther and the Joseph Narrative'!
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
There were approximately 35 people for the Hebrew Bible / Old Testament seminar today with Dr Rebekah Van Sant (Oxford): 'Deception, Subversion, and Femininity in the book of Esther and the Joseph Narrative'!
Lecture 4 of term: Diaspora, identity, and belonging.
November 4, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Lecture 4 of term: Diaspora, identity, and belonging.
There was standing room only today for Professor David Janzen's paper to the graduate seminar here in Oxford: 'Trauma Theories, Category Mistakes, and Postexilic Judah as a Traumatized Society'.
November 3, 2025 at 6:41 PM
There was standing room only today for Professor David Janzen's paper to the graduate seminar here in Oxford: 'Trauma Theories, Category Mistakes, and Postexilic Judah as a Traumatized Society'.
It was a joy to give my third lecture of the term today.
October 28, 2025 at 4:13 PM
It was a joy to give my third lecture of the term today.
Today's Hebrew Bible/Old Testament seminar was Professor Christl Maier (Marburg): The Book of Jeremiah as a Cultural Trauma Narrative. It was fantastic to see so many participants.
October 27, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Today's Hebrew Bible/Old Testament seminar was Professor Christl Maier (Marburg): The Book of Jeremiah as a Cultural Trauma Narrative. It was fantastic to see so many participants.
I am so excited to share news of this volume, which is soon to be released online, which I have co-edited with Alex Kirk for HEBAI 'Does Wisdom have a Sense of Humour?: Exploring Humour in Proverbs, Job, and Ecclesiastes, and Cognate Literatures'.
October 24, 2025 at 9:25 AM
I am so excited to share news of this volume, which is soon to be released online, which I have co-edited with Alex Kirk for HEBAI 'Does Wisdom have a Sense of Humour?: Exploring Humour in Proverbs, Job, and Ecclesiastes, and Cognate Literatures'.
I was delighted to find my lecture hall was full again for second week of term!
October 22, 2025 at 1:09 PM
I was delighted to find my lecture hall was full again for second week of term!
The hard copy of my new book has arrived!!
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
October 21, 2025 at 9:28 AM
The hard copy of my new book has arrived!!
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
It was a delight to see a seminar of nearly 40 people today to hear Dr Danilo Verde speak on 'Trauma and Ideology in the Book of Lamentations'.
October 20, 2025 at 5:39 PM
It was a delight to see a seminar of nearly 40 people today to hear Dr Danilo Verde speak on 'Trauma and Ideology in the Book of Lamentations'.
What a delight it was to attend Professor Anthony Reddie's book launch last night!
Living Black Theology Decolonizing Knowledge: OUP 2025
Living Black Theology Decolonizing Knowledge: OUP 2025
October 16, 2025 at 11:29 AM
What a delight it was to attend Professor Anthony Reddie's book launch last night!
Living Black Theology Decolonizing Knowledge: OUP 2025
Living Black Theology Decolonizing Knowledge: OUP 2025
What a brilliant start to the term with a packed lecture hall - no seats were left this afternoon!
October 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM
What a brilliant start to the term with a packed lecture hall - no seats were left this afternoon!
Fresher's dinner!
October 9, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Fresher's dinner!
... here is the new volume on Pain in the Hebrew Bible that I co-edited with Danilo Verde and Martina Weingärtner in hard copy!
October 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
... here is the new volume on Pain in the Hebrew Bible that I co-edited with Danilo Verde and Martina Weingärtner in hard copy!
Really excited to share this news!! My new book is now officially published!! The link is here, just waiting to receive hard copies.
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
October 3, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Really excited to share this news!! My new book is now officially published!! The link is here, just waiting to receive hard copies.
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
It was a high point of the year to do a booklaunch for the Death Imagined volume with Karolina Sekita last night!
The volume is free to download here:
www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/.../97818020...
The volume is free to download here:
www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/.../97818020...
October 2, 2025 at 8:32 AM
It was a high point of the year to do a booklaunch for the Death Imagined volume with Karolina Sekita last night!
The volume is free to download here:
www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/.../97818020...
The volume is free to download here:
www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/.../97818020...
I had a wonderful morning today with A-level students doing research-led outreach. I used an article which I published on Ezekiel as a springboard to a wider discussion. The students were great. Thank you to the access team and departmental colleagues for making this possible!
September 30, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I had a wonderful morning today with A-level students doing research-led outreach. I used an article which I published on Ezekiel as a springboard to a wider discussion. The students were great. Thank you to the access team and departmental colleagues for making this possible!
Degree day!
September 27, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Degree day!
I'm really excited to be convening the Hebrew Bible /Old Testament seminar this term. We have a brilliant line-up of international and national speakers coming to Oxford with research focused on the theme of Trauma and the Hebrew Bible!
September 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I'm really excited to be convening the Hebrew Bible /Old Testament seminar this term. We have a brilliant line-up of international and national speakers coming to Oxford with research focused on the theme of Trauma and the Hebrew Bible!
I'm very pleased to see this new special issues of the Journal Biblische Notizen is now out!! Thank you to the co editors Danilo Verde and Martina Weingartner as well as all the wonderful contributors!!
www.herder.de/bn-nf/hefte/...
www.herder.de/bn-nf/hefte/...
206/2025
Nr. 206 (2025) der Biblischen Notizen: ✔ Beiträge online kaufen
www.herder.de
September 11, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I'm very pleased to see this new special issues of the Journal Biblische Notizen is now out!! Thank you to the co editors Danilo Verde and Martina Weingartner as well as all the wonderful contributors!!
www.herder.de/bn-nf/hefte/...
www.herder.de/bn-nf/hefte/...
The Death Imagined book is Liverpool University Press's most read right now, and has been for a while!! www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk
August 15, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The Death Imagined book is Liverpool University Press's most read right now, and has been for a while!! www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk
The afternoon session for the panel I co-convened was really well-attended and the panel discussions were fascinating!
August 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The afternoon session for the panel I co-convened was really well-attended and the panel discussions were fascinating!