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Book Talk
Understanding The Hebrew Bible, edited by Revd Prof John Barton, FBA

15 September, 2025

About the book: 'Understanding The Hebrew Bible' presents interdisciplinary coverage of biblical scholarship from archaeological, gender, historical, linguistic, literary, sociological, theological, and visual cultural perspectives. It connects sacred texts and religions of the Mediterranean world, including reception history, literary theory, and commentaries.

Edited by Revd Prof John Barton, FBA.
Revd Prof John Barton, FBA, is Emeritus Oriel & Laing Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture, University of Oxford, and Senior Research Fellow, Campion Hall, Oxford, a small Jesuit-run college for postgraduate students in humanities subjects. Revd Prof Barton’s academic career has all been in Oxford. A fellow of the British Academy since 2007 and holder of an honorary doctorate from the University of Bonn, Professor Barton is also ordained in the Church of England; besides chaplaincy work in the University of Oxford, he has been an honorary assistant priest in the parish of Abingdon-on-Thames since 1979.

Panel Members:
Rabbi Professor Tamara Eskenazi is the Effie Wise Professor Emerita of Biblical Literature and History at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion’s (HUC-JIR) Skirball Campus in Los Angeles, USA.

Prof Jacob L. Wright is a professor of the Hebrew Bible at Candler and associate faculty member at the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University.

More information: https://oxfordinterfaithforum.org/book-launch/understanding-the-hebrew-bible/