Newman Research Centre for the Bible and its Reception

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The Newman Research Centre for the Bible and its Reception was established in 2009 as a focus for Newman University’s research and teaching strengths in biblical studies. It engages with the academic study of the Jewish and Christian Bible, its later reception (in art, music, literature and culture), and its relevance to contemporary society.

The primary research interests of the Centre’s staff include:

• The bible in art and visual culture and other aspects of the study of the reception of the bible
• Early Jewish and early Christian exegesis of the bible and study of its early textual forms
• Literary, cultural, political and postcolonial readings of the bible

The multi-cultural nature of the West Midlands region in which the Centre is situated and the extent of shared content between the sacred texts of three of the world’s major religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam) enable the Centre to draw on the academic study of scriptural texts and their interpretation and reception in various media from within all three faith traditions.

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Newman University
Birmingham