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Dr C Hempel
Applications accepted all year round
Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
About the Project
Once considered the inferior tail end of the history of ancient Israel recent scholarship increasingly recognizes the centrality of the Second Temple Period (539 BCE - 70 CE) for the emergence of the Hebrew Bible (the Christian Old Testament).
Whereas few scholars are agreed on which portions of the Hebrew Bible pre-date the post-exilic period, most would agree that the whole and many of its constituent parts were shaped in the Second Temple Period. This period witnessed important social struggles and competing claims between various strata in society including those who returned from the Babylonian exile and those who had remained in the land. A fruitful avenue of fresh scholarly work is comparative study of texts, ideologies, and beliefs reflected in the Hebrew Bible and the earliest strands of post-scriptural material witnessed by the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Whereas few scholars are agreed on which portions of the Hebrew Bible pre-date the post-exilic period, most would agree that the whole and many of its constituent parts were shaped in the Second Temple Period. This period witnessed important social struggles and competing claims between various strata in society including those who returned from the Babylonian exile and those who had remained in the land. A fruitful avenue of fresh scholarly work is comparative study of texts, ideologies, and beliefs reflected in the Hebrew Bible and the earliest strands of post-scriptural material witnessed by the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Funding Notes
There are a limited number of funding opportunities within the School of Philosophy, Theology and Religion; however, competition for these scholarships is fierce and only those with the highest credentials are likely to be successful. For more information see:
http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/calgs/scholarships/index.aspx
Enquiries from self-funded students are also welcome.
http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/calgs/scholarships/index.aspx
Enquiries from self-funded students are also welcome.
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Career overview
Prof. Hempel grew up in Germany and studied at the University of Mainz before moving to London. They graduated from King’s College London with a BA in 1991 and a PhD in 1995. Their first academic appointment was as Edward Cadbury Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham, followed by a Sutasoma Research Fellowship at Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge. After moving to the US with their family, they returned to Birmingham in 2005 as a Birmingham Fellow.
Research interests
Prof. Hempel's main research interests are the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Hebrew Bible. They have published 'The Community Rules from Qumran: A Commentary', 'T&T Clark Companion to the Dead Sea Scrolls', and 'Is There a Text in this Cave? Studies in the Textuality of the Dead Sea Scrolls in Honour of George J. Brooke'.
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