Research Unit Biblical Studies
Coordinator: Eibert Tigchelaar
Secretary: Emmanuel Nathan
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- Research in Biblical Studies
- Professors
- All members of the Research Unit
- Research Centres and Research Groups
- Activities
Research in Biblical Studies
Biblical studies comprises the study of the origin of the biblical traditions and compositions within their historical, religious and literary contexts, the study of the transmission of the biblical texts and the interpretation of the biblical books, and, within a Catholic theological context, the use of the Bible as a foundational text in Christianity and Catholic theology.
Leuven research covers both the Old and the New Testament, but also, for example, the Dead Sea Scrolls and early Christian texts. In our research we apply historical, philological, and literary methods, as well as modern linguistic and other contemporary approaches. We study the Bible in its historical contexts, and raise hermeneutical questions with respect to the present-day meaning of the Bible.
Professors
- Reimund Bieringer (Gospel of John, Pauline Literature, Hermeneutics)
- Brian Doyle (Linguistics, Metaphors, Contemporary Approaches to Biblical Studies)
- Bénédicte Lemmelijn (Septuagint, Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible)
- Eibert Tigchelaar (Dead Sea Scrolls, Second Temple, Apocalyptic)
- Gilbert Van Belle (Gospels, Christology)
- Pierre Van Hecke (Linguistics, Metaphors, Hebrew Poetry)
- Joseph Verheyden (Synoptics, Early Christianity, Textual Criticism of the NT)
- Marc Vervenne (Pentateuch)
All members of the Research Unit
Research Centres and Groups of the Research Unit Biblical Studies
The Centre for Septuagint and Textual Criticism
The Leuven Centre for the Study of the Gospels
Research Group Exegesis, Hermeneutics and Theology of the Corpus Paulinum and Corpus Johanneum
Activities
Colloquium Biblicum Lovaniense
Vlaamse Bijbelstichting (in Dutch)
Leuven Old Testament Study Group (LOTS)