Revd Dr James Harding
Lecturer
BA (Manchester), MA, PCHE, PhD (Sheffield)
Room: 4S9, Arts Building
Tel 64 3 479 5392
Email james.harding@otago.ac.nz
James Harding is a Lecturer in Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies. He teaches introductory courses on Biblical Hebrew and on the Hebrew Bible, as well as advanced courses on the books of Samuel, the Prophets, the Writings, the Dead Sea Scrolls and selected biblical texts in Hebrew.
He has published work on the Dead Sea Scrolls and on Problem-based Learning, and has contributed to the Dictionary of Classical Hebrew, published by Sheffield Academic Press.
Teaching
Interpreting the Old Testament
Old Testament Prophets
Hebrew Old Testament Exegesis
Special Topic: From Samuel to Solomon
God, Suffering and Justice in the Hebrew Bible
Religion and Globalisation
Dead Sea Scrolls
Hebrew Language and Exegesis
Preferred Areas of Supervision
- History and religion of ancient Israel and Judah
- The Deuteronomistic History
- Israelite Wisdom
- Second Temple Judaism
- Postcolonial biblical criticism
Current Research Interests
- Israelite Wisdom
- Jewish Apocalyptic Literature
- Dead Sea Scrolls
- Postcolonial Biblical Criticism
Current Postgraduate Students
- Philip Church (PhD) The heavenly sanctuary in the Book of Hebrews
- Miriam Bier (PhD) Lamentations
- Deane Galbraith (PhD) Caleb and the Giants
- Kirsten Dawson (PhD) Divine Violence in the book of Job
- Moana Hall-Smith (PhD) Divine colonisation in the Book of Judges: a Maori woman's reading
Recent Research students
- Don Moffat Ezra's Social Drama: The Mixed Marriage Controversy in Ezra 9 and 10 as Social Conflict (PhD 2010)
Publications
