David Shepherd
Assistant Professor
Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
Trinity College Dublin
Ireland
Biography
Following doctoral studies at New College (University of Edinburgh) and academic appointments in Canada and Belfast, Dr. Shepherd joined the department of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Chester where he served prior to his appointment at Trinity in 2013. In addition to founding and co-chairing the Bible and Moving Image programme unit of the Society of Biblical Literature’s International Meeting, Dr. Shepherd is currently a member of the board of the International Organization for Targum Studies as well as the committee of the Society for Old Testament Studies (UK). He also serves as external examiner for the undergraduate programme in the department of Biblical Studies at the University of Sheffield and is an honorary research fellow in the University of Manchester’s Centre for Biblical Studies.
Research Interest
Dr. Shepherd’s teaching and published research interests include the Hebrew Bible (esp. the Deuteronomistic History and Ezra-Nehemiah), the New Testament (Aramaic background and the Gospel of John), ancient translation traditions (esp. Aramaic traditions: Targum, Peshitta and Qumran versions) and the Bible and popular culture (esp. the Bible and the Early Cinema). In addition to his teaching, supervision and research responsibilities in Hebrew Bible and its reception, Dr. Shepherd will be co-chairing the Biblical Studies Research Seminar, a joint initiative of the Religions and Theology Department and the Loyola Institute.
Publications
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Before Bomberg: The Case of the Targum of Job in the Rabbinic Bible and the Solger Codex’ Biblica 79 (3) 1998, 360-375.
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Analysis of variants to the Targum of Ezekiel in: Finley, T (ed.) A Bilingual Concordance to the Targum of the Prophets: Ezekiel. Vols.15-17 (Series Ed. J.C De Moor) 1999 (E.J. Brill)
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‘Translating and Supplementing: A(nother) look at the Targumic Versions of Genesis 4:3-16’ Journal of the Aramaic Bible (now Aramaic Studies) 1, (1999) 125-146.
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MN QDM: Deferential treatment in the Aramaic of Daniel and 11QarJob?’ Vetus Testamentum 50 (3) 2000, 401-404.
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Will the Real Targum Please Stand Up? Translation and Coordination in the Ancient Aramaic Versions of Job. Journal of Jewish Studies 51 (1) 2000, 88-116.
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‘Speaking up for Qumran, Dalman, and the Son of Man: Was Bar Enasha a Common Term for ‘Man’ in the Time of Jesus?’ Journal for the Study of the New Testament 81 (2001) 81-122.
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‘Violence in the Fields? Translating, Reading and Revising in Ruth 2’ Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 63 [3] (2001) 444-65.
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‘Prophetaphobia: Fear and False Prophecy in Nehemiah 6’, Vetus Testamentum 55 [2] (2005) 232-50
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‘Rendering Flesh and Bones: Pair Reversal and the Peshitta of Job 2:5’ Aramaic Studies 3.2 (2005) 205-13.
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‘From Gospel to Gibson: An Interview with the Writers behind Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ’ Religion and the Arts 9 [3-4] (2005) 321-31.
