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Prof Loren Stuckenbruck

Head of Department in the Department of Theology and Religion
Telephone: 0191 33 43959

I came to Durham in 1994 as a Lecturer in New Testament, having previously taught at the University of Kiel, Germany. In 2003 I was appointed to the new B. F. Westcott Chair in Biblical Studies. Being in Durham has brought many advantages: a strong ethos of collegiality; good resources for research; students of high quality (undergraduate, masters and doctoral levels); and opportunities to co-ordinate projects with colleagues and to join in collaborative research.

In particular, my activities in the Department relate to two branches of research and teaching. I am proud to be a member of such a strong New Testament team, which consists of Prof. John Barclay, Dr. Stephen Barton, Dr. William Telford and Prof. Francis Watson. In addition to the undergraduate and masters classes, we meet together weekly with research candidates for the New Testament Research Seminar, which we plan and organise for each term. The other area of my Department area lies in Second Temple Jewish studies. Together with Prof. Robert Hayward, I edit the Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigraph and convene the Seminar for the Study of Judaism in Late Antiquity (since 1997). Moreover, I have worked closely with Dr. Stuart Weeks on a lengthy project on ancient texts to the Book of Tobit (2004; also with Dr. Simon Gathercole) and am currently preparing a similar work with him (and with Prof. Eibert Tigchelaar) on ancient text-traditions related to the early Enoch literature. I have a growing interest, too, in multilingualism in antiquity, and anticipate involvement in a collaborative project that will provide a context for interpreting the language of the Septuagint.

The combination of expertise in the Department makes it possible for postgraduates (masters, Ph.D.) to receive instruction in ancient biblical languages (Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, Syriac, Ethiopic), as well as to receive supervision in relation to Jewish literature in Greek (e.g. Septuagint, Philo, Josephus), Dead Sea Scrolls, apocalyptic writings and related sources (Hayward, Barclay, Weeks and myself). Since 1994, I have supervised 16 doctoral theses to completion; often taking the reception of Hebrew Bible and Jewish traditions as a point of departure, the topics include Pauline theology, the Synoptic Gospels and John's Gospel, Acts, and the Book of Revelation.

My initial research was devoted to Christology and angelology in ancient Jewish tradition and early Christianity, on which I published my doctoral thesis in 1995 (Angel Veneration and Christology). This interest was augmented by studies in the Dead Sea Scrolls, especially the Aramaic documents (e.g. The Book of Giants at Qumran, 1997; and publication of manuscript fragments in the Discoveries in the Judaean Desert series, 2000). I continue to maintain a strong interest in scrolls research and am currently planning a series of interdisciplinary symposia on subjects that will bring together experts for a wide range of expertise (archaeology, classics, chemistry, physics, anthropology, and theology) and am interested in the contribution scrolls studies can make to the understanding and interpretation of early Christian literature. I am an editor for several journals (Zeitschrift f. die neutesstamentliche Wissenschaft; Journal of Biblical Literature; New Testament Studies), and, as a member of the editorial board for the series Themes in Biblical Narrative (Leiden, Brill), I recently convened a symposium in Durham (July 2007) on 'The Giving of the Torah at Mt. Sinai' with Prof. Hindy Najman (Univ. of Toronto) and Prof. George Brooke (Univ. of Manchester). Having just completed a commentary on 1 Enoch 91-108 for the Walter de Gruyter Commentaries on Early Jewish Literature series, I am preparing a commentary on the Book of Revelation for the Zurich Bibelkommentar and an accompanying tradition-historical commentary on that book for the Corpus Judaeo-Hellenisticum project directed by Prof. Karl-Wilhelm Niebuhr.

Outside academic activities, my interests include family, reading and classical piano (e.g. Chopin!).

Research Interests

  • Apocalypse of John
  • Apocalyptic literature, Jewish and Christian
  • Dead Sea Scrolls
  • Demonology
  • Enochic Literature
  • Origins of Christology
  • Problem of Evil and Suffering

Selected Publications

Books: authored

Books: edited

  • Stuckenbruck, Loren T. & North, Wendy. 2004. Early Jewish and Christian Monotheism. Early Christianity in Context. London: Continuum. (Additional information)
  • Auffarth, Christoph. & Stuckenbruck, Loren T. 2004. The Fall of the Angels. Themes in Biblical Narrative. Leiden: Brill. (Additional information)

Conference contributions

  • Stuckenbruck, Loren T. 2003, Giant Mythology and Demonology: From the Ancient Near East to the Dead Sea Scrolls, in Lange, Armin., Lichtenberger, Hermann. & Romheld, K. T. Diethard. eds, Die Dämonen Demons Die Dämonologie der israelitisch-jüdischen und frühchristlichen Literatur im Kontext ihrer Umwelt = Demons the demonology of Israelite-Jewish and early Christian literature in context of their environment. Rottenburg am Neckar, Tubingen, Mohr Siebeck, Tubingen, 318-338. (Additional information)

Edited works: contributions

  • Stuckenbruck, Loren T. 2008. The Interiorisation of Dualism in the Human Being in Second Temple Judaism: The Treatise on the Two Spirits (1QS iii 13 – iv 26) in its Tradition-Historical Context. In Light against Darkness: Dualism in Ancient Mediterranean Religion and the Contemporary World. Randall Styers, Armin Lange & Eric Meyers Leiden: E. J. Brill.
  • Geza Xeravits 2005. “The Hebrew ‘Fagius’ Version of Tobit: Introduction and Critical Translation”. In Studies in the Book of Tobit. Proceedings from the Conference in Hungary, May 2004. Leiden: Brill.
  • Loren T. Stuckenbruck 2004. “‘Angels’ and ‘God’ Exploring the Limits of Early Jewish Monotheism”. In Early Jewish and Christian Monotheism. Loren T. Stuckenbruck & Wendy E.S. North London: T & T Clark International. Early Christianity in Context and JSNTSS, 263: pp. 45-70.
  • Stuckenbruck, Loren T. 2004. 'The Holy Spirit and the Ascension of Isaiah'. In The Holy Spirit and Christian Origins. Essays in Honor of James D. G. Dunn. Stanton, Graham N., Longenecker, Bruce W. & Barton, Stephen C. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans. 308-320. (Additional information)
  • Stuckenbruck, Loren T. 2004. The origins of evil in Jewish apocalyptic tradition the interpretation of Genesis 6:1-4 in the second and third centuries BCE. In The fall of the angels. Auffarth, Christoph. & Stuckenbruck, Loren T. Leiden: Brill. 6: 87-118. (Additional information) (View publication online)
  • Loren T. Stuckenbruck 2003. “Revelation”. In Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible. James D.G. Dunn & John W. Rogerson Grand Rapids: Eerdmans. pp. 1535-1572.

Essays in edited volumes

  • Barton, Stephen C., Stuckenbruck, Loren T. & Wold, Benjamin G. 2007. Introduction. In Memory in the Bible and Antiquity. Barton, Stephen, C., Stuckenbruck, Loren T. & Wold, Benjamin G. Tuebingen: Mohr Siebeck. 1-7. (Additional information)
  • Stuckenbruck, Loren t. 2007. Messianic Ideas in the Apocalyptic and Related Literature of Early Judaism. In The Messiah in the Old and New Testaments. Porter, Stanley E. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans. 90-113. (Additional information)
  • Stuckenbruck, Loren T. 2007. Temporal Shifts from Biblical Text to Interpretation: Concerning the Use of the Perfect and Imperfect in the Habakkuk Pesher (1QpHab). In Qumran Studies: New Approaches, New Questions. Strawn, Brent A. & Davis, Michael T. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans. 124-149. (Additional information)
  • Stuckenbruck, Loren T. 2007. The early Enochic traditions Related to 1 Enoch from the Dead Sea Scrolls An Overview and Assessment. In The Early Enoch Literature. Boccaccini, Gabriele. & Collins, John J. Leiden/Boston: Brill. Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism; 121: 41-63. (Additional information) (View publication online)
  • Stuckenbruck, Loren T. 2007. The Parables of Enoch according to George Nickelsburg and Michael Knibb: A Summary and Discussion of Remaining Questions. In Enoch and the Messiah Son of Man: Revisiting the Book of Parables. Boccaccini, G. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans. 65-71. (Additional information)
  • Stuckenbruck, Loren T. 2007. The Teacher of Righteousness Remembered: From Fragmentary Sources to Collective Memory in the Dead Sea Scrolls. In Memory in the Bible and Antiquity. Stuckenbruck, Loren T., Barton, Stephen C. & Wold, Benjamin G. Tubingen: Mohr Siebeck. 75-94. (Additional information) (View publication online)
  • Stuckenbruck, Loren T. 2006. The Formation and Re-Formation of Daniel in the Dead Sea Scrolls. In The Bible and the Dead Sea Scrolls. Charlesworth, James H. Waco, Texas: Baylor University Press. Volume One: Scripture and the Scrolls.: 101-130. (Additional information)
  • Stuckenbruck, Loren T. 2005. ''Reading the Present' in the Animal Apocalypse (1 Enoch 85-90). In Reading the Present in the Qumran Library. De Troyer, Kristin & Lange, Armin Atlanta: Scholars Press. 91-102. (Additional information)
  • Stuckenbruck, Loren T. 2005. 'Pleas for Deliverance from the Demonic in Early Jewish Texts. In Studies in Jewish Prayer. Hayward, Robert & Embry, Brad Oxford: Oxford University Press and University of Manchster. 55-73. (Additional information)
  • Stuckenbruck, Loren & Weeks, Stuart 2004. The Medieval Hebrew and Aramaic Texts of Tobit. In Intertextual Studies in Ben Sira and Tobit: Essays in Honor of Alexander A. Di Lella, O.F.M. Jeremy Corley & Vincent Skemp Washington, DC: Catholic Biblical Association of America. Catholic Biblical Quarterly Monograph Series 38: pp. 71-86.
  • Stuckenbruck, Loren T. 2003. 'Colossians and Philemon. In The Cambridge Companion to St. Paul. Dunn, James D.G. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. 116-132. (Additional information)
  • Stuckenbruck, Loren T. 2002. 'The Book of Tobit and the Problem of 'Magic''. In Judische Schriften aus hellenistisch-romischer Zeit. Lichtenberger, Hermann & Oegema, Gerbern S. Gutersloh: Gutersloher Verlagshaus. 258-269. (Additional information)
  • Stuckenbruck, Loren T. & Freedman, David Noel 2002. 'The Fragments of a Targum to Leviticus in Qumran Cave 4 (4Q156): A Linguistic Comparison and Assessment'. In Targum and Scripture. Studies in Aramaic Translations and Interpretation in Memory of Ernst G. Clarke. Flesher, Paul V.M. Leiden: Brill. 79-95. (Additional information)
  • Stuckenbruck, Loren T. 2001. 'Daniel and Early Enoch Traditions in the Dead Sea Scrolls'. In The Book of Daniel. Composition and Reception. Collins, John J. & Flint, Peter W. Leiden: Brill. 2: 368-386. (Additional information) (View publication online)

Journal papers: academic

  • Stuckenbruck, Loren T. 2007. To What Extent Did Philo’s Treatment of Enoch and the Giants Presuppose a Knowledge of the Enochic and Other Sources in the Dead Sea Scrolls? Studia Philonica Annual 19: 131-142. (Additional information)

Journal papers: professional

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