Based in the Faculty of Theology and Religion at Oxford University, the Centre for Reception History of the Bible is an interdisciplinary research centre.  It aims to foster exchange between scholars working on biblical texts across the Humanities, creating a research network which focuses on exploring the use and influence of the Bible.

The Centre organises a regular seminar series ('The Bible in Art, Music and Literature') during University term time, runs conferences, and produces and promotes publications that examine the reception history of the Bible.

External news/events

Event: Mary Magdalene: Woman and Myth

Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool

Centre events

Seminar: "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott": Early modern adaptations of Psalm 46 across confessional and linguistic boundaries

Monday 16 November 2026, Trinity College

Seminar: Verbum Dei, verba hominum: translating scripture in the Reformation

Monday 30 November 2026, Trinity College Event Speaker: Professor Colin Donnelly (Oxford)

Key publications

Perspectives on Passion, encountering the Bible through the Arts book cover

Perspectives on the Passion: Encountering the Bible though the Arts

From the Margins 1 book cover

From the Margins 1: Women of the Hebrew Bible and their Afterlives

From the Margins 2 book cover

From the Margins 2: Women of the New Testament and their Afterlives

The Decalogue and its Cultural Influence book cover

The Decalogue and its Cultural Influence