Staff profile
Overview
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| Affiliation | Telephone |
|---|---|
| Lecturer in Hebrew Bible/Old Testament in the Department of Theology and Religion |
Biography
About
Brandon Hurlbert (Ph.D., Durham University) is a lecturer in Hebrew Bible/Old Testament at Durham University. His doctoral dissertation explored the possibilities of reading the book of Judges as Christian Scripture. He is a research associate at the Centre for the Study of the Bible and Violence and a co-host on the Two Cities Podcast. His other research interests include the Bible and Film and the reception history of the Bible.
Research interests
- Book of Judges
- Deuteronomistic History
- Violence and the Bible
Publications
Book review
- Hurlbert, B. (2022). YHWH and Israel in the Book of Judges: An Object‐Relations Analysis. Reviews in Religion and Theology, 26(3), https://doi.org/10.1111/rirt.13600
- Hurlbert, B. (2022). The Bible and the Ballot: Using Scripture in Political Decisions. Reviews in Religion and Theology, 28(4), 388-391. https://doi.org/10.1111/rirt.14062
- Hurlbert, B. (2020). René Girard and the Nonviolent God, Scott Cowdell, University of Notre Dame Press, 2018 (ISBN 978‐0‐268‐10453‐5). Reviews in Religion and Theology, 27(4), 496-498. https://doi.org/10.1111/rirt.13888
- Hurlbert, B. (2020). The Book of Exodus. Reviews in Religion and Theology, 27(1), 33-36. https://doi.org/10.1111/rirt.13719
Chapter in book
- Hurlbert, B. (2022). Once Upon a Time in Persia: The Ethics of Violence in the Book of Esther and Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. In H. Paynter, & M. Spalione (Eds.), Map or Compass? The Bible on Violence. Sheffield Phoenix Press
- Hurlbert, B. (2022). Taking the Absurdity Seriously: Questioning the Complicity of YHWH in Judges 20-21. In H. Paynter, & T. Laurence (Eds.), Violent Biblical Texts: New Approaches. Sheffield Phoenix Press
- Hurlbert, B. (2022). Alternate Eyes: Perspective Shifting in the Samson Narrative and Black Mirror. In A. Bowen, & J. A. Dunne (Eds.), Black Mirror and Theology. Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
Journal Article
- Hurlbert, B. (online). Beyond Texts of Terror: Emerging Feminist Scholarship on Judges 19
- Hurlbert, B. M. (2024). Deconstructing the Downward Spiral: Anthology as Coherence in the Book of Judges. Journal of Biblical Literature, 143(3), 417-441. https://doi.org/10.15699/jbl.1433.2024.3
- Hurlbert, B. M. (2022). Cut & Splice: Reading Judges 19 Cinematically. Biblical Interpretation: A Journal of Contemporary Approaches, 30(2), 125–149. https://doi.org/10.1163/15685152-00284p20