Meredith J. C. Warren
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Meredith J. C. Warren | |
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| Occupations | Senior Lecturer in Biblical and Religious Studies at the University of Sheffield |
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| Education | B.A. (2004), M.A. (2006), Ph.D. (2013) |
| Alma mater | McGill University |
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| Main interests | the Gospel of John, the Book of Revelation, Meals in the Greco-Roman World, Early Judaism, Ancient Romance Novels, Pseudepigrapha, Senses in Antiquity |
| Website | meredithwarren |
Meredith J. C. Warren (born in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Senior Lecturer in Biblical and Religious Studies at the University of Sheffield.[1] She is known for her views on the New Testament and early Judaism as well as for her media appearances for such outlets as The Washington Post, and BBC radio. She is a Metis citizen of the Manitoba Metis Federation.[2]
Warren obtained her Bachelor of Arts (2004) and Master of Arts (2006) from McGill University. She earned a PhD in 2013 from McGill in religious studies, specializing in New Testament, early Judaism, and ancient Mediterranean religions. She was awarded a postdoctoral fellowship from the Fonds de recherche du Québec, before taking her position at Sheffield University,[1] where she directs the Sheffield Centre for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies and is editor in chief of its flagship journal, the Journal of Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies.[3] She serves as an associate editor for the Enoch Seminar Online Reviews.[4]
Warren's scholarly publications include several books and articles on Jesus, food, gender, anti-Judaism, feminism, the senses, and clothing in early Christianity and early Judaism.[5][6][7] Warren has contributed to The Washington Post and The Independent on the subject of the Historical Jesus.[8][9] She has been interviewed by BBC Radio and the Star on the New Testament and Jesus.[10][11] She also gave interviews on NPR and to The Guardian about the changes to the Lord's Prayer in 2019.[12][13]
Warren served as an adjunct professor of Religious Studies at McGill University from 2007 to 2015. In 2015 she was appointed as a lecturer in Biblical and Religious Studies at the University of Sheffield's Institute for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies. Warren was honored with a Senate Award for Excellence in Learning and Teaching by the University of Sheffield in 2019.[14] In 2020 she was elected to the Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas (Society of New Testament Studies).[15] Her co-authored textbook, Jewish and Christian Women in the Ancient Mediterranean, won the Frank W. Beare Award from the Canadian Society of Biblical Studies in 2023.
