2026-27 Junior & Senior research fellowships, Center for Messianic Studies (CEMES), University of Würzburg, Germany. FT/6-9 months. Proposals invited on "person-centered messianism". Deadline 15 May. nt4ox.link/cemes2026

2026-29 Postdoc in Religions of Mediterranean Late Antiquity, University of Lund, Sweden. Focus on Digital Archaeology, Project: “Ancient Synagogues and the Human Sensorium”. FT/fixed term: 3 years. Deadline 15 April. nt4ox.link/LundPDF26

Academic Dean with specialization in Biblical Studies, College of the Resurrection, Mirfield, W. Yorkshire, UK. Oversight of Durham University Common Awards Programme (Anglican). FT/permanent. NB short deadline: 22 March; interviews w/b 13 April. nt4ox.link/Mirfield26

Professor of Biblical Studies and Assistant Dean/Director of Hazelip School of Theology, Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN. Deadline ASAP. nt4ox.link/Lipscomb26

"What I Wish Scholars Knew About the New Testament’s Religious Stakeholders": Public Engagement Forum with Chine McDonald, Richard Ounsworth, Vaughan Roberts, Marcus Walker, Paul Williams. Oxford New Testament Seminar, 2:30 PM Friday 13 March, HBAC Lecture Theatre, Keble College

NT4Ox research up[date: Downs, David J. 2026. "The Role (and Absence) of Genesis 1-4 in the Argument of 1 Clement." Pages 126-42 in D.S. du Toit et al. 1 Clement as an Argumentative Text (Leiden etc: Brill).  Nt4ox.link/djd-26a

2026-27 Bye-Fellowship for established researchers (subjects incl. "Biblical studies, including Rabbinics and Patristics"), Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge. FT/Fixed Term: 1 year. Deadline 21 April. nt4ox.link/Cai-RF26

Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Study of Religion, University of Bergen, Norway. Specialization in Rabbinic literature 2nd – 7th century CE. NB Short deadline: 6 March. nt4ox.link/BergenPDF26

Christine Joynes, "Reframing the Canon: Art and Biblical Interpretation", Oxford New Testament Seminar, 2:30 PM Friday 6 March, HBAC Lecture Theatre, Keble College. nt4ox.link/seminar

Claire Sotinel, "Constantine and the Invention of Religion", Late Roman Seminar, 4 PM Thursday 5 March, Seminar Room, Corpus Christi College. nt4ox.link/ocla-HT26

2026-27 Postdoc Teaching Fellowship in New Testament Studies, Regent College, Vancouver BC, Canada. Fixed Term: 10 months. NB Short Deadline: March 1. Must be eligible to work in Canada. nt4ox.link/regent-pdf26

Chair of Eastern Orthodox Christianity, University of Oxford and Merton College. FT/permanent. Deadline 23 March. nt4ox.link/Ox-Orthod26

Lecturer in New Testament, Union Theological College, Belfast, NI. FT/fixed term: "3 years in the first instance". Deadline 17 March. nt4ox.link/UTCBelfast26

Susan Black, "Workshop: How to Get a Postdoc", Oxford New Testament Seminar, 2:30 PM Friday 27 February, HBAC Lecture Theatre, Keble College. nt4ox.link/seminar

2026-28/29 Postdoc in Early Christian Studies, Nijmegen, Netherlands. Part of project "Ethnicity and (In)Equality in Early Christianity". FT/fixed term: 2 years renewable for Year 3. Deadline 8 March. nt4ox.link/radboud-PDF26

Luke Bretherton, "The Voice of the Bible in Christian Ethics", Oxford New Testament Seminar, 2:30 PM Friday 20 February, HBAC Lecture Theatre, Keble College. nt4ox.link/seminar

2026-29 Postdoctoral Fellowships, Institute of Advanced Studies, University of Durham. All subjects. Deadline 26 March. nt4ox.link/durpdf26

Assistant Prof. of New Testament, Protestant Theological University, Groningen, Netherlands. Substantive focus on "synoptic gospels and the Jewish context of the New Testament". FT/TT. Deadline 3 March, Interviews 25 March & 7 April. nt4ox.link/pthu26

Andrew Davison, "How the New Testament Matters for What I Do", Oxford New Testament Seminar, 2:30 PM Friday 13 February, HBAC Lecture Theatre, Keble College. nt4ox.link/seminar

2026-28 Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Christianity, Judaism, or American Religions, Carleton College, Northfield, MN. FT/Fixed term: 2 years. Deadline February 23. nt4ox.link/carleton-pdf26

Matthew Gordley & Andrew Cowan, "Hymns in the New Testament? A Conversation", Oxford New Testament Seminar, 2:30 PM Friday 6 February, NB ***PUSEY ROOM***, Keble College. nt4ox.link/seminar

Philo Workshop with speakers incl. A. Bakker, M. Benster, K. Berthelot, J. Harrison, H. Najman, M. Niehoff, M. Piotrkowski, S. Pearce: 9 AM - 6 PM Thursday 19 February, Harris Seminar Room, Oriel College. nt4ox.link/philo26

Shoni Lavie-Driver, “The Jews of Caesarea Maritima: A Greek-Speaking Community in Roman Palaestina?” Seminar on Jewish History & Literature in the Graeco-Roman World, 2 PM Tuesday 27 January, OCHJS or Zoom nt4ox.link/JHLSem-HT26

Markus Bockmuehl, "Jerusalem in Early Christian Hope", Pusey House, 4 PM Wednesday 28 January. nt4ox.link/MB-Pusey26

Asst Prof Jewish-Christian Studies, Seton Hall University, NJ. Focus: Bible & interpretation, ancient Christian & Jewish sources; Catholic teaching on interreligious & Catholic/Jewish relations; also Christian ethics (preferred). FT/TT. Deadline Feb 22. nt4ox.link/SHU26

Reading Group: Jewish Magical Texts from Antiquity and the Cairo Genizah, 2 PM alternate Thursdays beginning 29 January, OCHJS, Walton Street

Beatrice Bonanno, "Jewish Greek Scriptures and Early Christianity: Insights from the 'Minor Versions'", 6 PM Thursday 22 January, OCHJS and Zoom

Rotem Avneri, “Judean Diaspora and Territory in the Late Hellenistic Galilee”, Seminar on Jewish History & Literature in the Graeco-Roman Period, 2 PM Tuesday 20 January, Zoom only: nt4ox.link/JHLSem-HT26

Seminar on Jewish History & Literature in the Graeco-Roman World, Hilary Term 2026 Programme nt4ox.link/JHLSem-HT26

Oxford Patristics Research Seminar, Hilary Term 2026 Programme: 4:30 PM Mondays from 26 January, Robert Beddard Room, Oriel College.

Oxford Centre for Late Antiquity, Hilary Term 2026 Programme nt4ox.link/ocla-HT26

Oxford Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Seminar Programme, Hilary Term 2026: nt4ox.link/otsem

New Year, new Term, new Seminar programme: Markus Bockmuehl & Joshua H. M. Chan, "Alpha and Omega, and the Name of God". Oxford New Testament Seminar, 2:30 PM Friday 23 January, HBAC Lecture Theatre, Keble College. nt4ox.link/seminar

Opportunity for non-UK based scholars to join our lively New Testament research community for a 2-year postdoc: 2026-28 British Academy International Fellowships, Call for Expressions of Interest. Deadline 28 January. nt4ox.link/baif26

NT4Ox research update: M. Bockmuehl & J.A. Rodriguez, “Jesus Books, Gospel Fragments, and Gospel Harmonies: Rewriting the Jesus Tradition.” In A Handbook to Second–Century Christianity, 337-63. Ed. M.F. Bird & S. Harrower. Baylor University Press. nt4ox.link/hb-c2-xtnty

2026-2027 Visiting Fellowships and Yip Visiting Fellowships, Magdalene College Cambridge. Deadline 30 January. nt4ox.link/Cam-MagdVF26

NT4Ox research update: Jennifer Strawbridge, Embodiment Matters: The Contested Presence of the Disabled at the Council of Nicaea, International Journal of Philosophy and Theology 86 (2025) 179-201. Open access. doi.org/10.1080/2169...

NT4Ox research update: Jennifer Strawbridge, "Spiders Are Bad Kissers: The Kiss of Love and the Holy Kiss in Early Christian Writings", Anglican Theological Review 107 (2025) 332-48. Open access. doi.org/10.1177/0003...

NT4Ox research update: Joshua H. M. Chan, "The Significance of 'I Am the Alpha and the Omega' in the Early Reception History of Revelation", Journal of Early Christian History 15 (2025) 1-15. Open Access. doi.org/10.1080/2222...

NT4Ox research update: Marcus Bailey, Acts of John in Antiochus the Monk’s Pandect, Journal of Theological Studies (advance online 2025). doi.org/10.1093/jts/...

2026-28 Kennicott postdoc Career Development Fellow in Hebrew Studies, Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Oxford. Focus on classical Hebrew or cognate. FT/Fixed Term: 2 years. Deadline 2 February. nt4ox.link/Kennicott26

2026-29 postdoc Junior Research Fellowship in Theology & Religious Studies, Trinity College, Oxford. Candidates with PhDs submitted Oct 2023-May 2026 and with no comparable prior appointment. Deadline 21 January 2026, interviews 16 March. nt4ox.link/JRF-TrinOx26

Faculty position in New Testament, United Theological Seminary (Methodist: UMC), Dayton, OH. FT/Open Rank. Deadline December 31. nt4ox.link/UTS-Dayton26

2026-29 Career Development Fellowship (Postdoc) in European Archaeology, Keble College, Oxford. Any specialization between Neolithic and 12th cent. (i.e. incl. ancient Mediterranean). Deadline 15 January. nt4ox.link/CDF26Keble

Departmental Lecturer in Early Judaism & Christianity, Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies, University of Oxford. FT/fixed term: 12 months. Deadline 19 January. nt4ox.link/ochjs-DL26

Now is a great time to apply to Oxford (or encourage a friend) for graduate studies in New Testament next year! Deadline 7 Jan; nt4ox.link/faq. Multiple scholarships incl. external awards like LuxMundi's 2x full MPhil+DPhil for Chinese students: nt4ox.link/oxchina

J. Thomas Hewitt, "The Ascended Christ in Pauline Tradition": Oxford New Testament Seminar, 2:30 PM Friday 5 December, HBAC Lecture Theatre, Keble College. nt4ox.link/seminar

Up to 10x 2026-29 ERC Marie Curie Postdoc Fellowships (all disciplines incl. Humanities), Turku Institute of Advanced Studies, University of Turku, Finland. Deadline 9 January 2026. nt4ox.link/Turku26

Up to 6x 2026-29 Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships in Humanities, University of Oxford. Come join our thriving research community for a postdoc in New Testament! Deadline 9 December; contact a senior Faculty mentor ASAP to discuss. nt4ox.link/Leverhulme26

Graduate Presentations: Christopher Kuhl, “Judas and the Son of Man in Luke 22:48” and Donald Wong, "The Context and Theology of Hospitality in 2 and 3 John". Oxford New Testament Seminar, 2:30 PM Friday 28 November, HBAC Lecture Theatre, Keble College. nt4ox.link/seminar