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Lecturer
- About
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- Email Address
- nathaniel.greene@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 272393
- Office Address
KCS6
- School/Department
- School of Divinity, History, Philosophy & Art History
Biography
After completing an undergraduate degree in biblical studies and MDiv in Old Testament, I moved on to undertake my graduate work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where I matriculated into what was, at the time, the Hebrew and Semitic Studies Department. I spent the duration of my time in the Badger State honing expertise in Northwest Semitic languages and literatures with specializations in Northwest Semitic epigraphy, paleography, the composition history of the Deuteronomistic History, and archaic state formation. Upon finishing my doctoral studies in 2018 and spending a year on faculty at my alma mater, I moved back to greater Boston for a short-term post at Brandeis University. After finally emerging from the long dark of COVID-19 lockdowns, I moved here to Aberdeen with my golden retriever, Odin (who you will likely see if you spend any time on campus in our department).
I otherwise enjoy spending time exploring Scotland, cooking and baking, and attempting to enjoy the time I have.
Qualifications
- PhD Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies2018 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
- M.A. Hebrew and Semitic Studies2013 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
- M.Div. Old Testament2010 - Emmanuel School of Religion
- B.A. Biblical Studies2007 - Milligan College
External Memberships
Society of Biblical Literature
American Society of Overseas Research
Colloquium for Biblical and Near Eastern Studies
Latest Publications
The Rhetorical Force of the Divine Feminine: An Assessment of the Feminine Imagery of Yhwh in Deutero-Isaiah
Catholic Biblical Quarterly, vol. 85, no. 2, pp. 219–236Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSocio-political Gleanings from Northwest Semitic Paleography: The Inscriptions from Tel Reḥov, as a Test Case
The Ancient Israelite World. Keimer, K., Pierce, G. (eds.). Routledge, 21 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780367815691-28
A re-edition of PAT 0922: the funerary monument of Yedīʿbēl, a Palmyrene priest (141 ce)
Semitica et Classica, vol. 14, pp. 247-256Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1484/J.SEC.5.129531
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
“Epigraphic Notes on Two Bilingual Inscriptions in the National Museum of Banat (IDR III/1 170 ad 178)”
Analele Banatului, vol. XXVII, pp. 177–195Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe Harvard Semitic Museum Palmyrene Collection
Bulletin of the American Schools of Overseas Research, vol. 380, pp. 231–246Contributions to Journals: Articles
Prizes and Awards
British Academy Talent Development Awards 2023–2024 (£10,000): Digitising Pre-Modern Material Culture: Foundations and Innovations (with Dr. Karl Kinsella)
- Research
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Research Overview
Dr. Greene's research focuses on the relationship between scribes, states, and literary production in the ancient southern Levant. With specialization in Northwest Semitic languages, he utilizes advanced imaging techniques such as Reflectance Transformation Imaging to bring ancient inscriptions to life in new ways, allowing him to reimagine the scribal and literary landscape of Iron Age Israel. He brings the results of this work to bear on the texts contained within the Deuteronomistic History to help investigate Israel's origins and its state formation at the earliest stages of its formation. He also works in conceptual metaphor theory and metaphorical expression within Northwest Semitic literatures. These interests have also lead him to work extensively in Palmyrene Aramaic epigraphy.
Research Areas
Accepting PhDs
I am currently accepting PhDs in Divinity.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.
Divinity
Accepting PhDsResearch Specialisms
- Biblical Studies
- Ancient Hebrew Language
- Aramaic Language
- Ancient Middle Eastern Languages
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
Supervision
Supervisees
- MISS PAYTON MILLER
- MR WAI CHU
- Teaching
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Courses
- Aramaic (Postgraduate level reading group)