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Research output per year
Personal profile
Biography
Peter Joshua Atkins is Postdoctoral Fellow in Old Testament and Hebrew Bible at the University of Edinburgh. He is also co-founder and co-chair of the 'Animals and the Bible' research group for the European Association of Biblical Studies.
Prior to his current position, Peter moved to the University of Edinburgh's School of Divinity as a Teaching Fellow in Old Testament and Hebrew Bible. He previously completed his doctoral studies in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Chester where he was also a Visiting Lecturer and worked as a Postdoctoral Research Assistant on the AHRC-funded project "Christian Ethics of Farmed Animal Welfare."
Research Themes and Networks
- Future Cities
- Energy & Sustainability
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Research output
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[Review of] Ecology, Theory, and Interpretation of the Bible: [Review of] Sébastien Doane, Reading the Bible amid the Environmental Crisis: Interdisciplinary Insights to Ecological Hermeneutics (Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books, 2024).
Atkins, P. J., 25 Jun 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: The Expository Times. 136, 10, p. 467 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review
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Lethal agents or locally extinct: Wild animals and divine violence in the Hebrew Bible
Atkins, P. J., 26 Apr 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Biblical Theology Bulletin.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Catholic Commentary on Ezekiel: [Review of] Daniel A. Keating, Ezekiel, Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Academic, 2024)
Atkins, P. J., 11 Mar 2025, In: The Expository Times. 136, 6, p. 277-278 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review
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[Review of] Idan Breier, An Ethical View of Human-Animal Relations in the Ancient Near East
Atkins, P. J., 24 Jan 2025, In: Religious Studies Review. 50, 4, p. 773-774 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review
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[Review of] Mark J. Boda and Dalit Rom-Shiloni (eds), Crossing Borders Between the Domestic and the Wild: Space, Fauna, Flora
Atkins, P. J., 2025, In: Religious Studies Review. 51, 1, p. 158 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review
Activities
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Why Did God Kill People in the Bible
Atkins, P. (Speaker)
2 Dec 2024Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Animals and Worship in the Old Testament
Atkins, P. (Speaker)
1 Oct 2024Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Conceptualizing Nature in Eastern Mediterranean Cultures of the Second–First Millennia BCE
Atkins, P. (Invited speaker)
18 May 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Humanimal Virtual Conference
Atkins, P. (Speaker)
10 Mar 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Book Launch - The Animalising Affliction of Nebuchadnezzar in Daniel 4: Reading Across the Human-Animal Boundary
Atkins, P. (Organiser), Millar, S. (Chair and Invited Speaker), Strømmen, H. (Invited speaker) & Pyper, H. (Invited speaker)
24 Feb 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Engagement – Public lecture/debate/seminar
Press/Media
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Blog Post on Rewilding Christian Approaches to Ecological Issues
26/10/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities