Deutsch Intern
Chair of Old Testament and Biblical Languages

Prof. Dr. Barbara Schmitz

Professor of Old Testament and Biblical Languages

President of the University Senate
Equal Opportunities Officer, Faculty of Catholic Theology

Bibrastraße 14, Room 00.001
97070 Würzburg
Tel: 0931/ 31 86089

barbara.schmitz@uni-wuerzburg.de

Office hours:

For an appointment, please contact barbara.schmitz@uni-wuerzburg.de

Research interests

  • Jewish Literature of the Hellenistic and Roman period
  • Septuagint Studies
  • Book of Judith; 1-3 Maccabees; Esther; Book of Aristeas
  • Narrative Books of the Bible (e.g., 1-2 Kings)
  • Narratological Approaches to the Old Testament
  • Locality and Society: Horizontal Binding Forces in Antiquity (DFG-funded research project)

Projects and Activities

  • Chairwoman of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Deutschsprachigen Alttestamentlerinnen und Alttestamentler (AGAT)
  • International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies (IOSCS), Member of the Executive Committee
  • International Society for the Study of Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature (ISDCL), Member of the International Advisory Panel
  • Chair of the Program Unit "Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature" at the SBL Annual Meeting
  • Commentary on the Book of Judith in the series Internationaler Exegetischer Kommentar zum Alten Testament (IEKAT)/International Exegetical Commentary on the Old Testament (IECOT)
  • Commentary on Susanna, SBL Commentary on the Septuagint (SBLCS)
  • Vetus Testament (Brill), Member of the Editorial Board
  • Journal of Ancient Judaism (Brill), Member of the Editorial Board
  • Catholic Biblical Quarterly, Member of the Editorial Board
  • SBL Commentary on the Septuagint (SBLCS), joint editor-in-chief
  • Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature Yearbook (DCLY/De Gruyter), joint editor-in-chief
  • Topics of Biblical Theology (TOBITH/Mohr Siebeck), joint editor-in-chief
  • Stuttgarter Biblische Beiträge (SBB/ Verlag Katholisches Bibelwerk), joint editor-in-chief
  • Permanent Contributor (Book Reviews), Biblische Notizen. Neue Folge
  • Committee Advisor, Für die religiösen Beziehungen zum Judentum der Ökumenekommission (II), German Bishops' Conference
  • Committee Member, Juden und Christen, Zentralkomitee der deutschen Katholiken (ZdK) since 2010
  • Member, Ecumenism Committee of the Diocese of Würzburg
  • Executive Board Member, Gesellschaft für christlich-jüdisches Zusammenarbeit in Würzburg und Unterfranken
  • Scientific Advisor, Theologie im Fernkurs
  • Member, Board of Trustees of Studium in Israel
  • Member, Wissenschaftlicher Beirat des Katholischen Bibelwerks
  • Member, Jury of the Cusanus Award, Cusanuswerk
  • Member, Würzburger Wissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft
  • Supervisor, certified by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Supervision (DGSV) and Systemische Gesellschaft (SG)
  • Bibliodrama instructor
  • Theme-centered interaction (TZI) (certificate), Ruth-Cohn-Institut

Memberships

  • AGENDA - Forum katholischer Theologinnen e.V.
  • Arbeitsgemeinschaft der deutschsprachigen katholischen Alttestamentlerinnen und Alttestamentler (AGAT)
  • Europäische Gesellschaft für die theologische Forschung von Frauen (ESWTR)
  • Forum ehemaliger Studierender im Theologischen Studienjahr Dormition Abbey Jerusalem e.V.
  • Gesellschaft für christlich-jüdisches Zusammenarbeit in Würzburg und Unterfranken e.V.
  • International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies (IOSCS)
  • International Society for the Study of Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature (ISDCL)
  • Society of Biblical Literature (SBL)