Miriam Jane De Cock

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Miriam De Cock is an Assistant Professor in Biblical Studies (New Testament and Early Christianity). She joined DCU in the fall of 2022. She was formerly a Marie Curie postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Theology at Aarhus University in Denmark. Miriam’s PhD in Early Christianity is from McMaster University’s Department of Religious Studies (conferred in 2019), where she also did an MA in Early Christianity (2012). She recently published her PhD thesis as Reading the Gospel of John in Antioch and Alexandria (SBL Press, 2020), and recent articles include “Origen’s Mediation of the Logos in his Exegesis of the Old Testament Psalms and Prophets” (Studia Patristica) and “Theodoret of Cyrus and his Exegetical Predecessors: A Study of his Biblical Commentary Prefaces” (Open Theology). She teaches courses in the New Testament and its reception and researches in early Christian exegesis and exegetical culture. Her current project concerns ancient articulations of the ideal scriptural exegete.

Book

Year Publication
2020 Miriam DeCock (2020) Interpreting the Gospel of John in Antioch and Alexandria. Atlanta, Georgia: SBL Press.

Book Review

Year Publication
2021 Miriam DeCock (2021) Review of Exegeting the Jews: The Early Reception of the Johannine “Jews” by Michael G. Azar.
2021 Miriam DeCock (2021) Review of Scripture as Real Presence: Sacramental Exegesis in the Early Church by Hans Boersma.
2020 Miriam DeCock (2020) Review of Genesis and Cosmos: Basil and Origen on Genesis 1 and Cosmology by Adam Rasmussen.
2019 Miriam DeCock (2019) Review of In the Image of Origen: Eros, Virtue, and Constrain in the Early Christian Academy by David Satran.

Book Chapter

Year Publication
2020 Miriam DeCock (2020) 'The Spiritual Pay-Off of Searching the Scriptures: The Principle of the Bible’s Usefulness in the Exegesis of Origen and Chrysostom' In: Christian Discourse in Late Antiquity. Hermeneutical, Institutional and Textual Perspectives. Leiden : Brill.

Conference Publication

Year Publication
2021 Miriam DeCock (2021) Studia Patristica. PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE SEVENTEENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PATRISTIC STUDIES Origen’s Mediation of the Logos in his Exegesis of the Old Testament Psalms and Prophets

Peer Reviewed Journal

Year Publication
2021 Miriam DeCock (2021) 'Theodoret of Cyrus and His Exegetical Predecessors: A Study of His Biblical Commentary Prefaces'. Open Theology, 7 (1). [Link] https://doi.org/10.1515/opth-2020-0175
2021 Miriam DeCock (2021) 'Angels, Scripture, and the Exegesis of Origen'. Studia Patristica, 34 :27-50. [Link]
2017 Miriam DeCock (2017) 'The Good Shepherd of John 10 in Patristic Biblical Interpretation'. Studia Patristica, 17 :63-70.
2015 Miriam DeCock (2015) '“The Jewish Gospels: The Story of the Jewish Christ: A Review Article,”'. Studies in Religion-Sciences Religieuses, 2 :87-96. [Link]

Online Article

Year Publication
2021 Miriam DeCock (2021) Publication Preview, Miriam DeCock, Interpreting the Gospel of John in Antioch and Alexandria. ELEA [Link]

Other Journal

Year Publication
2021 Miriam DeCock;Carl Vennerstrom;Martina Vercesi;Anna-Liisa Rafael;Sara Contini;Taylor Ross;Katarina Pålsson;Christian Thrue Djurslev;Carmen Angela Cvetković;Maria Fallica;Valeria Dessy (2021) 'Reception of the Biblical and Patristic Heritage: Case Studies and Reflections on Theory and Method' Open Theology, 7 (1) . [Link]
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Research Interests

I am interested in early Christian exegesis and exegetical culture, specifically within the Greek tradition. I am also interested in the reception of the New Testament, particularly Paul and the canonical Gospels. I have most recently been working on the Homilies on the Psalms of Origen, though I also work on the writings of Chrysostom, Cyril of Alexandria, and Theodore of Mopsuestia. 

I am happy to take any enquiries of prospective students who wish to work in these areas.

Research Projects

Title Role Description Start date End date
Origen on the Psalms Sole Researcher This project was a close analysis of Origen's Homilies on the Psalms in which I compared the text with the Alexandrian's other exegetical writings in Greek. The book project resulting from this work will seek to problematise the genre of the homily in this early period, and will attend to Origen's engagement with the legacy of the apostle Paul. 01/02/2019 30/06/2022

Teaching Interests

Gospels; the letters and life of Paul; Women in Scripture; New Testament; early Christian exegesis; New Testament reception (Late Antiquity)

Modules Coordinated

Term Title Subject
2023 TP403
2023 TP206
2023 TP118
2023 TP102
2023 TP303