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 Review
Book Chapter
Peer Reviewed Journal
Year | Publication | |
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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 | |
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2021 | Miriam DeCock (2021) Publication Preview, Miriam DeCock, Interpreting the Gospel of John in Antioch and Alexandria. ELEA [Link] |
Other Journal
Year | Publication | |
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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] |
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.