How are digital methods transforming research into ancient texts and the use of historical sources? What new opportunities do digital databases, text analysis and epigraphic resources open up for the humanities?

The lecture series ‘Ancient Texts, Digital Worlds – Digital Humanities and the New Testament’ is dedicated to these questions . Digital Humanities (DH) combine humanities-based questions with digital methods. They help to systematically catalogue extensive text collections, examine textual variants and re-contextualise historical sources in relation to one another. The approaches developed in this process are relevant not only to theology but also to numerous subjects within the humanities and cultural studies.

The lectures are explicitly aimed not only at specialists, but also at students and anyone else interested from School IV and beyond. No prior knowledge of Digital Humanities is required.

An overview of the dates:

• 24 November 2026: Prof. Dr Cornelis de Vos (Münster), Textual Criticism and Digital Humanities: The Case of Flavius Josephus’ (37–c. 100 AD) *Contra Apionem*
• 8 December 2026 – ONLINE: Dr Zacharias Frey-Shoukry (Rostock), Digital Humanities and Textual Criticism of the New Testament
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• 26 January 2027: PD Dr Julien Ogereau, Digital epigraphic resources for the study of the New Testament and early Christianity

The lectures will take place every Tuesday from 6.15 pm to 7.45 pm in room A14 1-114, unless otherwise stated.

We warmly invite you all to gain insights into current digital research approaches, discover new perspectives on ancient sources and engage in discussion with the speakers.