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About

Brandon Hurlbert (Ph.D., Durham University) is a lecturer in Hebrew Bible/Old Testament at Durham University. His doctoral dissertation explored the possibilities of reading the book of Judges as Christian Scripture. He is a research associate at the Centre for the Study of the Bible and Violence and a co-host on the Two Cities Podcast. His other research interests include the Bible and Film and the reception history of the Bible. 

• Book of Judges
• Deuteronomistic History
• Violence and the Bible

Book review

• YHWH and Israel in the Book of Judges: An Object‐Relations Analysis
  
  Hurlbert, B. (2022). YHWH and Israel in the Book of Judges: An Object‐Relations Analysis. Reviews in Theology and Religion, 26(3). https://doi.org/10.1111/rirt.13600
• The Bible and the Ballot: Using Scripture in Political Decisions
  
  Hurlbert, B. (2022). The Bible and the Ballot: Using Scripture in Political Decisions. Reviews in Theology and Religion, 28(4), 388-391. https://doi.org/10.1111/rirt.14062
• René Girard and the Nonviolent God, Scott Cowdell, University of Notre Dame Press, 2018 (ISBN 978‐0‐268‐10453‐5)
  
  Hurlbert, B. (2020). René Girard and the Nonviolent God, Scott Cowdell, University of Notre Dame Press, 2018 (ISBN 978‐0‐268‐10453‐5). Reviews in Religion and Theology, 27(4), 496-498. https://doi.org/10.1111/rirt.13888
• The Book of Exodus
  
  Hurlbert, B. (2020). The Book of Exodus. Reviews in Theology and Religion, 27(1), 33-36. https://doi.org/10.1111/rirt.13719

Chapter in book

• Alternate Eyes: Perspective Shifting in the Samson Narrative and Black Mirror
  
  Hurlbert, B. (2022). Alternate Eyes: Perspective Shifting in the Samson Narrative and Black Mirror. In A. Bowen & J. A. Dunne (Eds.), Black Mirror and Theology. Lexington Books/Fortress Academic.
• Once Upon a Time in Persia: The Ethics of Violence in the Book of Esther and Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
  
  Hurlbert, B. (2022). Once Upon a Time in Persia: The Ethics of Violence in the Book of Esther and Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. In H. Paynter & M. Spalione (Eds.), Map or Compass? The Bible on Violence. Sheffield Phoenix Press.
• Taking the Absurdity Seriously: Questioning the Complicity of YHWH in Judges 20-21
  
  Hurlbert, B. (2022). Taking the Absurdity Seriously: Questioning the Complicity of YHWH in Judges 20-21. In H. Paynter & T. Laurence (Eds.), Violent Biblical Texts: New Approaches. Sheffield Phoenix Press.

Journal Article

• Deconstructing the Downward Spiral: Anthology as Coherence in the Book of Judges
  
  Hurlbert, B. M. (2024). Deconstructing the Downward Spiral: Anthology as Coherence in the Book of Judges. Journal of Biblical Literature, 143(3), 417-441. https://doi.org/10.15699/jbl.1433.2024.3
• Cut & Splice: Reading Judges 19 Cinematically
  
  Hurlbert, B. M. (2022). Cut & Splice: Reading Judges 19 Cinematically. Biblical Interpretation, 30(2), 125–149. https://doi.org/10.1163/15685152-00284p20
• Beyond Texts of Terror: Emerging Feminist Scholarship on Judges 19
  
  Hurlbert, B. (n.d.). Beyond Texts of Terror: Emerging Feminist Scholarship on Judges 19. Didaktikos: Journal of Theological Education. Advance online publication.