Dr Meg Warner

Tutor in Old Testament and Biblical Hebrew at Northern College, teaching in Manchester’s Luther King Centre

Meg seeks to hold together academic theological teaching and research with a more popular teaching and writing ministry. Meg is invited to speak regularly at international Biblical Studies conferences and by dioceses around the Anglican Communion and within the Church of England on topics relating to the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible, with a particular focus on Genesis and the Pentateuch, including topics which explore the application of those ancient texts to today’s ethical issues.

Publications

Joseph: A Story of Resilience (SPCK, 2020)
Tragedies and Christian Congregations: The Practical Theology of Trauma (Routledge, 2020), editor and contributor
Abraham: A Journey Through Lent (SPCK Lent Book 2016)

Lecture titles

'I will give you all this land' – Exploring the Biblical Land Promise
This lecture goes back to the biblical text to explore multiple traditions relating to the divine land promise and asks why the Exodus and Conquest traditions are traditionally foregrounded at the expense of alternative traditions that might have something of value to offer us in our twenty-first century world, especially in the light of the current refugee crisis.
Abraham our Father – Abraham as First Ecumenist
In a world dealing with increasing levels of inter-religious conflict, Abraham is often looked to as a focus of unity for Jews, Christians and Muslims. This lecture focuses on the presentation of Abraham in Genesis to assess how well the Abraham of the Biblical story is equipped to be the 'Father of us all'.
Why Should Christians Read the Old Testament? (Or ‘What has the Old Testament Done for Us?’)
This lecture explores the value for Christians of an understanding of and familiarity with the Old Testament, both for interpretation of the New Testament and for its own sake. Issues of truth, translation and tradition are explored.