Dr Matthew Sharp
Lecturer in New Testament Studies
Research areas
Dr Sharp's research focuses on early Christian conceptions of God (and divinity more broadly) in the context of ancient Graeco-Roman religion and philosopy. His first monograph Divination and Philosophy in the Letters of Paul (EUP, 2022) examines how the Apostle Paul conceives of communication between gods and humans through the lens of Graeco-Roman divination. His current research project is funded by the Leverhulme Trust and entitled: The Stuff that Gods are Made Of: Divinity and Materiality in the New Testament. It explores the different conceptions of the materiality of the divine world in and outside the New Testament and the various ways in which early Christian authors understood divinity to interact with the material world.
PhD supervision
- Joshua Johnson
- Melissa Barciela Mandala
Selected publications
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Eschatology of the New Testament
Sharp, M., 20 Feb 2024, In: Oxford Bibliographies in Biblical Studies.Research output: Contribution to journal › Literature review › peer-review
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Finding Out the Things of God: A Dialogue on Matthew Sharp's Divination and Philosophy in the Letters of Paul and New Testament Studies
Sharp, M. & Hewitt, J. T., 27 Apr 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal for the Study of the New Testament.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Divination and philosophy in the letters of Paul
Sharp, M., 1 Jan 2023, Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. 235 p. (Edinburgh studies in religion in antiquity)Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Open access
Courting daimons in Corinth: daimonic partnerships, cosmic hierarchies and divine jealousy in 1 Corinthians 8–10
Sharp, M., 15 Sept 2022, Demons in early judaism and christianity: characters and characteristics. Patmore, H. M. & Lössl, J. (eds.). Leiden: Brill, p. 112-129 (Ancient judaism and early christianity; no. 113).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Review of Michael Lakey, The Ritual World of Paul the Apostle: Metaphysics, Community and Symbol in 1 Corinthians 10-11
Sharp, M., 8 Oct 2022, In: Review of Biblical Literature.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review
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Open access
Review of Rob A. Fringer, Paul's corporate Christophany: an evaluation of Paul's Christophanic references in their epistolary contexts
Sharp, M., 10 Jun 2022, In: Review of Biblical Literature.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review