Benjamin Wold

Dr. Benjamin Wold is a Lecturer at the School of Religion, Theology, and Peace Studies, Trinity College Dublin, and serves as Director of TCBS (likely Trinity College Biblical Studies). He teaches modules on Jewish Thought and Practice, the Apostle Paul, and the Historical Jesus and Gospels.

His research focuses on Ancient Jewish thought and practice (2nd c.BCE to 2nd c. CE), including the Dead Sea Scrolls, Synoptic Gospels, Book of Revelation, conceptualizations of evil, and ancient apocalypticism. His work bridges early Jewish and Christian textual cultures, emphasizing wisdom literature, intertextuality, and theological anthropology.

• Email: woldb@tcd.ie

Publications highlight interdisciplinary trends, merging biblical studies with cognitive science, social anthropology, and textual criticism. Key themes include apocalyptic visions, debt ethics in Matthew and Qumran, flesh/spirit dualism, and the reception of wisdom traditions in early Christianity.