Reinhart Ceulemans

Dr. Reinhart Ceulemans is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Greek Studies at KU Leuven's Faculty of Arts. Since 2015, he has served as ZAP (Zelfstandig Academisch Personeel), transitioning from a Teaching Assistant (TT Lecturer) to his current senior role. His research focuses on biblical exegesis in Byzantium, transmission of the Greek Bible, Byzantine literature, and textual criticism.

• Research Highlights: Specializes in Byzantine hagiography, Septuagint studies, and Neo-Greek literature's influence on Early Modern Low Countries.
• Editorial Leadership: Editor-in-Chief of Byzantion (2022–), and serves on multiple editorial boards including Corpus Christianorum: Series Graeca and Hermeneus.
• Collaborations: Leads international projects like 'Van Hellas tot Haarlem' and 'De Slavische metafrase van Byzantijnse orthodoxie', collaborating with Hamburg's Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures.

Recent publications analyze Byzantine hagiographic identity construction, Latin-Greek biblical translation dynamics, and manuscript traditions. His work bridges textual scholarship with cultural history, emphasizing Late Antique and Early Modern connections.

• Awards & Grants:
  • Sabbatperiode grant (SAB/23/076) for Late Antique biblical lexicon research.
  • FWO postdoctoral researcher (2009–2015).
• Leadership:
  • Executive Board member of International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies.
  • Chair of KOSMOI - Leuven Centre for the Study of Religion and Worldview (2020–).