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SALEMI-X

Prof. Stefano Salemi

Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies; Director of Learning and Teaching

Biography

Stefano is a scholar of biblical studies, languages, and theology. After many years of teaching at the University of Oxford, he joined AC as Director of Learning and Teaching in 2025. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (UK) and has held academic leadership roles at a number of institutions.

Stefano teaches and conducts research in the fields of biblical exegesis, hermeneutics, Hebrew and Greek languages and semantics, biblical and systematic-historical theology, pedagogy, reception history, the arts and theology, and intertextual studies. He is the chief founding editor of the SCM Press book series Biblical Intertextuality and of the journal Integrated Biblical and Theological Studies. His publications include The Meaning of the Death of Christ-A Historical-Exegetical Reading of John 19:34 (in Italian, 2014); A Linguistic-Theological Exegesis of Ezekiel as Mo\u0302ph\ēt - \"I have made you a sign\" (Ezekiel 12:6) (2024); Why did Jesus die? \u2026 and immediately blood and water came out (in Italian, 2025); and Infinite Risk Theology: \u2018Remember that Christ risked all\' (2025).

Stefano has earned three doctorates \u2013 in New Testament, Old Testament, and systematic theology \u2013 and has taught at universities including Harvard, Yale, Oxford, King\'s College London, and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Qualifications

DPhil/PhD in Systematic-Historical Theology (University of Oxford), 'Remember that Christ risked all – A Theology of Infinite Risk' – 2024

PhD in Biblical Studies-Hebrew Bible (King’s College London), 'I have made you a sign” (Ezek. 12:6). A Linguistic-Theological Exegesis of Ezekiel as a מוֹפֵת (sign) – 2020

PhD in New Testament and Early Christianity (Faculty of Theology of Apulia [prev. University Angelicum]), 'The Meaning of the Death of Christ: Historical and Exegetical Reading of John 19:34' – 2013

BA+MTh (Res) Theology (Waldensian Faculty of Theology) – 2012

MRes in Religous Studies (University of Rome “La Sapienza") – 2006

BA Hon. in Religious History (University of Rome "La Sapienza) – 2004

Grad.Dip (Conservatory of Music "A. Vivaldi" ITA.) – 1995

  • Research Publications

    Books

    • 2025
      • Salemi, S. (2025). Infinite Risk Theology "Remember that Christ Risked All". Routledge.
    • 2024
      • Salemi, S. (2024). A Linguistic-Theological Exegesis of Ezekiel as Môphēt. Brill.
      • Salemi, S. (2024). Perché Gesù è morto? …e subito ne uscì sangue e acqua [tr. Why did Jesus die? …and immediately blood and water came out]. Universitas Studiorum.
    • 2014
      • Salemi, S. (2014). Il significato della morte di Cristo, lettura storico-esegetica di Giov. 19:34. Editrice Ecumenica.

    Book Chapters

    • 2021
      • Salemi, S. (2021). Suffering of Christ: Suffering of people In Ashwin-Siejkowski, P; Ramelli, I.L.E.; Anthony McGuckin, J., The T&T Clark Handbook of the Early Church (pp. ). Bloomsbury Publishing.
      • Salemi, S. (2021). “The wounded Christ of the Fourth Gospel - New Testament interpretation in Alexandrian tradition”- First volume of the new monograph series History of Biblical Exegesis In Elliott, M.; Legaspi, M.; Lincicum, D.; Grillo, J.; Schliesser. B., (pp. ). Mohr Siebeck.

  • Scholarship

    Internal and External Grants

    • 2025
      • (under evaluation) British Academy - "Faith and Failure: An Interdisciplinary Approach", $20000, University of London
      • (under evaluation) Templeton Religion Trust "Theological Anendophasia", $1500000, University of London
      • (under evaluation) Templeton WCF Grant - "Spiritual Exercises, Perceptions of Reality, and Ways of Knowing", $2500000, AUCD University College
    • 2024
      • Various Grants, Prizes, and Awards for academic calibre and research (2018-2024), $200000, Oxford University, King’s College London, Trinity College, and many more

    Presentations

    • 2024
      • “Christ’s Cry on the Cross as an Irreversible Incarnation” (2024), SBL Annual Meeting, San Diego, USA, 23 Nov 2024
      • “Covenant and Resilience: Ezekiel's Embodied Response in Contemporary Perspectives” (2024), ETS Annual Meeting, USA, 20 Nov 2024
      • “Exploring Christological reading of the Cry of Dereliction” (2024), ETS Annual Meeting, USA, 20 Nov 2024
      • “Ezekiel in Early Christianity" (2024), Biblical Studies Research Seminar, King’s College London, London, UK, 14 Feb 2024
    • 2023
      • “Theophanies in Ezekiel: Biblical Exegesis in Early Christianity” (2023), SBL Annual Meeting, San Anotonio, USA, 18 Nov 2023
      • “Reinterpreting John's Passion Imagery: Contemporary Perceptions of God Through ‘Christian’ and 'Midrashic' Hermeneutics” (2023), Centre for Gospel and Acts Research, Sydney University College of Divinity, 28 Sep 2023
    • 2022
      • “Ezekiel's wife’s death” at the International Conference “Resilience: Psalms and/or Prophetic Literature” (2022), University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa, 01 Sep 2022
      • “Could God die forever? Ellen G. White and her theology of infinite risk” (2022), University of Oxford, Modern Theology Research Seminar, Oxford, UK, 24 Jan 2022
    • 2021
      • “Ezekiel's wife's death: Femicide, 'divine election,' metaphor, or mimic?” (2021), SBL Annual Meeting, San Antonio, USA, 20 Nov 2021
      • “Lev. 14 - עץ ארז : A Staurocentric Exegesis and Theological Reception of Leprosy Laws” (2021), International Conference “Leviticus - ritual, sacrifice and priestly motifs in the Hebrew Bible and related literature”, Pretoria, South Africa, 25 Aug 2021

    Professional Memberships


    British New Testament Society (since 2017)

    European Association of Biblical Studies (since 2017)

    National Association of Professors of Hebrew (since 2018)

    Society for New Testament Studies (since 2024)

    Society of Biblical Literature (since 2017)

    Society of Old Testament Studies (since 2018)


  • Teaching

    Not currently teaching

  • Supervision