The

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of the Study of the Abrahamic Religions was created at the

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in 2008. The holder of the position is a member of the Faculty of Theology and Religion at the university and a

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. The role of the professor is to " trengthenOxford's research and teaching in the Study of Religion, with particular reference to the three Abrahamic religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam."

List of Professors of the Study of the Abrahamic Religions

* 2009–2013:

Guy Stroumsa Guy Gedalyah Stroumsa (; born 27 July 1948) is an Israeli scholar of religion. He is Martin Buber Professor Emeritus of Comparative Religion at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Emeritus Professor of the Study of the Abrahamic Religions at ...

* 2015–2022: Anna Abulafia * 2024–present:

Frank Griffel Frank Griffel is a German scholar of Islamic studies. He is the Professor in the Study of Abrahamic Religions at the Faculty of Theology and Religion at Oxford University and Fellow at Lady Margaret Hall. Until 2024 he was the Louis M. Rabinowitz P ...

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