On 4 October 2022 Prof Helen Bond gave the autumn 2022 Smith Lecture to the title, 'Did Jesus have female disciples?'

You can listen to the lecture here.

Helen Bond is Professor of Christian Origins and Head of the School of Divinity of the University of Edinburgh. Prof. Bond is originally from a small village in the North-East of England and studied for her first degree here at the University of St Andrews, where she graduated with a first in Biblical Studies.

Prof Bond went on to do a PhD at Durham University, spending a year in Tuebingen (Germany). She taught at Northern College, Manchester and the University of Aberdeen before moving to Edinburgh in 2000. Prof Bond is passionately committed not only to teaching in the academy, but also to public outreach. She has extensive media experience and has given many talks at public events.

Click the image to see more information about Helen Bond and Joan Taylor's recent publication on this theme.