Courtesy of M. Popovic - 

Essay competition of Teyler's Theological Society Haarlem: Scrolls, Scribes and the Making of the Hebrew Bible 

Please see the website and the attachment below for more information: https://teylersmuseum.nl/nl/ontdek/ontstaan/teylers-stichting

Courtesy of Alexandra Grund-Wittenberg- 

"Chronoi - Topoi. Time politics and the interrelation of time and space in Second Temple Judaism" International Online Conference
Tuesday, October 29, 2024 – Thursday, October 31, 2024
Philipps University of Marburg in collaboration with the Einstein Center Chronoi, Berlin

We kindly ask for your registration by Oct 15th, 2024 to: e-mail: [email protected], Philipps University Marburg, Department of Protestant Theology The Zoom link to the conference will be made available to participants after registration

Agenda
Tuesday, October 29, 2024  
2.00 pm – 7.00 pm Berlin Time / CET
2.00 pm Greetings: Menahem Ben-Sasson, Jerusalem, on be-half of the ECC Angela Standhartinger, Marburg, on behalf of the Faculty
2.15 pm Martina Kepper / Alexandra Grund-Wittenberg: Introduction and technical notes
2.30 pm Maike Schult, Marburg: “Bakhtin wrote for his time, but was read at a different time.” The Chronotopos con-cept and its historical context
3.30 pm Alexandra Grund-Wittenberg, Marburg “From mythicization of history to transcen-ding of empires: Transformations of the Chronotopos from the Priestly composition to Daniel”
4.30 pm Break
5.00 pm Bob Becking, Utrecht: “The Concept of Time in the Aramaic Documents from Elephantine”
6.00 pm Final Discussion Day 1
6.30 pm Virtual “social gathering”
7.00 pm End Day of 1
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Day 2
Wednesday, October 30, 2024         
2.00 pm – 7.00 pm Berlin Time / CET
2.00 pm Frank Ueberschaer, Halle: “עולם in the book of Ben Sira und its translations”
3.00 pm Martina Kepper, Marburg: “Time, Space, and beyond in EzechielLXX, Baruch, Sapientia. Three Case Studies”
4.00 pm Break
4.30 pm Daniel Falk, Pennsylvania: “Time of Preparing the Way in the Desert: Prayer and Wilderness in Early Judaism”
​5.30 pm Sarah Wisialowski, Oxford: “Apocalyptic Visions and Historical Revisions: Time in the Book of Daniel”
6.30 pm Final Discussion Day 2
7.00 pm End Day 2
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 Day 3
Thursday, October 31, 2024
2.00 pm – 6.00 pm Berlin Time / CET
2.00 pm Jonathan Ben-Dov, Tel Aviv: “The Motif of Accelerating the Progression of Time in Jewish Apocalypses”
3.00 pm Barbara Schmitz / Lucas Brum Texeiras, Würzburg “The Jewish Festive Calendar in the Book of Judith: Meaning and Impact for Space and Time Construction”
4.00 pm Molly Zahn, Yale: “Time and Space in the Qumran Temple Scroll”
5.00 pm Final Discussion of Day 3
5.30 pm General Discussion
6.00 pm End of the Conference

Please see the flyer below for more information: 

We are delighted to formally announce that the 12th Congress of the International Organization for Qumran Studies will take place at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Mon 11 Aug - Thurs 14 Aug 2025, in conjunction with the IOSOT meeting.

The theme for the Twelfth Meeting of the IOQS will be Manuscripts and Materiality. We welcome paper submissions on any aspect of this theme (broadly construed), or on any topic related to Qumran Studies. Scholars at all stages (including PhD students) are encouraged to submit a proposal.

A detailed description of the theme and instructions on how to propose a paper can be found at the IOSOT website (CLICK HERE). We look forward to seeing you in Berlin!

Dr Paul Collins and Prof Hindy Najman
Origins and resilience: The Vitality of Judaism in Archaeology, Art and Texts
Wednesday 26 June at 5.00pm (BST) on Zoom with Zoom access from 4.45pm (BST) followed by Q&A
 
Please click on this link to register your attendance
 
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/origins-and-resilience-the-vitality-of-judaism-in-archaeology-art-texts-tickets-906691648127
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The origins of Judaism in the period 900 BCE to 700 CE can be explored through a combination of archaeology, art and texts. It is a story of a Jewish world immersed in and imprinted by the peoples among whom they lived – Egyptians, Babylonians, Greeks, Romans and Arabs - and out of which emerged concepts fundamental to the development of early Christianity and Islam. The result was an outpouring of extraordinary architecture and visual art as well as astonishing literature, poetry and theology. The story has never been told through a public exhibition and this talk will explore early thinking about how it might be made a reality. It would challenge misconceptions about Judaism and its place in antiquity.
 
Dr Paul Collins is Keeper of the Middle East Department at the British Museum. He was previously Professor of Ancient Middle East and Jaleh Hearn Curator at the Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford.
 
Professor Hindy Najman is Oriel & Laing Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture at Oriel College, University of Oxford

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