Hebrew Bible/Ancient Judaism research seminar – Candlemas 2024

Most seminars take place in person on Thursdays from 2:15-4:00pm in College Hall, St Mary’s College. For those marked with †, the speaker will be online. Email wt21 for a Teams link, which will be distributed immediately before the seminar begins.

18 JanWelcome back Tea (College Hall)
25 JanProf James Davila, University of St Andrews ~ More Old Testament Pseudepigrapha, Volume 2: A Preview
1 FebNo seminar, Zürich postgraduate colloquium
8 Feb†Prof Dr Nicla De Zorzi, Universität Wien ~ The Construction of Human-Animal Relationship in Babylonian Divination: The Bird Omens from the Divinatory Series Šumma ālu ina mēlê šakin, “If a city is set on a height”
15 Feb†Prof Dr Joachim Krause, Ruhr-Universität Bochum ~ Reflections of Pan-Israelite Identity: A View from the Book of Amos
22 FebDr David Reimer, University of St Andrews ~ The Lonely God? Perspectives from the Hebrew Bible
29 FebNo seminar, Spring Break
7 MarDr Michael Lyons, University of St Andrews ~ The Anatomy of Commentary: Reflections on Ezekiel
14 Mar†Prof Jonathan Klawans, Boston University ~ Nastiness, Nonsense, and Abuse: Moral and Methodological Reflections on Morton Smith’s Analysis of Letter to Theodore
21 Mar†Prof Dr Corinne Körting, Universität Hamburg ~ Authority of the Prophets based on the Books of Zechariah and Malachi
28 Mar Dr Madhavi Nevader, University of St Andrews ~ Mountaintop Worlds: The Utopian Enterprise of Deuteronomy and Ezekiel 40–48

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