Seminars

The Study of the Hebrew Bible

Year Founded 1968

Seminar # 473

StatusActive

The seminar is composed of scholars of different faiths and traditions with a common interest in research on and teaching of the Hebrew Bible. The seminar aims to illuminate the cultural milieu, language, text, and interpretation of the Hebrew Bible. This research is characterized by a variety of methodologies, including historical-critical, literary, philological, archaeological, sociological and ideological approaches to the text, as well as history of interpretation. Research on ancient Near Eastern cultures and languages relating to the Hebrew Bible is also regularly presented.

Chair/s

David Carr

Karina Hogan

Rapporteur/s

Larry Figueroa

External Website

Meeting Schedule

There are no upcoming meetings for this seminar scheduled at this time.

Showing all 0 results

Past Meetings

Scheduled

08
Oct

October 8, 20246:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Faculty House

Isaac and the Northern Kingdom?: Text, Politics, and Religion

Speaker/s

Quinn Daniels, NYU

Scheduled

19
Sep

September 19, 20247:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Faculty House

Biblical Scholarship through Decolonial Theory: The Coloniality of an Academic Episteme

Speaker/s

Stephen D. Moore, Theological School, Drew University

Cancelled

06
May

May 6, 20247:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Faculty House

“One Law, for the Ger and the Ezrah:” The Resident Alien as Proximate Other and Divinely-Commanded Subject in the Pentateuch

Speaker/s

Rachel Slutsky, Seton Hall University

Scheduled

17
Apr

April 17, 20246:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Faculty House

Aesthetics of the Everyday: Qohelet and Women’s Arts

Speaker/s

Elaine James,

Scheduled

26
Feb

February 26, 20247:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Faculty House

The Elihu Speeches in Light of Legal Metaphor in the Book of Job

Speaker/s

Michael Legaspi,

Scheduled

12
Dec

December 12, 20237:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Faculty House

Samuel and Genesis: Two Books, One Story

Speaker/s

Gary Rendsburg, Rutgers University

Scheduled

15
Nov

November 15, 20237:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Faculty House

Literacy in the Kingdom of Judah: Old and New Arguments

Speaker/s

Matthieu Richelle, Louvain University, Belgium

Scheduled

16
Oct

October 16, 20237:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Faculty House

“He Nursed Hadassah”? Childist and Cross-Cultural Insights in Adoption Texts Related to Women and Girls

Speaker/s

Julie Faith Parker, Union Theological Seminary

Scheduled

11
Sep

September 11, 20237:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Faculty House

Speaker/s

Beth Berkowitz,

Showing all 9 results