Thursday, October 27, 2016
Interview with Eva Mroczek
Joseph Ryan Kelly interviews Eva Mroczek about her new book The Literary Imagination in Jewish Antiquity.
Conference on Scribes and Texts in the Persian Period
An upcoming conference has a number of speakers working on scribes and texts in Judah in the Persian period.
From Josette Elayi [mailto:elayi-j@mediatechnix.com]
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ASPEP Conferences (Association for the research on Syria-Palestine in the Persian Period), November 16, 2016, Institut Protestant de Théologie de Paris.
1. Conference of Jeon Jaeyoung
« Diverse Socio-religious Groups in the Persian Yehud and their Scribal Conflicts in the Pentateuch ».
2. Conference of André Lemaire
« L’enseignement de l’araméen dans l’empire achéménide».
3. Conference of Matthieu Richelle
« Que peut-on dire du paléo-hébreu à l’époque perse ? ».
4. Conference of Marie-Jeanne Roche
« Une inscription funéraire araméenne d’al-‘Ula ».
5. ASPEP General Assembly.
HT Agade
From Josette Elayi [mailto:elayi-j@mediatechnix.com]
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ASPEP Conferences (Association for the research on Syria-Palestine in the Persian Period), November 16, 2016, Institut Protestant de Théologie de Paris.
1. Conference of Jeon Jaeyoung
« Diverse Socio-religious Groups in the Persian Yehud and their Scribal Conflicts in the Pentateuch ».
2. Conference of André Lemaire
« L’enseignement de l’araméen dans l’empire achéménide».
3. Conference of Matthieu Richelle
« Que peut-on dire du paléo-hébreu à l’époque perse ? ».
4. Conference of Marie-Jeanne Roche
« Une inscription funéraire araméenne d’al-‘Ula ».
5. ASPEP General Assembly.
HT Agade
More Upcoming Conferences and Job Opportunities
More conferences and jobs to consider from the COMSt email list:
Dear COMSt members and subscribers,
as usual, I would like to share with you some information/announcements that could be useful or interesting to some of you:
Conferences and calls
- Digitised Hebrew Manuscripts: British Library and Beyond, London, 21 November 2016: http://blogs.bl.uk/asian-and-african/2016/10/digitised-hebrew-manuscripts-conference-at-the-british-library-21-november-2016.html
- The 50th Spring Symposium of Byzantine Studies, Birmingham, 25-27 March 2017, http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/bomgs/events/2017/global-byzantium.aspx
- The Discoveries of Manuscripts from Late Antiquity: Their Impact on Patristic Studies and the Contemporary World, San Juan, 28-31 March 2017, Cfp open until 30 October 2016, http://www.congresodemanuscrito.com/
- 19th International Conference on Greek, Roman and Byzantine Studies, Lisbon, 16-17 April 2017, Cfp open up to 31 October 2016 https://www.waset.org/conference/2017/04/lisbon/ICGRBS
- Modulations and transpositions: the contexts and boundaries of ‘minor’ and ‘major’ genres in late antique Christian poetry, Lisbon 1-2 June 2017, and Heidelberg 15-16 December 2017, Cfp open up to 16 January 2017 https://www.mommsen-gesellschaft.de/call-for-papers/1924-modulations-and-transpositions-the-contexts-and-boundaries-of-minor-and-major-genres-in-late-antique-christian-poetry
- Ninth Enoch Seminar “From tôrāh to Torah: Variegated Notions of Torah from the First Temple Period to Late Antiquity”, Camaldoli, 18-23 June 2017, http://www.4enoch.org/wiki4/index.php?title=Ninth_Enoch_Seminar_(2017_Camaldoli),_conference
Positions and fellowships
- PhD scholarship in theology and religious studies: Jewish, Christian and Islamic Origins, Groningen, deadline 31 October 2016, http://www.rug.nl/ggw/organization/profile/vacancies/phd-scholarship-in-faculty-theology-and-religious-studies-jewish-christian-and-islamic-origins
- research fellow in Early Christianity, Melbourne, deadline 30 November 2016, http://careers.acu.edu.au/caw/en/job/971107/research-fellowsenior-research-fellow-early-christianity
- job in digital humanities: Pelagios community manager, Lancaster, deadline 28 October 2016, https://hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=A1683
- 2017 incoming fellowship in Ethiopian manuscript studies, Hamburg, deadline 30 November 2016, https://www.betamasaheft.uni-hamburg.de/en/news/2016call.html
COMSt Bulletin
I would like to use the opportunity to remind you that the deadline for the forthcoming issue of the COMSt Bulletin is 31 October 2016, and we look forward to get text versions of the papers from the latest COMSt conference (do let me know if you may need some more days to finalize your contribution).
With my very best wishes to everyone
Eugenia
Eugenia Sokolinski
Project Coordinator
Hiob Ludolf Centre for Ethiopian Studies
Universität Hamburg
Alsterterrasse 1
20354 Hamburg
Tel. +49 40 42838 7777
Fax +49 40 42828 3330
Mob. +49 1632879120
eugenia.sokolinski@uni-hamburg.de
https://www.aai.uni-hamburg.de/en/ethiostudies/
Project Coordinator
Hiob Ludolf Centre for Ethiopian Studies
Universität Hamburg
Alsterterrasse 1
20354 Hamburg
Tel. +49 40 42838 7777
Fax +49 40 42828 3330
Mob. +49 1632879120
eugenia.sokolinski@uni-hamburg.de
https://www.aai.uni-hamburg.de/en/ethiostudies/
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
More on the New Hebrew Paprus from the Judean Desert
More news sources on the new Hebrew papyrus seized by the IAA. Eitan Klein is quoted in Live Science as saying that the papyrus is dated to the 7th century BCE, rather than the 8th. Christopher Rollston suspects it may be a modern forgery on ancient papyrus based on 1) "some palaeographic and orthographic anomalies and inconsistencies in this papyrus inscription"; 2) its "sensational" content (I assume he means the fact that it mentions a woman and/or Jerusalem?); and 3) its lack of a solid provenance (he casts some doubt on the IAA backstory, though I am not sure the accounts are contradictory). Jim Davila is optimistic about the authenticity of the papyrus, though noting Rollston's concerns.
HT Eibert Tichelaar
Update 27 Oct 2016
In the official IAA press release, Klein suggests it is from the second half of the 7th century.
HT Eibert Tichelaar
Update 27 Oct 2016
In the official IAA press release, Klein suggests it is from the second half of the 7th century.
Monday, October 24, 2016
9th Enoch Seminar - From tôrāh to Torah: Variegated Notions of Torah from the First Temple Period to Late Antiquity
Jason Zurawski sends word of the 9th Enoch Seminar, From tôrāh to Torah: Variegated Notions of Torah from the First Temple Period to Late Antiquity in June 2017. Sounds like an exciting lineup!
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Dear Members and Friends of the Enoch Seminar,
We have had a wonderful response to our initial announcement of the 9th Enoch Seminar, From tôrāh to Torah: Variegated Notions of Torah from the First Temple Period to Late Antiquity, which will take place from June 18-23, 2017, at the lovely Monastero di Camaldoli, ideally situated in the forested hills of Tuscany. See below for a detailed description of the topic and themes, as well as a list of the current participants. You may also visit the conference website for all updated information:
Participation in the 9th Enoch Seminar is very limited and is by invitation only. If you would like to attend, please be in touch with Jason Zurawski at j.m.zurawski@rug.nl. Proposals for short papers (3000-4000 words) are being accepted through December 15th. Online registration for the meeting will begin in December.
Thank you for your time and best wishes,
Bill Schniedewind
Jason Zurawski
Gabriele Boccaccini
From tôrāh to Torah:
Variegated Notions of Torah from the First Temple Period to Late Antiquity
Variegated Notions of Torah from the First Temple Period to Late Antiquity
June 18-23, 2017
Camaldoli, Italy
The Ninth Enoch Seminar
With the support of
Alessandro Nangeroni International Endowment
University of Michigan
Frankel Center for Judaic Studies
Michigan Center for Early Christian Studies
Conference Chairs: William Schniedewind and Jason Zurawski (in collaboration with Gabriele Boccaccini)
The Enoch Seminar and the resultant volume will examine the diverse understandings of tôrāh, beginning with the texts of the Hebrew Bible through to the Second Temple period and late antiquity, moving beyond traditional paradigms such as the early usage of tôrāh as general instruction vs. the transition to nomos, as “law,” or the development of a “normative” notion of Torah (capitalization intentional) in the Second Temple period. Participants are encouraged to rethink our scholarly assumptions and preconceptions on the topic and tackle the questions anew in light of more critical philological and historical approaches. We seek to examine the various notions of tôrāh (and nomos) in all relevant literature, regardless of scholarly or denominational corpora, both within ancient Jewish/Judean traditions and in light of broader influences, whether Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Greek, Roman, Persian, etc. As this meeting follows and builds upon the work from the Fifth Nangeroni Meeting, “Second Temple Jewish Paideia in its Ancient Near Eastern and Hellenistic Contexts” (June/July 2015), discussions pertaining to the connections between tôrāh/Torah/nomos/dat and education, pedagogy, wisdom, etc., are especially encouraging. Our aim will be to discuss the variety of ways that tôrāh was defined and developed in the literature.
The pre-circulated papers will be presented briefly (5 min.), followed by a response (10 min.) and a sustained discussion by the participants. Major papers (5000-8000 words) and short papers (3000-4000 words) should be submitted by May 1, 2017. This will allow respondents and other participants sufficient time to prepare.
Participants
Samuel Adams (Union Presbyterian Seminary)
Sara Ahbel-Rappe (University of Michigan)
Carol Bakhos (University of California, Los Angeles)
Andreas Bedenbender (Paderborn University)
Gabriele Boccaccini (University of Michigan)
Francis Borchardt (Lutheran Theological Seminary of Hong Kong)
Calum Carmichael (Cornell University)
James Charlesworth (Princeton University)
Esther Chazon (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
Federico Dal Bo (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Vicente Dobroruka (Universidade de Brasília)
Lutz Doering (University of Münster)
Oliver Dyma (Katholische Stiftungsfachhochschule München)
Steven Fraade (Yale University)
Christine Hayes (Yale University)
Ronald Herms (Fresno Pacific University)
David Jackson (William Carey Christian School, Australia)
Magnar Kartveit (VID Specialized University)
Anne Kreps (University of Oregon)
David Lambert (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Liv Ingeborg Lied (MF Norwegian School of Theology)
Paul Mandel (Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies)
Eva Mroczek (University of California, Davis)
Jason Myers (Greensboro College)
Rivka Nir (Open University of Israel)
Juan Carlos Ossandón (Pontificia Universitas Sanctae Crucis)
Anders Klostergaard Petersen (Aarhus University)
Patrick Pouchelle (Centre Sèvres – Paris)
Jeremy Punt (Stellenbosch University)
Alexander Rofé (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
Ishay Rosen Zvi (Tel Aviv University)
Jacque van Ruiten (University of Groningen)
Michael Satlow (Brown University)
Brian Schmidt (University of Michigan)
William Schniedewind (University of California, Los Angeles)
Stefan Schorch (Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg)
Malka Simkovich (Catholic Theological Union)
Joan Taylor (King’s College London)
Jacqueline Vayntrub (Brandeis University)
Benjamin Wright (Lehigh University)
J. Edward Wright (University of Arizona)
Jason Zurawski (University of Groningen)
Dr. Jason M. Zurawski
Postdoctoral Fellow, Qumran Institute
Department of Old Testament and Early Judaism
Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies
University of Groningen
Secretary, Board of Directors
Secretary, Board of Directors
The Enoch Seminar
www.enochseminar.org
4 Enoch
j.m.zurawski@rug.nl
www.enochseminar.org
4 Enoch
j.m.zurawski@rug.nl
Postdocs in Munich
I have several friends and colleagues working in Munich now, and their Distant Worlds group seems to be quite an exciting research context. See below their announcement for two postdoctoral positions.
From Walther Sallaberger [mailto:WaSa@assyr.fak12.uni-muenchen.de]
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Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) in Munich is one of the leading European universities, with a tradition reaching back more than 500 years. In 2012, the university established the Munich Graduate School for Ancient Studies ‘Distant Worlds’ with funding from the German Excellence Initiative. The Graduate School is an interdisciplinary research network bringing together LMU and research institutions in Munich to provide an optimal environment for disciplinary research and the promotion of junior academics in the field of ancient studies. As part of its doctoral study and postdoctoral training programme, the Graduate School combines research from a broad spectrum of disciplines within the field of ancient studies.
The Graduate School invites applications for the following positions:
2 Postdoctoral Positions
Salary grade 13 TV-L / 100%
These temporary positions are available from 1 April 2017 until 31 March 2019.
It is possible to apply for a one-year extension in the form of a scholarship.
Each of the positions will coordinate a junior research group. The junior research groups are oriented towards one of the seven focus areas
below:
1. Constructions of Norms
2. Constructions of Elites
3. Constructions of the ‘Beautiful’
4. Organisation of Coexistence
5. Organisation of Exchange
6. Organisation of Dealing with Dissent
7. Organisation of Memory and Forgetting
Responsibilities:
Successful candidates will conduct an independent research project contributing to one of the seven focus areas, to be chosen by the candidates themselves. In pursuing their research, candidates will be supported by mentors chosen from the group of Principal Investigators of the School.
They will collaborate with doctoral students in an interdisciplinary junior research group and coordinate the activities of that group (supported by mentors).
They will develop new research perspectives in the field of ancient studies together with doctoral students, Principal Investigators and other members of the Münchner Zentrum für Antike Welten.
Requirements:
In order to qualify for application, candidates must have completed their doctorate in the field of ancient studies with outstanding results. Applicants will need to submit a proposal for an independent research project. They should demonstrate their openness towards working in an interdisciplinary context as well as an interest in basic and theoretical questions.
The School offers the scope for individual academic development and an inspiring research environment.
Applicants with disabilities who possess essentially equal qualifications will be given preference. LMU Munich is an equal opportunity employer committed to excellence through diversity, and therefore explicitly encourages women to apply.
Please submit the following required application documents
electronically:
(A) as one pdf file:
(1) Application letter (letter of motivation)
(2) Curriculum vitae
(3) List of publications and list of courses taught
(4) Degree certificates
(5) Research proposal (max. 7.500 characters incl. spaces) plus bibliography
(6) Sample of your written work (app. length: 10–12 pages).
(B) as pdf file:
completed application form
(download via:
www.gs-distantworlds.mzaw.lmu.de/de/Stellen/Postdoc-Stellen/1).
(C) 2 Letters of reference:
To be emailed directly by the referees to application@mzaw.lmu.de citing the reference number DW-PostDoc/17_your_name
Please submit your complete application in German or English citing the
reference number DW-PostDoc/17 at the latest by 1 December 2016
exclusively via email to: application@mzaw.lmu.de
You can find further information on the Graduate School "Distant Worlds“
on the following website: http://www.gs-distantworlds.mzaw.lmu.de/
For further questions please contact Ms Anna Waldschütz
(anna.waldschuetz@mzaw.lmu.de).
HT Agade
From Walther Sallaberger [mailto:WaSa@assyr.fak12.uni-muenchen.de]
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Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) in Munich is one of the leading European universities, with a tradition reaching back more than 500 years. In 2012, the university established the Munich Graduate School for Ancient Studies ‘Distant Worlds’ with funding from the German Excellence Initiative. The Graduate School is an interdisciplinary research network bringing together LMU and research institutions in Munich to provide an optimal environment for disciplinary research and the promotion of junior academics in the field of ancient studies. As part of its doctoral study and postdoctoral training programme, the Graduate School combines research from a broad spectrum of disciplines within the field of ancient studies.
The Graduate School invites applications for the following positions:
2 Postdoctoral Positions
Salary grade 13 TV-L / 100%
These temporary positions are available from 1 April 2017 until 31 March 2019.
It is possible to apply for a one-year extension in the form of a scholarship.
Each of the positions will coordinate a junior research group. The junior research groups are oriented towards one of the seven focus areas
below:
1. Constructions of Norms
2. Constructions of Elites
3. Constructions of the ‘Beautiful’
4. Organisation of Coexistence
5. Organisation of Exchange
6. Organisation of Dealing with Dissent
7. Organisation of Memory and Forgetting
Responsibilities:
Successful candidates will conduct an independent research project contributing to one of the seven focus areas, to be chosen by the candidates themselves. In pursuing their research, candidates will be supported by mentors chosen from the group of Principal Investigators of the School.
They will collaborate with doctoral students in an interdisciplinary junior research group and coordinate the activities of that group (supported by mentors).
They will develop new research perspectives in the field of ancient studies together with doctoral students, Principal Investigators and other members of the Münchner Zentrum für Antike Welten.
Requirements:
In order to qualify for application, candidates must have completed their doctorate in the field of ancient studies with outstanding results. Applicants will need to submit a proposal for an independent research project. They should demonstrate their openness towards working in an interdisciplinary context as well as an interest in basic and theoretical questions.
The School offers the scope for individual academic development and an inspiring research environment.
Applicants with disabilities who possess essentially equal qualifications will be given preference. LMU Munich is an equal opportunity employer committed to excellence through diversity, and therefore explicitly encourages women to apply.
Please submit the following required application documents
electronically:
(A) as one pdf file:
(1) Application letter (letter of motivation)
(2) Curriculum vitae
(3) List of publications and list of courses taught
(4) Degree certificates
(5) Research proposal (max. 7.500 characters incl. spaces) plus bibliography
(6) Sample of your written work (app. length: 10–12 pages).
(B) as pdf file:
completed application form
(download via:
www.gs-distantworlds.mzaw.lmu.de/de/Stellen/Postdoc-Stellen/1).
(C) 2 Letters of reference:
To be emailed directly by the referees to application@mzaw.lmu.de citing the reference number DW-PostDoc/17_your_name
Please submit your complete application in German or English citing the
reference number DW-PostDoc/17 at the latest by 1 December 2016
exclusively via email to: application@mzaw.lmu.de
You can find further information on the Graduate School "Distant Worlds“
on the following website: http://www.gs-distantworlds.mzaw.lmu.de/
For further questions please contact Ms Anna Waldschütz
(anna.waldschuetz@mzaw.lmu.de).
HT Agade
Sunday, October 23, 2016
New 8th Century Papyrus from Judah?
I have just heard of reports of a new papyrus from Judah mentioning Jerusalem that sound very exciting (NB the photo on the news article is not of this papyrus, but a much later semicursive document)! It was discovered in the Judean Desert and purchased on the antiquities market, placing it in a somewhat compromised position in the eyes of some. Supposedly it can reliably be dated to the 8th century BCE, which makes it a remarkably rare document from pre-exilic Judah on a perishable writing support. Apparently it will be presented in Jerusalem at the annual New Studies in the Archaeology of Jerusalem and its Region conference on Oct. 26-27, 2016. If anyone has the chance to see the presentation, I would greatly appreciate any important details about this interesting document!
HT Todd Bolen
Update - Årstein Justnes pointed out the following related links:
http://israelnewsonline.org/discovery-jerusalem-on-hebrew-papyrus/
Roberta Mazza
Jim Davila
Times of Israel - who provide the first picture of the papyrus and give the date of the 7th century or approximately 700 BCE
Thursday, October 20, 2016
Aramaisms in the Septuagint
New from SBL Press:
L’influence de l’araméen sur les traducteurs de la LXX principalement, sur les traducteurs grecs postérieurs, ainsi que sur les scribes de la Vorlage de la LXX
Anne-Françoise Loiseau
Loiseau presents examples of Greek translations of verses from the Hebrew Bible that clearly illustrate the influence of Aramaic or Late Hebrew on the semantics of the Septuagint translators. The author postulates that the Greek translators based their translations on Hebrew-Aramaic equivalents maintained as lists or even on proto-targumim such as those found at Qumran, both predecessors of the later Aramaic targumic translations. Loiseau’s examples provide convincing explanations for different coincidences occurring between the Greek translations and the interpretative traditions found in the targumim and help elucidate a number of puzzling translations where two Aramaic words that are very similar graphically or phonetically were erroneously interchanged.
Paper $45.95, ISBN 9781628371567
Hardcover $60.95, ISBN 9780884141938
Kindle, ASIN B01M0PUT0T
Google Play, ISBN 9780884141921
270 pages • 2016 • Septuagint and Cognate Studies 65
L’influence de l’araméen sur les traducteurs de la LXX principalement, sur les traducteurs grecs postérieurs, ainsi que sur les scribes de la Vorlage de la LXX
Anne-Françoise Loiseau
Loiseau presents examples of Greek translations of verses from the Hebrew Bible that clearly illustrate the influence of Aramaic or Late Hebrew on the semantics of the Septuagint translators. The author postulates that the Greek translators based their translations on Hebrew-Aramaic equivalents maintained as lists or even on proto-targumim such as those found at Qumran, both predecessors of the later Aramaic targumic translations. Loiseau’s examples provide convincing explanations for different coincidences occurring between the Greek translations and the interpretative traditions found in the targumim and help elucidate a number of puzzling translations where two Aramaic words that are very similar graphically or phonetically were erroneously interchanged.
Paper $45.95, ISBN 9781628371567
Hardcover $60.95, ISBN 9780884141938
Kindle, ASIN B01M0PUT0T
Google Play, ISBN 9780884141921
270 pages • 2016 • Septuagint and Cognate Studies 65
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
More Coverage on Possible DSS Forgeries
Nina Burleigh has a recent, short Newsweek piece out on possible DSS forgeries: "Newly Discovered Dead Sea Scrolls are Skillfully Crafted Fakes, Experts Suspect". Not much new, but interesting to see coverage in popular media outlets.
HT Rick Bonnie
HT Rick Bonnie
Ancient Worlds in Digital Culture
I just received word of a new Brill volume on Digital Humanities projects and Biblical Studies that looks interesting.Ancient Worlds in Digital Culture, Edited by Claire Clivaz, Paul Dilley, David Hamidović in collaboration with Apolline Thromas.
Saturday, October 15, 2016
Article on New DSS Fragments
Owen Jarus writes about newly purchased DSS fragments in the Museum of the Bible and Schøyen collections in Live Science. An interesting--if brief--account of how these collections were assembled.
HT Årstein Justnes
HT Årstein Justnes
ACOR Fellowships in Jordan
ACOR in Amman, Jordan has opened up a call for applications for upcoming fellowships that might be worth considering for some readers.
From China Shelton [mailto:acor@bu.edu]:
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACOR FELLOWSHIPS 2017-2018
Deadline for all applications is February 1, 2017
NEH Fellowship <http://www.acorjordan.org/neh-fellowship/ >: One to two awards of four to six months for scholars who have a Ph.D. or have completed their professional training. Fields of research include: modern and classical languages, linguistics, literature, history, jurisprudence, philosophy, archaeology, comparative religion, ethics, and the history, criticism, and theory of the arts. Social and political scientists are encouraged to apply. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or foreign nationals living in the U.S. three years immediately preceding the application deadline. The award for six months is $25,200. Awards must be used between August 15, 2017 and December 31, 2018.
ACOR-CAORC Post-Graduate Fellowship <http://www.acorjordan.org/caorc-fellowships/ >: Two or more two- to six-month fellowships for post-doctoral scholars and scholars with a terminal degree in their field, pursuing research or publication projects in the natural and social sciences, humanities, and associated disciplines relating to the Near East. U.S. citizenship required. Maximum award is $32,400. Awards must be used between August 15, 2017 and December 31, 2018. Funding for this fellowship provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
ACOR-CAORC Fellowship <http://www.acorjordan.org/caorc-fellowships/ >: Two or more two- to six-month fellowships for masters and doctoral students. Fields of study include all areas of the humanities and the natural and social sciences. Topics should contribute to scholarship in Near Eastern studies. U.S. citizenship required. Maximum award is $23,800. Awards must be used between August 15, 2017 and December 31, 2018. Funding for this fellowship provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
Jennifer C. Groot Memorial Fellowship <http://www.acorjordan.org/named-fellowships/groot-memorial-fellowship/ >: Up to three awards of $1,500 each to support beginners in archaeological fieldwork who have been accepted as team members on archaeological projects with ASOR/CAP affiliation in Jordan. Open to undergraduate or graduate students of U.S. or Canadian citizenship.
Bert and Sally de Vries Fellowship <http://www.acorjordan.org/named-fellowships/de-vries-fellowship/ >: One award of $1,500 to support a student for participation on an archaeological project or research in Jordan. Senior project staff members whose expenses are being borne largely by the project are ineligible. Open to enrolled undergraduate or graduate students of any nationality except Jordanian citizens.
Harrell Family Fellowship <http://www.acorjordan.org/named-fellowships/harrell-fellowship/ >: One award of $2,000 to support a graduate student for participation on an archaeological project or research in Jordan. Senior project staff members whose expenses are being borne largely by the project are ineligible. Open to enrolled graduate students of any nationality except Jordanian citizens.
Pierre and Patricia Bikai Fellowship <http://www.acorjordan.org/named-fellowships/bikai-fellowships/ >: Two awards for one month each or one two-month award for residency at ACOR in Amman. It is open to enrolled graduate students of any nationality, except Jordanian citizens, participating in an archaeological project or conducting archaeological work in Jordan. The fellowship includes room and board at ACOR and a monthly stipend of $600.
Burton MacDonald and Rosemarie Sampson Fellowship <http://www.acorjordan.org/named-fellowships/macdonald-sampson/ > : One award for either eight weeks residency at ACOR for research in the fields of Ancient Near Eastern languages and history, archaeology, Bible studies, or comparative religion, or a travel grant to assist with participation in an archaeological field project in Jordan. The ACOR residency fellowship option includes room and board at ACOR and a monthly stipend of $400. The travel grant option provides a single payment of $2,000 to help with any project related expenses. Both options are open to enrolled undergraduate or graduate students of Canadian citizenship or landed immigrant status.
James A. Sauer Fellowship <http://www.acorjordan.org/named-fellowships/sauer-fellowship-2017-18/ >: One award of $1,250 open to enrolled graduate students of Jordanian citizenship, studying in Jordan or another country, and participating in an archaeological project or pursuing independent research in Jordan. This cycle the fellowship is open only to enrolled graduate students of Jordanian nationality.
Kenneth W. Russell Fellowship <http://www.acorjordan.org/named-fellowships/russell-fellowship/ >: One award of $1,800 to support a graduate student (any nationality except Jordanian) for field work or participating in an ACOR approved archaeological research project. This cycle the fellowship is open to enrolled graduate students of any nationality except Jordanian.
Frederick-Wenger Memorial Endowment <http://www.acorjordan.org/named-fellowships/frederick-wenger-memorial-endowment/ >: Two awards of $1,500 to assist a Jordanian student with the cost of their education. Eligibility is not limited to a specific field of study, but preference will be given to study related to Jordan's cultural heritage. Candidates must be Jordanian citizens and currently enrolled as undergraduate or graduate students in a Jordanian university.
Jordanian Graduate Student Scholarship <http://www.acorjordan.org/fellowships-master-page/jgss-16-17/ >: Four awards of $3,000 each to assist Jordanian graduate students with the annual costs of their academic programs during the period May 1, 2017 through May 31, 2018. Candidates must be Jordanian citizens and currently enrolled in either a Master's or Doctoral program in a Jordanian university.
Eligibility is limited to students in programs related to Jordan's cultural heritage (for example: archaeology, anthropology, linguistics/epigraphy, history, conservation, museum studies, and cultural resource management related issues). Awardees who demonstrate excellent progress in their programs will be eligible to apply in consecutive years.
Jordanian Travel Scholarship for ASOR Annual Meeting <http://www.acorjordan.org/fellowships-master-page/asor-participation/ >: Two travel scholarships of $3,500 each to assist Jordanians participating and delivering a paper at the ASOR Annual meeting in mid-November in the United States. Academic papers should be submitted through the ASOR's website (http://www.asor.org/am) by February 1, 2017. Final award selection will be determined by the ASOR program committee.
New Fellowship - ACOR Fellow MESA Award < http://www.acorjordan.org/acor-fellow-mesa-award/ >: One award of $1,000 to a former ACOR Fellow of any nationality for participation in the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) annual meeting. Eligible applicants are graduate students or post-doctoral scholars who had previously been awarded any ACOR Fellowship and whose abstract has been accepted for presentation at the 2017 MESA annual meeting. Former CAORC, NEH and fellows from our 'named' scholarships or our scholarships for Jordanians are eligible. Former Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) students of Arabic who were resident at ACOR between 2006 and 2012 are also eligible to apply. For more information, please see our announcement on MESA's website: http://mesana.org/professional-opportunities/grants-competitions.html#ACOR.
Please Note: NEH, CAORC, MacDonald and Sampson (residency option), and Bikai Fellows will reside at the ACOR facility in Amman while conducting their research.
Further information can be found at http://www.acorjordan.org/about-acor-fellowships/
Other fellowships administered by the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) are available. Please visit http://www.caorc.org/fellowshipsto learn more.
HT Agade
From China Shelton [mailto:acor@bu.edu]:
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACOR FELLOWSHIPS 2017-2018
Deadline for all applications is February 1, 2017
NEH Fellowship <http://www.acorjordan.org/neh-fellowship/ >: One to two awards of four to six months for scholars who have a Ph.D. or have completed their professional training. Fields of research include: modern and classical languages, linguistics, literature, history, jurisprudence, philosophy, archaeology, comparative religion, ethics, and the history, criticism, and theory of the arts. Social and political scientists are encouraged to apply. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or foreign nationals living in the U.S. three years immediately preceding the application deadline. The award for six months is $25,200. Awards must be used between August 15, 2017 and December 31, 2018.
ACOR-CAORC Post-Graduate Fellowship <http://www.acorjordan.org/caorc-fellowships/ >: Two or more two- to six-month fellowships for post-doctoral scholars and scholars with a terminal degree in their field, pursuing research or publication projects in the natural and social sciences, humanities, and associated disciplines relating to the Near East. U.S. citizenship required. Maximum award is $32,400. Awards must be used between August 15, 2017 and December 31, 2018. Funding for this fellowship provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
ACOR-CAORC Fellowship <http://www.acorjordan.org/caorc-fellowships/ >: Two or more two- to six-month fellowships for masters and doctoral students. Fields of study include all areas of the humanities and the natural and social sciences. Topics should contribute to scholarship in Near Eastern studies. U.S. citizenship required. Maximum award is $23,800. Awards must be used between August 15, 2017 and December 31, 2018. Funding for this fellowship provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
Jennifer C. Groot Memorial Fellowship <http://www.acorjordan.org/named-fellowships/groot-memorial-fellowship/ >: Up to three awards of $1,500 each to support beginners in archaeological fieldwork who have been accepted as team members on archaeological projects with ASOR/CAP affiliation in Jordan. Open to undergraduate or graduate students of U.S. or Canadian citizenship.
Bert and Sally de Vries Fellowship <http://www.acorjordan.org/named-fellowships/de-vries-fellowship/ >: One award of $1,500 to support a student for participation on an archaeological project or research in Jordan. Senior project staff members whose expenses are being borne largely by the project are ineligible. Open to enrolled undergraduate or graduate students of any nationality except Jordanian citizens.
Harrell Family Fellowship <http://www.acorjordan.org/named-fellowships/harrell-fellowship/ >: One award of $2,000 to support a graduate student for participation on an archaeological project or research in Jordan. Senior project staff members whose expenses are being borne largely by the project are ineligible. Open to enrolled graduate students of any nationality except Jordanian citizens.
Pierre and Patricia Bikai Fellowship <http://www.acorjordan.org/named-fellowships/bikai-fellowships/ >: Two awards for one month each or one two-month award for residency at ACOR in Amman. It is open to enrolled graduate students of any nationality, except Jordanian citizens, participating in an archaeological project or conducting archaeological work in Jordan. The fellowship includes room and board at ACOR and a monthly stipend of $600.
Burton MacDonald and Rosemarie Sampson Fellowship <http://www.acorjordan.org/named-fellowships/macdonald-sampson/ > : One award for either eight weeks residency at ACOR for research in the fields of Ancient Near Eastern languages and history, archaeology, Bible studies, or comparative religion, or a travel grant to assist with participation in an archaeological field project in Jordan. The ACOR residency fellowship option includes room and board at ACOR and a monthly stipend of $400. The travel grant option provides a single payment of $2,000 to help with any project related expenses. Both options are open to enrolled undergraduate or graduate students of Canadian citizenship or landed immigrant status.
James A. Sauer Fellowship <http://www.acorjordan.org/named-fellowships/sauer-fellowship-2017-18/ >: One award of $1,250 open to enrolled graduate students of Jordanian citizenship, studying in Jordan or another country, and participating in an archaeological project or pursuing independent research in Jordan. This cycle the fellowship is open only to enrolled graduate students of Jordanian nationality.
Kenneth W. Russell Fellowship <http://www.acorjordan.org/named-fellowships/russell-fellowship/ >: One award of $1,800 to support a graduate student (any nationality except Jordanian) for field work or participating in an ACOR approved archaeological research project. This cycle the fellowship is open to enrolled graduate students of any nationality except Jordanian.
Frederick-Wenger Memorial Endowment <http://www.acorjordan.org/named-fellowships/frederick-wenger-memorial-endowment/ >: Two awards of $1,500 to assist a Jordanian student with the cost of their education. Eligibility is not limited to a specific field of study, but preference will be given to study related to Jordan's cultural heritage. Candidates must be Jordanian citizens and currently enrolled as undergraduate or graduate students in a Jordanian university.
Jordanian Graduate Student Scholarship <http://www.acorjordan.org/fellowships-master-page/jgss-16-17/ >: Four awards of $3,000 each to assist Jordanian graduate students with the annual costs of their academic programs during the period May 1, 2017 through May 31, 2018. Candidates must be Jordanian citizens and currently enrolled in either a Master's or Doctoral program in a Jordanian university.
Eligibility is limited to students in programs related to Jordan's cultural heritage (for example: archaeology, anthropology, linguistics/epigraphy, history, conservation, museum studies, and cultural resource management related issues). Awardees who demonstrate excellent progress in their programs will be eligible to apply in consecutive years.
Jordanian Travel Scholarship for ASOR Annual Meeting <http://www.acorjordan.org/fellowships-master-page/asor-participation/ >: Two travel scholarships of $3,500 each to assist Jordanians participating and delivering a paper at the ASOR Annual meeting in mid-November in the United States. Academic papers should be submitted through the ASOR's website (http://www.asor.org/am) by February 1, 2017. Final award selection will be determined by the ASOR program committee.
New Fellowship - ACOR Fellow MESA Award < http://www.acorjordan.org/acor-fellow-mesa-award/ >: One award of $1,000 to a former ACOR Fellow of any nationality for participation in the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) annual meeting. Eligible applicants are graduate students or post-doctoral scholars who had previously been awarded any ACOR Fellowship and whose abstract has been accepted for presentation at the 2017 MESA annual meeting. Former CAORC, NEH and fellows from our 'named' scholarships or our scholarships for Jordanians are eligible. Former Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) students of Arabic who were resident at ACOR between 2006 and 2012 are also eligible to apply. For more information, please see our announcement on MESA's website: http://mesana.org/professional-opportunities/grants-competitions.html#ACOR.
Please Note: NEH, CAORC, MacDonald and Sampson (residency option), and Bikai Fellows will reside at the ACOR facility in Amman while conducting their research.
Further information can be found at http://www.acorjordan.org/about-acor-fellowships/
Other fellowships administered by the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) are available. Please visit http://www.caorc.org/fellowshipsto learn more.
HT Agade
The Emergence of Multiple Text Manuscripts
In November there will be an interesting codicological conference on manuscripts consisting of multiple different texts. While only a handful of the papers explicitly address biblical texts, this phenomenon is of great interest for the study of late antique and medieval manuscripts.
From Cécile Michel [mailto:cecile.michel@mae.cnrs.fr]
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The Emergence of Multiple Text Manuscripts
A conference at the Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures
Warburgstraße 26, Hamburg
9-12 November, 2016
Program and abstracts available at:
http://www.manuscript-cultures.uni-hamburg.de/register_mtm2016.html
Tentative Programme
Wednesday, 9 November 2016 (room 0001) 5.00 pm Registration
6:00 pm Welcome & Introduction
6.15 pm Chair: Eva Wilden, Hamburg
Nalini Balbir, Paris:
"Functions of Multiple Text Manuscripts in India: the Jain case"
8.00 pm Dinner
Thursday, 10 November 2016 (room 0001) 9.00 am Chair: Cécile Michel, Paris
Niek Veldhuis, Berkeley Multiple-Composition School Extracts from Mesopotamia
Matthieu Husson, Paris Erfurt F.377, a Late Medieval MTM in Mathematical Astronomy
10.45 am Coffee Break
11.15 am Chair: Bruno Reudenbach, Hamburg
Matthew Crawford, Melbourne The Eusebian Canon Tables as a Corpus-Organizing Paratext within the Multiple-Text Manuscript of the Fourfold Gospel
Paola Buzi, Rome The Ninth-Century Coptic Book Revolution and the Emergence of MTMs
1.00 pm Lunch
2.45 pm Chair: Christian Brockmann, Hamburg
Lara Sels, Leuven The Emergence of MTMs in Slavonic: On Mixed Content Manuscripts and Erotapokriseis
Francesca Maltomini, Florence Poetic MTMs in the Byzantine era
4.30 pm Coffee Break
5.00 pm Chair: Philippe Depreux, Hamburg
Paolo Divizia, Brno Textual Units of Transmission vs. Texts. Normalizing Apparent Anomalies and Particular Cases in Textual Transmission
Lucie Doležalová, Prague Selection, Association, and Memory: Personal MTMs in Late Medieval Bohemia
8.00 pm Dinner
Friday, 11 November 2016 (room 0001)
9.00 am Chair: Michael Friedrich, Hamburg
Donald Harper, Chicago Ephemera or illustrated multiple-text-manuscript? The case of the “Hakutaku hikai zu” 白澤避怪圖 (White Marsh diagram to repel prodigies) in Edo Japan
Imre Galambos, Cambridge Multiple Text Manuscripts from Medieval China
10.45 am Coffee Break
11.15 am Chair: Giuseppe Veltri, Hamburg
Andreas Lehnardt, Mainz Hebrew and Aramaic MTMs Discovered in Binding Fragments
Ronny Vollandt, Munich MTMs in the Judaeo- and Christian Arabic Tradition
1.00 pm Lunch
2.45 pm Chair: Sonja Brentjes, Berlin
François Déroche, Paris The Prince and the Scholar. About the Use of Miscellanies in Late Medieval Marocco
Konrad Hirschler, Berlin Composing / Editing Arabic Multiple-Text Manuscripts in the Late Medieval Period
4.30 pm Coffee Break
5.00 pm Chair: Jürgen Paul, Hamburg
Nuria Martinez de Castilla, Madrid Morisco Single Volume Libraries
Lucia Raggetti, Berlin Rolling Stones Do Gather: MS Instanbul Aya Sofya 3610 and Its Collection of Mineralogical Texts
8.00 pm Dinner
Saturday, 12 November 2016 (room 0001)
9.00 am Chair: Alessandro Bausi, Hamburg
Nikolay Dobronravin, St. Petersburg A Fluid Standard: Text Selection in the kundi Manuscript Books in Brazil
Alessandro Gori, Copenhagen Text Collections in the Arabic Manuscript Tradition of Harar: the Case of the Mawlid Collection and of šayḫ Hāšim’s al-Fatḥ al-Raḥmānī
10.45 am Coffee Break
11.15 pm Chair: Marilena Maniaci, Cassino
Alexandra Gillespie, Toronto Bookbinding as Codicology – Medieval English Manuscripts and the Case of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales
Final Discussion
Discussants: Sonja Brentjes, Berlin and Marilena Maniaci, Cassino
From Cécile Michel [mailto:cecile.michel@mae.cnrs.fr]
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The Emergence of Multiple Text Manuscripts
A conference at the Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures
Warburgstraße 26, Hamburg
9-12 November, 2016
Program and abstracts available at:
http://www.manuscript-cultures.uni-hamburg.de/register_mtm2016.html
Tentative Programme
Wednesday, 9 November 2016 (room 0001) 5.00 pm Registration
6:00 pm Welcome & Introduction
6.15 pm Chair: Eva Wilden, Hamburg
Nalini Balbir, Paris:
"Functions of Multiple Text Manuscripts in India: the Jain case"
8.00 pm Dinner
Thursday, 10 November 2016 (room 0001) 9.00 am Chair: Cécile Michel, Paris
Niek Veldhuis, Berkeley Multiple-Composition School Extracts from Mesopotamia
Matthieu Husson, Paris Erfurt F.377, a Late Medieval MTM in Mathematical Astronomy
10.45 am Coffee Break
11.15 am Chair: Bruno Reudenbach, Hamburg
Matthew Crawford, Melbourne The Eusebian Canon Tables as a Corpus-Organizing Paratext within the Multiple-Text Manuscript of the Fourfold Gospel
Paola Buzi, Rome The Ninth-Century Coptic Book Revolution and the Emergence of MTMs
1.00 pm Lunch
2.45 pm Chair: Christian Brockmann, Hamburg
Lara Sels, Leuven The Emergence of MTMs in Slavonic: On Mixed Content Manuscripts and Erotapokriseis
Francesca Maltomini, Florence Poetic MTMs in the Byzantine era
4.30 pm Coffee Break
5.00 pm Chair: Philippe Depreux, Hamburg
Paolo Divizia, Brno Textual Units of Transmission vs. Texts. Normalizing Apparent Anomalies and Particular Cases in Textual Transmission
Lucie Doležalová, Prague Selection, Association, and Memory: Personal MTMs in Late Medieval Bohemia
8.00 pm Dinner
Friday, 11 November 2016 (room 0001)
9.00 am Chair: Michael Friedrich, Hamburg
Donald Harper, Chicago Ephemera or illustrated multiple-text-manuscript? The case of the “Hakutaku hikai zu” 白澤避怪圖 (White Marsh diagram to repel prodigies) in Edo Japan
Imre Galambos, Cambridge Multiple Text Manuscripts from Medieval China
10.45 am Coffee Break
11.15 am Chair: Giuseppe Veltri, Hamburg
Andreas Lehnardt, Mainz Hebrew and Aramaic MTMs Discovered in Binding Fragments
Ronny Vollandt, Munich MTMs in the Judaeo- and Christian Arabic Tradition
1.00 pm Lunch
2.45 pm Chair: Sonja Brentjes, Berlin
François Déroche, Paris The Prince and the Scholar. About the Use of Miscellanies in Late Medieval Marocco
Konrad Hirschler, Berlin Composing / Editing Arabic Multiple-Text Manuscripts in the Late Medieval Period
4.30 pm Coffee Break
5.00 pm Chair: Jürgen Paul, Hamburg
Nuria Martinez de Castilla, Madrid Morisco Single Volume Libraries
Lucia Raggetti, Berlin Rolling Stones Do Gather: MS Instanbul Aya Sofya 3610 and Its Collection of Mineralogical Texts
8.00 pm Dinner
Saturday, 12 November 2016 (room 0001)
9.00 am Chair: Alessandro Bausi, Hamburg
Nikolay Dobronravin, St. Petersburg A Fluid Standard: Text Selection in the kundi Manuscript Books in Brazil
Alessandro Gori, Copenhagen Text Collections in the Arabic Manuscript Tradition of Harar: the Case of the Mawlid Collection and of šayḫ Hāšim’s al-Fatḥ al-Raḥmānī
10.45 am Coffee Break
11.15 pm Chair: Marilena Maniaci, Cassino
Alexandra Gillespie, Toronto Bookbinding as Codicology – Medieval English Manuscripts and the Case of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales
Final Discussion
Discussants: Sonja Brentjes, Berlin and Marilena Maniaci, Cassino
Hugh Houghton Reviews "The Erotic Life of Manuscripts"
Hugh Houghton recently published a review of Yii-Jan Lin's The Erotic Life of Manuscripts: New Testament Textual Criticism and the Biological Sciences. He is generally appreciative of her attempt to prompt conversations on important issues about how textual critics describe and conduct their work, but also worries she overplays her hand at points.
HT Eibert Tigchelaar
HT Eibert Tigchelaar
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
New Articles in Biblica and JSCS
Innocent Himbaza has a new article out in Biblica.
Innocent Himbaza, «Critique textuelle et critique littéraire en 2 Samuel 6,2: une généalogie des témoins textuels.», Biblica 97 (2016) 440-453.
2 Sam 6,2 raises both textual and literary questions. On the textual level, no witness provides the original reading, since all the readings are the result of a literary development. However, the LXX of 2 Sam 6,2 is later than the MT since it depends partially upon it. The reading of 4QSama does not depend upon the MT of 2 Sam 6,2. Instead, it may have originated from the MT of 1 Chr 13,6 with which it shares literary concerns. Moreover, the presence of the name Baal in a verse concerning the ark of God may explain textual changes not only in the MT but also in the LXX.
Also, the new issue of JSCS is out with numerous articles and reviews of relevance.
Innocent Himbaza, «Critique textuelle et critique littéraire en 2 Samuel 6,2: une généalogie des témoins textuels.», Biblica 97 (2016) 440-453.
2 Sam 6,2 raises both textual and literary questions. On the textual level, no witness provides the original reading, since all the readings are the result of a literary development. However, the LXX of 2 Sam 6,2 is later than the MT since it depends partially upon it. The reading of 4QSama does not depend upon the MT of 2 Sam 6,2. Instead, it may have originated from the MT of 1 Chr 13,6 with which it shares literary concerns. Moreover, the presence of the name Baal in a verse concerning the ark of God may explain textual changes not only in the MT but also in the LXX.
Also, the new issue of JSCS is out with numerous articles and reviews of relevance.
Editorial | p. 3 |
Articles | |
Constructions Denoting “To Have” (Predicative Possession) in the Greek Genesis
| 5 |
Quelle est la Septante du Lévitique?
| 22 |
Antiochian Readings of 1–4 Reigns in Early Church Fathers
| 34 |
Θεκεμείνας und תַּחְפְּנֵיס in 1 Könige 11,19 (Wevers Prize Paper 2015)
| 50 |
“Ipsissima verba”: The translator’s “actual words” in Old Greek Job and what they tell us about the translator and the nature of the translation
| 61 |
Shall I Surely Translate This? The Hebrew Infinitive Absolute in the Greek Twelve Prophets
| 81 |
Ruins, Zion and the Animal Imagery in the Septuagint of Isaiah 34
| 97 |
A Note on Papyrus 967 and Daniel 2:1
| 110 |
Dissertation Abstracts | |
The Language and Style of Old Greek Job in Context
| 117 |
Quasi Nahum — Ein Vergleich des masoretischen Texts und der Septuaginta des Nahumbuchs
| 118 |
Book Reviews |
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Nicholas King, The Bible: A study Bible freshly translated
| 119 |
Natalio Fernández Marcos and M.a Victoria Spottorno Díaz-Caro, La Biblia griega: Septuaginta,
III: Libros poéticos y sapienciales; IV: Libros proféticos | 122 |
Joseph Bali, Gillian Greenberg, George A. Kiraz, and Donald M. Walter, The Syriac Peshiṭta Bible with English Translation: The Twelve Prophets
| 123 |
Alain Le Bouluec et Philippe Le Moigne, Vision que vit Isaïe. Traduction du texte du prophète Isaïe selon la Septante
| 125 |
James K. Aitken, No Stone Unturned: Greek Inscriptions and Septuagint Vocabulary
| 128 |
Kristin De Troyer, T. Michael Law and Marketta Liljeström, eds., In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes: Studies in the Biblical Text in Honour of Anneli Aejmelaeus
| 129 |
Barbara Schmitz and Helmut Engel, Judit
| 132 |
Friederike Oertelt, Herrscherideal und Herrschaftskritik bei Philo von Alexandria
| 135 |
Emanuel Tov, The Text-Critical Use of the Septuagint in Biblical Research
| 138 |
Pieter W. van der Horst, Saxa judaica loquuntur: Lessons from Early Jewish Inscriptions
| 140 |
Wolfgang Kraus, Michaël N. van der Meer, and Martin Meiser (eds.), XV Congress of the International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies, Munich 2013
| 143 |
James Aitken (ed.), T&T Clark Companion to the Septuagint
| 152 |
Siegfried Kreuzer, Einleitung in die Septuaginta
| 153 |
IOSCS Matters | |
I. Minutes, Annual Business Meeting, 2015
| 158 |
II. Treasurer’s Report
| |
International Conference: “Who Wrote the Pentateuch?” – “Qui a écrit le Pentateuque?”
There is an upcoming conference in Lausanne on the authorship of the Pentateuch in light of documented scribal practices and contexts that sounds interesting. The emphasis on scribes does not seem immediately evident from the paper titles, but hopefully the presenters will do a good job incorporating documented processes and scribal contexts.
From Jaeyoung Jeon [mailto:Jaeyoung.Jeon@unil.ch]
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International Conference: “Who Wrote the Pentateuch?” – “Qui a écrit le Pentateuque?”
IRSB Seminar Day - Journée de l’IRSB (Institut romand des sciences bibliques)
26 October 2016. Université de Lausanne / Geopolis 2208
Organizers: Thomas Römer and Jaeyoung Jeon
Contact: mailto:jaeyoung.jeon@unil.ch
Link to the main page (IRSB): <https://www.unil.ch/irsb/home/news.html?showActu=1475668133282.xml&showFrom=1>
Under the l title “Who Wrote the Pentateuch?” the conference will focus on the issue of the formation and completion of the Pentateuch and Hexateuch, especially on the socio-historical context of the scribal activities that contributed to it. Recent scholarly efforts to provide a new compositional model that would replace the classical Documentary Hypothesis have produced more divergence than convergence, giving for many scholars a rather pessimistic outlook regarding the possibility of a new consensus in the near future. Against this backdrop, the conference will initiate discussions about the various scribal groups that stood behind those redactional and compositional activities, such as their identity, socio-historical contexts, and the social, political, and religious purposes of their scribal activities. Also, aspects of conflicts and coalitions between the scribal groups reflected in the Pentateuchal texts will enrich the discussions.
Sous le titre “Qui a écrit le Pentateuque?”, ce colloque se propose d’aborder la formation du Pentateuque et de l’Hexateuque, en particulier à partir du contexte socio-historique de l’activité des scribes qui y ont contribué. De récentes tentatives pour substituer un nouveau modèle de composition à la classique hypothèse documentaire ont produit un clivage, à tel point que le scepticisme à l’idée d’atteindre un nouveau consensus dans un futur proche a gagné de nombreux chercheurs. Dans ce contexte, ce colloque vise à susciter des discussions sur l’identité, le contexte historique et social, ainsi que sur les portées sociales, politiques et religieuses des différents groupes de scribes à l’origine de cette activité de composition et d’édition. Les éléments de conflits ou d’harmonisation entre ces différents groupes alimenteront également les discussions.
Program:
Reception (Coffee and Snack)
08:30 - 09:00
Greeting Speech: Frédéric Amsler (Director of IRSB)
9:00 - 9:15
Session 1.
Presiding: Christophe Nihan (Université de Lausanne)
9:15 - 10:00
Konrad Schmid (University of Zurich)
“Textual, Historical, Sociological, and Ideological Cornerstones of the Formation of the Pentateuch”
10:00 - 10:45
Olivier Artus (Institute Catholique de Paris)
“La Transjordanie dans le livre des Nombres : une Interprétation”
(“Transjordan in the Book of Numbers: an Interpretation”)
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10:45 - 11:15 Coffee Break
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11:15 - 12:00
Tom Dozeman (United Theological Seminary) & Jaeyoung Jeon (Université de Lausanne)
“The Composition of the Conflict of Korah, Dathan and Abiram in Numbers”
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Lunch Break: 12:00 - 13:15
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Session 2.
Presiding: Jaeyoung Jeon (Université de Lausanne)
13:15 - 14:00
Thomas Römer (Université de Lausanne)
“Centralisation du culte et publication de la Torah entre Jérusalem et Samarie”
(“Cult Centralization and the Publication of the Torah Between Jerusalem and Samaria”)
14:00 - 14:45
Ndikho Mtshiselwa (University of South Africa)
“Pentateuchal redaction in the wilderness traditions and book of Numbers”
14:45 - 15:30
Itamar Kislev (University of Haifa)
“Equating the Ger and the Israelite and the Question of the Book of Numbers”
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Coffee Break 15:30 - 16:00
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Session 3.
Presiding: Thomas Römer (Université de Lausanne)
16:00 - 16 :45
Jaeyoung Jeon (Université de Lausanne)
“The Elders Redaction (ER) in the Pentateuch: Scribal Contributions of an Elders Group in the Formation of the Pentateuch”
16:45 - 17:30
Christophe Nihan (Université de Lausanne)
“Les traditions sur Abraham et la politique des sanctuaires à l’époque perse: Moriyyah en Gn 22 et Shalem en Gn 14”
(“The Abraham Traditions and Cult Politics in the Persian Period: Moriah in Gen 22 and Shalem in Gen 14”)
17:30 - 18:15
Jürg Hutzli (Université de Lausanne)
“Images opposées de l'Orient dans les différentes strates littéraires de la Genèse”
(“Conflicting Images of the « East » in the Different Literary Strata of the Book of Genesis”)
From Jaeyoung Jeon [mailto:Jaeyoung.Jeon@unil.ch]
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International Conference: “Who Wrote the Pentateuch?” – “Qui a écrit le Pentateuque?”
IRSB Seminar Day - Journée de l’IRSB (Institut romand des sciences bibliques)
26 October 2016. Université de Lausanne / Geopolis 2208
Organizers: Thomas Römer and Jaeyoung Jeon
Contact: mailto:jaeyoung.jeon@unil.ch
Link to the main page (IRSB): <https://www.unil.ch/irsb/home/news.html?showActu=1475668133282.xml&showFrom=1>
Under the l title “Who Wrote the Pentateuch?” the conference will focus on the issue of the formation and completion of the Pentateuch and Hexateuch, especially on the socio-historical context of the scribal activities that contributed to it. Recent scholarly efforts to provide a new compositional model that would replace the classical Documentary Hypothesis have produced more divergence than convergence, giving for many scholars a rather pessimistic outlook regarding the possibility of a new consensus in the near future. Against this backdrop, the conference will initiate discussions about the various scribal groups that stood behind those redactional and compositional activities, such as their identity, socio-historical contexts, and the social, political, and religious purposes of their scribal activities. Also, aspects of conflicts and coalitions between the scribal groups reflected in the Pentateuchal texts will enrich the discussions.
Sous le titre “Qui a écrit le Pentateuque?”, ce colloque se propose d’aborder la formation du Pentateuque et de l’Hexateuque, en particulier à partir du contexte socio-historique de l’activité des scribes qui y ont contribué. De récentes tentatives pour substituer un nouveau modèle de composition à la classique hypothèse documentaire ont produit un clivage, à tel point que le scepticisme à l’idée d’atteindre un nouveau consensus dans un futur proche a gagné de nombreux chercheurs. Dans ce contexte, ce colloque vise à susciter des discussions sur l’identité, le contexte historique et social, ainsi que sur les portées sociales, politiques et religieuses des différents groupes de scribes à l’origine de cette activité de composition et d’édition. Les éléments de conflits ou d’harmonisation entre ces différents groupes alimenteront également les discussions.
Program:
Reception (Coffee and Snack)
08:30 - 09:00
Greeting Speech: Frédéric Amsler (Director of IRSB)
9:00 - 9:15
Session 1.
Presiding: Christophe Nihan (Université de Lausanne)
9:15 - 10:00
Konrad Schmid (University of Zurich)
“Textual, Historical, Sociological, and Ideological Cornerstones of the Formation of the Pentateuch”
10:00 - 10:45
Olivier Artus (Institute Catholique de Paris)
“La Transjordanie dans le livre des Nombres : une Interprétation”
(“Transjordan in the Book of Numbers: an Interpretation”)
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10:45 - 11:15 Coffee Break
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11:15 - 12:00
Tom Dozeman (United Theological Seminary) & Jaeyoung Jeon (Université de Lausanne)
“The Composition of the Conflict of Korah, Dathan and Abiram in Numbers”
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Lunch Break: 12:00 - 13:15
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Session 2.
Presiding: Jaeyoung Jeon (Université de Lausanne)
13:15 - 14:00
Thomas Römer (Université de Lausanne)
“Centralisation du culte et publication de la Torah entre Jérusalem et Samarie”
(“Cult Centralization and the Publication of the Torah Between Jerusalem and Samaria”)
14:00 - 14:45
Ndikho Mtshiselwa (University of South Africa)
“Pentateuchal redaction in the wilderness traditions and book of Numbers”
14:45 - 15:30
Itamar Kislev (University of Haifa)
“Equating the Ger and the Israelite and the Question of the Book of Numbers”
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Coffee Break 15:30 - 16:00
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Session 3.
Presiding: Thomas Römer (Université de Lausanne)
16:00 - 16 :45
Jaeyoung Jeon (Université de Lausanne)
“The Elders Redaction (ER) in the Pentateuch: Scribal Contributions of an Elders Group in the Formation of the Pentateuch”
16:45 - 17:30
Christophe Nihan (Université de Lausanne)
“Les traditions sur Abraham et la politique des sanctuaires à l’époque perse: Moriyyah en Gn 22 et Shalem en Gn 14”
(“The Abraham Traditions and Cult Politics in the Persian Period: Moriah in Gen 22 and Shalem in Gen 14”)
17:30 - 18:15
Jürg Hutzli (Université de Lausanne)
“Images opposées de l'Orient dans les différentes strates littéraires de la Genèse”
(“Conflicting Images of the « East » in the Different Literary Strata of the Book of Genesis”)
Palaeography in Context - Aramaic scripts from the Ancient Near East
Mladen Popovic informs me of an upcoming conference on Aramaic paleography. If you are in Leiden tomorrow, I highly recommend it. Mladen will be discussing the Groningen digital paleography project, and the other papers sound interesting as well.
Palaeography in Context - Aramaic scripts from the Ancient Near East
Speakers from various disciplinary backgrounds will focus on recently published Aramaic texts and innovative approaches towards Aramaic scripts from the Ancient Near East. They will deal with palaeographic traits of a variety of Aramaic texts from a technical perspective and will bring them into dialogue with their sociohistorical settings.
Leiden University, 13 October 2016
Morning programme (09:00 – 13:00 hrs) in Lipsius Building, room 227
09:00 Coffee
09:30 G. van der Kooij - Classifying early NW-Semitic scripts by studying script as artefact.
10:30 M.L. Folmer - Palaeographic aspects of the Aramaic Akhvamazda letters from ancient Bactria (4th c. BCE)
11:30 Coffee
12:00 R. Sonnevelt – Aramaic epigraphs on clay tablets from the Āl-Yāhūdu archive
12:30 J.K. Zangenberg – Granddaddy in the Synagogue. Reflections on a Recently Found Late Roman / Early Byzantine Mosaic with Inscription from the Galilee
13:00 Lunch
Afternoon programme (14:00 – 17:00 hrs) in Huizinga Building, room 004
14:00 M. Popović – Digital Palaeography of the Dead Sea Scrolls: Textual Community and Control-Copy in the Ancient World
15:00 H. Gzella – The Aramaic Scripts of Syria in the Roman Period and their Socio-Cultural Underpinnings
16:00 Coffee
16:20 Concluding remarks and round table discussion (until 17:00)
18:00 Dinner
Registration: Rieneke Sonnevelt (d.a.m.sonnevelt@hum.leidenuniv.nl)
Palaeography in Context - Aramaic scripts from the Ancient Near East
Speakers from various disciplinary backgrounds will focus on recently published Aramaic texts and innovative approaches towards Aramaic scripts from the Ancient Near East. They will deal with palaeographic traits of a variety of Aramaic texts from a technical perspective and will bring them into dialogue with their sociohistorical settings.
Leiden University, 13 October 2016
Morning programme (09:00 – 13:00 hrs) in Lipsius Building, room 227
09:00 Coffee
09:30 G. van der Kooij - Classifying early NW-Semitic scripts by studying script as artefact.
10:30 M.L. Folmer - Palaeographic aspects of the Aramaic Akhvamazda letters from ancient Bactria (4th c. BCE)
11:30 Coffee
12:00 R. Sonnevelt – Aramaic epigraphs on clay tablets from the Āl-Yāhūdu archive
12:30 J.K. Zangenberg – Granddaddy in the Synagogue. Reflections on a Recently Found Late Roman / Early Byzantine Mosaic with Inscription from the Galilee
13:00 Lunch
Afternoon programme (14:00 – 17:00 hrs) in Huizinga Building, room 004
14:00 M. Popović – Digital Palaeography of the Dead Sea Scrolls: Textual Community and Control-Copy in the Ancient World
15:00 H. Gzella – The Aramaic Scripts of Syria in the Roman Period and their Socio-Cultural Underpinnings
16:00 Coffee
16:20 Concluding remarks and round table discussion (until 17:00)
18:00 Dinner
Registration: Rieneke Sonnevelt (d.a.m.sonnevelt@hum.leidenuniv.nl)
Monday, October 10, 2016
Modern Forgeries of Dead Sea Scrolls
Eibert Tigchelaar suggests that a number of new DSS fragments are likely modern forgeries or authentic fragments from sites other than Qumran in a new Live Science article Are These New Dead Sea Scrolls the Real Thing? There is a rising suspicion about the authenticity of many of these newly purchased fragments, and it will be interesting to see how these scrolls bear up under further scholarly scrutiny and how the field adjusts to the changing situation.
Sotheby's Auction of Charles Ryrie's Collection of Bibles
If you have many thousands of dollars to spare, Sotheby's is currently auctioning off the collection of Bibles by Charles Ryrie for a pretty penny.
HT Todd Bolen
David Willgren on the "Book" of Psalms
I recently saw David Willgren's new book The Formation of the 'Book' of Psalms: Reconsidering the Transmission and Canonization of Psalmody in Light of Material Culture and the Poetics of Anthologies. I am currently reading his dissertation, of which the monograph is a revision, and it is very interesting. I look forward to interacting more with his work in the future.
ABSTRACT
In this study, David Willgren attempts to provide answers to two fundamental questions in relation to the formation of the ‘Book' of Psalms: “how?” and “why?”. The first relates to the diachronic growth of the collection (how are these processes to be reconstructed, and on what grounds?), while the second relates to questions of purpose (to what end are psalms being juxtaposed in a collection?).
By conceptualizing the ‘Book' of Psalms as an anthology, and by inquiring into its poetics by means of paratextuality, David Willgren provides a fresh reconstruction of the formation of the ‘Book' of Psalms and concludes, in contrast to the canonical approach, that it does not primarily provide a literary context for individual psalms. Rather, it preserves a dynamic selection of psalms that is best seen not as a book of psalms, but as a canon of psalms.
HT Agade
ABSTRACT
In this study, David Willgren attempts to provide answers to two fundamental questions in relation to the formation of the ‘Book' of Psalms: “how?” and “why?”. The first relates to the diachronic growth of the collection (how are these processes to be reconstructed, and on what grounds?), while the second relates to questions of purpose (to what end are psalms being juxtaposed in a collection?).
By conceptualizing the ‘Book' of Psalms as an anthology, and by inquiring into its poetics by means of paratextuality, David Willgren provides a fresh reconstruction of the formation of the ‘Book' of Psalms and concludes, in contrast to the canonical approach, that it does not primarily provide a literary context for individual psalms. Rather, it preserves a dynamic selection of psalms that is best seen not as a book of psalms, but as a canon of psalms.
HT Agade
Florida State University and University of Utah Positions
Via Agade, news of two relevant openings:
From Matthew Goff [mailto:mgoff@fsu.edu]
===================================
Job Title: Postdoctoral Scholar in Religion
Job ID: 40904
Location: Tallahassee, FL
Temporary
Department of Religion
Responsibilities
The Religion Department at Florida State University seeks candidates for a two-year post-doctoral research and teaching fellowship in the track of Religions of Western Antiquity which focuses on ancient Judaism and early Christianity. The research specialization of the position is open. Candidates whose research focuses on the Hebrew Bible, or Christianity and/or Judaism in late antiquity are especially welcome.
The appointed fellow will be expected to teach two courses each semester. Applicants must expect to have their doctorate in hand by August 10, 2017, and must have earned their doctorate no earlier than August 1, 2011. For full consideration a cover letter, curriculum vitae, writing sample, transcripts, and teaching dossier must be submitted (in one pdf file) by December 15, 2016.
Three confidential letters of reference must also be submitted by that date to mailto:REL-search@fsu.edu. Candidates must be able to show valid U.S. work authorization at the time of hire.
Qualifications
Promise of excellence in teaching and research in the context of a comprehensive program (8.A. through Ph.D.) is required.
Anticipated Salary Range
$47.658.60
Criminal Background Check
Effective August 1, 2015, all new hires require a pre-employment criminal history background check.
Pay Plan
Other Personal Services (OPS) positions are temporary and at-will appointments.
How To Apply
If qualified and interested in a specific job opening as advertised, apply to Florida State University at https:/obs.fsu.edu.If you are a current FSU employee, apply via myFSU > Self Service.
Applicants are required to complete the online application with all applicable information. Applications must include all work history up to ten years. and education details even if attaching a resume.
Affordable Care Act
OPS employees are covered under the Affordable Care Act. OPS employees that meet certain criteria will be offered affordable health care coverage. For more information, please visit the following website regarding the Affordable Care Act, http://hr.fsu.edu/?page=benefits/insurance/insurance_home&ops=1.
Tobacco Free Campus
Effective January 1, 2014, tobacco use, including simulated tobacco use, is prohibited on property, interior and exterior, owned or managed by Florida State University. This policy applies to all Florida State University students, employees, consultants, contractors, visitors, and external individuals.
Equal Employment Opportunity
An Equal Opportunity/Access/Affirmative Action/Pro Disabled & Veteran Employer.
FSU's Equal Opportunity Statement can be viewed at: http://www.hr.fsu.edu/PDF/Publications/diversity
/EEO_Statement.pdf
____________________________________________________________________
Via Bradley James Parker [mailto:bradley.j.parker@utah.edu]
==================================
The Department of History at the University of Utah seeks to appoint a tenure-line Assistant Professor specializing in the history of the ancient Mediterranean world. We are particularly interested in scholars working on cross-cultural contact, material culture, archaeology, or who have contributed to digital humanities projects, but we welcome applications from all qualified candidates.
The successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate a strong commitment to research and to teach at all levels of the undergraduate and graduate curriculum, including upper-division courses on the history of both the ancient Greek and Roman worlds, Western Civilization to 1300, as well as contributing to the teaching of an undergraduate course in historical methodology. PhD in hand by July 1st 2016 preferred.
Applications should include a letter indicating research and teaching interests, a c.v., three letters of recommendation, and a writing sample, and should be submitted online
(http://utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/56675) by November 1, 2016, attention Isabel Moreira, search committee chair.
The University of Utah is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, national origin, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, status as a person with a disability, genetic information, or Protected Veteran status. Individuals from historically underrepresented groups, such as minorities, women, qualified persons with disabilities and protected veterans are encouraged to apply. Veterans¹ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities. To inquire about the University¹s nondiscrimination or affirmative action policies or to request disability accommodation, please contact: Director, Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action, 201 S. Presidents Circle, Rm 135, (801) 581-8365.
The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students from diverse backgrounds, and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education for historically underrepresented students.
From Matthew Goff [mailto:mgoff@fsu.edu]
===================================
Job Title: Postdoctoral Scholar in Religion
Job ID: 40904
Location: Tallahassee, FL
Temporary
Department of Religion
Responsibilities
The Religion Department at Florida State University seeks candidates for a two-year post-doctoral research and teaching fellowship in the track of Religions of Western Antiquity which focuses on ancient Judaism and early Christianity. The research specialization of the position is open. Candidates whose research focuses on the Hebrew Bible, or Christianity and/or Judaism in late antiquity are especially welcome.
The appointed fellow will be expected to teach two courses each semester. Applicants must expect to have their doctorate in hand by August 10, 2017, and must have earned their doctorate no earlier than August 1, 2011. For full consideration a cover letter, curriculum vitae, writing sample, transcripts, and teaching dossier must be submitted (in one pdf file) by December 15, 2016.
Three confidential letters of reference must also be submitted by that date to mailto:REL-search@fsu.edu. Candidates must be able to show valid U.S. work authorization at the time of hire.
Qualifications
Promise of excellence in teaching and research in the context of a comprehensive program (8.A. through Ph.D.) is required.
Anticipated Salary Range
$47.658.60
Criminal Background Check
Effective August 1, 2015, all new hires require a pre-employment criminal history background check.
Pay Plan
Other Personal Services (OPS) positions are temporary and at-will appointments.
How To Apply
If qualified and interested in a specific job opening as advertised, apply to Florida State University at https:/obs.fsu.edu.If you are a current FSU employee, apply via myFSU > Self Service.
Applicants are required to complete the online application with all applicable information. Applications must include all work history up to ten years. and education details even if attaching a resume.
Affordable Care Act
OPS employees are covered under the Affordable Care Act. OPS employees that meet certain criteria will be offered affordable health care coverage. For more information, please visit the following website regarding the Affordable Care Act, http://hr.fsu.edu/?page=benefits/insurance/insurance_home&ops=1.
Tobacco Free Campus
Effective January 1, 2014, tobacco use, including simulated tobacco use, is prohibited on property, interior and exterior, owned or managed by Florida State University. This policy applies to all Florida State University students, employees, consultants, contractors, visitors, and external individuals.
Equal Employment Opportunity
An Equal Opportunity/Access/Affirmative Action/Pro Disabled & Veteran Employer.
FSU's Equal Opportunity Statement can be viewed at: http://www.hr.fsu.edu/PDF/Publications/diversity
/EEO_Statement.pdf
____________________________________________________________________
Via Bradley James Parker [mailto:bradley.j.parker@utah.edu]
==================================
The Department of History at the University of Utah seeks to appoint a tenure-line Assistant Professor specializing in the history of the ancient Mediterranean world. We are particularly interested in scholars working on cross-cultural contact, material culture, archaeology, or who have contributed to digital humanities projects, but we welcome applications from all qualified candidates.
The successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate a strong commitment to research and to teach at all levels of the undergraduate and graduate curriculum, including upper-division courses on the history of both the ancient Greek and Roman worlds, Western Civilization to 1300, as well as contributing to the teaching of an undergraduate course in historical methodology. PhD in hand by July 1st 2016 preferred.
Applications should include a letter indicating research and teaching interests, a c.v., three letters of recommendation, and a writing sample, and should be submitted online
(http://utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/56675) by November 1, 2016, attention Isabel Moreira, search committee chair.
The University of Utah is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, national origin, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, status as a person with a disability, genetic information, or Protected Veteran status. Individuals from historically underrepresented groups, such as minorities, women, qualified persons with disabilities and protected veterans are encouraged to apply. Veterans¹ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities. To inquire about the University¹s nondiscrimination or affirmative action policies or to request disability accommodation, please contact: Director, Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action, 201 S. Presidents Circle, Rm 135, (801) 581-8365.
The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students from diverse backgrounds, and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education for historically underrepresented students.
Friday, October 7, 2016
ISAW Now Accepting Applications for 2017-18 Visiting Research Scholar Program
The Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New York University has opened 7 appointments of visiting research scholars. The institute has a broad scope, which would easily include readers of this blog.
review of Hugh Houton's The Latin New Testament: A Guide to its Early History, Texts, and Manuscripts
Andrew Dunnin writes a critical, but appreciative review of Hugh Houton's The Latin New Testament: A Guide to its Early History, Texts, and Manuscripts. Hugh's book focuses on the NT manuscript tradition, but it is also valuable for studying Latin OT manuscripts.
The Text of the Hebrew Bible and Its Editions
Brill announces a new book to be looking for this year:
Andrés Piquer Otero and Pablo Torijano Morales, eds. The Text of the Hebrew Bible and Its Editions: Studies in Celebration of the Fifth Centennial of the Complutensian Polyglot
The volume has a great selection of contributors, so I have no doubt it will be a wonderful addition.
ABSTRACT
In The Text of the Hebrew Bible and its Editions some of the top world scholars and editors of the Hebrew Bible and its versions present essays on the aims, method, and problems of editing the biblical text(s), taking as a reference the Complutensian Polyglot, first modern edition of the Hebrew text and its versions and whose Fifth Centennial was celebrated in 2014. The main parts of the volume discuss models of editions from the Renaissance and its forerunners to the Digital Age, the challenges offered by the different textual traditions, particular editorial problems of the individual books of the Bible, and the role played by quotations. It thus sets a landmark in the future of biblical editions.
Andrés Piquer Otero and Pablo Torijano Morales, eds. The Text of the Hebrew Bible and Its Editions: Studies in Celebration of the Fifth Centennial of the Complutensian Polyglot
The volume has a great selection of contributors, so I have no doubt it will be a wonderful addition.
ABSTRACT
In The Text of the Hebrew Bible and its Editions some of the top world scholars and editors of the Hebrew Bible and its versions present essays on the aims, method, and problems of editing the biblical text(s), taking as a reference the Complutensian Polyglot, first modern edition of the Hebrew text and its versions and whose Fifth Centennial was celebrated in 2014. The main parts of the volume discuss models of editions from the Renaissance and its forerunners to the Digital Age, the challenges offered by the different textual traditions, particular editorial problems of the individual books of the Bible, and the role played by quotations. It thus sets a landmark in the future of biblical editions.
Thursday, October 6, 2016
Tracking the Master Scribe: Revision through Introduction in Biblical and Mesopotamian Literature
OUP is soon to publish Sara Milstein's new book Tracking the Master Scribe: Revision through Introduction in Biblical and Mesopotamian Literature. I had the chance to read through parts of her dissertation and found it very interesting, so this will undoubtedly be a welcome addition to the secondary literature on scribal practices and textual change.
From the OUP website:
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From the OUP website:
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Table of Contents
Semitica 58
Semitica 58 (2016) has just been released, with several articles that will be of interest to readers of this blog:
Who Possessed the Promised Land?
Scribal Scholarship in the Formation of Patriarchal Narrative(s) and the Holiness Code
MTSHISELWA, Ndikho
A Source of P?
The Priestly Exodus Account and the Book of Ezekiel
JEON, Jaeyoung
«Le lieu que YHWH aura choisi»
Une perspective narrative, historique et philologique
HIMBAZA, Innocent
Intentional Omissions in the Textual History of the Books of Kings
In Search of Methodological Criteria
RICHELLE, Matthieu
Solomon's Fall and the Law
STEINER, Till Magnus
Notes d'épigraphie sémitique
LEMAIRE, André
Bol magique avec inscription araméenne
ABOUSAMRA, Gaby, LEMAIRE, André
New Evidence from a Safaitic Inscription for a Late Velar/Uvular Realization of *ś in Aramaic
AL-JALLAD, Ahmad
HT Agade
Who Possessed the Promised Land?
Scribal Scholarship in the Formation of Patriarchal Narrative(s) and the Holiness Code
MTSHISELWA, Ndikho
A Source of P?
The Priestly Exodus Account and the Book of Ezekiel
JEON, Jaeyoung
«Le lieu que YHWH aura choisi»
Une perspective narrative, historique et philologique
HIMBAZA, Innocent
Intentional Omissions in the Textual History of the Books of Kings
In Search of Methodological Criteria
RICHELLE, Matthieu
Solomon's Fall and the Law
STEINER, Till Magnus
Notes d'épigraphie sémitique
LEMAIRE, André
Bol magique avec inscription araméenne
ABOUSAMRA, Gaby, LEMAIRE, André
New Evidence from a Safaitic Inscription for a Late Velar/Uvular Realization of *ś in Aramaic
AL-JALLAD, Ahmad
HT Agade
Scrypt Software
Eythan Levy and Frédéric Pluquet have produced a nice piece of software for deciphering difficult inscriptions/ostraca called Scrypt, which is available for free online. The basic principle is that you list all of the possible letters for each broken letter and then do a dictionary search for each possible string of letters based on the input values. It seems worth checking out if you work with such materials.
See also their paper Computer Experiments on the Khirbet Qeiyafa Ostracon.
HT Agade
See also their paper Computer Experiments on the Khirbet Qeiyafa Ostracon.
HT Agade
Jobs and Conferences
Eugenia Sokolinski sent out on the COMSt email list the following compilation of job postings and upcoming conferences that might be of interest to readers of this blog:
Openings
- research consultant for Oriental manuscripts at the University and Research Library Erfurt/Gotha, deadline 7 October 2016
- post-doctoral research fellowship, Centre for the Study of Christianity at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, deadline 31 December 2016 http://www.csc.org.il/download/files/CFA.POST_1.pdf
- doctoral scholarships in Humanities, Cologne Graduate School in Humanities, deadline 31 October 2016 http://artes.phil-fak.uni-koeln.de/27495.html?&L=1
- doctoral scholarships in Literature and Arts, MIMESIS, Munich, deadline 1 November 2016 https://medievalartresearch.com/2016/09/24/funding-opportunity-5-8-doctoral-positions-mimesis-munich-doctoral-program-for-literature-and-the-arts-lmu-munich/
- research fellowship in cultural and intellectual history, Warburg Institute, deadline 2 December 2016 https://www.jobs.london.ac.uk/displayjob.aspx?jobid=534
Conferences and workshops
- 9-12 November 2016, Hamburg: The Emergence of Multiple-Text Manuscripts http://www.manuscript-cultures.uni-hamburg.de/register_mtm2016.html
- 23-24 March 2017, Torun: Orient in Literature – Literature of the Orient https://ollo2017en.wordpress.com/call-for-papers/
- Spring 2017, London Medieval Manuscripts Seminar https://www.academia.edu/28884306/Programme_of_the_London_Medieval_Manuscripts_Seminar_2016_7
Wednesday, October 5, 2016
Grongingen Ph.D. Scholarship
Mladen Popovic recently posted a Ph.D. scholarship for the Faculty of Theology at the University of Grongingen. The Qumran Institute (and related research) is a happening place right now, and I strongly encourage eligible candidates to apply! Most of our current research focuses on digital Hebrew paleography, but we are also strong on Hellenistic Judaism and Josephus. Best of luck!
Tuesday, October 4, 2016
Review of "Christian Oxyrhynchus: Texts, Documents, and Sources"
Matthew J. Hama has posted a review of Lincoln H. Blumell and Thomas A. Wayments' Christian Oxyrhynchus: Texts, Documents, and Sources. It sounds like a great resource, though it is quite unfortunate that they excluded the LXX materials... :(
HT Agade
HT Agade
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