Dead Sea Scrolls

PhD position Hebrew Bible, early Judaism and Dead Sea Scrolls

Apr 13th, 2012

Passing along an announcement from the Qumran Institute.

PhD position Hebrew Bible, early Judaism and Dead Sea Scrolls

The Qumran Institute of the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies of the University of Groningen offers a four-year PhD position (0,9 fte) in Hebrew Bible, early Judaism and Dead Sea Scrolls as of the next academic year. This PhD position is financed by a grant of the SNS/Reaal Fund.

Research proposals should fit the research profile of the Faculty and of the Qumran Institute, which is aimed at studying the Hebrew Bible, early Judaism and the Dead Sea Scrolls from a comparative and interdisciplinary perspective within their ancient cultural contexts (ancient Near Eastern and Graeco-Roman). For examples of the Institute’s research profile, see the two conferences in 2008 (Authoritative Scriptures in Ancient Judaism) and 2010 (The Jewish Revolt against Rome: Interdisciplinary Perspectives).

Candidates with a degree in Biblical Studies, early Jewish Studies, Ancient Near Eastern Studies, or Ancient History are encouraged to apply.

Contact:

In case you have any questions about the compatibility of your prospected research with the Faculty’s and Institute’s research profile and for further information, please contact the Institute’s director: Mladen Popović (m.popovic@rug.nl)

Deadline: May 22th, 2012

Please include with your application:

- a curriculum vitae, including academic qualifications, grades, a list of publications (if applicable), two letters of academic recommendation from professors who can write knowledgeably about your personal and academic qualifications and your suitability for the chosen field of study

- a letter explaining your motivation, your interest in the project, and your competence in the research field

- a proposal of max 4 pages describing how you intend to conduct the project you are applying for

- your MA thesis

Send your application by email before May 22th, 2012 to:

gradschool.thrs@rug.nl

Additional information

Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies

Qumran Institute

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Mladen Popovic

Old Testament and Early Judaism

Director Qumran Institute

Sacred Techs is up!

Jan 2nd, 2012

by Christian Brady.

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I am very pleased to announce that the first post and podcast of Sacred Techs are now up! (The podcast is even available via iTunes.) This site is a collaboration between myself and Dr. Robert Cargill. We describe the site as, “posts and podcasts relevant to the study of things ancient using things very modern.”

With “Sacred Techs” we wanted to bring together information focused upon using technology in the real of biblical and ancient studies. It will be periodically updated, on a monthly basis at the least, with articles and interviews on various topics around this general theme. We are very hopeful that others will be willing to contribute to the site, there are many within the world of online ancient studies who are very (and more) adept in these areas, many who are creating the very technology that we will be reviewing, citing, and discussing. This is particularly true if you use something other than Apple products and MacOS, iOS, or Android software. It is not that we are prejudiced against other platforms, but the reality is that Robert and I both tend to use those products and platforms. If you are interested in contributing please drop us a line or leave a comment!

So welcome to Sacred Techs and stay tuned for what we hope will be a great year. First up on the podcast (see below!) is an introductory discussion and then we will follow up with a few interviews from 2011 SBL. Be sure to let us know whom you would like to hear us interview and what products you would like reviewed or compared.

Please do send us your suggestions so that we can make this site as useful as possible for everyone. @bbib already sent a great one via twitter:

@Targuman @sacredtechs @xkv8r Here’s one. How can Bible software help non-experts evaluate translations as never before? Long term effects?

What is your suggestion?

Best summary of the metal codices yet

Apr 2nd, 2011

by Christian Brady.

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I have been following this whole business of “more important than the Dead Sea Scrolls” discovery. As usual Jim Davila has been on top of it all and today provides the best summary I have yet read.

RANDOM THOUGHTS on the fake metal codices.

So just because one of the codices is a fake, does it mean they all are? Lets see. Some guy makes a major epigraphic discovery. So what does he do? He goes out and finds a forger and has the forger make up some very similar fakes and salts the real cache of codices with them. You believe that?

The tree iconography is the same on the demonstrably fake codex and one of the others. And they used the same mold.

Who puts alligators on their holy codices anyway?

I predict that someone is going to e-mail me to point out an alligator on an ancient holy codex. That sort of thing happens to me a lot.

Nevertheless, Im going to throw caution to the wind and just say all of the metal codices are fakes.

A guy who thinks science and religion can be reconciled by the study of energy vibrations got fooled by forged antiquities. What is the world coming to?

Be sure to read it all: PaleoJudaica.com.

Call for Papers – Qumran Sessions this Summer

Dec 27th, 2010

by Christian Brady.

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I received this from Eibert Tigchelaar. A lot of great sessions and conferences in exciting places. Too bad I will be at home trying to get a book in hand. The post is long so be sure to click through.

Information on Qumran sessions at the SBL London (and EABS Thessaloniki) Summer 2011 — sent to the IOQS mailing list

SBL 2011 INTERNATIONAL MEETING

London, United Kingdom

Meeting Begins: 7/4/2011

Meeting Ends: 7/8/2011

Call For Papers Opens: 10/1/2010
Call For Papers Closes: 1/31/2011
Requirements to Submit a Paper Proposal (more…)

Dead Sea Scrolls to be digitized…again

Oct 20th, 2010

by Christian Brady.

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When I was working on my doctorate at Oxford I scanned ALL the existing photos of the scrolls at an amazing 300dpi for the first ever CD-ROM published by OUP, Dead Sea Scrolls Electronic Reference Library.

If anybody could be forgiven for missing the deadline to opt out of the Google Books settlement, it’s probably the authors of the Dead Sea Scrolls.

The Israel Antiquities Authority has tapped Google to digitize the famous texts, one of the earliest documents ever discovered chronicling the early years of Christianity. CNN reports that Google will be responsible for scanning the 900 manuscripts, which are actually comprised of more than 30,000 fragments discovered in caves around Israel in the 1940s and 1950s.