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

QUMRAN AND THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS

Program Unit Type: Section

Accepting Papers? Yes

Call For Papers: The Qumran and Dead Sea Scrolls unit will have two sessions, one general and one thematic. 1) The general session is open to papers on a variety of topics related to the Dead Sea Scrolls and Qumran. 2) A second session will focus on the intersection of texts and archaeology at Qumran. We are interested in questions, such as ‘To what extent should the Scrolls be taken into consideration in the interpretation of the material data from Khirbet Qumran?’; ‘Why, or why not, should textual and archaeological sources be integrated when interpreting the site?’ Papers may examine the relationship between texts and archaeology from various theoretical and methodological perspectives as well as by providing concrete examples that can illuminate this issue. The thematic session will include papers by invited speakers. We welcome paper proposals for both sessions.

Program Unit Chairs

Cecilia Wassen  (ceciliawassen@yahoo.ca)

Sidnie White Crawford  (scrawford1@unl.edu)

NONBIBLICAL DEAD SEA SCROLLS: THEMES AND PERSPECTIVES

Program Unit Type: Consultation

Accepting Papers? Yes

Call For Papers: This unit welcomes proposals for papers on the non-biblical Dead Sea Scrolls and encourages critical discussion from a wide range of disciplines and perspectives. The 2011 session is entitled Images of the Feminine in the Dead Sea Scrolls, and papers on any aspects of women, gender, or presentations of the feminine in the Dead Sea Scrolls are welcome. Papers might consider the archaeological, historical or legal presence of women associated with the Scrolls and/or the discursive presence of women and images of the feminine in the literary space of these texts. Scholars are also invited to reflect on methodological concerns raised with the study of women and gender at Qumran.

Program Unit Chairs

Eibert Tigchelaar  (etigchelaar@me.com)

Alison Schofield  (aschofie@du.edu)

paper proposals online through the SBL website

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Thessaloniki

EABS Meeting 2011: THESSALONIKI

8/8/2011-11/8/2011

CALLS FOR PAPERS ARE ON THE RESEARCH GROUP PAGES

The meeting in Thessaloniki will take place in Porto Palace Hotel.

The call CFP closes on January 31st 2011.

No specific Qumran sessions, but cf.

Early Judaism and Rabbinics

Category: Early Judaism

Research Group Co-ordinator: Moshe Lavee

Chairs

Moshe Lavee, Haifa University (mlavee@research.haifa.ac.il)

Ronit Nikolsky, Groningen University (r.nikolsky@rug.nl)

2011 Programme

The Birth of the Author

Individual vs. Collective Composition

in Early Judaism and Rabbinic Literature

Call for Papers

more info on http://www.eabs.net/rgroupDetails.aspx?id=50

 

Dear colleagues,

The Qumran Institute is looking for a PhD candidate for the project
‘The Jewish Revolt against Rome: Religious Groups and the Shaping of
Identities in First-Century Judaea’.

See www.rug.nl/qumraninstitute

Kind regards,

Mladen Popovic
Director Qumran Institute
Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies
University of Groningen
Oude Boteringestraat 38
9712 GK Groningen
the Netherlands
phone: +31-50-363 55 77

www.rug.nl/qumraninstitute
www.rug.nl/staff/M.Popovic

 

Seventh Meeting

HELSINKI, FINLAND

AUGUST 2–4, 2010

Call for Papers

The Scrolls and Biblical Traditions

For the special topic of this seventh meeting of the IOQS, we invite papers that discuss any aspect of the transmission, use, or interpretation of biblical traditions in the Scrolls from the Judean Desert.

We therefore welcome papers ranging from studies of the biblical scrolls proper, on the relationship between scrolls and the versions, or on light shed by the scrolls on issues of scripture, authoritativeness, or canon, up to the use or interpretation, explicitly or implicitly, of biblical traditions in the so-called non-biblical scrolls.

Following the tradition of former IOQS meetings, proposals can be submitted by any scholar who is working on the topic, and papers that are directly related to the topic of the meeting are eligible for publication in a corresponding volume of the STDJ series. In addition, scholars working on other topics in the field of Qumran studies are encouraged as well to submit papers on their own particular research.

DATE

The seventh meeting of the IOQS will be held from August 2–4, 2010 in conjunction with the 20th Congress of IOSOT, the International Organization for the Study of the Old Testament, and other specialized congresses (IOTS, IOSCS, IOMS), to be held from August 1–6, 2010 in Helsinki. All information on these congresses, registration, accommodation, etc. can be found on www.helsinki.fi/teol/pro/iosot/index.htm. For the IOQS meeting click the Joint Congress Timetable at the right side of the page.

On Tuesday morning, August 3, a joint program of the IOSOT and IOQS is scheduled, including papers by Eileen Schuller, Sidnie White-Crawford, and Anneli Aejmelaeus.

PAPER PROPOSALS

If you are interested in participating and presenting a paper, please submit your proposal containing your name, name of academic institution, title of your proposed paper, and an abstract of no more than 250 words. For details on abstracts you may consult the guidelines for abstracts for the IOSOT.

Proposals should be submitted by email before February 14, 2010 to the secretary of the IOQS, Prof. Dr. Eibert Tigchelaar, eibert.tigchelaar@theo.kuleuven.be.

Eibert Tigchelaar

Research Professor Faculty of Theology

Editor Dead Sea Discoveries

Secretary Journal for the Study of Judaism

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Sint-Michielsstraat 6

B-3000 Leuven

Belgium