2007-2008 GSAS Judaism in Antiquity Workshop
Faculty Advisors: Professors Shaye J. D. Cohen, Jon Levenson, and Peter Machinist
Student Coordinators: Jon athan Kaplan , Ph.D. candidate Hebrew Bible, NELC and Ari Finkelstein, Ph.D. candidate, Jewish Studies, NELC
The Judaism in Antiquity Workshop begins its second year in the 2007-2008 academic year. This workshop provides a forum for graduate students and faculty to present papers in subjects related to Ancient Judaism. The main purposes of the workshop are: (1) to create an environment for graduate students and professors from across Harvard to discuss common topics of interest within the field of Judaism in Antiquity from the perspectives of various disciplines, which they cannot otherwise do easily on campus; (2) to educate students in new approaches and disciplines relevant to their own research; and, (3) to create new contacts within the Harvard community. The scope of the Judaism in Antiquity Workshop is broad and includes topics of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic and Roman Periods. Aspects of Jewish life in these periods shall be examined using a variety of disciplines including: archaeology, sociology, history, literary studies, numismatics, epigraphy, and philology. The workshop encourages papers in all stages of completion, from the earliest working-out of an idea to the finished product. All talks are given on Tuesdays at 5:15 pm in room 201 of the Semitic Museum and are open to all. Kosher refreshments are served.
If you have questions or need further information about this workshop, please contact the student coordinators Jon athan Kaplan and Ari Finkelstein.
Spring 2008 Workshop Schedule:
Monday, March 3 at 5:15pm : Joint Event with the GSAS Hebrew Bible Workshop
Hindy Najman
Associate Professor, Department and Centre for the Study of Religion and Jewish Studies Program, University of Toronto
Topic TBA
Semitic Museum Room 201, 6 Divinity Avenue .
Tuesday, March 11 at 5:15pm :
Korbinian Spann
Ph.D. candidate, Institut für Judaistik, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg.
“Reception and Description of Aliens, Foreigners and Strangers in Rabbinic Literature”
Semitic Museum Room 201, 6 Divinity Avenue .
Tuesday, March 17 at 5:05pm :
Andrew Overman
Professor, Department of Classics, Macalester College
“A Newly Discovered Roman Temple Complex on the Israeli-Lebanese Border”
Semitic Museum Room 201, 6 Divinity Avenue .
Tuesday, April 8 at 5:15pm :
Sean Freyne
Director of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies, Trinity College Dublin
Visiting Professor of Early Christian History and Literature, Harvard Divinity School
“The Galilean Social World: A Josephan Perspective”
Semitic Museum Room 201, 6 Divinity Avenue .
Monday, April 14 at 5:15pm : Joint Event with the GSAS Hebrew Bible Workshop
Mark Nussberger
Th.D. candidate, Harvard Divinity School
Topic TBA
Semitic Museum Room 201, 6 Divinity Avenue .
Tuesday, April 29 at 5:15pm :
Jon athan Kaplan
Ph.D. candidate, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
“The Song of Songs, From the Bible to the Mishnah”
Semitic Museum Room 201, 6 Divinity Avenue .