Joseph Lauer passes this on:
*QUMRAN: THE SITE AND THE SCROLLS : A REAPPRAISAL*
Sunday, August 7, 2005, 2 Av 5765, 10:00-19:00
at The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, 43 Jabotinsky Street, Jerusalem
Tel: 02-5605222 / http://www.vanleer.org.il/
*First Session *(10:00-13:00): The Identity of Kh. Qumran
Yitzhak Magen and Yuval Peleg, Israel Antiquities Authority- *The
Archaeological Reality of Qumran*
Ronnie Reich, University of Haifa- *Remarks on the Mikvaot and Other
Water Installations in Qumran*
Yizhar Hirschfeld, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem- *The Agricultural
Character of the Site at Qumran*
*Noon Break *(13:00-14:00
*Second Session *(14:00-17:00):
The Dead Sea Scrolls, the Textual Evidence and the Historical Context
Rivka Nir, The Open University- *The Dead Sea Scrolls, the
Pseudepigraphic Literature and the Beginning of Christianity*
Adolfo Roitman, The Israel Museum- *The Essenes and the Scrolls: Myth or
Reality?*
Rachel Elior, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem- *The Judean Desert
Scrolls and the Priestly Context*
Norman Golb, University of Chicago- *Textual and Historical Evidence for
the Origin of the Scrolls in Jerusalem*
Coffee Break (17:00-17:30)
Third Session (17:30-19:00): *Discussion* by the Researchers with
audience participation
--
D. Jim West
Biblical Studies Resources - http://web.infoave.net/~jwest
Biblical Theology Weblog - http://biblical-studies.blogspot.com
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