Boston Lectures – October 2013

Great Isaiah Scroll, photo by Ardon Bar-Hama for the Israel Museum

Influence of the Dead Sea Scrolls on Modern Theology

Public event on Wednesday, October 9, 7:00 – 9:00 pm, Prof. Lawrence Schiffman and Prof. James C. VanderKam.

The Dead Sea Scrolls have been described as the most important archaeological discovery of the 20th century. How have the scrolls changed our understanding of the Bible? Join two renowned scholars in a discussion of how the scrolls have altered the way we look at ancient Judaism and the Bible, and the significance of the scrolls to the Jewish and Christian religions.

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Dead Sea Scrolls: Life in Ancient Times Graduate Symposium

For graduate students at Brandeis University, Oct. 6, 2013.

Prof. Mark Brettler and Prof. Lawrence Schiffman

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