Smith College
Department of Religion and Biblical Literature
Sponsored and Co-Sponsored Lectures 1998-1999
NOTE: PLEASE CHECK THE SMITH SCHEDULE FOR UP-TO-THE-MINUTE INFORMATION
ON THESE EVENTS
Oct. 22
8:00 Seelye 106
Avivah Zornberg
Through the Looking Glass: Women in the Exodus Narrative
Nov. 4
7:30
Hershel Shanks
Jerusalem: An Archeological Autobiography
Nov. 5
4:30
Tikveh Frymer-Kensky
Can the Goddesses be a Source for Feminist Theology?
Nov. 6-8
Symposium: Queer Studies/Queer Activism
co-sponsored with Womenâs Studies
Nov. 12
7:30
John Carmen, Harvard Center for World Religions
Unity, Harmony or Understanding: Why Should We Talk
Nov. 17
Music Department program on Islam, music and dance in
Indonesia
Dec. 3
8:00 pm, Neilson Browsing Room
John M. Rosenfield
The Meiji Revival of Buddhism and its Art
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February 18
7:30 Seelye 106
Kathy Eden Î74
What do a Captive Woman, A Spoiled Egyptian and a Pythagorean
Have in Common?ä
co-sponsored with Ancient Studies |
March 3
5:00-7:30, Hillyer 117
Ajay Sinha
Indian Miniature Paintings
Viewing of the Galbraith collection of Indian miniatures
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March 8, 22, 29
Romila Thapar, Neilson Professor
Three Monday evening lectures:
Issues and Topics in the Study of Indian History
Time, Place, and Topics
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March 9
Katharine Asher Engel Lecture by
Taitetsu Unno
Space as Metaphor: Evolution of the Stupa from
India to Japan
5:00 p.m. Wright Hall Auditorium
Apr. 8
Jean Elshtain
How should we talk? Reflections
on Religious Discourse in the Public Square
Time and Place To Be Announced
Co-sponsored with American Studies
April 15
Ann Ramsey '72
"Measuring the Cultural Stakes in Political Conflict:
The Case of the Catholic League in Paris"
co-sponsored with the History Department
1997
A SYMPOSIUM
THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS
Fifty Years After Their Discovery
Public Lectures:
The Uniqueness of Qumran Theology: Predestination
by Magen Broshi
Curator Emeritus, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Wednesday, November 12 at 7:30 p.m., Smith College Chapel
The Archaeology of Qumran: New Perspectives (with slides)
by Stephen J. Pfann
Qumran Project, Hebrew University, Jerusalem
Thursday, November 13 at 5:00 p.m., Hillyer 117
Background:
The Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered exactly fifty years ago by a Bedouin
shepherd in the vicinity of Khirbet Qumran. These texts have
revolutionized our understanding of Second Temple Judaism, the beginnings
of early Christianity and the interaction of the two.
As a result of this jubilee, there are many congresses throughout the
world this year reflecting and discussing the continuing implications
of
these materials.The Israel Museum hosted an international congress
in
July and, for example, the American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR;
of
which Smith College is a member) and Princeton are sponsoring smaller
events in November.
Information on Lecturers:
Magen Broshi is the Chair of the Museum Association of Israel; Curator
Emeritus, Shrine of the Book, Israel Museum; Archaeological Director
of
several expeditions, including the Mount Zion Expedition (Old City
of
Jerusalem); the Holy Sepulchre; and, the Qumran-habitational caves.
Broshi
is a much published author including The Damascus Document Reconsidered
(Jerusalem, 1992).
Stephen Pfann, a major contributor to the Qumran Project at Hebrew
University,is an expert both in the archaeology of Qumran and related
sites, as well as having a profound knowledge of the texts from the
Dead
Sea Scrolls. He has published The Dead Sea Scrolls on Microfiche
(Jerusalem, 1993) and his new textbook, The Essene New Testament is
due
for publication next year. Pfann is also the director of the Center
for
the Study of Early Christianity in Jerusalem.
SPONSORSHIP:
This Symposium is being sponsored by the Department of Religion and
Biblical Literature, the Smith College Museum of Art, the Programs
in
Ancient Studies, Archaeology and Jewish Studies, and the Committee
on
Community Policy.
Bruce Dahlberg's Retirement Party
and a good time was had by all . . .
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