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orion symposium program
WEDNESDAY, 27 JANUARY, 1999
19:30 Greetings:
Prof. Menachem Magidor, President, Hebrew University
Prof. Yair Zakovitch, Dean, Faculty of Humanities
Prof. Michael Stone, Head, Orion Center Academic Committee
Session I: Dr. Esther Chazon, Presiding
19:50 Prof. David Goodblatt "The Contribution of the Dead Sea Scrolls to
the History of Ancient Jewish Nationalism"
20:40 Prof. Hannah Cotton "Administration, Society, and Law in the
Jewish State of Bar Kochba 132-136 CE" (The Contribution of the Documents
from the Judaean Desert)
THURSDAY, 28 JANUARY, 1999
Session II: Prof. Michael Stone and Prof. Chuck Greenbatt, Presiding
09:10 Prof. Lawrence Schiffman "Descriptions of the Jerusalem Temple in
Josephus and the Temple Scroll"
10:00 Coffee Break
10:30 "Science, Scrolls and History - The Application of New Scientific
Techniques to the Study of Ancient Documents and History"
10:30 Mrs. Gila Kahila Bar-Gal - Ancient DNA
10:50 Dr. Azriel Gorsky - Fiber Analysis
11:10 Dr. Jan Gunneweg - Nuclear Chemical Approach to the Pottery from
Qumran
11:40 Coffee Break
12:00 Dr. Niels Wouters - Macromolecular Preservation of Scrolls
12:30 Prof. Hartmut Stegemann - Physical Reconstruction of Scrolls
13:00 Open Discussion
14:00 Lunch
16:00 Dr. Jan Gunneweg - Tour of the Institute of Archaelogy and Pottery
Laboratory (Meet at Reception Desk of Faculty Club)
FRIDAY, 29 JANUARY,1999
Session III: Prof. Etienne Nodet, Presiding
09:10 Dr. Bilhah Nitzan "The Covenant Between God and Israel in the
Qumran Writings: A Historical Perspective"
09:40 Prof. Hartmut Stegemann "Judaean Religious Organizations in Light
of the Dead Sea Scrolls in the Late Second Temple Period"
10:30 Coffee Break
11:00 Mr. Noah Hacham "Communal Fasts in the Dead Sea Scrolls and
Contemporary Jewish Literature"
11:30 Dr. Adiel Shremer "'(T)he(y) Did Not Read in the Book': Qumran and
the Emergence of Torah Study in Ancient Judaism"
12:00 Prof. Justin Taylor "The Community of Goods in 'Acts' in Light of
the Dead Sea Scrolls".
SUNDAY, 31 JANUARY, 1999
Session IV: Prof. Joshua Schwartz, Presiding
09:10 Prof. Daniel Schwartz "Antiochus Epiphanius in Jerusalem"
10:00 Dr. Tal Ilan "Queen Shelomzion's Reign as Reflected in
the Qumran Documents"
10:30 Coffee Break
11:00 Dr. Hanan Eshel "The Kittim in the War Scroll and the Pesharim"
11:50 Dr. Ida Frohlich "History as Seen from Qumran"
12:20 Mr. Stephen Pfann "Redaction History of the Rule of the
Congregation"
12:50 Lunch Break
Session V: Prof. Israel Levine, Presiding
14:30 Round Table Discussion
Prof. Doron Mendels, Prof. Shaye Cohen, Prof. David Goodblatt
15:30 Conclusion
16:00 Farewell Tea at the Orion Center, Scholars Room (room 6115,
humanities wing)