Internet Resources for the Study of Judaism and Christianity, compiled by Jay C. Treat

May 17th, 2012

http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~jtreat/rs/resources.html

This page lists a number of sites on the Internet that are useful for the study of Judaism and Christianity. The list is necessarily partial, provisional, and even parochial. A casual glance will show how Penn-centered it is.

It is amazing that this much relevant information already exists on the Internet. Some of this material is brilliant, and much of it is useful. One should realize, however, that most original research must still begin in a good library. The Internet is a good place for discussing research, for testing out approaches, and for sharing the fruits of scholarship. Most of the original material currently available on the Internet is written on the level of an introductory encyclopedia or undergraduate course, but primary sources and scholarly articles and journals are coming on line at an increasing pace. If you cannot find the material you are looking for, check back in a month or two — or else take the initiative to put it on line yourself. We all benefit from well-crafted presentations of useful material.

Grinfield Lecturership at Oxford

May 17th, 2012

The following announcement comes from Elizabeth Macallister, Secretary of the Grinfield Bequest, Oxford University.

The electors propose to appoint a lecturer to hold office for two years from 1 October 2013.

The lecturer is required to give three lectures in each academic year on the LXX version of the Hebrew Scriptures, its history, its philological character, its bearing on the criticisms of the New Testament, and its value as an evidence of the authenticity of the Old and New Testaments.

The stipend of the lecturership is £1,250 per year of the lecturership, and a grant may be made towards the cost of travelling and other expenses.

Candidates for the lecturership should send their names, a curriculum vitae and a detailed statement of the subject of the lectures which they propose to deliver, together with any further information which they may consider appropriate, preferably by email: elizabeth.macallister@theology.ox.ac.uk or in hard copy to Mrs E.A. Macallister, Theology Faculty Office, 34 St Giles, Oxford, OX1 3LD (Tel: 01865 270797), not later than 15 September 2012. The choice of the electors will not necessarily be limited to those who apply.

Call for Book Proposals

May 17th, 2012

Publishing house Versita invites authors from Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe to submit book proposals for a joint Versita and De Gruyter book publishing program in Theology and Religious Studies. For details, visit the Versita site or contact Dr. Katarzyna Tempczyk (the managing editor of the program).

Announcing a new online resource for biblical scholars

May 17th, 2012

Research at the University of Cambridge has shed new light on the history of the Bible. Recent work by Professor Nicholas de Lange has demonstrated that, contrary to long-accepted views, the use of Greek versions by Jews continued well into the middle ages. The key to the discovery lay in manuscripts discovered in the old synagogue in Cairo and brought to Cambridge at the end of the nineteenth century. Close study of the Genizah fragments by de Lange revealed that some contained passages from the Bible in Greek written in Hebrew letters. Manuscripts in other libraries confirmed the evidence of the Cambridge fragments. Now, a fully searchable online corpus (http://www.gbbj.org) has gathered these manuscripts together, making the texts available to other scholars for the first time. The result of close collaboration between researchers at the University of Cambridge, including Cameron Boyd-Taylor and Julia Krivoruchko, and a team at Kings College London, the online corpus comprises the exact remains of Jewish Greek Bible versions, edited from the manuscripts. The resource enables comparison of each word of the corpus with the Hebrew tex

Septuaginta Summer School

May 17th, 2012

The Third International Septuaginta Summer School will take place in Göttingen from July 16 to July 20, 2012. This year’s lecturer will be Prof. Dr. Jan Joosten (University of Strasbourg, France), the new President of IOSCS. Participants will take part in fourteen seminar sessions, during which they will have the opportunity to work intensively on several passages from the book of Proverbs and deal with current issues in Septuagint scholarship. Sessions will be conducted in English.

Fourth International Conference on the Septuagint

May 17th, 2012

Septuaginta Deutsch is hosting the Fourth International Conference on the Septuagint, to take place in Wuppertal from July 19 to July 22, 2012. The theme of the conference is “The Septuagint — Text, Reception, Effect.” Prof. Wolfgang Kraus (University of Saarland) will preside. The languages of the conference are German, English, and French.

Scholars (and especially younger scholars) are invited to propose topics for short papers to be presented during the conference. The deadline for proposals is March 30.

See the Conference announcement (PDF) for further details.wuppertal-2012-cfp

Intalnire cu Horia Roman Patapievici. Invitatie la Universitatea Pontificala Gregoriana

May 1st, 2012

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REZULTATELE EXAMENULUI PARȚIAL LA VECHIUL TESTAMENT, 03.04.2012

April 24th, 2012

ANUL II, SEMESTRUL 2

Pentru a vedea rezultatele, click pe link-ul urmator: par. VT II.2 (1)

April 22nd, 2012

Prezentul Indice bibliografic este unul dintre rezultatele eforturilor de documentare depuse în cadrul proiectului de cercetare Viața de zi cu zi in timpul lui Rabbi Iisus, proiect ce și-a propus să investigheze legătura dintre principalele aspecte caracteristice ale vieții sociale, politice și culturale din regiunea Orientului Mijlociu, în așa numita perioada intertestamentară, sec. III î. Hr.-sec II d. Hr. și originele creștinismului, cu referire aplicată la viața lui Iisus Hristos reflectată în cărțile canonice ale Noului Testament și în alte izvoare extrabiblice. În vederea unei înțelegeri cât mai corecte a vieții și a învățăturii lui Iisus Hristos, este nevoie de contextualizarea spațio-temporală a evenimentelor care au marcat istoria creștinismului, cu referire directă la limbile care se vorbeau în acea perioadă, la diferitele apoftegme curente, la obiceiurile evreilor, romanilor și grecilor, la partidele politico-religioase, la vestimentație și îndeletniciri, la arhitectura caselor, templelor și palatelor, la principalele descoperiri arheologice din ultimii ani din Israel.
Bibliografia pe tema proiectului este una uriașă, însă adesea greu de identificat și localizat, dată fiind dezvoltarea fără precedent a cercetărilor istorice și arheologice, din ultimele decenii. Acest Indice bibliografic vine în ajutorul cercetătorilor, oferindu-le o listă de peste 2000 de surse, monografii, studii, articole și alte materiale utile în explorarea multiplelor dimensiuni ale vieții cotidiene din biblicul Israel. Sunt prezentate, îndeosebi, materiale în engleză, franceză și germană – limbi în care au fost publicate, cu precădere, rezultatele semnificative ale cercetării în domeniul arheologiei și istoriei biblice – fără a fi omise contribuțiile remarcabile din alte spații culturale și lingvistice.

Assistant Professor in Ancient Near Eastern History

April 18th, 2012

The Oriental Institute and the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations of the University of Chicago invite applications for a tenure-track position as Assistant Professor in Ancient Near Eastern History with a starting date in Fall of 2013.

Applicants must have the Ph.D. in hand before the appointment begins. The candidate should be a scholar of the pre-Islamic Near East who has synthetic research interests that address problems in ancient history. Demonstrated expertise in Aramaic language and texts is highly desirable.

Scholars whose research concerns the first millennium BC and the early first millennium CE, and whose expertise is with Aramaic texts from that interval (including, but not limited to, Imperial Aramaic, Palestinian Aramaic, Palmyrene, Hatran, Syriac) are encouraged to apply.

Applicants must upload a CV and cover letter and select three (3) referees to provide letters of recommendation to the University of Chicago’s Academic Career Opportunities Website at:

http://tinyurl.com/brpoq9w

Job posting number: 01256

Review of applications will begin after September 1, 2012.

Inquiries can be directed to oi-administration@uchicago.edu with the subject heading “Ancient History Search.”

The University of Chicago is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer

(Posted by Foy Scalf, scalffd@uchicago.edu)