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Anti-Judaism and Biblical Scholarship
14 October 2024, 6:00 pm–7:30 pm
Discussion with Hindy Naiman, Arjen Bakker and Thomas Wagner
This event is free.
Event Information
Open to
- All | UCL staff | UCL students | UCL alumni
Availability
- Yes
Cost
- Free
Organiser
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Sara Benisaac
Location
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On Zoomvia zoomzoomWC1E 6BTUnited Kingdom
The complex problem of antisemitism in research on the Bible will be discussed at this event. Through our critical evaluation of the history of the discipline, we will suggest new ways of thinking and reading. We will offer alternatives and correctives to research that has been formulated within a biased framework and which continues to echo in current day scholarship. We could not have anticipated the renewed and tragic relevance of this topic. And we will invite our audience to reflect on the persistence of antisemitism in both the academic world and in society.
About the Speakers
Hindy Najman
Oriel and Laing Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture at Oriel College
Hindy Najman is the Oriel and Laing Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture and a fellow at Oriel College. She is the director and founder of the Centre for the Study of the Bible in Oriel College. In the University of Oxford, she is a member of the faculty of Theology and Religion, Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, and member of the Sub-faculty Classics, and a member of the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies.
Arjen Bakker
Assistant Professor in Second Temple Judaism at University of Cambridge
Arjen Bakker is Assistant Professor in Second Temple Judaism at the University of Cambridge and a fellow at Gonville & Caius College. He is editor of the Brill monograph series Themes in Biblical Narrative and is a board member of the International Organization of Qumran Studies. He is also a fellow at the Einstein Center Chronoi in Berlin.
Thomas Wagner
Senior Academic Advisor at the Faculty of Humanities and Cultural Studies at University of Wuppertal
Thomas Wagner is Senior Academic Advisor at the Faculty of Humanities and Cultural Studies at the University of Wuppertal. He is a member of the Committee of the European Association of Biblical Studies (EABS). As Ombudsperson of the University of Wuppertal he focusses on monitoring research processes especially in terms of equality and anti-harassment.