05/04/2024
New Press Fellows arrive at Wolfson
The Dead Sea Scrolls are the remains of some 1,000 ancient manuscripts that were found in various sites at the Judaean Desert, mostly between 1947-57, with additional discoveries through recent years. Their discovery allows a unique insight into the turbulent cultural matrix of ancient Judaism, which also forms the background for nascent Christianity. Nonetheless, their historical contextualization is still much of a mystery, and communicating their content to contemporary readership poses intellectual challenges of various sorts. This talk will offer a glimpse into some of these challenges, as they transpire from the work on two new commentaries on Pesher Habakkuk and the Songs of the Sabbath Sacrifice.
Refreshments from 17.45, talk begins at 18.00 and ends in time for Formal Hall reception.
