Symposium on Canon

Jonathan D. Safren yonsaf at beitberl.beitberl.ac.il
Sun Feb 13 13:19:55 EST 2000


Prof. Victor Hurowitz, Chairman of the Dept. of Bible and Ancient Near
Eastern Studies at Ben-Gurion University at Beer-sheva, has asked me to
forward the following:
Sincerely,
Jonathan D. Safren
Dept. of Biblical Studies
Beit Berl College
44905 Beit Berl Post Office
Israel

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BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV, BEER SHEVA

The Department of Bible and Ancient Near Eastern Studies
and the Department of Jewish Thought
with the support of the Blechner Chair of Jewish Values
is honored to invite you to an evening symposium on
HOLY SCRIPTURE FROM HAMMURAPI UNTIL THE ZOHAR
in the presence of
Prof. Menahem Haran, Israel Prize Laureate in Biblical Studies, 5760
which will take place on
Tuesday, 22 February, 2000; 16 Adar Alef, 5760 from 16:00-19:00
In the W. A. Minkoff Senate Hall
Samuel and Milada Ayrton University Center, New Campus

PROGRAM

Dr. Shamir Yonah, Dept. of Bible and ANE, Chairman

16:10-16:50
Prof. Jimmy Weinblatt, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social
Sciences,
Greetings

Prof. Victor Hurowitz, Dept. of Bible and ANE -
Canon and Canonization in Mesopotamia. Historical Reality or
Assyriological Invention?

16:50-17:30
Prof. Daniel Lasker, Dept. of Jewish Thought -
The Philosophical Canon of the Middle Ages

INTERMISSION

17:50-18:30
Dr. Boaz Huss, Dept. of Jewish Thought -
The Zoharic Canon

16:30 - 19:00
Prof. (emeritus) Menahem Haran, Dept. of Bible The Hebrew University -
Respondent

Each lecture will be followed by discussion

Light Refreshments will be served








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