On Wednesday-Thursday, December 4th-5th, 2019, the RIAB Minerva Center will be conducting a Research Colloquium entitled:
Jerusalem and the West. Perspectives from Archaeology, Biblical Studies and History.
The Research Colloquium, organized by Felix Hagemeyer (Leipzig), will be held at the Universität Leipzig, Campus Augustusplatz, in the Neues Seminargebäude, Room S 203.
See below the planned schedule of the Research Colloquium:
Jerusalem and the West. Perspectives from Archaeology, Biblical Studies and History
4–5 December 2019, Universität Leipzig, Campus Augustusplatz,
Neues Seminargebäude, Room S 203
Wednesday, December 4th
13:30 Gathering, Coffee and Refreshments
14:00 Greetings and Introduction, Angelika Berlejung, Aren M. Maeir, Felix Hagemeyer
14:15 First Session: Jerusalem and the West in the Iron Age
Felix Hagemeyer, Universität Leipzig: Jerusalem and the West: Research desiderata and new perspectives
David Ben-Shlomo, Ariel University: Jerusalem, Judah and Philistia: Links during the Iron Age
15:45 Coffee Break
16:15 First Session – Continuation
Aren M. Maeir, Bar-Ilan University: Jerusalem and the West, through Philistia
17:00 Second Session: Jerusalem’s Hinterland and the Shephelah
Gunnar Lehmann, Ben Gurion University of the Negev: The Shephelah between Jerusalem and Gath: The early Iron Age
Hermann Michael Niemann, Universität Rostock: Jerusalem and the West: Considerations on the western border of David´s reign
19:00 Dinner
Thursday, December 5th
09:15 Gathering
09:30 Third Session: Biblical Perspectives on the West and the Southern Coastal Plain
Manfred Oeming, Universität Heidelberg: No ‘language of Ashdod’ in Jerusalem! Nehemiah’s aggressive policy against foreign ‘languages’ (Neh 13:23–31) as a necessary survival concept in the Persian-Hellenistic periods
Benedikt Hensel, Universität Mainz: The Ark Narrative(s) 1 Sam 4-6*/ 2 Sam 6* between Philistia, Jerusalem and Assur: On their historical background and literary historical place
11:00 Coffee Break
11:30 Fourth Session: Jerusalem and its political and economic links to the South and East
Erez Ben-Yosef, Tel Aviv University: Jerusalem’s metal supply in the Iron Age: Current state of research
Yuval Gadot, Tel Aviv University: Jerusalem and the Assyrian world order: Jerusalem and its regional connections during the 7th century BCE
13:00 Concluding Discussion
13:30 Lunch
End of conference: 14:30
Organizer and Contact Details:
Felix Hagemeyer, Leipzig University, Faculty of Theology, Unit for History and History of Religion of Ancient Israel and its Environment.
Martin-Luther-Ring 3, D-04109 Leipzig,
T: +49 341 97-35413, Felix.Hagemeyer@uni-leipzig.de
From the RIAB Center colloquium “Jerusalem and the West” (Leipzig, Dec. 2019):
Here are some pictures :