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SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn: Dead Sea Scrolls (Registration Required)
DESCRIPTION:Lunch &amp\; Learn: Dead Sea Scrolls\n\nFriday\, April 4\, 12:3
 0–2:30 p.m.\n\nB'nai Israel\n\n&nbsp\;\n\n&nbsp\;\n\nJoin visiting profe
 ssor\, Joseph Angel on Friday\, April 4\, 12:30–2:30 p.m.\, as he discus
 ses the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls and how they have shaped our und
 erstanding of biblical studies. The spectacular discovery of the Dead Sea 
 Scrolls in the middle of the 20th century brought to light dozens of the o
 ldest biblical manuscripts in the world. In conversation with an assortmen
 t of specific textual examples\, this talk will examine how these discover
 ies have revolutionized our understanding of a number of key areas in bibl
 ical studies\, including the transmission history of the scriptural text\,
  the development of individual books\, and the formation of the scriptural
  canon as we know it. Joseph Angel is Professor of Bible and Jewish Histor
 y at Yeshiva University\, where he has taught courses related to ancient J
 udaism and biblical studies since 2008. His research focuses on Jewish lit
 erature and history in the Greco-Roman world\, with a special interest in 
 the religious milieu and themes of the Dead Sea Scrolls. He is the author 
 of a number of publications exploring topics related to ancient Judaism\, 
 including prayer\, messianism\, demonology and magic\, the Second Temple o
 f Jerusalem\, and the Jewish context of nascent Christianity. His most rec
 ent book\, The Songs of the Sage (4Q510-511) (Brill\, 2023)\, provides a m
 aterial reconstruction\, critical edition\, and commentary on two ancient 
 Hebrew prayer manuscripts discovered at Qumran. He has held research fello
 wships at the University of Göttingen\, the Hebrew University of Jerusale
 m\, and\, most recently\, the University of Michigan and currently serves 
 on the editorial boards of the Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha
  and Brill’s Online Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls.\n\nBagels and.
 ..will be served. There is no charge but registration is required.\n\nPlea
 se RSVP here.\n\nYou can also RSVP to Chris at chris@cbibpt.org if you wil
 l be attending. 
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