Name: Prof Hindy Najman

Events this person is speaking at:

Monday 16 October 2017 (2nd Week, Michaelmas Term)

"Conceptual Translation and Transfer of Culture", Old Testament Hebrew Bible Seminar
Date: 16 October 2017, 14:30 - 16:00 (Monday, 2nd week, Michaelmas 2017)
Speaker s: Prof Hindy Najman, Dr Bakker (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Runcie Room, Faculty of Divinity
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 19 October 2017 (2nd Week, Michaelmas Term)

Professor Hindy Najman, Jeremiah 36, Hebrew Bible Reading Group
Date: 19 October 2017, 13:00 - 14:00 (Thursday, 2nd week, Michaelmas 2017)
Speaker : Prof Hindy Najman
Venue: Clarendon Institute, Walton Street OX1 2HG
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 8 February 2018 (4th Week, Hilary Term)

“How to Prepare for an Academic Career”
Date: 8 February 2018, 12:30 - 14:00 (Thursday, 4th week, Hilary 2018)
Speaker s: Dr Michael Burdett (University of Oxford), Prof Hindy Najman
Venue: Gibson Building, Woodstock Road OX2 6HE
Venue Details: Board Room
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 15 November 2018 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)

1QHa IX
Date: 15 November 2018, 9:00 - 10:30 (Thursday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2018)
Speaker : Prof Hindy Najman
Venue: Oriel College, Oriel Square OX1 4EW
Venue Details: Harris Seminar Room
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Events this person is organising:

Monday 29 May 2017 (6th Week, Trinity Term)

Cognition in Translation: Working Memory, The Mind's Voice, and the Old Greek Translation of Exodus
Date: 29 May 2017, 14:30 - 15:30 (Monday, 6th week, Trinity 2017)
Speaker : John Screnok (Wolfson College)
Venue: Oriel College, Oriel Square OX1 4EW
Venue Details: Harris Seminar Room
Organisers: Prof Katherine Southwood, Prof Hindy Najman
Hosts: TBA

Monday 5 June 2017 (7th Week, Trinity Term)

Yahweh's Southern Origins in the Light of the achaeology of Midianite Religion
Date: 5 June 2017, 14:30 - 15:30 (Monday, 7th week, Trinity 2017)
Speaker : Robert Miller (Catholic University of America)
Venue: Oriel College, Oriel Square OX1 4EW
Venue Details: Harris Seminar Room
Organisers: Prof Katherine Southwood, Prof Hindy Najman
Hosts: TBA

Monday 12 June 2017 (8th Week, Trinity Term)

Writing a Reception-History Commentary: Aims, Methods, and Resources
Date: 12 June 2017, 14:30 - 15:30 (Monday, 8th week, Trinity 2017)
Speaker : Susan Gillingham
Venue: Oriel College, Oriel Square OX1 4EW
Venue Details: Harris Seminar Room
Organisers: Prof Katherine Southwood, Prof Hindy Najman
Hosts: TBA

Monday 9 October 2017 (1st Week, Michaelmas Term)

Induction, Old Testament Hebrew Bible Seminar
Date: 9 October 2017, 13:30 - 16:00 (Monday, 1st week, Michaelmas 2017)
Speaker
Venue: Oriel College, Oriel Square OX1 4EW
Venue Details: Harris Seminar Room
Organiser: Prof Hindy Najman
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 19 October 2017 (2nd Week, Michaelmas Term)

John Screnock (Oxford) – "Two Scribal Readings of Psalm 104", Early Biblical Interpretations Seminar
Date: 19 October 2017, 9:00 - 10:30 (Thursday, 2nd week, Michaelmas 2017)
Speaker : John Screnock
Venue: Oriel College, Oriel Square OX1 4EW
Venue Details: Harris Seminar Room
Organiser: Prof Hindy Najman
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 26 October 2017 (3rd Week, Michaelmas Term)

James Nati (Yale) – "Prophetic Authority and Scribal Craft in Second Temple Literature", Early Biblical Interpretations Seminar
Date: 26 October 2017, 9:00 - 10:30 (Thursday, 3rd week, Michaelmas 2017)
Speaker : James Nati
Venue: Oriel College, Oriel Square OX1 4EW
Venue Details: Harris Seminar Room
Organiser: Prof Hindy Najman
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 9 November 2017 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Visit to Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum, Early Biblical Interpretations Seminar
Date: 9 November 2017, 9:00 - 10:30 (Thursday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2017)
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Ashmolean Museum, Beaumont Street OX1 2PH
Venue Details: Meet at entrance of the Ashmolean at 10:00 a.m.
Organiser: Prof Hindy Najman
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 30 November 2017 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Hindy Najman (Oriel) – "Authenticating the Profane", Early Biblical Interpretations Seminar
Date: 30 November 2017, 9:00 - 10:30 (Thursday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2017)
Speaker : Arjen Bakker
Venue: Oriel College, Oriel Square OX1 4EW
Venue Details: Harris Seminar Room
Organiser: Prof Hindy Najman
Hosts: TBA

Friday 19 January 2018 (1st Week, Hilary Term)

Are the Songs of the Sabbath Sacrifice Mystical Texts?
Date: 19 January 2018, 9:00 - 10:30 (Friday, 1st week, Hilary 2018)
Speaker : Judith Newman (University of Toronto)
Venue: Oriel College, Oriel Square OX1 4EW
Venue Details: Harris Seminar Room
Organiser: Prof Hindy Najman
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 1 February 2018 (3rd Week, Hilary Term)

Debating Sophia: Outlines of a Greek theology?
Date: 1 February 2018, 9:00 - 10:30 (Thursday, 3rd week, Hilary 2018)
Speaker : Joshua Billings (Yale)
Venue: Oriel College, Oriel Square OX1 4EW
Venue Details: Harris Seminar Room
Organiser: Prof Hindy Najman
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 26 April 2018 (1st Week, Trinity Term)

Apocalyptic Literature between Greece and Rome: The Sibylline Oracles
Date: 26 April 2018, 9:00 - 10:30 (Thursday, 1st week, Trinity 2018)
Speaker : Helen Van Noorden
Venue: Oriel College, Oriel Square OX1 4EW
Venue Details: Harris Seminar Room
Organiser: Prof Hindy Najman
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 10 May 2018 (3rd Week, Trinity Term)

What is Commentary?
Date: 10 May 2018, 9:00 - 10:30 (Thursday, 3rd week, Trinity 2018)
Speaker s: Hindy Najman (Oriel College ), Christina Kraus (Yale)
Venue: Oriel College, Oriel Square OX1 4EW
Venue Details: Harris Seminar Room
Organiser: Prof Hindy Najman
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 17 May 2018 (4th Week, Trinity Term)

Manuscripts and Commentaries*
Date: 17 May 2018, 9:00 - 10:30 (Thursday, 4th week, Trinity 2018)
Speaker : Christina Kraus (Yale)
Venue: Weston Library, Broad Street OX1 3BG
Organisers: Prof Hindy Najman, Hindy Najman (Oriel College )
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 18 October 2018 (2nd Week, Michaelmas Term)

NO SEMINAR
Date: 18 October 2018, 9:00 - 10:30 (Thursday, 2nd week, Michaelmas 2018)
Speaker
Organiser: Prof Hindy Najman
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 25 October 2018 (3rd Week, Michaelmas Term)

1QH4IX
Date: 25 October 2018, 9:00 - 10:30 (Thursday, 3rd week, Michaelmas 2018)
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Oriel College, Oriel Square OX1 4EW
Venue Details: Harris Seminar Room
Organiser: Prof Hindy Najman
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 30 January 2019 (3rd Week, Hilary Term)

Exemplarity and the Case Study
Date: 30 January 2019, 12:00 - 13:45 (Wednesday, 3rd week, Hilary 2019)
Speaker : Simon Goldhill (University of Cambridge)
Venue: Oriel College, Oriel Square OX1 4EW
Venue Details: Harris Seminar Room - consult the Oriel Porters Lodge for the 4-digit passcode and enter by gate
Organisers: Tobias Reinhardt (Corpus Christi College), Prof Hindy Najman, Dr Constanze Güthenke (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 31 January 2019 (3rd Week, Hilary Term)

Dead Sea Scrolls Reading Session: Serekh (Rule of the Community), 1QS XI
Date: 31 January 2019, 9:00 - 10:30 (Thursday, 3rd week, Hilary 2019)
Speaker
Venue: Oriel College, Oriel Square OX1 4EW
Venue Details: Harris Seminar Room
Organiser: Prof Hindy Najman
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 6 February 2019 (4th Week, Hilary Term)

Critical Thinking and Exemplary Ethics
Date: 6 February 2019, 12:00 - 13:45 (Wednesday, 4th week, Hilary 2019)
Speaker : Rebecca Langlands (University of Exeter)
Venue: Oriel College, Oriel Square OX1 4EW
Venue Details: Harris Seminar Room - consult the Oriel Porters Lodge for the 4-digit passcode and enter by gate
Organisers: Tobias Reinhardt (Corpus Christi College), Prof Hindy Najman, Dr Constanze Güthenke (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 7 February 2019 (4th Week, Hilary Term)

Dead Sea Scrolls Reading Session: Serekh (Rule of the Community), 1QS XI
Date: 7 February 2019, 9:00 - 10:00 (Thursday, 4th week, Hilary 2019)
Speaker
Venue: Oriel College, Oriel Square OX1 4EW
Venue Details: Harris Seminar Room
Organiser: Prof Hindy Najman
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 14 February 2019 (5th Week, Hilary Term)

Dead Sea Scrolls Reading Session: Serekh (Rule of the Community), 1QS XI
Date: 14 February 2019, 9:00 - 10:30 (Thursday, 5th week, Hilary 2019)
Speaker
Venue: Oriel College, Oriel Square OX1 4EW
Venue Details: Harris Seminar Room
Organiser: Prof Hindy Najman
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 21 February 2019 (6th Week, Hilary Term)

Temple of Words: Poetic Construction in the Songs of the Sabbath Sacrifice
Date: 21 February 2019, 9:00 - 10:30 (Thursday, 6th week, Hilary 2019)
Speaker : Dr Noam Mizrahi (Tel Aviv)
Venue: Oriel College, Oriel Square OX1 4EW
Venue Details: Harris Seminar Room
Organiser: Prof Hindy Najman
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 28 February 2019 (7th Week, Hilary Term)

The Damascus Document, Columns IV and V
Date: 28 February 2019, 9:00 - 10:30 (Thursday, 7th week, Hilary 2019)
Speaker : Menahem Kister (Hebrew University)
Venue: Oriel College, Oriel Square OX1 4EW
Venue Details: Harris Seminar Room
Organiser: Prof Hindy Najman
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 7 March 2019 (8th Week, Hilary Term)

The ‘Harklean’ Version of Susanna: A Jewish or Christian Revision
Date: 7 March 2019, 9:00 - 10:30 (Thursday, 8th week, Hilary 2019)
Speaker s: Professor Alison Salvesen, Bradley Marsh (Oriental Institute, University of Oxford)
Venue: Oriel College, Oriel Square OX1 4EW
Venue Details: Harris Seminar Room
Organiser: Prof Hindy Najman
Hosts: TBA

Monday 27 January 2020 (2nd Week, Hilary Term)

The Exegetical Significance of Early Greek and Latin Transcriptions of the Biblical Hebrew Vocalization Traditions: The Case of Ps. 110.3 and Isa. 9.5 // The Woman at the Window: Gender and Diathesis in Biblical Hebrew
Date: 27 January 2020, 14:30 - 16:00 (Monday, 2nd week, Hilary 2020)
Speaker s: Benjamin Kantor (Cambridge), Vladimir Olivero (Oriental Studies)
Venue: Oriel College, Oriel Square OX1 4EW
Venue Details: Harris Seminar Room
Organisers: Stefania Beitia, Prof Hindy Najman
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 29 January 2020 (2nd Week, Hilary Term)

Qohelet's Language in Its Cultural Context
Date: 29 January 2020, 14:30 - 16:00 (Wednesday, 2nd week, Hilary 2020)
Speaker : Nili Samet (Bar-Ilan)
Venue: Oriel College, Oriel Square OX1 4EW
Venue Details: Harris Seminar Room
Organisers: Professor Jan Joosten, Prof Hindy Najman
Hosts: TBA

Monday 3 February 2020 (3rd Week, Hilary Term)

Conversation Analysis of Biblical Hebrew and Its Significance for Exegesis
Date: 3 February 2020, 14:30 - 16:00 (Monday, 3rd week, Hilary 2020)
Speaker : Adina Moshavi (Bar Ilan)
Venue: Oriel College, Oriel Square OX1 4EW
Venue Details: Harris Seminar Room
Organisers: Professor Jan Joosten, Prof Hindy Najman
Hosts: TBA

Monday 10 February 2020 (4th Week, Hilary Term)

Professionalization Session for Postgraduate students - Preparing and submitting your abstract for Conferences
Date: 10 February 2020, 14:30 - 16:00 (Monday, 4th week, Hilary 2020)
Speaker s: Arjen Bakker (Oriel College), Yael Fisch (Oriel College)
Venue: Oriel College, Oriel Square OX1 4EW
Venue Details: Harris Seminar Room
Organisers: Professor Jan Joosten, Prof Hindy Najman
Hosts: TBA

Monday 17 February 2020 (5th Week, Hilary Term)

Hithallek and Its Congeners
Date: 17 February 2020, 14:30 - 16:00 (Monday, 5th week, Hilary 2020)
Speaker : Randall Garr (Santa Barbara)
Venue: Oriel College, Oriel Square OX1 4EW
Venue Details: Harris Seminar Room
Organisers: Professor Jan Joosten, Prof Hindy Najman
Hosts: TBA

Monday 24 February 2020 (6th Week, Hilary Term)

Tracking the Meanings Assigned to Rare Biblical Words: On the Importance of Reading and Translation Traditions for the Biblical Lexicon
Date: 24 February 2020, 14:30 - 16:00 (Monday, 6th week, Hilary 2020)
Speaker : Christian Stadel (Be’er Sheva)
Venue: Oriel College, Oriel Square OX1 4EW
Venue Details: Harris Seminar Room
Organisers: Professor Jan Joosten, Prof Hindy Najman
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 27 February 2020 (6th Week, Hilary Term)

Writing a Commentary on Genesis 1-11 (Special Session)
Date: 27 February 2020, 14:30 - 16:00 (Thursday, 6th week, Hilary 2020)
Speaker s: David Carr (Union Theological Seminary), John Day (Oxford)
Venue: Oriel College, Oriel Square OX1 4EW
Venue Details: Harris Seminar Room
Organisers: Professor Jan Joosten, Prof Hindy Najman
Hosts: TBA

Monday 2 March 2020 (7th Week, Hilary Term)

“Did you not pour me out like milk and curdle me like cheese?” (Job 10:10). Recent Developments in Metaphor Theory and Their Importance for Biblical Exegesis
Date: 2 March 2020, 14:30 - 16:00 (Monday, 7th week, Hilary 2020)
Speaker : Pierre Van Hecke (Leuven)
Venue: Oriel College, Oriel Square OX1 4EW
Venue Details: Harris Seminar Room
Organisers: Professor Jan Joosten, Prof Hindy Najman
Hosts: TBA

Monday 9 March 2020 (8th Week, Hilary Term)

Tense, Aspect and Sprechhaltung in Biblical Hebrew Prose
Date: 9 March 2020, 14:30 - 16:00 (Monday, 8th week, Hilary 2020)
Speaker : Jan Joosten (Christ Church)
Venue: Oriel College, Oriel Square OX1 4EW
Venue Details: Harris Seminar Room
Organisers: Professor Jan Joosten, Prof Hindy Najman
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 24 May 2022 (5th Week, Trinity Term)

The Knapp Family Foundational Lecture for the Oriel College Centre for the Study of the Bible: "The Transmission of the Hewbrew Bible from Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages"
Date: 24 May 2022, 17:15 - 18:15 (Tuesday, 5th week, Trinity 2022)
Speaker : Professor Geoffrey Khan (University of Cambridge)
Venue: St Anne's College, Woodstock Road OX2 6HS
Venue Details: Mary Ogilvie Theatre
Organiser: Prof Hindy Najman
Hosts: TBA