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Past Events


Dead Sea Scrolls Discovered!

Thursday, Sept. 12, 1 p.m.
Brandeis University, Lown, 315

A discussion of the ancient Essenes, often associated with the Dead Sea Scrolls, in light of observations about contemporary religious sects and sub-groups.   

Jonathan Klawans is author of Impurity and Sin in Ancient Judaism and Josephus and the Theologies of Ancient Judaism. 

The Essene Hypothesis and Qumran: Insights from Religious Studies

Sunday, Sept. 8, 1-4 p.m.
Mandel Center for the Humanities

All members of the Brandeis community are invited to deepen their knowledge and understanding of the Dead Sea Scrolls during this 3-hour session. The session will be led by Jamie Bryson, MA’11, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies at Brandeis. His research focuses on how the Scrolls illuminate the early formation of the Hebrew Bible.

Cost: general admission, $40; alumni and BNC, $35; BOLLI, $20; students and staff with ID, free. Refreshments will be served. To learn more about Bryson's resources on the subject, visit his website.

Understanding the Dead Sea Scrolls

Thursday, May 23, 7 p.m.
Newton Free Public Library

Marc Brettler, PhD, Dora Golding Professor of Biblical Studies at Brandeis University

Jewish and Christian Origins as Revealed
by the Dead Sea Scrolls

Wednesday, May 22, 7 p.m.
Cahners Theatre, Museum of Science, Boston

Risa Levitt Kohn, PhD, Professor and Chair, Religious Studies Department, and Director, Jewish Studies Program, San Diego State University; and Gary Anderson, PhD, Hesburgh Professor of Catholic Theology, University of the Notre Dame and author, Sin: A History

With an introduction by Marc Brettler, Dora Golding Professor of Biblical Studies at Brandeis University

History Preserved:
Ancient Israel and The Dead Sea Scrolls

Tuesday, May 21, 7 p.m.
Cahners Theater, Museum of Science, Boston

Debora Ben Ami, Curator of the Iron Age, and Pnina Shor, Curator and Head of Dead Sea Scrolls Projects, Israel Antiquities Authority.

With an introduction by Fred Lawrence, President of Brandeis University.