The 20th Congress of IOSOT 1 - 6 August, 2010
- IOSOT 1–6 Aug
- IOSCS 29–31 July
- IOMS 2 Aug
- IOQS 2–4 Aug
- IOTS 4–6 Aug
- ISLP 2–5 Aug
- SAHD 3 Aug
- Special sessions 3 Aug
- ABSTRACT BOOK
Ms. Jutta Jokiranta, DTh
Congress Secretary
P.O. Box 4
FI−00014 University of Helsinki
E-mail: iosot-2010 AT helsinki.fi
phone: +358 9 191 24348
International Organization for the Study of the Old Testament (IOSOT)
IOSOT main papers
Sunday 18:00, University Main Building, Great Hall, Aleksanterinkatu 5
Opening Ceremony and Helsinki University Reception
Music by Esa Ruuttunen, Ruut Kiiski and Pekka Kiiski, see here.
Welcome Address by the Rector of Helsinki University
Thomas Wilhelmsson
Presidential Address by Raija Sollamo:
Why Translation Technique and Literalness again? The Renderings of the Infinitive Absolute in the Septuagint of Jeremiah.
Helsinki University Reception
Monday 9:00–12:30, Porthania PI
Archaeology and Texts: From archaeology to history
Angelika Berlejung: The Assyrians in the West: Indifference, Colonialism or Development Policy?
Lester Grabbe: Omri and Son, Incorporated: The Business of History
Raz Kletter: Yavneh and the Bible
Monday 14:30–18:00, Porthania PI
PANEL: Archaeology and Texts: Focus on the Persian Period
Chair: Martti Nissinen
Jan Dušek: Importance of Epigraphy for the Persian Period
Diana Edelman: Apples and Oranges: Archaeology and Texts in the Persian Period
David Vanderhooft: Archaeological Evidence of Acculturation among Judeans in the Persian Period
Oded Lipschits: What Can We Learn From Archaeology on the Persian Administration in Judah?
& morning speakers: Angelika Berlejung, Lester Grabbe, Raz Kletter.
Tuesday 9:00–12:30, Porthania PI
Qumran, the Septuagint, and Textual history
Sidnie White Crawford: Scribal Traditions in the Pentateuch and the History of the Early Second Temple Period
Charlotte Hempel: The Social Matrix that Gave Rise to the Hebrew Bible and the Scrolls
Anneli Aejmelaeus: How to Reach the Old Greek in 1 Samuel and What to Do with It?
Wednesday 9:00–12:30, Porthania PI
Wisdom/Apocalyptic
Pancratius Beentjes: What about Apocalypticism in the Book of Ben Sira?
Benjamin Wright III: Conflicted Boundaries: Ben Sira, Sage and Seer
Michael Knibb: Enoch and Wisdom: Reflections on the Character of the Book of Parables
Thursday 9:00–12:30, Porthania PI
The Relationship of “Deuteronomistic History” to Chronicles
Tetsuo Yamaga: Treaty and Covenant in Chronicles
Gary Knoppers: The Relationship of the Deuteronomistic History to Chronicles
The Relationship of “Deuteronomistic History” to Prophets
Rainer Albertz: Deuteronomistic History and the Heritage of the Prophets
Thursday 14:30–18:00, Porthania PI
PANEL: What is “Deuteronomistic”?
Chair: Thomas Römer
Konrad Schmid: “Deuteronomistic History” as an Interpretive Framework
Uwe Becker: The so-called Deuteronomistic Redaction of the Prophetic Books
Steven McKenzie: The (Still) Elusive Deuteronomist(s)
Christophe Nihan: “Deutéronomiste” et “Deutéronomisme”: origenes, enjeux et perspectives du débat actuel
Cynthia Edenburg: Overwriting and Overriding, or What is Not Deuteronomistic?
Kristin De Troyer: Which Text Do We Use When Analyzing the Deuteronomist Literature?
& morning speakers: Tetsuo Yamaga, Gary Knoppers, Rainer Albertz.
Friday 9:00–12:30, Porthania PI
Methodology/Interdisciplinary approaches
Cheryl Exum: Toward a Genuine Dialogue between the Bible and Art
David Carr: The Many Uses of “Intertextuality” in Biblical Studies: Actual and Potential
Susan Ackerman: Mirrors, Drums, and Trees