What Are the Dead Sea Scrolls and Why Are They Important? - a short talk with Prof Jonathan Ben-Dov

Speaker: Prof Jonathan Ben-Dov, Department of Biblical Studies, Tel Aviv University

Seminar Title: What Are the Dead Sea Scrolls and Why Are They Important?

Moderator: Jo Savill, University of Queensland

Format: The talk is for a general audience, runs for 15 to 20 mins, and is followed by an interactive question-and-answer session.

About the speaker: 

Professor Jonathan Ben-Dov is professor at the Department of Biblical Studies. He teaches the Hebrew Bible, literature of the Second Temple era, and Ancient Near Eastern literature. Formerly a faculty member at the University of Haifa. Active in several projects aimed at improving available editions of the Dead Sea Scrolls, with some use of digital tools and computational methods. Studies astronomy and calendars in the ancient world, as well as the history of the biblical text and the creation of Jewish Apocalyptic literature.

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