18 June 2013: Caves and Collections

2nd Groningen - Leuven encounter on the Dead Sea Scrolls

On June 18th 2013, the second meeting of the Groningen – Leuven network of the Dead Sea Scrolls took place in Groningen, the Netherlands.

These meetings are intended in the first place as informal gatherings. Our main aim is to foster scholarly collaboration, and to discuss recent developments in the field. The meetings are intended for both experienced and beginning scholars, but we also welcome graduate students working on the Scrolls or related literature.

The theme of this meeting was titled “caves and collections” by which the aim was at deepening our understanding of the classification addressed in our successful pioneering meeting of 2012. The programme contained an introductory lecture by Mladen Popović, which was followed by a workshop that allowed the participants to engage more closely with various questions that the collection preserved in the 11 caves pose. After the lunch break two papers were presented by PhD candidates of the network Myles Schoonover and Bärry Hartog.

After the meeting the participants were cordially invited to follow the Groningen Faculty Research Colloquium lecture of Prof. Albert Baumgarten. “Eclecticism as a Method”

The programme

Location: Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Groningen, Oude Boteringestraat 38, Meeting Room 123

9:00: Coffee and Tea

9:30: Opening remarks

9:40: Workshop I: ‘Qumran as Scroll Storehouse in Times of Crisis?’, Mladen Popović (University of Groningen)

10:15:

‘Cave 5 ’, Hanna Tervanotko (University of Helsinki and KU Leuven)

‘Cave 7, 8, and 9’, Arjen Bakker (KU Leuven)

Cave 4’, Eibert Tigchelaar (KU Leuven)

‘Cave 10’, Arjen Bakker (KU Leuven)

‘Cave 6’, Hanna Tervanotko (University of Helsinki and KU Leuven)

‘Cave 2’, Bärry Hartog (KU Leuven)

‘Cave 1’, Jeremy Penner (KU Leuven)

‘Cave 11’, Florentino García Martínez (University of Groningen and KU Leuven)

‘Cave 3’, Bärry Hartog (KU Leuven)

11:00–11:15: Coffee Break

11:15–12:30: Workshop II: Plenary Discussion

12:30–14:00: Lunch Break

14:00–14:45: ‘Translation, Cultural Needs, and Cultural Impact’, Myles Schoonover (University of Groningen)

14:45–15:30: ‘1QpHab II 5–10, 1QpHab VI 12–VII 5, and Prophetic Exegesis’, Bärry Hartog (KU Leuven)

15:30–16:00: Summary and Evaluation

We look forward to welcoming you in Groningen on June 18^th!

Best regards,

Hanna Tervanotko, Mladen Popović, Bärry Hartog and Arjen Bakker