30.09.2024 Einladung zur internationalen Online-Konferenz „Chronoi – Topoi. Time politics and the interrelation of time and space in Second Temple Judaism” in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Einstein Center Chronoi (Berlin)

In Collaboration with the Einstein Center Chronoi , Berlin, we cordially invite to the International Online Conference

„Chronoi – Topoi. Time politics and the interrelation of time and space in Second Temple Judaism”

Tuesday, October 29, 2024 – Thursday, October 31, 2024

Zoom link will be provided to participants upon registration at: fgat@uni-marburg.de 

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Program 

Tuesday, 29.10.2024 

14:00 (CET)

Greetings
Menahem Ben-Sasson (EC-C) and Angela Standhartinger (Philipps-University Marburg) 

14:15

Introduction and technical notes
Martina Kepper and Alexandra Grund-Wittenberg

14:30

“Bakhtin wrote for his time, but was read at a different time.” The Chronotopos concept and its historical context
Maike Schult (Philipps-University Marburg)

15:30

From mythicization of history to transcending of empires: Transformations of the Chronotopos from the Priestly composition to Daniel
Alexandra Grund-Wittenberg (Philipps-University Marburg)

16:30 | Break

17:00

The Concept of Time in the Aramaic Documents from Elephantine
Bob Becking (Utrecht University)

18:00 | Final Discussion Day 1

18:30–19:00 | Virtual “social gathering”

Wednesday, 30.10.2024 

14:00 (CET)

"Olam" (עולם) in the Book of Ben Sira and its Translations
Frank Ueberschaer (Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg) 

15:00

Time, Space, and beyond in Ezechiel (LXX), Baruch, Sapientia. Three Case Studies
Martina Kepper (Philipps-University Marburg)

16:00 | Break

16:30

Apocalyptic Visions and Historical Revisions: Time in the Book of Daniel
Daniel Falk (Pennsylvania State University)

15:30

Time of Preparing the Way in the Desert: Prayer and Wilderness in Early Judaism
Sarah Wisialowski (University of Oxford)

16:30–19:00 | Final Discussion Day 2

Thursday, 31.10.2024 

14:00 (CET)

The Motif of Accelerating the Progression of Time in Jewish Apocalypses
Jonathan Ben-Dov (Tel Aviv University) 

15:00

The Jewish Festive Calendar in the Book of Judith: Meaning and Impact for Space and Time Construction
Barbara Schmitz and Lucas Brum Texeiras (University of Würzburg)

16:00

Time and Space in the Qumran Temple Scroll
Molly Zahn (Yale Divinity School)

17:00 | Final Discussion Day 3

17:30–18:00 | General Discussion

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The conference is supported by the EC-C and the German Research Foundation (DFG)