Prophets, Priests, and Promises: Reflections on Gary Knoppers’ Posthumously Published Volume
Tuesday, 15 June | 4:00-7:00
Chair: Hindy Najman (Oxford)
4:00 – 4:10 Hindy Najman (Oxford)
Welcome
4:10 – 4:15 Christl Maier (Marburg)
Opening Remarks
4:15 – 4:35 Steven McKenzie (Memphis TN)
The Whole Megilla: Gary Knoppers’ Approach to Biblical Scholarship.
4:35 – 4:55 Louis Jonker (Stellenbosch)
Community Leadership, Diaspora, and Ezra-Nehemiah: Continuing the Conversation with Gary Knoppers
4:55 – 5:00 Break
Chair: Hugh Williamson (Oxford)
5:00 – 5:20 Konrad Schmid (Zurich)
Mimesis and Rewritten Bible: From Erich Auerbach to Gary Knoppers
5:20 – 5:40 Hindy Najman (Oxford)
Citation and Composition: The use and reuse of Prophetic and Historiographical Sources in Chronicles and Ezra-Nehemiah
5:40 – 5:45 Break
Chair: Steven McKenzie (Memphis TN) 5:45 – 6:05 Sara Japhet (Jerusalem)
Personal Impressions
6:05 – 6:25 Hugh Williamson (Oxford)
Greece and Jerusalem: The Method behind Gary Knoppers’ use of Hellenistic Sources
6:25 – 6:30 Break
Chair: Christl Maier (Marburg)
6:30 – 6:50 Discussion, Reflections and Questions with Panelists and Attendees 6:50 – 7:00 Hugh Williamson (Oxford)
Closing Remarks
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