Jewish Studies
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NELC Seminar Room (Humanities 365) 365 Humanities, Los Angeles, CA, United States
I Can Hear The Barbarians
NELC Seminar Room (Humanities 365) 365 Humanities , Los Angeles, CA, United StatesNew Light on the Egyptian Origin of the Hebrew Alphabet
Young Research Library (YRL) Room 11360 280 Charles E Young Dr N , Los Angeles, CA, United StatesThe publication of a new inscription from Theban Tomb 99 sheds new light on the early history of the Hebrew Alphabet. This ostracon is a bilingual “abecedary” written in Egyptian Hieroglyphic and Semitic. It gives further evidence for an Egyptian connection to the origins of the early Hebrew alphabet. Sponsored by the UCLA Near Eastern...
Sea Peoples and Neo-Hittites in the ‘Land of Palistin’: Recent Discoveries at Tayinat on the Orontes
Faculty CenterRecent archaeological discoveries have begun to challenge the prevailing view of the Early Iron Age (ca. 1200-900 BCE) as an era of cultural devolution and ethnic strife, or a ‘Dark Age’, in the eastern Mediterranean, as depicted in the Homeric epics and the Hebrew Bible. This illustrated talk will highlight the exciting discoveries of the...
To Refer or Not to Refer: Tracking Intertextuality in the Hebrew Bible
NELC Seminar Room (Humanities 365) 365 Humanities, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesProfessor Machinist will develop aspects of intertextuality through several examples involving well-known biblical texts, including Psalm 29—a famous “Canaanite” hymn in the Psalter. This seminar will be held in conjunction with Professor Schniedewind’s Ugaritic seminar. Graduate students are encouraged to read Psalm 29 and Y. Avishur’s chapter on “Psalm 29” in Studies in Hebrew and...
The Politics of Inequality in Israel: New Insights from the Social Justice Protest of 2011
6275 Bunche HallABOUT THE TALK In Israel in the summer of 2011 at least one in five adult citizens participated in a wave of street protests, critiquing rising inequality and demanding increased government intervention. This represented an exceptional departure from normal welfare state politics in Israel, which lies outside the left/right division and is dominated by parties...
A Tribute to Morteza Neydavoud
Royce Hall 314 340 Royce Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesTo view the full program, please click here.
Applying for Jobs and Life After the Dissertation
Kaplan Hall 365Join NELC faculty Dr. Cate Bonesho, Dr. Kara Cooney, and Dr. Bill Schniedewind for a workshop and discussion of applying for jobs and life after the dissertation. Event Flyer RSVP Below:
Archaeology and the Kingdom of David and Solomon
Mathematical Sciences 4000AArchaeology of Ancient Israel Lecture Series The United Monarchy - the famed kingdom of David and Solomon - is at the center of a heated debate. While until 25 years ago there was a consensus that David and Solomon were historical figures who ruled over fairly large territories, it is now questioned by many who...