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Understanding the History of Ancient Israel

18–20 April 2005

The British Academy
10 Carlton House Terrace
London SW1Y 5AH

Programme

FURTHER INFORMATION

Convenors:
Professor Hugh Williamson, FBA, Christ Church, Oxford,
Professor Graham Davies, FBA, University of Cambridge and
Professor Lester Grabbe, University of Hull

Monday 18 April 2005

13.30	Registration - refreshments will be available
ISRAELITE HISTORY IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE
14.00	Stocktaking: how and why the study of the history of Israel has developed to the present position Paper: Professor J Rogerson (Sheffield) Response: Professor K Whitelam (Sheffield)
15.30	Break
16.00	Problems, sources and methods in comparative perspective
	Ancient near Eastern History Paper: Professor A. Kuhrt, FBA (UCL) Classical History Paper: Professor T. P. Wiseman, FBA (Exeter) [ABSTRACT] Early Islamic History Paper: Dr C. F. Robinson (Oxford) [ABSTRACT]
18.00	Reception
19.30	Conversazione - The History of Ancient Israel: What ought we be doing? Speakers: Professor Hans Barstad (Oslo) and Professor P. Davies (Sheffield)

Tuesday 19 April 2005

METHOD IN THE APPLICATION OF SOURCE MATERIAL TO HISTORICAL WRITING (WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE NINTH CENTURY BCE)
9.30	Archaeology 1 Paper: Professor A Mazar (Jerusalem) [ABSTRACT]
10.30	Break
11.00	Archaeology 2 Paper: Professor D. Ussishkin (Tel Aviv) [ABSTRACT]
12.30	Lunch
14.00	Textual Sources 1 Paper: Professor Marc Brettler (Brandeis) [ABSTRACT] Response: Professor A.G. Auld (Edinburgh)
15.30	Break
16.00	Textual Sources 2
	W. Semitic epigraphical sources Paper: Professor A. Lemaire (Paris) [ABSTRACT] Akkadian sources Paper: Professor Mark Geller (UCL) [ABSTRACT] Response: Professor K. Lawson Younger (Chicago)
18.30	Break
19.00	(i) Social History Paper: Professor R Albertz (Münster) Response: Professor E. A. Knauf (Bern/Berne) (ii) Iconography Presentation: Professor C. Uehlinger (Zurich)
20.30	Reception

Wednesday 20 April 2005

9.30	Synthesis: an attempt to reflect on how the data from these various sources can be brought together in an historical synthesis Paper: Professor N. Na'aman (Tel Aviv) [ABSTRACT] Response: Professor L. L. Grabbe (Hull)
11.00	Break
11.30	Open discussion
12.30	Lunch
13.30	Symposium ends