Thomas Römer
The Hebrew Bible and its Contexts
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How did the god of Israel and Judah become the one god of monotheism? The lectures and seminars will trace the history of the god Yahweh between the tenth and fourth centuries BCE. It will seek to provide answers to the following questions: Was there a statue of Yahweh in the temple in Jerusalem and the sanctuaries of the Northern kingdom? Was the goddess Asherah Yahweh's wife? How was the veneration of Yahweh redefined after the destruction of Jerusalem? What were the Assyrian, Babylonian and Persian influences on the worship of Yahweh?
Lectures
The God Yhwh: origins, cults, transformation into the only God (cont. and end)
Thursdays, at 2:00 p.mFirst lecture : February 9
Last lecture: March 29
Seminars
Taboos and transgression
In the form of a symposiumApril, Wednesday 11 and Thursday 12. From 9:00 a.m.to 6:00 p.m.
Lectures in french provinces
BREST
UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN BRITTANY
Professor Thomas RÖMER (Holder of the Chair in the Hebrew Bible and its Context) will give, in December 2011, two lectures on: Assyria and the Bible.
