14:00 to 15:00
Lecture

Saul, David and Jonathan (continued)

Thomas Römer
The origins of the Israelite monarchy: Saul, David and Solomon
14:00 to 15:00
    Amphithéâtre Marguerite de Navarre, Site Marcelin Berthelot
    High turnout! Please arrive 45 mins before the start. Open to all, subject to availability
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    Abstract

    This strange tale tells of a tormented king who, in the absence of communication with his tutelary deity, makes a disguised visit to a necromancer to bring Samuel up from Sheol. She succeeds, but Samuel's message is not what Saul expected.

    Speaker(s)

    Thomas Römer

    Professor and Administrator of the Collège de France

    Events

    Lecture
    14:00 to 15:00
    Thomas Römer

    Saul, David, Solomon: mythical or historical figures?…
    Seminar
    15:15 to 16:45
    Andrea Pillon

    Legitimations and contestations of political power in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near Ea…
    Lecture
    14:00 to 15:00
    Thomas Römer

    Saul and the origin of monarchy
    Seminar
    15:15 to 16:45
    Valérie Matoïan

    The use of dynastic seals in the northern Levant

    Canceled
    Lecture
    14:00 to 15:00
    Thomas Römer

    Saul, a cursed king ? David's arrival at Saul's court
    Seminar
    15:15 to 16:45
    Laura Battini

    Contestations of political power in Mesopotamia in the light of the ominal series
    Lecture
    14:00 to 15:00
    Thomas Römer

    Saul, a cursed king? David's arrival at Saul's court (continued)
    Seminar
    15:15 to 16:45
    Lionel Marti

    Can power in Assyria be illegitimate ?
    Lecture
    14:00 to 15:00
    Thomas Römer

    Saul, a cursed king? David's arrival at Saul's court (continued)
    Seminar
    15:15 to 16:45
    Axel Bühler

    Politics and statistics : when scribes invented numbers
    Lecture
    14:00 to 15:00
    Thomas Römer

    Saul, David and Jonathan (continued)
    Seminar
    15:15 to 16:45
    Jan Rückl

    The Davidic dynasty and the temple
    Lecture
    14:00 to 15:00
    Thomas Römer

    Saul with the necromancer of En-Dor and David's kingship
    Seminar
    15:15 to 16:45
    Emanuelle Pastore

    King Solomon : a review of the texts and their history
    Lecture
    14:00 to 15:00
    Thomas Römer

    The transfer of the Ark to Jerusalem and David's ambiguous kingship

    High turnout
    Seminar
    15:15 to 16:45
    Hervé Gonzalez

    Royal utopias in the Twelve Prophets and the challenge to Hellenistic power

    Canceled
    Lecture
    14:00 to 15:00
    Thomas Römer

    The end of David's reign and Solomon's rise to power

    High turnout
    Seminar
    15:15 to 16:45
    Sophie Ramond

    David in the book of Chronicles

    See also

    Seminar related to the lecture: Legitimations and contestations of political power in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East
    Thomas Römer, chair The Hebrew Bible and its Contexts
    The origins of the Israelite monarchy: Saul, David and Solomon