from Thursday 12 February to Thursday 16 April 2026 See also: Related LectureThomas Römer Speculum Humanae Salvationis, Westfalen oder Köln, um 1360. ULB Darmstadt, Hs 2505, fol. © Wikipedia. Documents and media Download program pdf (352.38 KB) Program Lecture 14:00 - 15:00 Saul, David, Solomon: mythical or historical figures? Writing the books of Samuel and Kings Thomas Römer 12 Feb 2026 The origins of the Israelite monarchy: Saul, David and Solomon Amphithéâtre Marguerite de Navarre, Site Marcelin Berthelot 12 Feb 2026 14:00 - 15:00 Seminar 15:15 - 16:45 Legitimations and contestations of political power in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East (1) Andrea Pillon 12 Feb 2026 Legitimations and contestations of political power in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East Amphithéâtre Marguerite de Navarre, Site Marcelin Berthelot 12 Feb 2026 15:15 - 16:45 Lecture 14:00 - 15:00 Saul and the origin of monarchy Thomas Römer 19 Feb 2026 The origins of the Israelite monarchy: Saul, David and Solomon Amphithéâtre Marguerite de Navarre, Site Marcelin Berthelot 19 Feb 2026 14:00 - 15:00 Seminar 15:15 - 16:45 Canceled The use of dynastic seals in the northern Levant Valérie Matoïan 19 Feb 2026 Legitimations and contestations of political power in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East Amphithéâtre Marguerite de Navarre, Site Marcelin Berthelot 19 Feb 2026 15:15 - 16:45 Lecture 14:00 - 15:00 Saul, a cursed king ? David's arrival at Saul's court Thomas Römer 26 Feb 2026 The origins of the Israelite monarchy: Saul, David and Solomon Amphithéâtre Marguerite de Navarre, Site Marcelin Berthelot 26 Feb 2026 14:00 - 15:00 Seminar 15:15 - 16:45 Contestations of political power in Mesopotamia in the light of the ominal series Laura Battini 26 Feb 2026 Legitimations and contestations of political power in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East Amphithéâtre Marguerite de Navarre, Site Marcelin Berthelot 26 Feb 2026 15:15 - 16:45 Lecture 14:00 - 15:00 Saul, a cursed king? David's arrival at Saul's court (continued) Thomas Römer 12 Mar 2026 The origins of the Israelite monarchy: Saul, David and Solomon Amphithéâtre Marguerite de Navarre, Site Marcelin Berthelot 12 Mar 2026 14:00 - 15:00 Seminar 15:15 - 16:45 Can power in Assyria be illegitimate ? Lionel Marti 12 Mar 2026 Legitimations and contestations of political power in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East Amphithéâtre Marguerite de Navarre, Site Marcelin Berthelot 12 Mar 2026 15:15 - 16:45 Lecture 14:00 - 15:00 Saul, a cursed king? David's arrival at Saul's court (continued) Thomas Römer 19 Mar 2026 The origins of the Israelite monarchy: Saul, David and Solomon Amphithéâtre Marguerite de Navarre, Site Marcelin Berthelot 19 Mar 2026 14:00 - 15:00 Seminar 15:15 - 16:45 Politics and statistics : when scribes invented numbers Axel Bühler 19 Mar 2026 Legitimations and contestations of political power in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East Amphithéâtre Marguerite de Navarre, Site Marcelin Berthelot 19 Mar 2026 15:15 - 16:45 Lecture 14:00 - 15:00 Saul, David and Jonathan (continued) Thomas Römer 26 Mar 2026 The origins of the Israelite monarchy: Saul, David and Solomon Amphithéâtre Marguerite de Navarre, Site Marcelin Berthelot 26 Mar 2026 14:00 - 15:00 Seminar 15:15 - 16:45 The Davidic dynasty and the temple Jan Rückl 26 Mar 2026 Legitimations and contestations of political power in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East Amphithéâtre Marguerite de Navarre, Site Marcelin Berthelot 26 Mar 2026 15:15 - 16:45 Lecture 14:00 - 15:00 Saul with the necromancer of En-Dor and David's kingship Thomas Römer 02 Apr 2026 The origins of the Israelite monarchy: Saul, David and Solomon Amphithéâtre Marguerite de Navarre, Site Marcelin Berthelot 02 Apr 2026 14:00 - 15:00 Seminar 15:15 - 16:45 King Solomon : a review of the texts and their history Emanuelle Pastore 02 Apr 2026 Legitimations and contestations of political power in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East Amphithéâtre Marguerite de Navarre, Site Marcelin Berthelot 02 Apr 2026 15:15 - 16:45 Lecture 14:00 - 15:00 The transfer of the Ark to Jerusalem and David's ambiguous kingship Thomas Römer 09 Apr 2026 The origins of the Israelite monarchy: Saul, David and Solomon Amphithéâtre Marguerite de Navarre, Site Marcelin Berthelot 09 Apr 2026 14:00 - 15:00 Seminar 15:15 - 16:45 Canceled Royal utopias in the Twelve Prophets and the challenge to Hellenistic power Hervé Gonzalez 09 Apr 2026 Legitimations and contestations of political power in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East Amphithéâtre Marguerite de Navarre, Site Marcelin Berthelot 09 Apr 2026 15:15 - 16:45 Lecture 14:00 - 15:00 The end of David's reign and Solomon's rise to power Thomas Römer 16 Apr 2026 The origins of the Israelite monarchy: Saul, David and Solomon Amphithéâtre Marguerite de Navarre, Site Marcelin Berthelot 16 Apr 2026 14:00 - 15:00 Seminar 15:15 - 16:45 David in the book of Chronicles Sophie Ramond 16 Apr 2026 Legitimations and contestations of political power in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East Amphithéâtre Marguerite de Navarre, Site Marcelin Berthelot 16 Apr 2026 15:15 - 16:45 See also Lecture related to the seminar: The origins of the Israelite monarchy: Saul, David and Solomon Thomas Römer, chair The Hebrew Bible and its Contexts