South Africa
Faculty of Theology and Religion
On September 11, 2026, a 2-hour course titled: The Prophet Jeremiah and the Disappearance of the Ark.
Thomas Römer – External lectures
Statutory Education in France and Abroad
2026–2027
Italy
University of Trento*
Department of Literature and Philosophy
On October 28, 2026, a lecture (2 hours) titled: The Invention of the Biblical God.
*As part of an agreement signed with the Collège de France.
2025–2026
France
University of Strasbourg
On November 20, 2025, a 2-hour lecture on: How to Live in the Diaspora? The Story of Joseph in the Book of Genesis?
Germany
University of Bonn*
On January 28, 2026, a lecture (2 hours) on: What Is Life Like in the Diaspora? The Image of Egypt in the Story of Joseph
*As part of an agreement signed with the Collège de France.
2024–2025
China
Shanghai University
In February–March 2025, a course (3 hours) on: The Origins and Formation of the Hebrew Bible.
Shandong University
In February–March 2025, a course (3 hours) on: “The So-Called Deuteronomistic History.”
2023–2024
Belgium
Royal Academy, College of Belgium*
On January 16, 2024, a lecture (1 hour) on: The Issue of Human Sacrifice in the Biblical World.
*As part of an agreement signed with the Collège de France.
Germany
University of Bonn*
In June 2024, a one-hour course on: Biblical Research and Archaeology.
*As part of an agreement signed with the Collège de France.
2021–2022
Czech Republic
Charles University in Prague
On December 6 and 7, 2021, two conferences on: New Light on the Formation of the Hebrew Bible.
Japan
International Christian University, Tokyo
On October 31, 2021, and July 1, 2022, two lectures on: “How Much Did the Crisis of 587 BCE Trigger an Interest in Environmental Questions?” and “War and Peace in the Hebrew Bible.”
Germany
University of Bonn*
On July 30, 2022, a conference on: Competing Myths of Origin in the Hebrew Bible .
*As part of an agreement signed with the Collège de France.
2020–2021
South Africa
University of Pretoria*
On September 10, 11, and 14, 2020 (subject to a likely postponement to 2021), three courses on: The Rise of Biblical Historiography.
*As part of an agreement signed with the Collège de France.
Germany
University of Bonn*
During the first semester of 2021, a lecture on: Die biblische Ladeerzählung.
Postponed to 2021–2022.
*As part of an agreement signed with the Collège de France.
2019–2020
South Africa
University of Pretoria
September 7–10, 2019: Three courses on “ The Formation of the Book of Genesis.”
Czech Republic
Charles University in Prague
December 17–19, 2019: Two courses on “ New Light on the Ark Narrative.”
2018–2019
South Africa
University of Pretoria
February 17–22, 2019: two courses and two seminars on “ The Emergence and Construction of Monotheism.”
Germany
University of Bonn
In May 2019, a course on: The Bible and Archaeology. Kiriath Jearim and the Story of the Ark.
China
Shandong University (Beijing)
June 3–10, 2019: three courses and two seminars on “ The Formation of the Hebrew Bible.”
2017–2018
Germany
University of Bonn
In May 2018, a course on: The Origins of the Israelite Religion.
Israel
French Biblical and Archaeological School, Jerusalem
In May 2018, three courses on: The Formation of the Pentateuch: New Perspectives.
United Kingdom
University of Sheffield
February 1st–3, 2018: three lectures and two seminars on “ The Political Function of Patriarchal Narratives.”
2016–2017
Germany
University of Bonn
On June 8, 2017, a lecture on: The Origins of Biblical Monotheism.
Italy
Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome
On May 2, 9, and 11, 2017, three lectures on: Abraham, Jacob, and the Construction of the Torah.
Lebanon
Saint Joseph University, Beirut
On April 28 and 29, 2017, four lectures on: Abraham and His Descendants.
