Prof. Dr. Karl William Weyde´s farewell lecture - 22/05/2017, Oslo (Norway)

On Monday 22 May 2017 Prof. Dr. Karl William Weyde, professor of Old Testament at MF Norwegian School of Theology (Oslo), turns 70 and will give his farewell lecture ("Is God a Violent God? Conceptions of God in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament"). The Department for Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies at MF Norwegian School of Theology will mark this occasion with an open seminar.

FECHA/DATE/DATA: 22/05/2017

LUGAR/LOCATION/LUOGO: MF Norwegian School of Theology (Oslo, Norway)

ORGANIZADOR/ORGANIZER/ORGANIZZATORE: The Department for Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies at MF Norwegian School of Theology

INFO: web

INSCRIPCIÓN/REGISTRATION/REGISTRAZIONE: Gratis/free/gratuito

PROGRAMA/PROGRAM/PROGRAMMA:

10:00–10:30: Greeting by Rector Prof. Dr. Vidar L. Haanes • Presentation of Prof. Weyde’s scholarship by Prof. Dr. Corinna Körting (University of Hamburg) 10:30–11:30: Prof. Dr. Karl William Weyde, “Is God a Violent God? Conceptions of God in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament” (45 mins) Questions & Discussion (15 mins) 11:30–12:30: LUNCH (meals can be bought in MF’s cafeteria) Seminar: “The Hebrew Bible: Between Rhetorical and Historical Interpretations” 12:30–13:30: Asst Prof. Dr. Hanne Løland Levinson (University of Minnesota): “‘If This is the Way You are Going to Treat me, Kill Me Now!’ Death Wish as Negotiation Strategy in the Hebrew Bible” (45 mins) Questions & Discussion (15 mins) 13:45–14:45: Prof. Dr. Torleif Elgvin (NLA University College, Oslo):

“The Growing Hasmonean Kingdom – The Historical Context of the Song of Songs” (45 mins) Questions & Discussion (15 mins) 15:00–16:00: Prof. Dr. Bernard M. Levinson (University of Minnesota): “‘And He Wrote on the Tablets the Words of the Covenant’: Writing, Rewriting, and the Trope of Revelation in Exodus 34” (45 mins) Questions & Discussion (15 mins) 16:00–16:10: Concluding Remarks