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  • Convergence and Divergence in Pentateuchal Theory: Bridging the Academic Cultures of Israel, North America and Europe

    The conference is co-organized by CNES faculty member Bernard Levinson and includes twenty-five leading scholars, among whom CNES Alum Molly Zahn. The international conference will discuss different approaches to the formation of the Pentateuch, and will be held at the Israel Institute for Advanced Studies in Jerusalem, where Professor Levinson is currently on research leave.

    For more information on the conference: http://ias.huji.ac.il/convergence

    Bernard Levinson's Academic Website: https://sites.google.com/a/umn.edu/bernardlevinson/home

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  • Did Jesus have a wife? Papyrus paper claims so

    CNES Professor Philip Sellew Featured on Fox 9: http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/story/19590558/did-jesus-have-a-wife-papyrus-paper-claims-so (Continue Reading)

  • "The Word Made Flesh" Celebrates the 400th Anniversary of the King James Bible at Wilson Library

    The University of Minnesota Libraries are celebrating the 400th anniversary of the publication of the King James Bible with the following exhibit:

    The Word Made Flesh

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    When: Monday, November 28, 2011 - Friday, February 24, 2012; Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

    Where: T.R. Anderson Gallery, Wilson Library

    Free and open to the public

    This exhibit will feature examples of biblical texts, including medieval manuscripts and facsimiles. Highlights will include two leaves from the 42-line Gutenberg Bible; the original New Testament portion of the King James Bible; other early printings such as the Geneva Bible and the "Breeches" Bible; and related works stemming out of the Reformation such as publications, broadsides, and pamphlets from Martin Luther, Philip Melanchthon, and others.


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