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Meeting Program Units

2009 Annual Meeting

New Orleans, LA

Meeting Begins11/21/2009
Meeting Ends11/24/2009

Call for Papers Opens: 12/15/2008
Call for Papers Closes: 2/28/2009

Requirements for Participation

Qumran


Program Unit Type: Section
Accepting Papers? Yes

Call For Papers: The Qumran Section requests papers for (1) one or more sessions on the theme of poetry at Qumran and in the Dead Sea Scrolls. Papers on specific poetic texts (whether Hodayot, Psalms Scroll, Songs of the Sabbath Sacrifice, or any other) in the Dead Sea Scrolls or broader poetic issues involving Qumran texts are encouraged, especially those that focus specifically on questions of poetics and literary form in Qumran poetry. Some papers for this session may be invited in advance. In addition the section requests papers for (2) one or more open sessions on the Dead Sea Scrolls and Qumran Studies, including studies of texts, material culture, history, literature, or recent advances in the field.

Program Unit Chairs

Maxine L. Grossman
Moshe J. Bernstein

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