Lecture opens spring public programming
New Brunswick, N.J. – The importance of the Dead Sea Scrolls in understanding the Bible, early Judaism, and the birth of Christianity will be explored by Shalom Paul, professor emeritus of the bible studies department at Hebrew University of Jerusalem and chairperson of the Dead Sea Scrolls Foundation. His lecture, “The Ever-Alive Dead Sea Scrolls,” will be presented by the Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. The event will take place Tuesday, Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. at Trayes Hall, Douglass Campus Center, 100 George St., New Brunswick. Advance registration is requested.Paul is considered one of the world’s leading experts on the bible. He was the editor of the Encyclopedia Judaica’s Bible section and has written six books and more than 40 articles on nature and scientific exploration from a biblical perspective.
To register or get more information on the Bildner center’s spring programming schedule, call 732-932-2033, e-mail csjlrsvp@rci.rutgers.edu or visit jewishstudies.rutgers.edu. The Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life connects the university with the community through public lectures, symposia, Jewish communal initiatives, cultural events and teacher training.
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