Calendar of Events l Winter 2018

Tuesday, January 23

12:00PM – 1:30PM

Royce 314

Preservation and Innovation: The Tracks of the Master Scribe

Sara Milstein, University of British Columbia

Sponsored by: UCLA Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies Co-Sponsored by: UCLA Center for the Study of Religion

Thursday, February 1

4:00PM – 6:00PM

Humanities 365

Satan in the Bible, God’s Minister of Justice

Andy Kelly, UCLA

Sponsored by: UCLA Center for the Study of Religion

Tuesday, February 15

4:00PM – 6:00PM

Humanities 365

Jewish Reactions to the Prophet Muhammad

Shari L. Lowin, Stonehill College

Sponsored by: UCLA Center for the Study of Religion

Tuesday, February 20

12:00PM – 1:30PM

Royce 314

Did Adam Fall, Stumble, or Stub his Toe in the Garden of Eden? A New Look at an Ancient Story

Ziony Zevit, American Jewish University

Sponsored by: UCLA Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies Co-Sponsored by: UCLA Center for the Study of Religion

Monday, February 26

4:00PM – 6:00PM

Royce 306

Creating Gods Through Narratives: The Ontology of Greek Mythic Characters

Sarah Johnston, Ohio State University

Sponsored by: UCLA Center for the Study of Religion Co-Sponsored by: Department of Classics

Wednesday, February 28

4:00PM – 6:00PM

Royce 314

Translating the Life of Ibn Hanbal

Michael Cooperson, UCLA

Jonathan Brown, Georgetown University Matthew Fisher, UCLA

Sponsored by: UCLA Center for the Study of Religion

Co-Sponsored by: UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies

Tuesday, March 13

12:00PM – 1:30PM

Royce 314

The Stigma of Submission, or: What Happened to Sisera in Judges 5, 25-27?

Thomas Schneider, University of British Columbia Sponsored by: UCLA Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies Co-Sponsored by: UCLA Center for the Study of Religion

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