Je participe à un séminaire au Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies mardi 10 novembre 2020.

Ma communication, en anglais, s’intitule : “To Loot Or Not To Loot: Historical and Ethical Issues on Dead Sea Scrolls Provenance”.

Et voici la présentation (en anglais) :

The Dead Sea Scrolls are one of the most important archaeological discoveries related to the Bible. But the (hi)story of their discovery by Bedouin, in the mid-twentieth century, is problematic and raises doubts as to their authenticity and provenance. Likewise, new manuscripts that surface on the antiquities market are dubious, and scholars have suggested that they should be ignored as they are unprovenanced, lest we become complicit in looting and trafficking. In this paper, I propose to go back to the early years of Dead Sea Scrolls scholarship in order to better understand if, how and why these scrolls were uncritically accepted. This, in turn, will help us figure out sound guidelines for handling and publishing such artefacts.

Vivement mardi ! 😉

À VOIR AUSSI

De l’origine des pièces, 15–16 juin 2020 De l’origine des pièces, à Kristiansand, le 13 mars 2020 Colloque Elgvin, Oslo, 10-11 mars 2020 En quête des plus anciens manuscrits de la Bible, Créteil, le 8 fév 2020 La mort et la résurrection du paléo-hébreu, le 24 sept 2019 à Helsinki Les contrefaçons bibliques, à Helsinki le 27 mars Tournants inattendus dans la recherche, à Helsinki le 11 mars Les faussaires de la Bible, à Helsinki le 29 jan