LUND: The Binding of Isaac and Jewish-Christian Relations 13/2 2025

Dr. Karin Zetterholm (Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor in Jewish Studies at CTR) and Dr. Oren Roman Cohen (Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor in Yiddish at SOL) present “The Binding of Isaac (Aqedah) and Jewish–Christian Relations: The Aqedah in Text and Art from Antiquity through the Early Modern Period.” We meet the 13th of February 2025 atContinue reading “LUND: The Binding of Isaac and Jewish-Christian Relations 13/2 2025”

LUND/Zoom: “On Mystery and (not) Knowing in the Encounter” 6/2 2025

PhD student Jordan Jacobs presents a part of his thesis, “On mystery and (not) knowing in the encounter: an exploration parting from Abraham Joshua Heschel.” Jointly with the seminar on Philosophy and Ethics. We meet 6th of February at 16–18 (NB the time!) in LUX B:417 in Lund and on Zoom. Please contact Jordan JacobsContinue reading “LUND/Zoom: “On Mystery and (not) Knowing in the Encounter” 6/2 2025″

STOCKHOLM: Doktoranddag

Välkommen till Södertörns högskola den 5 december för en dag för doktorander som sysslar med judendomsrelaterade ämnen! Huvuddelen av dagen består i att alla som vill får tillfälle att presentera något från sitt pågående avhandlingsprojekt. För nyantagna kan det vara att presentera själva projektet; för doktorander som kommit längre kan det vara något av resultatenContinue reading “STOCKHOLM: Doktoranddag”

Follow up on Post Graduate Conference, Lund, 16th-17th of September 2024

A few weeks back, a Post Graduate Conference was arranged in Lund – see this post for previous information. Here’s the summary from the organisers, including the message from us. UCL Hebrew and Jewish Studies and Scandinavian Studies & Lund University Centre for Theology and Religious Studies have had the pleasure to host a postgraduate conferenceContinue reading “Follow up on Post Graduate Conference, Lund, 16th-17th of September 2024”

[Reminder] LUND/ZOOM: On the Notion of Dialogue Today

Please register to jordansp@ucm.es Please see previous post for further information, click here to get there.

Get us on your Facebook feed!

Introducing Nordic Network for Jewish Studies – this time on Facebook! Right now you’re on our website but now, we have a Facebook page! This website will still be our main platform, however, the aim is to show up in your feed, thus increasing our visibility and your access to the material. The Nordic NetworkContinue reading “Get us on your Facebook feed!”

Over the Deep and the Face of the Water

A Recontextualization of the Study of Literary Parallels, Ancient Scholarship, and Conceptual Autonomies. Magnus Arvid Boes Lorenzen holds a bachelor’s degree is in Assyriology, however, he also has extensive experience in Anthropology, Arabic language, and Medieval and Modern Middle Eastern history, all from the University of Copenhagen. He holds a master’s degree from the NordicContinue reading “Over the Deep and the Face of the Water”

COURSE: Jewish and Christian Bible Translations. LUND/Zoom

Next term, starting in January of 2025, SOL (Språk och Litteraturcentrum at Lund University) will give a course on the history of translations of the Hebrew Bible, known to Christians as the Old Testament. This course will focus on Yiddish translations but also work with German, English, and Swedish renditions, especially shining a light onContinue reading “COURSE: Jewish and Christian Bible Translations. LUND/Zoom”