Dead Sea Scrolls are highlighted in French lecture on October 25
As part of Francophone Weekend that takes place October 23-25 at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), and in conjunction with the Museum’s engagement of Dead Sea Scrolls: Words that Changed the World, the ROM presents The Qumran Scrolls: From Creation to Interpretation. The French-language lecture, geared to a general audience, is delivered by Dr. Robert David, and occurs Sunday, October 25 at 2:00 pm. The lecture is included with general Museum admission.
Dr. David’s one hour lecture, to be followed by a Q&A, will highlight the fascinating and intriguing world of the Dead Sea Scrolls. What are the Scrolls made of? Who wrote them and how did they work? What do the Scrolls tell us about these scribes and their social, political and religious environment? And how do the Scrolls increase our understanding of their thoughts, hopes and conflicts?
The lecture takes place in the ROM’s brand new event space, the Peter F. Bronfman Hall. Located on Level 2 of the Museum’s Historic Wing, Bronfman Hall features beautiful hardwood floor, soaring ceilings and large windows facing Queens Park, and is located in the former Dinosaur Gallery.
Lecturer biography
Dr Robert David is a professor of Exegesis (Old Testament) at the Faculty of Theology and Religious Science at the University of Montreal. He is also a member of the international project entitled “The Library of Qumran” which is preparing a critical, annotated, translation in French of the text of all Dead Sea Scrolls. The first of the project’s nine volumes was published in 2008.
Visit https://www.rom.on.ca/programs/lectures/index.php?ref=showinfo&program_i... for additional information on Dr. David’s October 25 lecture
In addition to this French-language lecture, the ROM’s Dead Sea Scrolls exhibition is highlighted by the Anne Tanenbaum Lecture Series. This exceptional slate of talks features some of the world’s most renowned scholars on the Bible and Dead Sea Scrolls. The English-language lectures, taking place at the ROM throughout the exhibition’s engagement, explore many aspects of these ancient manuscripts, enlightening a world of long ago and revealing universal principles still valued by many today. Please see https://www.rom.on.ca/scrolls/lectures.php for information on speakers and their topics as well as ticketing information.