I have been invited as keynote speaker at the international conference on Material Philology in the Dead Sea Scroll in Copenhagen on April 3-5, 2014.

My keynote is entitled “The Dead Sea Scrolls as Artefacts”:

Material philology views manuscripts as artefacts, taking into account their physical properties and individual features. This keynote will outline the Dead Sea scrolls material culture and characteristics: writing media and techniques, palaeography and scribal practices, documents and texts. Case studies will illustrate the relevance of material philology for the study of the Dead Sea scrolls, leading to a critical evaluation of editorial practices as well as suggestions for future editions.

Here is the full program of this three-day symposium:

Material Philology in the DSS Final Program

SEE ALSO

The Dead Sea Scrolls and Digital Scholarly Editions A Closer Look at the Dead Sea Scrolls: Material Analysis, Palaeography, Authenticity; in Uppsala Textual Criticism in Light of the Dead Sea Scrolls, in Toulouse The Dead Sea Scrolls Revealed in Maisons-Alfort on Nov 28, 2017 Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls After 70 Years, in Blois on Oct 7, 2017 Assessing Dead Sea Scrolls Authencity, in Berlin on August 8, 2017 Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls Revealed in Montélimar on June 23, 2017 The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Samaritan Pentateuch