Guest Lectures – JewChriS Master Programme
May 8, 2026 | Bologna, via S. Vitale 114 | Online
On Friday 8 May 2026 the Fondazione per le scienze religiose will host the fifth Guest Lecture of the Master JewChris, the advanced programme that explores the historical formation of Jewish and Christian scriptures and the diversity of their exegetical traditions across centuries.
The lecture will be delivered by Sebastian Richter (Freie Universität Berlin) with his contribution Reading Psalm 106 (LXX) as an account of the descensus ad inferos in early Christianity - à propos a Coptic liturgical parchment, which will take place in via S. Vitale 114 (Bologna) and online via Zoom from 4.30 pm to 6.00 pm (CET).
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The Guest Lecture Series of the JewChriS Master Programme, directed by Edmondo Lupieri (Loyola University Chicago) and Laura Bigoni (Universität Freiburg), runs from 21 February to 19 June 2026 and brings together international scholars presenting case studies on exegesis, translation, textual transmission, and the editorial history of ancient manuscripts such as the Nag Hammadi Codices, the Great Isaiah Scroll (1QIsaa), and the Greek Psalter.
This cycle will also feature contribution of Arianna Rotondo (University of Catania), and Miguel H. Diaz (Loyola University Chicago) for the next weeks.
Since Febraury, JewChriS hosted Willem Smelik (University College London/Universität Potsdam), Andrea Annese and Daniele Tripaldi (Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna), Marcello Fidanzio (Università della Svizzera Italiana) and Felix Albrecht (Niedersächsische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen)
The conference series is free and open to all.
Explore the full schedule in the Download section.
For further information: jewchris@fscire.it
