The Nature Imagery and Conceptions of Nature in the Bible New Consultation will hold two session on the theme: Crossing Borders between the Wild and the Domestic, Space, Fauna and Flora 1 and 2
Please join us for Crossing Borders 1 on Saturday, November 23, 2019 at 1:00—3:30 PM
and for Crossing Borders 2 on Munday, November 25 at 4:00—6:30 PM
At the close of this second session we will hold a business meeting to plan Boston 2020. Interested? – please, feel invited to join the discussion
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S23-228
Nature Imagery and Conceptions of Nature in the Bible
11/23/2019
1:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Room: Room TBD – Hotel TBD
Theme: Crossing Borders between the Wild and the Domestic: Space, Fauna and Flora 1
Drawing on space, fauna, and flora, presenters explore the ways biblical authors present the wild and domestic and their interactions. This is one of two sessions focused on this theme during this year’s annual meeting.
Mark Boda, McMaster Divinity College, Presiding
Dalit Rom-Shiloni, Tel Aviv University
Spatial Language of the Wild: Forest, Field and Desert (30 min)
Dorit Pomerantz, Tel Aviv University
Outside the Walls: The Portrayal of Wild Animals in the Hebrew Bible (30 min)
Dafna Langgut, Tel Aviv University
The Use of Archaeobotanical Remains to Reveal Natural Landscape vs. Landscape Shaped by Humans (30 min)
Noam Levin, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The Wilderness and the Sown in the Land of Israel: Historical Mapping, the Human Footprint and Remote Sensing (30 min)
Discussion (30 min)
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S25-331
Nature Imagery and Conceptions of Nature in the Bible
11/25/2019
4:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Room: Room TBD – Hotel TBD
Theme: Crossing Borders between the Wild and the Domestic: Space, Fauna and Flora 2
Drawing on space, fauna, and flora, presenters explore the ways biblical authors present the wild and domestic and their interactions. This is the second of two sessions focused on this theme during this year’s annual meeting. All interested in contributing ideas or papers to this consultation in future years are encouraged to attend our business meeting in this session.
Katheryn Darr, Boston University, Presiding
Sanna Saari, University of Helsinki
The Iconography of Wild and Domesticated: A Donkey, a Lion and a Dead Man in 1 Kings 13:11–32 (30 min)
Alexander Coe Stewart, McMaster Divinity College
It’s a Jungle in Here: Wild Animals, Plants, and Places in the Book of Amos (30 min)
Martien Halvorson-Taylor, University of Virginia
Landscape and Identity: Flora and Fauna in the Song of Songs (30 min)
Anselm Hagedorn, Universität Osnabrück, Respondent (20 min)
Discussion (10 min)
Business Meeting (30 min)
The Nature Imagery and Conceptions of Nature in the Bible in cooperation with the Ancient Near Eastern Iconography and the Bible will convene over the topic: Conceptions of Nature in Literature and Iconography: Methodological Considerations
Please join us on Saturday, November 23, 2019 at 4:00-6:30 PM
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S23-332
Nature Imagery and Conceptions of Nature in the Bible / Ancient Near Eastern Iconography and the Bible
11/23/2019
4:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Room: Room TBD – Hotel TBD
Theme: Conceptions of Nature in Literature and Iconography: Methodological Considerations
In this methodological study session, scholars focus on the long-standing discussion of the relationship between written word and pictorial presentation, giving attention to ancient conceptions of nature in order to decipher conceptions of nature in words and in pictures.
Dalit Rom-Shiloni, Tel Aviv University, Presiding
Izaak J. de Hulster, Helsingin Yliopisto – Helsingfors Universitet
Studying Conceptualization through the Text – Image – Artefact Connection, Applied to the Perception and Symbolism of Natural Phenomena (30 min)
Pierre Van Hecke, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Tree and Water Metaphors in the Book of Job (30 min)
Christoph Uehlinger, Universität Zürich
The Emergence of Nature: How the Study of Ancient Visual Art Can Inform Our Understanding of Cognitive Differentiation (30 min)
Lidar Sapir-Hen, Tel Aviv University, Respondent (20 min)
Scott Jones, Covenant College, Respondent (20 min)
Discussion (20 min)
