Byzantine Readings of the Bible and their Afterlives

Programme

The workshop focuses on the history of interpretation and reception of biblical texts in the Byzantine and post-Byzantine period in the eastern part of the Mediterranean. It will cover areas not restricted in the patristic and Church use of the text but will also cover more “secular” and mundane appropriations of the Bible (e.g. in literature, theatre, and art). It will address issues of methodology and research history and will explore probable interconnections and influences between different readings of the biblical texts proposed in different cultural, historical and language contexts The aim of the workshop is to highlight different appropriations of the biblical texts in antiquity and more particularly in a historical period and a part of the ancient world usually neglected by contemporary biblical exegetes. It is hoped that it will invite scholars from different disciplines who will contribute to a focused and in-depth discussion of ancient readings of the Bible. The workshop will highlight the impact of these readings in their contemporary world, their cross-cultural interconnections and their afterlives in the post-Byzantine times.

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Chairs

Theodora Panella

University of Münster

Ekaterini Tsalampouni

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Sofia 2024 Call for Papers

The workshop will focus on the history of interpretation and reception of biblical texts in the Byzantine and post-Byzantine period in the eastern part of the Mediterranean. It will cover areas not restricted in the patristic and Church use of the text but will also discuss more “secular” and mundane appropriations of the Bible (e.g. in literature, theatre, and art). The aim of the workshop is to highlight the impact of these readings in their contemporary world, their cross-cultural interconnections as well as their afterlives in the post-Byzantine times. It, therefore, invites papers that will address issues of methodology and research history, explore probable interconnections and influences between different readings of the biblical texts in different cultural, historical and language contexts, and discuss particular cases of appropriation of concrete biblical texts and figures in the Byzantine and post-Byzantine world.

The duration of papers to be read should not exceed 20 minutes. Abstracts (no more than 300 words) have to be submitted through the EABS meeting website. We welcome paper proposals that focus on the above mentioned topics and related aspects.