Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at 10:00 a.m.
"Welcoming Tea"
Mansoor Study Room, 1334 Van Hise Hall

"Welcoming Tea" for incoming graduate students, continuing graduate students, and new collegues to the Department of Hebrew & Semitic Studies.  We will enjoy kringles and coffee/tea.  A book raffle will be conducted for graduate students.  If you have any questions please email  hebrew@mailplus.wisc.edu  or phone #(608) 262-3204.

Monday, September 22 at 7:30 p.m.
Free Public Lecture by Professor Peter J. Gentry
in Grainger Hall (check "Today in Grainger Hall" for room number), 975 University Ave., Madison

Professor Peter J. Gentry of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary is a prominent scholar of the Septuagint.  This is the ancient Jewish translation of the Bible into Greek that became the Bible of Christianity for many centuries and is still the form used by the Orthodox Church.  Professor Gentry will present a FREE PUBLIC lecture on "The Great Code: Greek Bible and the Humanities."  In 1982, the eminent literary critic Northrop Frye argued that the Bible was the "Great Code" - a foundation for interpreting and understanding the literature of the Western world.  In a similar way it can be argued that the Greek Bible, in particular the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament, being the channel through which the Bible reached Christianity, encodes data, disciplines, and issues important and relevant to the humanities and in many case lying at their foundation.   This lecture is sponsored by University Lectures Committee, the Department of Hebrew & Semitic Studies with the support of the Ettinger Family Foundation, and the Religious Studies Program.  If you have any questions, please email  hebrew@mailplus.wisc.edu  or phone #(608) 262-3204.

Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at 7:30 p.m.
53rd Annual Lecture
Professor Jodi Magness
in the AT & T Lounge in the Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St., Madison

Proffessor Jodi Magness will speak at free public lecture on Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. in the AT & T Lounge in the Pyle Center.  The topic of the lecture has not yet been decided.  This will be the 53rd Annual Lecture sponsored by Department of Hebrew & Semitic Studies.  Please mark your calendars for this event with a dynamic speaker.  If you have any questions, please email  hebrew@mailplus.wisc.edu or phone #(608) 262-3204.

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