Wars, conquests and peace strategies in the Ancient Near East and the Bible

Program

Lecture

14:00 - 15:00

Joshua's installation as war leader (Jos 1) and spies in a prostitute's house (Jos 2)

Thomas Römer

20 Feb 2025

God at war : accounts of conquest in the book of Joshua

Amphithéâtre Marguerite de Navarre, Site Marcelin Berthelot

Wars, conquests and peace strategies in the Ancient Near East and the Bible (3)

Thomas Römer

20 Feb 2025

Wars, conquests and peace strategies in the Ancient Near East and the Bible

Amphithéâtre Marguerite de Navarre, Site Marcelin Berthelot

The miraculous crossing of the Jordan (Jos 3-4)

Thomas Römer

06 Mar 2025

God at war : accounts of conquest in the book of Joshua

Amphithéâtre Marguerite de Navarre, Site Marcelin Berthelot

Wars, conquests and peace strategies in the Ancient Near East and the Bible (4)

Thomas Römer

06 Mar 2025

Wars, conquests and peace strategies in the Ancient Near East and the Bible

Amphithéâtre Marguerite de Navarre, Site Marcelin Berthelot

Rituals for entering the country (Jos 5)

Thomas Römer

13 Mar 2025

God at war : accounts of conquest in the book of Joshua

Amphithéâtre Marguerite de Navarre, Site Marcelin Berthelot

Wars, conquests and peace strategies in the Ancient Near East and the Bible (5)

Thomas Römer

13 Mar 2025

Wars, conquests and peace strategies in the Ancient Near East and the Bible

Amphithéâtre Marguerite de Navarre, Site Marcelin Berthelot

The conquest of Jericho (Jos 6)

Thomas Römer

20 Mar 2025

God at war : accounts of conquest in the book of Joshua

Amphithéâtre Marguerite de Navarre, Site Marcelin Berthelot

Wars, conquests and peace strategies in the Ancient Near East and the Bible (6)

Thomas Römer

20 Mar 2025

Wars, conquests and peace strategies in the Ancient Near East and the Bible

Amphithéâtre Marguerite de Navarre, Site Marcelin Berthelot

Different accounts of conquest (Jos 7-11)

Thomas Römer

27 Mar 2025

God at war : accounts of conquest in the book of Joshua

Amphithéâtre Marguerite de Navarre, Site Marcelin Berthelot

Wars, conquests and peace strategies in the Ancient Near East and the Bible (7)

Thomas Römer

27 Mar 2025

Wars, conquests and peace strategies in the Ancient Near East and the Bible

Amphithéâtre Marguerite de Navarre, Site Marcelin Berthelot

The distribution of the land (Jos 13-21) and the status of Transjordan (Jos 22)

Thomas Römer

03 Apr 2025

God at war : accounts of conquest in the book of Joshua

Amphithéâtre Marguerite de Navarre, Site Marcelin Berthelot

Wars, conquests and peace strategies in the Ancient Near East and the Bible (8)

Thomas Römer

03 Apr 2025

Wars, conquests and peace strategies in the Ancient Near East and the Bible

Amphithéâtre Marguerite de Navarre, Site Marcelin Berthelot

Joshua's two farewell speeches : an (almost) successful conquest (Jos 23-24)

Thomas Römer

10 Apr 2025

God at war : accounts of conquest in the book of Joshua

Amphithéâtre Marguerite de Navarre, Site Marcelin Berthelot

Wars, conquests and peace strategies in the Ancient Near East and the Bible (9)

Thomas Römer

10 Apr 2025

Wars, conquests and peace strategies in the Ancient Near East and the Bible

Amphithéâtre Marguerite de Navarre, Site Marcelin Berthelot

10 Apr 2025

15:15 - 16:45

Wars, conquests and peace strategies in the Ancient Near East and the Bible

Program

Introduction : War and peace in the Ancient Near East and the Hebrew Bible

Wars, conquests and peace strategies in the Ancient Near East and the Bible (1)

The Book of Joshua and the question of the historicity of the conquest

Wars, conquests and peace strategies in the Ancient Near East and the Bible (2)

Joshua's installation as war leader (Jos 1) and spies in a prostitute's house (Jos 2)

Wars, conquests and peace strategies in the Ancient Near East and the Bible (3)

The miraculous crossing of the Jordan (Jos 3-4)

Wars, conquests and peace strategies in the Ancient Near East and the Bible (4)

Rituals for entering the country (Jos 5)

Wars, conquests and peace strategies in the Ancient Near East and the Bible (5)

The conquest of Jericho (Jos 6)

Wars, conquests and peace strategies in the Ancient Near East and the Bible (6)

Different accounts of conquest (Jos 7-11)

Wars, conquests and peace strategies in the Ancient Near East and the Bible (7)

The distribution of the land (Jos 13-21) and the status of Transjordan (Jos 22)

Wars, conquests and peace strategies in the Ancient Near East and the Bible (8)

Joshua's two farewell speeches : an (almost) successful conquest (Jos 23-24)

Wars, conquests and peace strategies in the Ancient Near East and the Bible (9)

See also