Time: Wednesday 21 - Friday 23 February

Internal seminar

Aim:

• Evaluation of the apologetics project, report
• Detailed planning of the project The discursive fight over religious texts in antiquit y
• Discussion of theory and empiricism of the project
• Presentation of articles on martyrdom in antiquity (final part of the apologetics project)

Communication: Anthology on martyrdom published in ECCA (eds J. Engberg and A.K. Petersen).

Study of Irenaeus of Lyon, Adversus Haereses , I-V (4 seminars)

Aim: A common point of departure through the study of a fundamental work.

Thesis: Irenaeus develops exegetic strategies in reply to theological, dogmatic and organisational conflicts.

Communication: Working paper and two articles: One by A.C. Jacobsen: "Strategies of biblical hermeneutics developed in conflict with Gnostics" and one by J. Engberg.

Time: Wednesday 7 March, 14.15h-17.00h

Internal seminar

"Irenæus, Adv. haer. Vol. I" (in Danish) by Anders-Christian Jacobsen and Jesper Hyldahl

Time: Wednesday 21 March, 14.15h-17.00h

Visit by Professor Klaus Koschorke

Public seminar

"Kanonbildung im 2.Jh im Konfliktfeld Grosskirche, Gnosis, Montanismus, Apokryphe Evangelien.” by Prof. Klaus Koschorke

Time:  Wednesday 11 April, 14.15h-17.00h

Venue: room 216, building 1442, Faculty of Theology

Internal seminar

"Irenæus, Adv. haer. Vol. II". (in Danish)

Further details to follow.

Time: Wednesday 2 May, 14.15h-17.00h

Venue: room 216, building 1442, Faculty of Theology

Internal seminar

"Irenæus, Adv. haer. Vol. III". (in Danish)

Further details to follow.

Time: Wednesday 30 May, 13.15h-16.00h

Venue: Auditorium 2, building 1442, Faculty of Theology

Public visiting lectures

In May - August 2007 Professor Karla Pollmann, Sct. Andrews and Professor Lorenzo Perrone, Bologna will visit the Faculty of Theology under the auspices the University of Aarhus research priority area "Religion and normativity, theme 1: The discursive fight over religious texts in antiquity".

Programme

13.15h-14.30h: Professor Karla Pollmann: "Exegesis without End? Forms, Methods and Functions of early Christian Biblical Commentaries".

14.30h-14.45h: Break

14.45h-16.00h: Professor Lorenzo Perrone: Scripture for a life of Perfection. The Bible in Late Antique Monasticism. The Case of Palestine.

The lectures will be followed by a glass of wine.

Everybody is welcome!

Time: Wednesday 6 June, 10:00h - ?(Note changes)

Internal seminar

"Irenæus, Adv. haer. Vol. IV and V".

10.00-12.00: Seminar at the faculty (Room 440), Irenaeus, Adv. Haer., book IV

13.30:          Departure to Voerladegård (Anders). Transport will be arranged in the morning.

14.30-17.00: Seminar. Adv. Haer., book V.

18.00-? :      Dinner