Hilary Term 2026
Weeks 1-8, Tuesdays from 2 to 3.30 pm
Catherine Lewis Lecture Theatre **unless otherwise stated
Clarendon Institute, Walton Street Oxford, OX1 2HG
All lectures will be presented in a hybrid format which will be accessible both online (see below) and in person in the Catherine Lewis Lecture Theatre (followed by coffee, tea and biscuits in the Common Room, situated in the basement of the Clarendon Institute)
Convened by Meron Piotrkowski
**Week 1, Tuesday 20th January
Rotem Avneri Meir (Yale University), “Judean Diaspora and Territory in the Late Hellenistic Galilee”
**Please note that the speaker will deliver the lecture remotely via Zoom**
To register and join online please click here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/-ibmlC7pRrGqPLvyt3l4Ew
Week 2, Tuesday 27th January
Shoni Lavie-Driver (University of Oxford), “The Jews of Caesarea Maritima: A Greek-Speaking Community in Roman Palaestina?”
In order to participate in this lecture via Zoom, please register at this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Mmv_d_yARBa4ixFqkG-yFA
**Week 3, Tuesday 3rd February SPECIAL SESSION (SEE INFORMATION BELOW)
Meron Piotrkowski (Wolfson), Adi Wiener (Tel Aviv University), and LiamMcNamara (Ashmolean)
“The Trilingual Silver Exorcism Amulet against Evil Spirits and Fever from Tell el-Amarna”
Special Handling Session at the Ashmolean Museum. We will gather at 2:00 pm in the Museum Foyer. As capacity is limited to 15 participants, we kindly invite those interested to register by contacting Prof. M. Piotrkowski at meron.piotrkowski@ames.ox.ac.uk. Places will be offered subject to availability, so early expressions of interest are welcome.
Week 4, Tuesday 10th February
Marcello Fidanzio (Università della Svizzera Italiana), “Highlights from the Caves of Qumran”
In order to participate in this lecture via Zoom, please register at this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/0Za2PrPRS_WmZZ0a6JadNg
Week 5, Tuesday 17th February CANCELLED
Eshbal Ratzon (Tel Aviv University), “The Dead Sea Scrolls and Their Decipherment”
Week 6, Tuesday 24th February
Harald Samuel (Universität Tübingen), “Imperial Perspectives on Local Priesthood”
In order to participate in this lecture via Zoom, please register at this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/L2-1tRx0RHymVmt7BwdWBw
Week 7, Tuesday 3rd March
Emily Howe (University College London), “Negotiated Imperialism: Judaean and Alexandrian Responses to the Imperial System”
In order to participate in this lecture via Zoom, please register at this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/ymH7HcVIQf-ZRVYE9D-sNw
Week 8, Tuesday 10th March
Ronny Vollandt (Ludwig‑Maximilians‑Universität München), “The Maccabees in Arabic”
In order to participate in this lecture via Zoom, please register at this link:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/89E0RUOAQGO24f4lTtidQw