DSSPhenomenon

I have been reviewing my report on suspected DSS forgeries and the transit of fragments to private collections in the '90s and '00s. Here is an excerpt from an article by James H. Charlesworth that he published in 2012 ... /1

@kcmerckling It was so wonderful to have you be a part of the conference and share your work!

Grateful to the organizers of @DSSphenomenon for the privilege of hearing and sharing ideas in Kristiansand!

Thanks to everyone who made the conference unforgettable! Until next time!!! #DSSPhenomenon

Michael DeVries leading our workshop discussion on provenance and the Dead Sea Scrolls. #DSSPhenomenon

Tupá Guerra shares her research on the role of scholars and the press in presenting the “mystery” of the Scrolls. #DSSPhenomenon @tupaguerra

Florian Oepping discusses Rengsdorf, Golb, and the so-called “Temple Library.” #DSSPhenomenon

Kaitlynn Merckling presents on the righteous “dead” in 1 Enoch and the ramifications of the Enoch texts from Qumran. #DSSPhenomenon

Ingrid Breilid Gimse leading a workshop discussion on the future of scholarly editions of the Dead Sea Scrolls. #DSSPhenomenon

We are officially underway for our last day at @AgderUniversity! #DSSPhenomenon

Gad Barnea presenting the history of scholarship on 4Q550 and his new reconstruction. #DSSPhenomenon @gbarnea

Ludvik Kjeldsberg sharing the conclusions from his research on Dead Sea Scrolls exhibitions and how they present the Scrolls. #DSSPhenomenon

Natalie Lantz exploring the presentation of the Scrolls at the Shrine of the Book and the “Qumranification” of the Dead Sea Scrolls.” #DSSPhenomenon

Day 2 begins with Charles Comerford reflects on the power to labels and categories by examining the case of 4Q419. #DSSPhenomenon

Charlotte Hempel (@QumranRocks) closes our first day with a keynote address: “The Size of the Playground for Dead Sea Scrolls Researchers.” #DSSPhenomenon

Colette Loll reflecting on the intersection of material and social sciences in the authentication of suspect DSS fragments. #DSSPhenomenon

Stephen Reed discusses John Marco Allegro’s preparation of Cave 4 documents for publication. #DSSPhenomenon

Kristiansand tá sendo uma delícia. É impressionante como conferências me fazem bem! Kristiansand is being great. Its quite amazing how conferences make me happy! @DSSphenomenon

Matthew Monger begins with a presentation on issues surrounding the understanding the nature of “manuscripts” and materiality. #DSSPhenomenon

And we are underway in Kristiansand with a conference welcome from @IngridBreilidG. Looking forward to a wonderful few days of presentations and conversation! #DSSPhemonenon

Next week, I'll talk 4Q550 @DSSphenomenon. The history of its interpretation, marred by preconceptions trying to tie it to Esther; my new material+textual restoration & a synopsis of the hitherto unknown Achaemenid-Jewish tale it contains. I look forward to a stimulating session!