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06/25/2026 - 06/25/2026 | Berlin

Book Launch | Embodied Voice in the Bible and its Afterlives | 25. Juni 2026, 19 Uhr

How do voice and embodiment shape our understanding of ancient texts?

In her monograph Body Language: Voice, Embodiment, and Textuality in the Hebrew Bible (Yale University Press), Jacqueline Vayntrub challenges traditional philological paradigms. She examines how biblical authors did not merely record oral speech, but staged it as a deliberate literary device to negotiate questions of identity, continuity, and presence.

To mark its publication, the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (BBAW) invites you to a panel discussion featuring leading voices in the international academic landscape: Glenn W. Most (Classical Philology), Volker Leppin (Church History), Bernd Schipper (Hebrew Bible), moderated by Christoph Markschies, president of the BBAW. This interdisciplinary panel will evaluate the theoretical potential of the work, discussing how Vayntrub’s methodological intervention might fundamentally reshape the study of biblical literature, its history of reception, and the broader foundations of a renewed philology.

Information on participating / attending:
Der Eintritt ist frei. Eine Anmeldung ist erforderlich unter: https://www.bbaw.de/veranstaltungen/veranstaltung-embodied-voice-in-the-bible-an...

Date:

06/25/2026 19:00 - 06/25/2026 21:00

Registration deadline:

06/25/2026

Event venue:

Akademiegebäude am Gendarmenmarkt, Leibniz-Saal, Markgrafenstraße 38
10117 Berlin
Berlin
Germany

Target group:

all interested persons

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Relevance:

transregional, national

Subject areas:

History / archaeology, Language / literature, Philosophy / ethics, Religion

Types of events:

Presentation / colloquium / lecture

Entry:

06/16/2026

Sender/author:

Dr. Ann-Christin Bolay

Department:

Kommunikation

Event is free:

yes

Language of the text:

English

URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event81754


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