Michael Johnson
@scrollsgeek.bsky.social
Interests: #DeadSeaScrolls #Hodayot #DigitalHumanities #Psalms, Songs, and Hymns in the #DSS & #HebrewBible
This talk by Laura Lieber is worth checking out if you're in the Vancouver area: amne.ubc.ca/events/event...
October 21, 2025 at 4:59 AM
This talk by Laura Lieber is worth checking out if you're in the Vancouver area: amne.ubc.ca/events/event...
Looking forward Charlotte Hempel's lecture, The DSS and the Rural Economy on Oct 21. Follow the link for details and to register. jewishstudies.umd.edu/events/dead-... #dss #qumran
October 18, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Looking forward Charlotte Hempel's lecture, The DSS and the Rural Economy on Oct 21. Follow the link for details and to register. jewishstudies.umd.edu/events/dead-... #dss #qumran
Congrats to Michael Press on his fantastic piece, "The Provenance of the 'Seiyal Collection.'" It is a well-organized and an exceptionally clear treatment of an often overlooked area in the study of the Dead Sea Scrolls. doi.org/10.1163/1568... #deadseascrolls #provenance
The Provenance of the “Seiyal Collection”
Abstract This article considers the collection history of the so-called “Seiyal Collection,” purchased by the Palestine Archaeological Museum in 1952 and 1953. While the Taʿamireh Bedouin and/or Khali...
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September 29, 2024 at 12:07 PM
Congrats to Michael Press on his fantastic piece, "The Provenance of the 'Seiyal Collection.'" It is a well-organized and an exceptionally clear treatment of an often overlooked area in the study of the Dead Sea Scrolls. doi.org/10.1163/1568... #deadseascrolls #provenance
I'm enjoying a coffee & another fascinating article from Årstein Justnes from DSD Advance Articles: "From Qumran Caves to Swiss Vaults: Unprovenanced Dead Sea Scrolls-Like Fragments and Transformative Travels" doi.org/10.1163/1568... - looking forward to seeing it in print! #deadseascrolls #qumran
From Qumran Caves to Swiss Vaults
Abstract When first announced, many of the post-2002 Dead Sea Scrolls-like fragments were depicted as experienced travelers having moved over long distances. Some of Martin Schøyen’s fragments had all...
doi.org
September 21, 2024 at 10:57 AM
I'm enjoying a coffee & another fascinating article from Årstein Justnes from DSD Advance Articles: "From Qumran Caves to Swiss Vaults: Unprovenanced Dead Sea Scrolls-Like Fragments and Transformative Travels" doi.org/10.1163/1568... - looking forward to seeing it in print! #deadseascrolls #qumran
Reposted by Michael Johnson
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September 5, 2024 at 1:40 PM
Announcement: AIAR Fellowship Applications are Open! Apply by December 3, 2024 - mailchi.mp/aiar/announc...
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One of the highlights of attending the annual meeting of the Canadian Society of Biblical Studies at McGill this June was seeing Eileen Schuller, my PhD supervisor, for the first time in-person since 2019. I know I'm a bit late for a conference post, but I didn't want to let this one pass by!
July 19, 2024 at 6:58 AM
One of the highlights of attending the annual meeting of the Canadian Society of Biblical Studies at McGill this June was seeing Eileen Schuller, my PhD supervisor, for the first time in-person since 2019. I know I'm a bit late for a conference post, but I didn't want to let this one pass by!