THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS: The Bible and Biblical Interpretation at Qumran                    Saturday, February 10, 2001 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p. m. McMurtry Auditorium, Duncan Hall 1055 Rice University FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC NO REGISTRATION NECESSARY   MAPS & PARKING

Program   9:00-9:30 Welcome and Introduction, with Slides - Matthias Henze  9:30 - 10:15 John J. Collins, Yale Divinity School "Interpretations of the Creation of Humankind" 10:15 - 11:00 James C. VanderKam, University of Notre Dame "Sinai Revisited: The Qumran Community and Its Scriptural Model"  11:00 - 11:15 Short Break 11:15 - 12:00 Gary A. Anderson, Harvard Divinity School "Israel's Exile in the Dead Sea Scrolls"   12:00 - 1:15 Lunch Break   1:15 - 2:00 Peter W. Flint, Trinity Western University "The Prophet David at Qumran" 2:00 - 2:30 Matthias Henze, Rice University "The Offering of the Lips: The Psalms at Qumran" 2:30 - 3:00 Joined Discussion