Materials of the Bible Week 2022
The Book of Job, chapters 28 to 42
”I had heard of You by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees You.“ (Job 42:5)
Introduction
- Jonathan Magonet
Introduction
Lectures
- Constanza Cordoni
“Have you noticed my servant Job?” (Job 1:8) – On the gentile, the patient, the righteous and the protester Job in premodern Jewish tradtion - Katherine E. Southwood
Job as a work of laughtears and learning – Comedy, pain, and audiences' empathy - Eva-Martina Kindl
A change of perspective – Reflections on the Book of Job, based on Job 42:5.6
Texts in Dialogue
- James Baaden
Please be patient - Ursula Silber
James 5:11 – A short verse und many questions
Sermons
- Jonathan Magonet
Shabbat Sermon - Matthias Loerbroks
Sunday Sermon
Materials of the digital Bible Week 2021
24 to 31 July 2022 / 25 Tammuz to 3 Av 5782
The Book of Job, chapters 1 to 27
”What are mere mortals that You magnify them?“ (Job 7:17)
25 July to 1 August 2021 / 16 to 23 Av 5781
Introduction
- Jonathan Magonet
Introduction
Lectures
- Jan Fokkelman
A lecture on Job - Markus Witte
Job and the suffering - Gilad Jacobson
Job and Ruth – divine and mortal salvation
Virtual Excursion
From Bodenheim to Belsize Square: Max Blum's Diary
Sermon
- Jonathan Magonet
Shabbat Sermon
Materials of the digital Bible Week meeting 2020
23 to 24 July 2020 / 2 to 3 Av 5780
- Jonathan Magonet
What does Isaiah mean by "holy"?
Script
Text sheet
Video recording
- George Sfougaras
Maps with Feelings. A visual way of connecting us from afar
Presentation
Objects of significance
The Google Earth map
Materials of the Bible Week 2019
Psalms 119 to 134
“Your word is a lamp to my feet, a light for my path.” (Ps. 119:105)
28 July to 4 August 2019 / 25 Tammuz to 3 Av 5779
Introduction
- Jonathan Magonet
Introduction
Lectures
- Shani Tzoref
Psalms of Ascent - Klara Butting
A Transforming Path – The Pilgrims' Songs
Outline of the Pilgrim‘s Songs Composition - Stefan Klöckner
Learning to Pray by Singing. Gregorian Chants with Texts based on the Psalms
Texts in Dialogue
- Rachel Slutsky
Hannah's Song (I Sam. 2:1-10): A History of Reception in Tehillim (Psalms), Targum Yonatan (Jonathan's Translation), and Talmud Bavli (the Babylonian Talmud) - Gregor Scherzinger
Magnificat – A Dangerous Reminder. Luke 1:46-55
Sermons
- Jonathan Magonet
Shabbat Sermon - Sr Katarzyna Kowalska nds
Sunday Sermon
Materials of the Bible Week 2018
Genesis 1-3, Isaiah 42-49, Jonah
“That fiftieth year shall be a jubilee for you” (Lev 25:11)
29 July to 5 August 2018 / 17 to 24 Av 5778
Introduction
- Jonathan Magonet
Introduction
Lectures
- Deborah Kahn-Harris
Eve Was Framed – and Other Interpretations from the Exegetical Vanguard - Halima Krausen
Creation – A Perspective from the Qur‘an - Christian Rutishauser SJ
The Suffering Servant: An Invitation to Repent - Howard Cooper
Jonah Unbound
Sermons
- Jonathan Magonet
Shabbat Sermon - Kerstin Menzel
Sunday Sermon: Isaiah 62:6-12
Jubilee Celebration
- Programme Jubilee Celebration
with Greetings by Rabbi Dr Deborah Kahn-Harris, Regional Bishop Dr Birgit Klostermeier, Bishop Dr Franz-Josef Bode, and Prof. Dr Ursula Rudnick
Materials of the Bible Week 2017
Book of Proverbs
“Wisdom has built her house” (Prov 9:1)
23 to 30 July 2017 / 29 Tammuz to 7 Av 5777
Introduction
- Jonathan Magonet
Introduction to the Book of Proverbs
Lectures
- Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz
Mishlei – Proverbs: Weaving the Web of Wisdom - Ursula Rapp
The Dangerous Stupidity of the Unambiguous. The Polarity of the Proverbial Literature as a School of Wisdom - Sr Nazek Matty OP
For the Lord Will Be Your Confidence ...
(Prov. 3:26)
Texts in Dialogue
- Veronika Bachmann
Jesus Ben Sira 24. On Wisdom, who has found an earthly dwelling place - Mark L. Solomon
Streams to the Ocean of Wisdom: Reflections on Ben Sira 24
Sermons
- Jonathan Magonet
Shabbat Sermon - Jo Beckers
Sunday Sermon: John 6,30-35
Materials of the Bible Week 2016
Psalms 107 to 118
“From the rising of the sun to its setting” (Ps 113:3)
24 to 31 July 2016 / 18 to 25 Tammuz 5776
Introduction
- Jonathan Magonet
Introduction to Psalms 107 to 118
Lectures
- Jeremy Schonfield
Psalms 113 to 118: Qualified Praise? - Egbert Ballhorn
The Psalter as a House of Voices. Or: On the Possibility of a Christian Reading of the Psalms - Bettina Strübel
The Frankfurt Tehillim-Psalms-Project
Texts in Dialogue
- Sybil Sheridan
John 4:1-26 – Jesus and the Samaritan Woman - Uta Blohm
A Sermon on John 4:1-26
Sermons
- Jonathan Magonet
Shabbat Sermon - Cord Hasselblatt
Sunday Sermon
Materials of the Bible Week 2015
Kohelet – The Book of Ecclesiastes
“To everything there is a season.” (Koh 3:1)
2 to 9 August 2015 / 17 to 24 Av 5775
Introduction
- Jonathan Magonet
Kohelet – The Book of Ecclesiastes
Lectures
- Joanna Weinberg
Ecclesiastes 3:15 and a Homily on Persecution - Elisabeth Birnbaum
Christian Interpretation of Kohelet [Ecclesiastes] – Three Examples from History and the Present - John Jarick
The Threefold Cord of Ecclesiastes
Texts in Dialogue
- Howard Cooper
Reflections on Reading Matthew 6:19-34
Sermons
- Jonathan Magonet
Shabbat Sermon - Ursula Silber
Sunday Sermon: Matthew 5:17-21
Materials of the Bible Week 2014
Psalms 90 to 106
“Teach us to number our days to gain a heart of wisdom.” (Ps 90:12)
3 to 10 August 2014 / 7 to 14 Av 5774
Introduction
- Jonathan Magonet
Psalms 90 to 106
Lectures
- Annette Boeckler
Moses’ Prophecy or the Primordial Song of Humanity? Psalm 92 and the Liturgical Reading of Psalms in Judaism
Slide presentation - Susan Gillingham
Psalms 90-106: Book Four of a Five-Part Drama - Benjamin Williams
The First Printed Books of Midrash and their Jewish and Christian Readers
Article related to the Fringe Series
- Mark Solomon
Christ Through Jewish Eyes
Texts in Dialogue
- Georg Steins
“Prepare the Way of the Lord”; Isaiah 40:1-26
Sermons
- Jonathan Magonet
Shabbat Sermon - Yoichi Kobayashi
Sunday Sermon
Materials of the Bible Week 2013
The Book of Esther
“That night, sleep deserted the king” (Esth. 6:1)
28 July to 4 August 2013 / 21 to 28 Av 5773
Introduction
- Jonathan Magonet
The Book of Esther
Lectures
- Jonathan Magonet
The God who hides. Some Jewish responses to the Book of Esther - Veronika Bachmann
The Esther Narratives as Reminders – for Jews and for Christians - Alinda Damsma
The Targums to Esther
Sermons
- Jonathan Magonet
Shabbat Sermon - Sr Elisabeth Busbach OSB
Sunday Sermon
Materials of the Bible Week 2012
Psalms 73 to 89
“Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself.” (Ps 84:4)
5 to 12 August 2012 / 17 to 24 Av 5772
Introduction
- Jonathan Magonet
Psalms – Book three
Lectures
- Moshe Lavee
Intertextuality and the Origins of Midrash: Psalms 73-89 and the Hermeneutic Quality of Liturgy - Eva-Martina Kindl
When God Becomes The Enemy… Psalm 88 – Beyond Theodicy - Ariane Cordes
The Septuagint Psalter: Interpretation and Actualization of Sacred Scripture
Lectio
Sermons
- Jonathan Magonet
Shabbat Sermon - Anne-Marie Visser
Sunday Sermon
Materials of the Bible Week 2011
The Song of Songs
“The flashes of love are flashes of fire, the very flame of the Eternal One.” (Song 8:6)
24 to 31 July 2011 / 22 to 29 Tammuz 5771
Introduction
- Jonathan Magonet
The Song of Songs
Lectures
- Jan Fokkelmann
The Song of Songs: A Mercurial Wonder - Norman Solomon
Song of Songs: Introductory Notes - Edmée Kingsmill
The Song of Songs 1:1-4: A Biblical Reading
Sermons
- Jonathan Magonet
Shabbat Sermon - Erik Koren
Sunday Sermon
Memories
Materials of the Bible Week 2010
Psalms 58 to 72
“Hide not your face ...; make haste to answer me.” (Ps. 69:18)
25 July to 1 August 2010 / 14 to 21 Av 5770
Introduction
- Jonathan Magonet
Psalms 58 to 72
Haikus
Lectures
- Mark Solomon
The Praise of Silence - Ursula Silber
The Problematic Nature of the “Enemy Psalms” in Christian Reception - Admiel Kosman
Psalms Chapter 58: From the Mole to the Male in the Talmudic Story
Sermons
- Jonathan Magonet
Shabbat Sermon - Wolfgang Raupach-Rudnick
Sunday Sermon
Materials of the Bible Week 2009
The Book of Lamentations – Eichah
“Take us back, Eternal One, to Yourself, and let us come back.” (Lam. 5:21)
26 July to 2 August 2009 / 5 to 12 Av 5769
Introduction
- Jonathan Magonet
Eichah – the Book of Lamentations
Lectures
- Deborah Kahn-Harris
Who Are We: An Exploration of Voice in Lam 5:19-22 - Klaus Wengst
The Biblical Book of Lamentations: a Text of the Church - Victor Seidler
Lamentations: Ethics After Auschwitz
Sermons
- Jonathan Magonet
Shabbat Sermon - Anselm Brumwell
Sunday Sermon
Materials of the Bible Week 2008
The Book of Leviticus
“You shall love your neighbour as yourself.” (Lev 19:18)
27 July to 3 August 2008 / 24 Tammuz to 2 Av 5768
Introduction
- Jonathan Magonet
The Book of Leviticus
Lectures
- Erich Zenger
The Book of Leviticus – an Important Book in Jewish-Christian Dialogue - Marc Saperstein
Jewish Preaching on Leviticus - Christiane Thiel
The Book of Leviticus – What Are This Book’s Implications for Today’s (Political) Thinking
Sermons
- Jonathan Magonet
Shabbat Sermon - Eva Hadem
Sunday Sermon
40th Anniversary of the International Jewish-Christian Bible Week, 31 August 2008
Invitation
Programme
- Jonathan Magonet
Welcome
- Hans Hermann Henrix
Lecture: Israel’s Bible – The Basis for Jewish-Christian Dialogue
Materials of the Bible Week 2007
Psalms 42 to 57
“O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise.” (Ps 51:17)
29 July to 5 August 2007 / 14 to 21 Av 5767
Lectures
- Gregor Brazerol
Psalm 110 as an Example of the Christian Understanding of the Psalms - Asher Amir
Faith Crisis and its Resolution in the Bible - Robert Murray
Psalm 51: Some interpretations examined
Sermons
- Howard Cooper
Shabbat Sermon - Andreas Laqueur
Sunday Sermon
Materials of the Bible Week 2006
The Book of Ruth
“I went away full, and the Lord has brought me back empty.” (Ruth 1:21)
23 to 30 July 2006 / 27 Tammuz to 5 Av 5766
Lectures
- Irmtraud Fischer
The Book of Ruth as Exegetical Literature - Jonathan Magonet
Rabbinic Readings of Ruth - Ora Dresner
Mourning and Loss and the Life Cycle in the Book of Ruth
Sermons
- Jonathan Magonet
Shabbat Sermons - Georg Steins
Sunday Sermons