Southern Perspectives on the Dead Sea Scrolls

This free online conference offers attendees a chance to explore unique insights into the Dead Sea Scrolls and Second Temple studies from Global South scholars. Watch pre-recorded presentations and join live discussions focused on regional approaches and emerging perspectives.

Key topics include:

• History of Dead Sea Scrolls scholarship in the Global South
• Distinctive regional methods and perspectives
• New insights and emerging research trajectories

Format

Speakers will be requested to submit a video recording of their paper by 1 August 2025. Recordings should not be more than 20-minutes in length. The pre-recorded papers will then be shared with participants, who will be invited to watch them before the live meetings.

The meetings will be comprised of four (4) two-hour-long meetings held on Zoom (that is, two hours each day). The live sessions will be dedicated to questions and discussion of the pre-circulated papers.

We will endeavour to coordinate the scheduling of the meetings to support participants from different time zones to attend.

Stay tuned for more details and registration updates.

For enquiries, contact Gareth Wearne: Gareth.Wearne@acu.edu.au.