Inaugural event: "Transforming Memories of Collective Violence in the Hebrew Bible," March 29, 2019

In the first event organized by the research project, the team members shared the current state of their sub-projects with the project's external advisors. The project was presented to the public on the evening of March 29. Prof. Sonja Ammann presented the aims and structure of the project and introduced its team members and research assistants. Following this, Prof. Sylvie Honigman (Tel Aviv University) provided a glimpse into her current research in her project-related lecture "Diverging Memories and Memorializing: Jewish, Greek, and Egyptian Perspectives on Inter-Ethnic Violence in Greco-Roman Egypt."

Workshop with and lecture by Prof. Katell Berthelot (Aix-en-Provence), October 2, 2019

Prof. Katell Berthelot, an expert in Jewish history and literature from the Hellenistic and Roman periods, was invited to Basel to discuss her work with the members of the research project. In an afternoon workshop, the project team members discussed the interim results of their individual research projects with Prof. Berthelot. In the evening, Prof. Berthelot presented her own research in a public lecture titled "Reconquérir la Terre Promise ? La place des modèles bibliques dans les guerres des Hasmonéens au IIe siècle av. n. è." Through her lecture, the ca. 30 members of the audience gained new insights into the current state of research on the interpretation of the Maccabean wars.

Webinar 2020: "Historical Narratives and Memorialization of Collective Violence in Antiquity"

In light of worldwide developments relating to COVID-19, the conference "Historical Narratives and Memoralization of Collective Violence in Antiquity," originally planned to be held in Basel on September 2–4, has been restructured into a weekly webinar.

Workshop and research report, February 14–15 2020, Basel.

With Dr. Danilo Verde (Leuven), Dr. Hervé Gonzalez (Lausanne), Prof. Dr. Sylvie Honigman (Tel Aviv) und Prof. Dr. Angelika Berlejung (Leipzig).

Workshop and public lecture with/by Prof. Dr. Kristin De Troyer (Salzburg), September 17, 2020

The project members discussed with Prof. Dr. Kristin De Troyer (Salzbrug) text-critical issues in 1–2 Sam, 1–2 Kgs, 1–2 Chr, and Esther as well as the literary and historical study of the representation of the Persian kings in the Hebrew and Greek books of Esther.

Graduate Seminar: “Memory: Recent Theories and Ancient Mediterranean Texts”, Fall semester 2021

The Graduate Seminar for project members and MA students was given by Sonja Ammann, Stephen Germany, and Jenna Kemp, with participation of Sylvie Honigman (Tel Aviv).

Workshop and public lecture with/by Prof. Dr. Aren Maeir (Bar-Ilan-University), March 30, 2022

The project members discussed with Prof. Dr. Aren Maeir about the Philistines in Archaeology and in Biblical Memory. In the evening, Prof. Maeir held a public lecture on the topic "Cultural Memory and Invented Traditions in the Southern Levant”.

Workshop and public lecture with/by Prof. Dr. Ron Hendel (UC Berkeley), June 1st, 2022

With Prof. Dr. Ron Hendel the project members discussed the interim results of their individual research projects. In the evening, Prof. Hendel held a public lecture with the title “Cultural Memory in the Hebrew Bible”.

Workshop and public lecture with/by Dr. Emanuel Pfoh (Buenos Aires / CONICET), June 21, 2022

The project members discussed with Dr. Emanuel Pfoh about writing the history of ancient Israel / Palestine. In the evening, Dr. Pfoh presented his research under the title “Poetics of the Past” to the public.

Workshop “Biblical Representations of Israel and Judah as Subjects of Collective Violence”, Jun 19, 2023

Together with Jonathan Woods (Münster / St. Andrews) the project members discussed their research on texts that present Israel and Judah as subjects of collective violence. This workshop resulted in the ThZ volume 4/79 (2023).

Public lecture by Prof. Dr. Christl M. Maier (Marburg), April 10, 2024

Prof. Dr. Christl M. Maier held a pulic lecture in Basel on the topic "Das Jeremiabuch als Erzählung eines kulturellen Traumas".

Special Session: "Transforming Memories of Collective Violence in the Hebrew Bible", Sofia, July 18, 2024

“Transforming Memories of Collective Violence in the Hebrew Bible” special session, EABS Annual Meeting, July 18, Sofia (Bulgaria).