Special guest lecture at the English German Colloquium

NEWS FROM TÜBINGEN

by Dennis Lindsay

 From time to time our Institute for the Study of Christian Origins has the opportunity to partner, not only with the Protestant faculty of the University of Tübingen, but also with other departments in the University. At one of our English-German Colloquium sessions in July, we were able to host a special guest lecture in cooperation with the Archaeology Department within the framework of a major research project on ancient coins, for which they have received substantial grant funding (“Sonderforschungsbereich 1391”).

Guest lecturer Dr. Tine Rassalle, an independent scholar from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, presented her fascinating research on the phenomenon of unexplained massive coin deposits discovered beneath the floors of a number of ancient synagogues (1st to 8th Century) in Israel. This was one of our best-attended Colloquiums this year, with participants attending in-person and online. Anyone interested in reviewing Dr. Rassalle’s research can find more information on her website: https://www.ancientsynagoguecoins.com

With the start of August comes the end of the summer semester and our academic year in Tübingen. Over the next few weeks Institute staff will be taking some vacation time to rest up a bit and then begin to prepare for the next academic cycle which begins in October.