Convener: Heath Dewrell (University of Texas, Austin)

November 15-16, 2023, RLP 1.302E, University of Texas, Austin

Across the ancient Mediterranean and Near East, there were a variety of ways in which specialists manipulated the supernatural realm, either to obtain knowledge via the divine realm or to manipulate the natural world via supernatural means. In recent years, scholars have examined the phenomenon of prophecy as a subset of the broader category divination, comparable to practices such as astrology or haruspicy.

Internationally recognized scholars from both North America and Europe will gather to present original research from fields such as Assyriology, Hebrew Bible, Early Judaism, and Early Christianity. Participants include keynote speaker Martti Nissinen, as well as Joseph E. Sanzo, Ryan Schroeder, Hanna Tervanotko, Jonathan Stökl, Michael Swartz, and Leslie Virnelson.

The event will be in person. Please contact Dr. Dewrell (@Dewrell, Heath) if you wish to attend.