Bloomsbury Summer School
Fascinated by ancient civilisations?
We offer anyone with any level of knowledge, inspiring short courses on ancient Egypt and other areas of the ancient world.
2022 Course timetable
Monday 11 to Friday 15 July
MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE: HYMNS AND WORSHIP IN THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST AND THE HEBREW BIBLE
Course Director: Prof. Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones (Cardiff University)
Monday 11 July
10:45* – 11:00
Students login to Zoom*
11:00 – 11:30
BSS Director’s Welcome Address
11:30 – 13:00
1. What is a Hymn? Defining the genre in a Near Eastern Context
14:30 – 15:45
2. Music and Performance
16:15 – 17:30
3. Temple Hymns in the Near East
Tuesday 12 July
10:00 – 11:15
4. Greek and Iranian examples of the hymnic tradition
11:45 – 13:00
5. Egyptian Hymns
14:15 – 15:30
6. Comparative Literature: The Hymn to the Aten & Psalm 104
16:00 – 17:15
7. Introducing Psalms: Studying the Hebrew Psalter
Wednesday 13 July
10:00 – 11:15
8. Reading Psalms Part I
11:45 – 13:00
9. Reading Psalms Part II
14:15 – 15:30
10. Reading Psalms Part III
16:00 – 17:15
11. Reading Psalms Part IV
Thursday 14 July
10:00 – 11:15
12. Reading Psalms Part V
11:45 – 13:00
13. Reading Psalms Part VI
14:15 – 15:30
14. Reading Psalms Part VII
16:00 – 17:15
15. Reading Psalms Part VIII
Friday 15 July
10:00 – 11:15
16. Reading Psalms Part IX
11:45 – 13:00
17. Reading Psalms Part X
14:15 – 15:30
18. The Book of Lamentations
16:00 – 17:15
19. Wedding Hymns: the Song of Songs
17:15 – 19:00
End-of-Course Drinks and Online Social (you are welcome to invite guests)
* All times are London UK time; Zoom waiting room opens 15 minutes prior to the start.
NB: Timetables, once published, are unlikely to change, but remain provisional until the first day of the course.
