9.30

Welcome

9:40 – 10.00

Eva Vymětalová-Hrabáková (Charles University)

The Biblical Claim to Survival. Exploring the Role of Migration in Biblical Sources.

10:00 – 10.20

Pavla Damohorská (Charles University)

The Biblical Israel’s Attitude towards the Foreigners in the Promised Land and its Impact on the Later Development of Relations to Foreigners and Strangers - the Jewish Point of View.

10:20 – 10.40

Marzena Zawanowska (University of Warsaw)

A holy tongue or a conventional language? –  The Hebrew language in discussions between the Rabbanite and Karaite Jews

10:40 – 11.00

Discussion

11.00 – 11.20

Tea Break

11.20 – 11.40

Pavel Kolář (Charles University)

Challenges of biblical hermeneutics for the blessing of same-sex unions

11.40 – 12.00

Christine Svinth-Værge Põder (University of Copenhagen)

The Bible in a warming world. Uses of Scripture and public concerns

12:00 – 12:40

Discussion

12:40 – 13.00

Closing Refreshment