Extra-Long (>70 mins)
Old Testament
Anglican
The silence about Ezra in the Dead Sea Scrolls: where do we go from here? | University of Birmingham
Theologian
Hugh Williamson
Duration
82.52
Uploaded to YouTube
20 April 2020
Added to Database
19 November 2025
YouTube description
Public lecture in association with the Ezra's Legacy and the Dead Sea Scrolls Conference - https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/ezraslegacy
Leading scholars discuss what ancient sources tell us about Ezra.
Panel chair
Professor Charlotte Hempel, University of Birmingham
Speakers
Professor Lawrence H. Schiffman, New York University- What do the Rabbis say about Ezra?
Professor Hugh Williamson, University of Oxford- Was Ezra the father of Judaism?
Professor Hindy Najman , University of Oxford- Ezra the Prophet in 4 Ezra