Erasmus Guest Lecture: The First Murder: Cain and Abel in the Hebrew Bible and the Qurʾān (Dr. Hussein Ghaddar, American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon)

Erasmus Guest Lectures: “Sacred Texts in Dialogue: The Qurʾān and the Hebrew Bible” (February 2–5, 2026)

* 03.02.2026, 12:15–13:45
Bismarckstr. 1, A 602
The First Murder: Cain and Abel in the Hebrew Bible and the Qurʾān (Dr. Hussein Ghaddar
American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon)
In cooperation with the Chair of Oriental Philology and Islamic Studies
Dr. Pascal Held

* 04.02.2026, 14:00–15:30
Bismarckstr. 1, B 604
In the Beginning: The Hebrew Bible and the Qurʾān – Commanding the World into Existence (Dr. Hussein Ghaddar
American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon)
In cooperation with the Chair of Oriental Philology and Islamic Studies
Prof. Dr. Georges Tamer

* 05.02.2026, 10:15–11:45
Bismarckstr. 1, B 604
“And God Said”: Divine Speech in the Hebrew Bible and the Qurʾān (Dr. Hussein Ghaddar
American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon)
In cooperation with the Chair of Oriental Philology and Islamic Studies
Dr. Christian Lange