"The Art of Writing in Ancient Israel," by professor William Schniedewind, will conclude a fall series of lectures focusing on "The Roots of Literacy in the Ancient Near East," being held in conjuction with the exhibit "Writings Out of Time: The University of Arizona's Cuneiform Collection" in Special Collections. Schniedewind's talk is also part of the Shaol Pozez Memorial Lectureship Series and is being sponsored by the Arizona Center for Judaic Studies. Schniedewind is professor of biblical studies and Kershaw Chair of Ancient Eastern Mediterranean Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles.