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	This year the Enoch Seminar is celebrating 20 years of activity. It was born in the year 2000 as an attempt to bring together all major international specialists of Second Temple Judaism and in particular of Jewish Apocalypticism. We chose the name Enoch Seminar, since George Nickelsburg’s commentary was in the making and the study of Enoch literature was reshaping our view of ancient Jewish diversity. Our first meeting in Florence in 2001 was on the origins of Enochic Judaism. There was however another reason for calling ourselves the Enoch Seminar. We needed an ubiquitous character who did not belong to any particular body of ancient Jewish literature but was present everywhere (in the Old and New ~~Testastamt~~, in the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha, in the Dead Sea Scrolls, in the Church fathers, rabbinic literature and the Quran). We wanted to get rid of any traditional “canonical” boundaries, free to reshape the Second Temple Jewish Literature according to new categories.		This year the Enoch Seminar is celebrating 20 years of activity. It was born in the year 2000 as an attempt to bring together all major international specialists of Second Temple Judaism and in particular of Jewish Apocalypticism. We chose the name Enoch Seminar, since George Nickelsburg’s commentary was in the making and the study of Enoch literature was reshaping our view of ancient Jewish diversity. Our first meeting in Florence in 2001 was on the origins of Enochic Judaism. There was however another reason for calling ourselves the Enoch Seminar. We needed an ubiquitous character who did not belong to any particular body of ancient Jewish literature but was present everywhere (in the Old and New Testament, in the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha, in the Dead Sea Scrolls, in the Church fathers, rabbinic literature and the Quran). We wanted to get rid of any traditional “canonical” boundaries, free to reshape the Second Temple Jewish Literature according to new categories.

	Over time the Enoch Seminar has grown considerably from a small group of scholars to a much larger and more diverse community, affiliated to the Society of Biblical Literature.		Over time the Enoch Seminar has grown considerably from a small group of scholars to a much larger and more diverse community, affiliated to the Society of Biblical Literature.
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	Even when we are able to resume our in-person meetings, it will never be the same. From now on even residential conferences will have a larger online component. We have entered the cyberspace.		Even when we are able to resume our in-person meetings, it will never be the same. From now on even residential conferences will have a larger online component. We have entered the cyberspace.

	At the end of these four days of conference, I would like to thank all the organizers: Lorenzo DiTommaso, Kelley Bautch, Loren Stuckenbruck, Jason Zurawski, Archie Wright, ~~Benjmain~~ Reynolds, ~~all the panislist~~, ~~the respondends~~, ~~the discussants~~, ~~those~~ who have contributed ~~thru~~ the ~~chat~~, ~~our wonderful secretary (Joshua Scott)~~ And ~~all the attendees,~~ who ~~sometimes~~ have ~~heroically joined the sessions very late in~~ the ~~evening or very early in~~ the ~~morning~~ and ~~in some cases during~~ the ~~night~~.		At the end of these four days of conference, I would like to thank all the organizers: Lorenzo DiTommaso, Kelley Bautch, Loren Stuckenbruck, Jason Zurawski, Archie Wright, and Benjamin Reynolds. They worked so hard for months to make this conference a success. I would like to thank Lawrence Schiffman, Myriam Brand, John Collins, James McGrath, who have attended all the four days of the conference and contributed to the daily wrap-up sessions. I would like to thank Rodney Caruthers, Jackie Wyse-Rhodes. And Deborah Forger who have facilitated the meeting of the graduate students, and the Editor of our website and newsletter, Jason von Ehrenkrook.

	~~A special thanks goes~~ to ~~Lawrence Schiffman~~, ~~Myriam Brand~~, ~~John Collins, James McGrath~~, who have ~~attended all the four days of the conference and~~ contributed to the ~~daily wrap-up sessions~~, and to the ~~Frankel Center for Judaic Studies~~, the ~~Michigan Certer foor Early Chrstian Studies,~~ and the ~~Alessandro Nangeroni International Endowment~~.		I would like to thank all the panelists, the respondents, the discussants, those who have contributed thru the chat, and all the attendees, who sometimes have heroically joined the sessions very late in the evening or very early in the morning and in some cases during the night.

	In our opening session we celebrated the work of Paolo Sacchi, George Nickelburg, Robert Kraft, Michael Knibb, Michael Stone and Devorah Dimant. ~~This is~~ a reminder that we walk on the shoulders of the giants who preceded us.		A special thanks goes to our wonderful secretary (Joshua Scott), he made everything look so easy, while every day and every minute was adjusting the program to our specific needs. and to Our thanks also go to the Frankel Center for Judaic Studies, the Michigan Center for Early Christian Studies, and the Alessandro Nangeroni International Endowment for their continuous support.

			In our opening session we celebrated the work of Paolo Sacchi, George Nickelburg, Robert Kraft, Michael Knibb, Michael Stone and Devorah Dimant. It was a wonderful reminder that we walk on the shoulders of the giants who preceded us.

	The 4 Enoch website provided a fascinating journey through the history of research in Second Temple Judaism, from the time when Giovanni Pico della Mirandola began searching the 70 secret books of Ezra at the end of the 15th century and Paul Eber wrote the first history of the Second Temple period in 1548.		The 4 Enoch website provided a fascinating journey through the history of research in Second Temple Judaism, from the time when Giovanni Pico della Mirandola began searching the 70 secret books of Ezra at the end of the 15th century and Paul Eber wrote the first history of the Second Temple period in 1548.
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	While we miss them so much, we rejoice in seeing so many young talented women and men attending our seminar. We see in them the fulfilment of our commitment to building the new generation of specialists in Second Temple Judaism.		While we miss them so much, we rejoice in seeing so many young talented women and men attending our seminar. We see in them the fulfilment of our commitment to building the new generation of specialists in Second Temple Judaism.

	We as scholars, and the Enoch Seminar as an organization, would not even exist without the memory of the past, We are all closely related to each other. Being part of this collective history is a privilege and a responsibility. As scholars, we do not live isolated from the world and untouched by the evil of this world. But we will all be measured by the courage and determination with which we adapt to even the most difficult challenges and promote a climate of inclusiveness and friendship. Stay tuned, my friends: the best is yet to come.		We as scholars, and the Enoch Seminar as an organization, would not even exist without the memory of the past. We are all closely related to each other. Being part of this collective history is a privilege and a responsibility. As scholars, we do not live isolated from the world and untouched by the evil of this world. But we will all be measured by the courage and determination with which we adapt to even the most difficult challenges and promote a climate of inclusiveness and friendship. Stay tuned, my friends: the best is yet to come.

Gabriele Boccaccini at 02:25, 2 July 2020

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			This year the Enoch Seminar is celebrating 20 years of activity. It was born in the year 2000 as an attempt to bring together all major international specialists of Second Temple Judaism and in particular of Jewish Apocalypticism. We chose the name Enoch Seminar, since George Nickelsburg’s commentary was in the making and the study of Enoch literature was reshaping our view of ancient Jewish diversity. Our first meeting in Florence in 2001 was on the origins of Enochic Judaism. There was however another reason for calling ourselves the Enoch Seminar. We needed an ubiquitous character who did not belong to any particular body of ancient Jewish literature but was present everywhere (in the Old and New Testastamt, in the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha, in the Dead Sea Scrolls, in the Church fathers, rabbinic literature and the Quran). We wanted to get rid of any traditional “canonical” boundaries, free to reshape the Second Temple Jewish Literature according to new categories.

			Over time the Enoch Seminar has grown considerably from a small group of scholars to a much larger and more diverse community, affiliated to the Society of Biblical Literature.

			In 20 years the Enoch Seminar has organized more than 30 international meetings, published more than 20 volumes, and inspired many more books and articles by its members.
			At the beginning there were only the biennial Enoch Seminars, then came the Enoch Graduate Seminars, then the Nangeroni Meetings, then the Colloquia at the SBL, and now the first online Conference.

			With the COVID-19 crisis we have entered a new age when this kind of meetings will become more and more frequent. I think we have proven that it can be done. We have brought together specialists for all around the world. The present crisis will not be over soon. Our next colloquium in November on the Gospel of Matthew will be online, and so will be our next Enoch Graduate Seminar.

			Even when we are able to resume our in-person meetings, it will never be the same. From now on even residential conferences will have a larger online component. We have entered the cyberspace.

			At the end of these four days of conference, I would like to thank all the organizers: Lorenzo DiTommaso, Kelley Bautch, Loren Stuckenbruck, Jason Zurawski, Archie Wright, Benjmain Reynolds, all the panislist, the respondends, the discussants, those who have contributed thru the chat, our wonderful secretary (Joshua Scott) And all the attendees, who sometimes have heroically joined the sessions very late in the evening or very early in the morning and in some cases during the night.

			A special thanks goes to Lawrence Schiffman, Myriam Brand, John Collins, James McGrath, who have attended all the four days of the conference and contributed to the daily wrap-up sessions, and to the Frankel Center for Judaic Studies, the Michigan Certer foor Early Chrstian Studies, and the Alessandro Nangeroni International Endowment.

			In our opening session we celebrated the work of Paolo Sacchi, George Nickelburg, Robert Kraft, Michael Knibb, Michael Stone and Devorah Dimant. This is a reminder that we walk on the shoulders of the giants who preceded us.

			The 4 Enoch website provided a fascinating journey through the history of research in Second Temple Judaism, from the time when Giovanni Pico della Mirandola began searching the 70 secret books of Ezra at the end of the 15th century and Paul Eber wrote the first history of the Second Temple period in 1548.

			We started our conference full of sadness for the death of James Dunn. Now that we are at the conclusion of such an important achievement as the first ever international online conference on Second temple Judaism I think it is most appropriate to remember with great gratitude the names of the late members of the Enoch Seminar: starting from Hanan Eshel and Shemaryahu Talmon, to. Harold Ellens, Klaus Koch, Michael Bonner, Geza Xeravits, and Larry W. Hurtado.

			While we miss them so much, we rejoice in seeing so many young talented women and men attending our seminar. We see in them the fulfilment of our commitment to building the new generation of specialists in Second Temple Judaism.

			We as scholars, and the Enoch Seminar as an organization, would not even exist without the memory of the past, We are all closely related to each other. Being part of this collective history is a privilege and a responsibility. As scholars, we do not live isolated from the world and untouched by the evil of this world. But we will all be measured by the courage and determination with which we adapt to even the most difficult challenges and promote a climate of inclusiveness and friendship. Stay tuned, my friends: the best is yet to come.



	DAY ONE		DAY ONE

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	~~Dear John and AJ:~~		DAY ONE

	~~our online conference starts on July 29 at 9:30am (New York time) with an informal gathering~~ of ~~over 250 participants~~. I ~~would like to use those 25 minutes before~~ the ~~official beginning at 10, with~~ an ~~informal conversation with you,~~ a ~~sort~~ of ~~interview, which will require short 2-3 minute answers (according to the script below)~~.		Good Day and welcome to the 2020 Enoch Seminar Online. I am Gabriele Boccaccini, director of the Enoch Seminar. [[It was March the 22nd when Kelley, Loren and I launched the idea of an online conference. We wanted to give a sign of reaction and rebirth.]]

	~~Would you kindly accept~~ to ~~do so?~~		We are beginning this conference with great enthusiasm and the highest expectations. We are saddened by Loren’s illness, to whom we wish the fastest recovery, but are excited by the enthusiasm demonstrated by the dozens of scholars who have worked on this project for months.]]

	~~Let me know~~ at your ~~earliest convenience~~.		While we wait for all the [[over 300]] participants to connect and familiarize themselves with the program, I am here with John Collins and Amy-Jill Levine for an informal conversation about the present and future of studies on Second Temple Judaism and Christian Origins. All of you in attendance are welcome to interact with us by using the Q&A function located in the tool bar at the bottom of your screen.

	~~Gabriele~~		[10 minutes] Welcome John and Aj, thank you for being with us today. (1) In your experience What have been the most significant changes in the field since you started studying the period? What do you think have been the most important achievements in the study of Second Temple Judaism in the 21st century? What is the current status of studies in the field?
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			Thank you, I certainly agree. (In my opinion) Diversity is the Key word. We are now much more sensitive to the diversity of the period and at the same time our approaches to the period have become much more diverse in terms of methodology. The vibrant and diverse world of Second Temple Judaism was the common cradle from which both Christianity and Rabbinic Judaism were born.

	~~This~~ is the ~~script:~~		Many things have been accomplished, and many still remain to be done.
			[15 minutes] (2) In your opinion, What are the main challenges for future research in the field and how do you see the role of the Enoch Seminar? (Before you answer this question I would like you to listen to what three young scholars in the field have to say--Isaac Oliver, associate Professor at Bradley University, United States, a recent PhD Rodney Caruthers, adjunct at Ashland Theological Seminary and would-be Visiting Assistant Professor at Gustavus Adolphus College, and Sofanit Abebe, from Ethiopia, who is completing her PhD dissertation at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland). They are living examples of how the study of the period have become global and diverse.
			…
			I see that there are already more than … people in attendance. Joshua I also sawa some message in the chat. What are people saying. And what is your opinion You also are a graduate student.
			Thank you, John AJay, Isaac, Rodney and Sofanit for this interesting conversation. It is my pleasure now to introduce Kelley Coblentz Bautch, vice director of the Enoch Seminar, for the opening remarks of the conference.

	~~[Present~~		Bring in Mazzinghi, Piovanelli, Lupieri, Noffke
			It is my honor to introduce our first awardee, Paolo Sacchi, Professor Emeritus at the University of Turin, Italy and a very proud native of Florence. Professor Sacchi is internationally known for his groundbreaking studies on Jewish apocalypticism and in particular on the Books of Enoch. His major works have been translated into English: Jewish Apocalyptic and Its History (in 1996), and The History of the Second Temple Period (in the year 2000). Sacchi was also the founder of the journal Henoch in 1979.
			A respected international scholar, in Italy Sacchi is even more than that. He is a living legend. In the 1980s I had the privilege of being a PhD student of his at the University of Turin but in Italy everyone who deals with Second Temple Judaism is a student of Sacchi. He created the field, published the first Italian translation of the OT Pseudepigrapha and the Septuagint, promoted studies on the Dead Sea Scrolls. A devoted teacher and a brilliant lecturer he taught popular classes at the University and reached a large audience even outside the classroom.
			Sacchi completed his studies at the University of Florence in the early 1950s. In 1956 he published his dissertation, it was a work of New Testament philology: At the Origin of the New Testament. Immediately his interests shifted from the New Testament itself to the environment in which the New Testament was born, from philology to intellectual history, from Christian Studies to Judaic Studies. In 1976 came his Storia del mondo giudaico (History of the Jewish World) a sort of first edition of his History of the Second Temple Period, and a revolutionary book in Itself. Sacchi realized that in order to write an intellectual history of Second Temple Judaism, it was necessary to get rid not only of the canonical boundaries but also of any categorization that would collect documents according to their literary genre. The apocalyptic literature did not represent a unitary movement but it was possible to identify within the apocalyptic literature a certain distinctive tradition of thought, that attested to by the Enoch literature. His book was titled “Jewish Apocalyptic and Its History” but in reality it was the first attempt to write a history of what would be later called Enochic Judaism as a fundamental component of ancient Jewish thought.
			Sacchi’s work was one of those scholarly streams that most directly inspired the formation of the Enoch Seminar, when his work finally met with what Klaus Koch and Helge Kvanvig were doing in Europe, and George Nickelsburg, John Collins and Jim Vanderkam were doing in the United States. Sacchi was one of the leading participants in all the first meetings of the Enoch Seminar and even after his retirement has remained a close friend of ours. Many of us will remember his very emotional visit to our latest Enoch Seminar in Florence just one year ago.
			In 2015 Sacchi published an autobiographic account of his intellectual and spiritual journey. It is a fascinating reading about his meetings with some of the most distinguished Italian specialists of antiquity, such as Giorgio Pasquali, Sabatino Moscati and Giovanni Pugliese Carratelli, as well as about the development of his interests in the OT Pseudepigrapha, the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Historical Jesus. I would like to conclude by telling an episode that was not recorded in this book and that Sacchi has shared with only a few of us. Still a child, Paolo Sacchi developed a passion for languages and taught himself German, the language of Goethe and classical philology. When he was 13 during World War II he learned that by knowing German he had gained much more than he expected. Screaming in German, he jumped in front of a firing squad to save his own mother who had already been lined up against a wall to be shot during a round-up. That brave and generous child have become the brave and generous scholar we honor today.
			Paolo, grazie. siamo tutti orgogliosi di te. L’Italia e’ orgogliosa di te. Thank you, Paolo. We are all proud of you. Italy is proud of you.

	Good Day and welcome to 2020 Enoch Seminar Online. I am Gabriele Boccaccini, director of the Enoch Seminar. In 20 years of activity the Enoch Seminar has promoted the study of Second Temple Judaism, organizing over 30 international meetings. While we wait for the over 250 registered participants to connect and familiarize themselves with the program, I am here with John Collins and Amy-Jill Levine for an informal conversation about the present and future of studies on Second Temple Judaism. If you feel like doing it, you may interact with us by writing very brief comments on the ZOOM chat.

	~~[10 minutes]~~ (1) ~~What~~ have ~~been~~ the ~~most significant changes~~ in the ~~field since you~~ started studying the ~~period? What do you think have been~~ the ~~most important achievements~~ in the ~~study~~ of ~~Second Temple Judaism~~ in the ~~21st century? What~~ is the ~~current status~~ of ~~studies in~~ the ~~field?~~		I am very glad that Sacchi was able to join us today from his home in Florence (I see him with Luca Mazzinghi).Ciao Paolo, come ? come stai? Tutto bene? Rispondimi.
			As his acceptance speech Sacchi has send as a statement which Joshua Scott will now read.


			First of all, I would like to thank the Board of Directors of the Enoch Seminar for the honor they have so graciously given me, with this award and by including my name in such distinguished company. I greet with joy and best wishes all those who have worked and work at the Enoch Seminar - the directors, and especially Gabriele Boccaccini, who many years ago came out from Turin, Italy as one of my best students, certainly the one who had and has the widest interests. I praise his tenacity and ability to sacrifice himself at the beginning of his American life, as well as the hard work that led him to found the Enoch Seminar; it is a testament to his qualities as a scholar and a human being.

			I would like to mention two events that preceded the foundation of the Enoch seminar. The first dates back to when Franco Bolgiani, Professor of Early Christianity at the University of Turin, felt the need to expand the interests of his chair to include the study of the Jewish environment in which Jesus lived. He needed a Hebraist to collaborate with: I was hired as his assistant professor. It was the year 1967: the study of the Dead Sea Scrolls was still in its infancy. I started studying them, not primarily for their relations to the New Testament, as many were doing at the time, but for what they were telling us about the history of ancient Jewish thought. To achieve this, I immediately realized that it was necessary to make all existing sources more easily available. Hence, the idea of publishing the first Italian editions of the OT Pseudepigrapha and of the Septuagint, with introductions and commentary. I was not interested in theological or religious goals, but by the desire for a historical understanding of ancient sources. It was in this atmosphere that Dr. Gabriele Boccaccini arrived in Turin in the 1980s. The rest is history, a story of which Gabriele was made part and of which he is now a protagonist. It is the story of the Enoch Seminar. Thank you!


	[15 minutes] (2) What are the main challenges for future research in the field and how do you see the role of the Enoch Seminar? (Before answering these questions I would like you to listen to what two young scholars in the field have to say--Isaac Oliver, associate Professor at Bradley University, United States, and Sofanit Abebe, PhD student at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland).

	~~Thank you. We are now ready after a few minute break to start our conference.~~


	~~Welcome (Gabriele Boccaccini)~~

	~~Welcome to the first noch Seminar Online~~

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	~~Welcome to 2020 Enoch Seminar Online. I am Gabriele Boccaccini, director of the Enoch Seminar.~~		[Present

	While we wait for ~~all~~ registered participants to connect and familiarize themselves with the program, I am here with John Collins and Amy-Jill Levine ~~to discuss~~ the present and future of studies on Second Temple Judaism.		Good Day and welcome to 2020 Enoch Seminar Online. I am Gabriele Boccaccini, director of the Enoch Seminar. In 20 years of activity the Enoch Seminar has promoted the study of Second Temple Judaism, organizing over 30 international meetings. While we wait for the over 250 registered participants to connect and familiarize themselves with the program, I am here with John Collins and Amy-Jill Levine for an informal conversation about the present and future of studies on Second Temple Judaism. If you feel like doing it, you may interact with us by writing very brief comments on the ZOOM chat.

	[10 minutes] (1) What have been the most significant changes in the field since you started studying the period? What do you think have been the most important achievements in the study of Second Temple Judaism in the 21st century? What is the current status of studies in the field?		[10 minutes] (1) What have been the most significant changes in the field since you started studying the period? What do you think have been the most important achievements in the study of Second Temple Judaism in the 21st century? What is the current status of studies in the field?
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	Thank you. We are now ready after a few minute break to start our conference.		Thank you. We are now ready after a few minute break to start our conference.


			Welcome (Gabriele Boccaccini)

			Welcome to the first noch Seminar Online

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	~~Welcome to 2020 Enoch Seminar Online. I am Gabriele Boccaccini, the director of the Enoch Seminar.~~		Dear John and AJ:

	~~While we are waiting for all registered~~ participants to ~~connect and familiarize with~~ the ~~program~~, ~~I am here~~ with ~~John Collins and Amy~~-~~Jill Levine~~ to ~~discuss~~ the ~~present and future of Second Temple Jewish Studies~~.		our online conference starts on July 29 at 9:30am (New York time) with an informal gathering of over 250 participants. I would like to use those 25 minutes before the official beginning at 10, with an informal conversation with you, a sort of interview, which will require short 2-3 minute answers (according to the script below).

	~~[10 minutes] (1) Which have been most significantly changed in the field since~~ you ~~began studying the period? What~~ do ~~you think have been the most important achievements in the study of the Second Temple Judaism in the 21st century? What is the current status of studies in the field~~?		Would you kindly accept to do so?

	[15 minutes] (2) ~~Which~~ are the ~~major~~ challenges for future research in the field and how do you see the role of the Enoch Seminar? (~~before~~ answering these questions I would like you to listen what two young scholars in the field have to say--Isaac Oliver, ~~who is Associate~~ Professor and PhD student at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland).		Let me know at your earliest convenience.

			Gabriele

			This is the script:

			Welcome to 2020 Enoch Seminar Online. I am Gabriele Boccaccini, director of the Enoch Seminar.

			While we wait for all registered participants to connect and familiarize themselves with the program, I am here with John Collins and Amy-Jill Levine to discuss the present and future of studies on Second Temple Judaism.

			[10 minutes] (1) What have been the most significant changes in the field since you started studying the period? What do you think have been the most important achievements in the study of Second Temple Judaism in the 21st century? What is the current status of studies in the field?

			[15 minutes] (2) What are the main challenges for future research in the field and how do you see the role of the Enoch Seminar? (Before answering these questions I would like you to listen to what two young scholars in the field have to say--Isaac Oliver, associate Professor at Bradley University, United States, and Sofanit Abebe, PhD student at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland).

	Thank you. ~~You~~ are now ready after a ~~short~~ break to start our conference.		Thank you. We are now ready after a few minute break to start our conference.

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	Welcome to 2020 Enoch Seminar Online.		Welcome to 2020 Enoch Seminar Online. I am Gabriele Boccaccini, the director of the Enoch Seminar.

	I am ~~Gabriele Boccaccini,~~ the ~~director~~ of ~~the Enoch Seminar~~.		While we are waiting for all registered participants to connect and familiarize with the program, I am here with John Collins and Amy-Jill Levine to discuss the present and future of Second Temple Jewish Studies.

	~~While we are waiting for all registered participant to connect and familiarize with~~ the ~~program, I am here with John Collins and Amy-Jill Levine to discuss~~ the ~~present and future~~ of Second Temple ~~Jewish Studies.~~		[10 minutes] (1) Which have been most significantly changed in the field since you began studying the period? What do you think have been the most important achievements in the study of the Second Temple Judaism in the 21st century? What is the current status of studies in the field?

	~~(1) What do you think have been the most important achievements in the study of the Second Temple Judaism in the 21st century?~~		[15 minutes] (2) Which are the major challenges for future research in the field and how do you see the role of the Enoch Seminar? (before answering these questions I would like you to listen what two young scholars in the field have to say--Isaac Oliver, who is Associate Professor and PhD student at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland).

	(2) ~~What has most significantly changed in the field since you began studying the period?~~

	~~(3) Finally, which~~ are the major challenges for future research in the field an how do you see the role of the Enoch Seminar? (before answering ~~this question~~ I would like you to listen ~~to the voices of~~ two young scholars in the field, Isaac Oliver , who is Associate Professor and PhD student at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland).

			Thank you. You are now ready after a short break to start our conference.

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			Welcome to 2020 Enoch Seminar Online.

			I am Gabriele Boccaccini, the director of the Enoch Seminar.

			While we are waiting for all registered participant to connect and familiarize with the program, I am here with John Collins and Amy-Jill Levine to discuss the present and future of Second Temple Jewish Studies.

			(1) What do you think have been the most important achievements in the study of the Second Temple Judaism in the 21st century?

			(2) What has most significantly changed in the field since you began studying the period?

			(3) Finally, which are the major challenges for future research in the field an how do you see the role of the Enoch Seminar? (before answering this question I would like you to listen to the voices of two young scholars in the field, Isaac Oliver , who is Associate Professor and PhD student at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland).









	== Chapter 1 -- Introduction ==		== Chapter 1 -- Introduction ==

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	~~What~~ a ~~paradox! Paul preached~~ grace ~~and~~ generated hatred~~; preached~~ inclusion ~~and~~ generated exclusion.		Should we then accept the paradox (and failure) of a message of grace that generated hatred, and a message of inclusion that generated exclusion? Should we then resign to take a different path in spite of Paul, or even expose him as a champion of intolerance (In the words of Friedrich Nietzsche, Paul) “is the genius of hatred, in the standpoint of hatred, and in the relentless logic of hatred” (gager 9), or to put it in a more colorful, contemporaneous vocabulary, “a racist, chauvinist jerk” ?
	Should we then resign to take a different path in spite of Paul, or even expose him as a champion of intolerance (In the words of Friedrich Nietzsche, Paul) “is the genius of hatred, in the standpoint of hatred, and in the relentless logic of hatred” (gager 9), or to put it in a more colorful, contemporaneous vocabulary, “a racist, chauvinist jerk” ?

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