2021 Enoch Seminar on Apocalypticism

Ancient Apocalypticism: History, Method, and Reception

11th Enoch Seminar - University of Munich (LMU) (23-27 May 2021)

Chairs: Loren Stuckenbruck, Gabriele Boccaccini, Kelley Coblentz Bautch

Organising Committee

• Lorenzo DiTommaso, Concordia University Montreal, Canada (acting Vice-Director)
• Kathy Ehrensperger, University of Wales Lampeter, Wales
• Deborah Forger, Dartmouth University, USA
• Gabriella Gelardini, Nord University, Norway
• Matthias Henze, Rice University, USA
• Liv Ingeborg Lied, Norwegian School of Theology, Norway
• Isaac Oliver de Oliveira, Bradley University, USA
• Benjamin E. Reynolds, Tyndale University, Canada
• Cecilia Wassen, Uppsala University, Sweden
• Archie T. Wright, Regent University, USA
• Jason M. Zurawski, University of Groningen, Netherlands (General Manager)

Advisory Board

• Daniel Assefa, Capuchin Franciscan Institute Addis Abeba, Ethiopia
• Albert Baumgarten, Bar-Ilan University, Israel
• Esther Chazon, Hebrew University Jerusalem, Israel
• John Collins, Yale University, USA
• Paula Fredriksen, Boston University, USA
• Ida Fröhlich, Catholic University Budapest, Hungary
• Lester Grabbe, University of Hull, England
• Annette Reed, New York University, USA
• Adele Reinhartz, University of Ottawa, Canada
• Benjamin Wright, Lehigh University, USA

STRUCTURE

The symposium is organized around seven special areas or clusters (called “Groups” in the schedule further below):

• (1) Apocalypses, Method, and Reception (1 Plenary + 10 Seminar papers + 10 Responses) 10 + 1
• (2) Apocalypses in the Ancient Mediterranean Context (1 Plenary + 4 Seminar papers + 4 Responses) 4 + 1
• (3) Ancient Israel (1 Plenary + 4 Seminar Papers + 4 Responses) 4 + 1
• (4) Second Temple Judaism and Christian Origins (1 Plenary + 12 Seminar papers + 12 Responses) 12 + 1
• (5) Christianity in Late Antiquity (1 Plenary + 8 Seminar papers + 8 Responses) 8 + 1
• (6) Judaism in Late Antiquity (1 Plenary + 4 Seminar papers + 4 Responses) 4 + 1
• (7) Islam in Late Antiquity (1 Plenary + 4 Seminar papers + 4 Responses) 4 + 1

Summary of Numbers:

One overall Plenary / Public Lecture for the Congress as a Whole

7 Keynote Lectures, 46 Seminar Papers, 46 Responses

TOTAL: 100 active participants (95 rooms at the Schloss, 15 rooms max at nearby hotel; large meeting room holds max 120 people = MAX # of total participants is 110)

In addition to the Public Lecture, Keynote Lectures, Seminar Papers, and Responses, there will be:

• (1) a moderated panel with 3 Senior Scholars on changes in the field since 1970’s
• (2) a mentoring session with younger scholars

Moderators/Session chairs and perhaps some responses will be chosen among paper givers and the organizing committee

Responder will be, where possible, from other areas.

Keynotes:

(1) Apocalypses, Method, and Reception ACCEPTED Hindy Najman (will address integration of apocalypse into broader humanities, ethics of reading, and philology)

(2) Apocalypses in the Ancient Mediterranean context ACCEPTED Jan Bremmer (Vergil and Jewish Apocalyptic)

(3) Ancient Israel WAITING TO HEAR Martti Nissinen (specialist on prophecy)

(4) Second Temple Judaism and Christian Origins ACCEPTED Annette Yoshiko Reed

(5) Christianity in Late Antiquity ACCEPTED Lorenzo DiTommaso

(6) Judaism in Late Antiquity ACCEPTED Ra'anan Boustan

(7) Islam in Late Antiquity ACCEPTED Carlos Segovia

Tentative Program

DAY 1 (Sunday 23 May, 2021)

10:00-11.00 Welcome [Loren Stuckenbruck] -- Presentation of the conference

11:00-12:30 -- Opening Session - [Chair: Gabriele Boccaccini?]: Interview with Senior Scholars (who were in Uppsala)

• George Nickelsburg, John Collins, Adela Yarbo Collins, ...

+++++ BREAK (1 hour) +++++

1:30pm-2:30pm -- GROUP 1 (Area Keynote Paper): Apocalypses, Method, and Reception

• Hindy Najman, University of Oxford, UK (45 min + 15 min discussion)

+++++ BREAK (30 min) +++++

3.00-4:30 – Special Area Sessions (3 running in parallel), with 2 seminar papers (15 min) and 2 responses (5-7 min each), plus discussion (45 min)

• 2 seminar papers + 2 respondents (Group 1, section A) [chair: ??]
• 2 seminar papers + 2 respondents (Group 1, section B) [chair: ??]
• 2 seminar papers + 2 respondents (Group 1, section C) [chair: ??]

DAY 2 (Monday, 24 May 2021)

9:00am Welcome -- 9:15-10:00 -- [Chair: ???]: Recap of DAY 1 [with the chairs of the previous day] + some special guests

10:00am-11:am -- GROUP 2 (Area Keynote Paper): Apocalypses in the Ancient Mediterranean context

• Jan Bremmer (Vergil and Jewish Apocalyptic) (45m + 15m discussion)

+++++ BREAK (30 min) +++++

11:30am-1:00pm -- Special Area Sessions (3 running in parallel), with 2 seminar papers (15 min) and 2 responses (5-7 min each), plus discussion (45 min)

• 2 seminar papers (Group 1, section D) [chair: ??]
• 2 seminar papers (Group 1, section E) [chair: ??]
• 2 seminar papers (Group 2, section A) [chair: ??]

+++++ BREAK (1 hour) +++++

2:00pm-3:00pm – GROUP 3 (Area Keynote Paper): Ancient Israel

• Martti Nissinen (specialist on prophecy) (45m + 15m discussion)

+++++ BREAK (30 min) +++++

3:30-5:00 – Special Area Sessions (3 running in parallel), with 2 seminar papers (15 min) and 2 responses (5-7 min each), plus discussion (45 min)

• 2 seminar papers (Group 2, section B)
• 2 seminar papers (Group 3, section A)
• 2 seminar papers (Group 3, section B)

Day 3 (Thursday)

9:00am Welcome -- 9:15-10:00 -- [Chair: ???]: Recap of DAY 2 [with the chairs of the previous day] + some special guests

10:00am-11:00am – GROUP 4 (Area Keynote Paper) Second Temple Judaism and Christian Origins

• Annette Yoshiko Reed, New York University, USA (45m + 15m discussion)

+++++ BREAK (30 min) +++++

11.30pm-1.00pm – Special Area Sessions (3 running in parallel), with 2 seminar papers (15 min) and 2 responses (5-7 min each), plus discussion (45 min)

• 2 seminar papers (Group 4, section A)
• 2 seminar papers (Group 4, section B)
• 2 seminar papers (Group 4, section C)

+++++ BREAK (1 hour) +++++

2:00-3:00 -- Mentoring session (reserved to PhD Student and post-Docs)

+++++ BREAK (30 min) +++++

3:30pm-5:00 – Special Area Sessions (3 running in parallel), with 2 seminar papers (15 min) and 2 responses (5-7 min each), plus discussion (45 min)

• 2 seminar papers (Group 4, section D)
• 2 seminar papers (Group 4, section E)
• 2 seminar papers (Group 4, section F)

Day 4 (Thursday)

9:00am Welcome -- 9:15-10:00 -- [Chair: ???]: Recap of DAY 3 [with the chairs of the previous day] + some special guests

10.00-11.00 – GROUP 5 (Area Keynote Paper): Christianity in Late Antiquity

• Lorenzo DiTommaso, Canada (45m + 15m discussion)

+++++ BREAK (30 min) +++++

11.30-1.00– Special Area Sessions (3 running in parallel), with 2 seminar papers (15 min) and 2 responses (5-7 min each), plus discussion (45 min)

• 2 seminar papers (Group 5, section A)
• 2 seminar papers (Group 5, section B)
• 2 seminar papers (Group 5, section C)

+++++ BREAK (1 hour) +++++

2.00- 3:00 – GROUP 6 (Area Keynote Paper) Judaism in Late Antiquity

• Ra'anan Boustan (45m + 15m Q&A)

+++++ BREAK (30 min) +++++

3:30pm-5:00pm – Special Area Sessions (3 running in parallel), with 2 seminar papers (15 min) and 2 responses (5-7 min each), plus discussion (45 min)

• 2 seminar papers (Group 5, section C)
• 2 seminar papers (Group 6, section A)
• 2 seminar papers (Group 6, section B)

Day 5 (Thursday)

9:00am Welcome -- 9:15-10:00 -- [Chair: ???]: Recap of DAY 4 [with the chairs of the previous day] + some special guests

10.00-11:00 – GROUP 7 (Area Keynote Paper): Islam in Late Antiquity

• Carlos Segovia (45 min + 15 min Q&A)

+++++ BREAK (30 min) +++++

11.30-1:00pm – Special Area Sessions (2 running in parallel), with 2 seminar papers (15 min) and 2 responses (5-7 min each), plus discussion (45 min)

• 2 seminar papers (Group 7, section A)
• 2 seminar papers (Group 7, section B)

+++++ BREAK (1 hour) +++++

2:00--4:00 -- [Chair: Gabriele Boccaccini?]: Wrap-up session (final panel)

Conclusions (Loren Stuckenbruck)