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

Secretaries:

• Joshua Scott
• Ted Erho

STRUCTURE

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

(1) Apocalypses, Method, and Reception

• 1 keynote -- Hindy Najman (will address integration of apocalypse into broader humanities, ethics of reading, and philology)
• 5 sessions (10 papers + 10 responses)
• 2 chairs -- ??? (3 sessions on Method) + ??? (2 sessions on reception)

(2) Apocalypses in the Ancient Mediterranean Context

• 1 keynote -- Jan Bremmer (Vergil and Jewish Apocalyptic)
• 3 sessions (6 papers + 6 responses)
• 1 chair -- Matthias Henze ? (3 sessions)

(3) Ancient Israel

• 1 keynote -- Martti Nissinen (specialist on prophecy)
• 2 sessions (4 papers + 4 responses)
• 1 chair -- Kelley Coblentz Bautch ?

(4) Second Temple Judaism and Christian Origins

• 1 keynote -- Annette Yoshiko Reed
• 6 sessions (12 papers + 12 responses)
• 2 chairs -- ??? (3 sessions on Second Temple) + ??? (3 sessions on Christian Origins)

(5) Christianity in Late Antiquity (1 Plenary + 8 Seminar papers + 8 Responses) 8 + 1

• 1 keynote -- Lorenzo DiTommaso
• 4 sessions (8 papers + 8 responses)
• 2 chairs -- Archie Wright ? (2 sessions) + ??? (2 sessions)

(6) Judaism in Late Antiquity

• 1 keynote -- Ra'anan Boustan
• 2 sessions (4 papers + 4 responses)
• 1 chair -- ??? (2 sessions)

(7) Islam in Late Antiquity

• 1 keynote -- Carlos Segovia
• 2 sessions (4 papers + 4 responses)
• 1 chair -- Isaac Oliver de Oliveira ? (2 sessions)

Summary of Numbers

• 3 Conference Chairs (Loren Stuckenbruck, Kelley Coblentz Bautch, Gabriele Boccaccini)
• 7 Keynote Lectures (30 min each)
• 10 sessions chairs
• 48 seminar papers (15 min each)
• 48 seminar responses (5-7 min each)

TOTAL: over 100 active participants

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

• (1) a moderated panel with 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.

Tentative Program

DAY 1 (Sunday 23 May, 2021)

9:00-9:15 -- Welcome [Loren Stuckenbruck] 9:15-10:30 -- [Chair: Gabriele Boccaccini?]: The Uppsala generation

• George Nickelsburg, John Collins, Adela Yarbo Collins, ... Presentation of the conference

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

11:00-12:15 -- Contemporary Developments in the Study of Apocalypticism 12:15-12:30 -- Presentation of the Conference (Loren Stuckenbruck)

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

2:00pm-3:00pm -- GROUP 1 (Area Keynote Paper): Apocalypses, Method, and Reception

• Hindy Najman, University of Oxford, UK (30 min + 30 min 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 + 2 responses (Group 1, section 1) [chair: ]
• 2 seminar papers + 2 responses (Group 3, section 1) [chair: ]
• 2 seminar papers + 2 responses (Group 5, section 1) [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 + 2 responses (Group 1, section 2) [chair: ]
• 2 seminar papers + 2 responses (Group 3, section 2) [chair: ]
• 2 seminar papers + 2 responses (Group 5, section 2) [chair: ]

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

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

• Martti Nissinen (specialist on prophecy) (30m + 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 + 2 responses (Group 1, section 3) [chair: ]
• 2 seminar papers + 2 responses (Group 4, section 1) [chair: ]
• 2 seminar papers + 2 responses (Group 5, section 3) [chair: ]

Day 3 (Tuesday, 25 May 2021)

9:00am Welcome -- 9:10-10:00 -- [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 (30m + 30m 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 + 2 responses (Group 2, section 1) [chair: ]
• 2 seminar papers + 2 responses (Group 4, section 2) [chair: ]
• 2 seminar papers + 2 responses (Group 5, section 4) [chair: ]

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

2:00-3:00 -- (Focus on 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 + 2 responses (Group 2, section 2) [chair: ]
• 2 seminar papers + 2 responses (Group 4, section 3) [chair: ]
• 2 seminar papers + 2 responses (Group 6, section 1) [chair: ]

Day 4 (Wednesday, 26 May, 2021)

9:00am Welcome -- 9:10-10:00 -- [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 + 2 responses (Group 2, section 3) [chair: ]
• 2 seminar papers + 2 responses (Group 4, section 4) [chair: ]
• 2 seminar papers + 2 responses (Group 6, section 2) [chair: ]

+++++ 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 + 2 responses (Group 1, section 4) [chair: ]
• 2 seminar papers + 2 responses (Group 4, section 5) [chair: ]
• 2 seminar papers + 2 responses (Group 7, section 1) [chair: ]

Day 5 (Thursday, 27 May 2020)

9:00am Welcome -- 9:10-10:00 -- [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 + 2 responses (Group 1, section 5) [chair: ]
• 2 seminar papers + 2 responses (Group 4, section 6) [chair: ]
• 2 seminar papers + 2 responses (Group 7, section 2) [chair: ]

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

2:00--4:00 -- Wrap-up session (final panel)

• [Chair: Gabriele Boccaccini]: Hindy Najman, Jan Bremmer, Martti Nissinen, Annette Yoshiko Reed, Lorenzo DiTommaso, Ra'anan Boustan, Carlos Segovia

Conclusions (Loren Stuckenbruck)