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* Adele Reinhartz, University of Ottawa, Canada
* Adele Reinhartz, University of Ottawa, Canada
* Benjamin Wright, Lehigh University, USA
* Benjamin Wright, Lehigh University, USA
Secretaries:
* Joshua Scott
* Ted Erho


== STRUCTURE ==  
== STRUCTURE ==  
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The symposium is organized around seven special areas or clusters (called “Groups” in the schedule further below):
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
(1) Apocalypses, Method, and Reception  
* (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
* 1 keynote -- Hindy Najman (will address integration of apocalypse into broader humanities, ethics of reading, and philology)
* (4) Second Temple Judaism and Christian Origins (1 Plenary + 12 Seminar papers + 12 Responses) 12 + 1
* 5 sessions (10 papers + 10 responses)
* (5) Christianity in Late Antiquity (1 Plenary + 8 Seminar papers + 8 Responses) 8 + 1
* 2 chairs -- Ben Reynolds ? (3 sessions on Method) + Liv Lied ? (2 sessions on reception)
* (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
(2) Apocalypses in the Ancient Mediterranean Context  
 
Summary of Numbers:
* 1 keynote -- Jan Bremmer (Vergil and Jewish Apocalyptic)
* 3 sessions (6 papers + 6 responses)  
* 1 chair -- Matthias Henze ? (3 sessions)
 
(3) Ancient Israel


One overall Plenary / Public Lecture for the Congress as a Whole
* 1 keynote -- Martti Nissinen (specialist on prophecy)
* 2 sessions (4 papers + 4 responses)
* 1 chair -- Kelley Coblentz Bautch ?


7 Keynote Lectures, 46 Seminar Papers, 46 Responses
(4) Second Temple Judaism and Christian Origins


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)
* 1 keynote -- Annette Yoshiko Reed
* 6 sessions (12 papers + 12 responses)
* 2 chairs -- Jason ZUrawski ? (3 sessions on Second Temple) + Kathy Ehrensperger ? (3 sessions on Christian Origins)


In addition to the Public Lecture, Keynote Lectures, Seminar Papers, and Responses, there will be:
(5) Christianity in Late Antiquity (1 Plenary + 8 Seminar papers + 8 Responses) 8 + 1


* (1) a moderated panel with 3 Senior Scholars on changes in the field since 1970’s
* 1 keynote -- Lorenzo DiTommaso
* (2) a mentoring session with younger scholars
* 4 sessions (8 papers + 8 responses)
* 2 chairs -- Archie Wright ? (2 sessions) + Deborah Forger ? (2 sessions)


Moderators/Session chairs and perhaps some responses will be chosen among paper givers and the organizing committee
(6) Judaism in Late Antiquity


Responder will be, where possible, from other areas.
* 1 keynote -- Ra'anan Boustan
* 2 sessions (4 papers + 4 responses)
* 1 chair -- Cecilia Wassen ? (2 sessions)


Keynotes:
(7) Islam in Late Antiquity


(1)     Apocalypses, Method, and Reception ACCEPTED
* 1 keynote -- Carlos Segovia
Hindy Najman (will address integration of apocalypse into broader
* 2 sessions (4 papers + 4 responses)
humanities, ethics of reading, and philology)
* 1 chair -- Isaac Oliver de Oliveira ? (2 sessions)


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


(3)     Ancient Israel WAITING TO HEAR
* 3 Conference Chairs (Loren Stuckenbruck, Kelley Coblentz Bautch, Gabriele Boccaccini)
Martti Nissinen (specialist on prophecy)
* 7 Keynote Lectures (30 min each)
* 10 sessions chairs
* 24 sessions
* 48 seminar papers (15 min each)
* 48 seminar responses (5-7 min each)


(4)    Second Temple Judaism and Christian Origins ACCEPTED
TOTAL: over 100 active participants
Annette Yoshiko Reed


(5)    Christianity in Late Antiquity ACCEPTED
In addition to the Keynote Lectures, Seminar Papers, and Responses, there will be:
Lorenzo DiTommaso


(6)     Judaism in Late Antiquity ACCEPTED
* (1) a moderated panel with Senior Scholars on the legacy of the Uppsala Conference
Ra'anan Boustan
* (2) a moderated panel on the contemporary developments in the field
* (3) a moderated panel with younger scholars on future perspectives in the field.


(7)    Islam in Late Antiquity ACCEPTED
Moderators/Session chairs and perhaps some responses will be chosen among paper givers and the organizing committee
Carlos Segovia


== Tentative Program ==  
== Tentative Program ==  


* * * * * * * * * *
<WORK IN PROGRESS>


==== DAY 1 (Sunday 23 May, 2021) ====
==== DAY 1 (Sunday 23 May, 2021) ====
10:00-11.00 Welcome [Loren Stuckenbruck] -- Presentation of the conference
9:00-9:15 -- Welcome [Loren Stuckenbruck]
9:15-10:30 -- [Chair: Gabriele Boccaccini]: "Uppsala and Its Legacy. 40 Years Later"
* David Hellholm?, George Nickelsburg?, John Collins?, Adela Yarbo Collins? (10-12 min each)


11:00-12:30 -- Opening Session - [Chair: Gabriele Boccaccini?]: Interview with Senior Scholars (who were in Uppsala)
+++++ BREAK (30 min) +++++
* George Nickelsburg, John Collins, Adela Yarbo Collins, ...
 
11:00-12:15 -- [Chair: John Collins?] "Contemporary Developments in the Study of Apocalypticism" 
* Alexander Kulik ?, Gabriele Boccaccini ? , Carol Newsom ?, Lorenzo DiTommaso ? (10-12 min each)
 
12:15-12:30 -- Conclusion/Presentation of the Conference (Loren Stuckenbruck)


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


1:30pm-2:30pm -- GROUP 1 (Area Keynote Paper): Apocalypses, Method, and Reception  
2:00pm-3:00pm -- GROUP 1 (Area Keynote Paper): Apocalypses, Method, and Reception  
* Hindy Najman, University of Oxford, UK (45 min + 15 min discussion)
* Hindy Najman, University of Oxford, UK (30 min + 30 min discussion)


+++++ BREAK (30 min) +++++  
+++++ 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)
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 respondents (Group 1, section A) [chair: ??]
* 2 seminar papers + 2 responses (Group 1, section 1) [chair: ]
* 2 seminar papers + 2 respondents (Group 1, section B) [chair: ??]
* 2 seminar papers + 2 responses (Group 3, section 1) [chair: ]
* 2 seminar papers + 2 respondents (Group 1, section C) [chair: ??]
* 2 seminar papers + 2 responses (Group 5, section 1) [chair: ]


* * * * * * * * * *
==== DAY 2 (Monday, 24 May 2021) ====


==== DAY 2 (Monday, 24 May 2021) ====
9:00am-9:15am Welcome 


9:00am Welcome -- 9:15-10:00 -- [Chair: ???]: Recap of DAY 1 [with the chairs of the previous day] + some special guests
9:15-10:00 -- [Chair: Gabriele Boccaccini]: 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  
10:00am-11:am -- GROUP 2 (Area Keynote Paper): Apocalypses in the Ancient Mediterranean context  
* Jan Bremmer (Vergil and Jewish Apocalyptic) (45m + 15m discussion)  
* Jan Bremmer (Vergil and Jewish Apocalyptic) (30m + 30m discussion)  


+++++ BREAK (30 min) +++++  
+++++ BREAK (30 min) +++++  
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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)
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 + 2 responses (Group 1, section 2) [chair: ]
* 2 seminar papers (Group 1, section E) [chair: ??]
* 2 seminar papers + 2 responses (Group 3, section 2) [chair: ]
* 2 seminar papers (Group 2, section A) [chair: ??]
* 2 seminar papers + 2 responses (Group 5, section 2) [chair: ]


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


2:00pm-3:00pm – GROUP 3 (Area Keynote Paper): Ancient Israel
2:00pm-3:00pm – GROUP 3 (Area Keynote Paper): The Biblical Tradition
* Martti Nissinen (specialist on prophecy) (45m + 15m discussion)  
* Martti Nissinen (specialist on prophecy) (30m + 30m discussion)  


+++++ BREAK (30 min) +++++  
+++++ BREAK (30 min) +++++  
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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)
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 + 2 responses (Group 1, section 3) [chair: ]
* 2 seminar papers (Group 3, section A)
* 2 seminar papers + 2 responses (Group 4, section 1) [chair: ]
* 2 seminar papers (Group 3, section B)
* 2 seminar papers + 2 responses (Group 5, section 3) [chair: ]


* * * * * * * * * *


==== Day 3 (Thursday) ====
==== Day 3 (Tuesday, 25 May 2021) ====


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


10:00am-11:00am – GROUP 4 (Area Keynote Paper) Second Temple Judaism and Christian Origins
9:10-9:45 -- [Chair: Loren Stuckenbruck]: Recap of DAY 2 [with the chairs of the previous day] + some special guests
* Annette Yoshiko Reed, New York University, USA (45m + 15m discussion)  
 
9:45am-11:00am – [Chairs: Gabriele Boccaccini and Lorenzo DiTommaso]: "New Perspectives in the Study of Apocalypticism"
* Andrew Perrin ? , Olivia Stewart Lester ?, Ben Reynolds ?, and Dylan Burns ? (10-12 min each)


+++++ BREAK (30 min) +++++  
+++++ BREAK (30 min) +++++  
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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)
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 + 2 responses (Group 2, section 1) [chair: ]
* 2 seminar papers (Group 4, section B)
* 2 seminar papers + 2 responses (Group 4, section 2) [chair: ]
* 2 seminar papers (Group 4, section C)
* 2 seminar papers + 2 responses (Group 5, section 4) [chair: ]


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


2:00-3:00 -- Mentoring session (reserved to PhD Student and post-Docs)
2:00-3:00 -- GROUP 4 (Area Keynote Paper) Second Temple Judaism and Christian Origins
* Annette Yoshiko Reed, New York University, USA (30m + 30m discussion)  


+++++ BREAK (30 min) +++++  
+++++ BREAK (30 min) +++++  
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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)
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 + 2 responses (Group 2, section 2) [chair: ]
* 2 seminar papers (Group 4, section E)
* 2 seminar papers + 2 responses (Group 4, section 3) [chair: ]
* 2 seminar papers (Group 4, section F)
* 2 seminar papers + 2 responses (Group 6, section 1) [chair: ]


* * * * * * * * * *
==== Day 4 (Wednesday, 26 May, 2021) ====


==== Day 4 (Thursday) ====
9:00am Welcome


9:00am Welcome -- 9:15-10:00 -- [Chair: ???]: Recap of DAY 3 [with the chairs of the previous day] + some special guests
9:10-10:00 -- [Chair: Gabriele Boccaccini]: 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  
10.00-11.00 – GROUP 5 (Area Keynote Paper): Christianity in Late Antiquity  
* Lorenzo DiTommaso, Canada (45m + 15m discussion)  
* Lorenzo DiTommaso, Canada (30m + 30m discussion)  


+++++ BREAK (30 min) +++++  
+++++ BREAK (30 min) +++++  
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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)
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 + 2 responses (Group 2, section 3) [chair: ]
* 2 seminar papers (Group 5, section B)
* 2 seminar papers + 2 responses (Group 4, section 4) [chair: ]
* 2 seminar papers (Group 5, section C)
* 2 seminar papers + 2 responses (Group 6, section 2) [chair: ]


+++++ BREAK (1 hour) +++++  
+++++ BREAK (1 hour) +++++  
2.00- 3:00 – GROUP 6 (Area Keynote Paper) Judaism in Late Antiquity  
2.00- 3:00 – GROUP 6 (Area Keynote Paper) Judaism in Late Antiquity  
* Ra'anan Boustan (45m + 15m Q&A)  
* Ra'anan Boustan (30m + 30m discussion)  


+++++ BREAK (30 min) +++++  
+++++ BREAK (30 min) +++++  
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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)
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 + 2 responses (Group 1, section 4) [chair: ]
* 2 seminar papers (Group 6, section A)
* 2 seminar papers + 2 responses (Group 4, section 5) [chair: ]
* 2 seminar papers (Group 6, section B)
* 2 seminar papers + 2 responses (Group 7, section 1) [chair: Isaac Oliver]


* * * * * * * * * *
==== Day 5 (Thursday, 27 May 2020) ====


==== Day 5 (Thursday) ====
9:00am Welcome


9:00am Welcome -- 9:15-10:00 -- [Chair: ???]: Recap of DAY 4 [with the chairs of the previous day] + some special guests
9:10-10:00 -- [Chair: Loren Stuckenbruck]: 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  
10.00-11:00 – GROUP 7 (Area Keynote Paper): Islam in Late Antiquity  
* Carlos Segovia (45 min + 15 min Q&A)
 
* Carlos Segovia (30 min + 30 min discussion)


+++++ BREAK (30 min) +++++  
+++++ BREAK (30 min) +++++  
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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)
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 + 2 responses (Group 1, section 5) [chair: ]
* 2 seminar papers (Group 7, section B)
* 2 seminar papers + 2 responses (Group 4, section 6) [chair: ]
* 2 seminar papers + 2 responses (Group 7, section 2) [chair: Isaac Oliver]


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


2:00--4:00 -- [Chair: Gabriele Boccaccini?]: Wrap-up session (final panel)  
2:00pm--4:00pm -- 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)
4:00pm-4:30pm -- Conclusions (Loren Stuckenbruck)

Latest revision as of 14:59, 4 August 2020

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 -- Ben Reynolds ? (3 sessions on Method) + Liv Lied ? (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 -- Jason ZUrawski ? (3 sessions on Second Temple) + Kathy Ehrensperger ? (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) + Deborah Forger ? (2 sessions)

(6) Judaism in Late Antiquity

  • 1 keynote -- Ra'anan Boustan
  • 2 sessions (4 papers + 4 responses)
  • 1 chair -- Cecilia Wassen ? (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
  • 24 sessions
  • 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 the legacy of the Uppsala Conference
  • (2) a moderated panel on the contemporary developments in the field
  • (3) a moderated panel with younger scholars on future perspectives in the field.

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

Tentative Program

<WORK IN PROGRESS>

DAY 1 (Sunday 23 May, 2021)

9:00-9:15 -- Welcome [Loren Stuckenbruck]

9:15-10:30 -- [Chair: Gabriele Boccaccini]: "Uppsala and Its Legacy. 40 Years Later"

  • David Hellholm?, George Nickelsburg?, John Collins?, Adela Yarbo Collins? (10-12 min each)

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

11:00-12:15 -- [Chair: John Collins?] "Contemporary Developments in the Study of Apocalypticism"

  • Alexander Kulik ?, Gabriele Boccaccini ? , Carol Newsom ?, Lorenzo DiTommaso ? (10-12 min each)

12:15-12:30 -- Conclusion/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-9:15am Welcome

9:15-10:00 -- [Chair: Gabriele Boccaccini]: 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) (30m + 30m 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): The Biblical Tradition

  • Martti Nissinen (specialist on prophecy) (30m + 30m 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

9:10-9:45 -- [Chair: Loren Stuckenbruck]: Recap of DAY 2 [with the chairs of the previous day] + some special guests

9:45am-11:00am – [Chairs: Gabriele Boccaccini and Lorenzo DiTommaso]: "New Perspectives in the Study of Apocalypticism"

  • Andrew Perrin ? , Olivia Stewart Lester ?, Ben Reynolds ?, and Dylan Burns ? (10-12 min each)

+++++ 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 -- GROUP 4 (Area Keynote Paper) Second Temple Judaism and Christian Origins

  • Annette Yoshiko Reed, New York University, USA (30m + 30m discussion)

+++++ 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: Gabriele Boccaccini]: 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 (30m + 30m 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 (30m + 30m discussion)

+++++ 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: Isaac Oliver]

Day 5 (Thursday, 27 May 2020)

9:00am Welcome

9:10-10:00 -- [Chair: Loren Stuckenbruck]: 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 (30 min + 30 min discussion)

+++++ 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: Isaac Oliver]

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

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

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

4:00pm-4:30pm -- Conclusions (Loren Stuckenbruck)