John within Judaism (March 14, 2023)

John within Judaism

Tuesday, March 14, 2023 -- 9am-1:30pm EST

The online colloquium will explore the methodological and conceptual implications of a reading of the Gospel of John "within Judaism," as part of the broader trend of reading the texts of the NT (Paul, Mark, Matthew, Luke) as Second Temple Jewish literature. What does "within Judaism" mean? How does it interact with categories like sectarianism, anti-Judaism and supercessionism, often applied to the same texts? Benjamin Reynolds (chair), Wally Cirafesi and Adele Reinhartz will introduce the discussion among a large panel of specialists, moderated by Gabriele Boccaccini. Joshua Scott is the secretary and technical assistant of the event.

Schedule

• 9:00am EST -- Welcome, Ben Reynolds (chair), Tyndale University, Canada
• 9:05-15 - Wally Cirafesi, Lund University, Sweden
• 9:15-25 - Adele Reinhartz, McMaster University, Canada
• 9:25-11:15 - Discussion among a panel of specialists on John within Judaism: Methods and Implications
  • Gabriele Boccaccini (chair), University of Michigan, USA
  • Wendy North, Durham University, UK
  • Lori Baron, Saint Louis University, USA
  • Bill Loader, Murdoch University, Australia
  • Deborah Forger, University of Michigan, USA
  • Susan Hylen, Candler School of Theology, USA
  • Cecilia Wassen, Uppsala University, Sweden
  • Paul Anderson, George Fox University, USA
  • Alicia D. Myers, Campbell University, USA
  • Luke Irwin, Covenant College, USA
  • Harold Attridge, Yale University, USA
  • Charles Gieschen, Concordia Theological Seminary, USA
  • Bruce Schuchard, Concordia Seminary St. Louis, USA
  • Chris Blumhofer, Fuller Theological Seminary, USA
  • Jonathan Bernier, University of Toronto, Canada
  • Bob Hall, Hampden-Sydney College, USA
  • Jutta Leonhardt-Balzer, University of Zurich, Switzerland
  • Serge Ruzer, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

• 11:15-11:30 - Break

• 11:30-1:10 - Discussion among a panel of specialists on The Within-Judaism Perspective in the Study of the New Testament
  • Gabriele Boccaccini (chair), University of Michigan, USA
  • Mark Nanos, University of Kansas, USA
  • Magnus Zetterholm, Lund University, Sweden
  • Frantisek Abel, Comenius University, Slovakia
  • John VanMaaren, Catholic University of America, USA
  • Isaac Oliver, Bradley University, USA
  • Jocelyn McWhirter, Albion College, USA
  • Cecilia Wassen, Uppsala University, Sweden
  • Karin Zetterholm, Lund University, Sweden
  • Archie Wright, Catholic Biblical Association, USA
  • Matthew Novenson, University of Edinburgh, Scotland
  • John Kampen, Methodist Theological School in Ohio, USA
  • Anders Runesson, University of Oslo, Norway
  • Susannah Heschel, Dartmouth College, USA
  • Daniel M. Gurtner, Gateway Seminary, USA
  • Joshua Scott, Augsburg University, USA

• 1:10-1:15 - Concluding remarks (Ben Reynolds).

Invited panelists

Invitation - Enoch Seminar online colloquium (March 7, 2023)

• Ben Reynolds (*) (#)
• Adele Reinhartz (*) (#)
• Wally Cirafesi (*) (#)
• Gabriele Boccaccini (*) (#)
• Joshua Scott (*) (#)
• Frantisek Abel (*) (#)
• Mark Nanos (*) (#)
• Magnus Zetterholm (*) (#)
• John Van Maaren (*) (#)
• Jocelyn McWhirter (*) (#)
• Cecilia Wassen (*) (#)
• Paul Anderson (*) (#)
• Lori Baron (*) (#)
• Bill Loader (W.Loader@murdoch.edu.au) (*) (#) <cannot be present> video?

• Mark Kinzer (*)
• Matthew Novenson (*)
• Isaac Oliver (*) (#) <cannot be present> video?
• John Kampen (*)
• Anders Runesson (*)
• Kathy Ehrensperger (*)
• Amy-Jill Levine (*) (#)
• Paula Fredriksen (*)
• Karin Zetterholm (*) (#)
• Deborah Forger (*)
• Susannah Heschel (*)
• Harold Attridge (*)
• Alan Culpepper

Prospective participants

• 1^ panel: Wendy North (*), Lori Baron, Bill Loader, Serge Ruzer, Deborah Forger ...
• 2^ panel: Anders, Mark Nanos, Paula Fredriksen, Karin Zetterholm

Wendy North (*), Serge Ruzer (*), Marianne Meye Thompson (*), Craig Koester (*), Jorg Frey (*), Jonathan Bernier (*), Eshter Eshel, Esther Chazon (*), Christine Hayes (*), Bob Hall (*), Stuart Penwell, Bruce Schuchard (*), Charles Gieschen (*), Alicia Myers (*), Dan Gurtner (*), ...

• Jeffrey Hubbard (Jeffrey_hubbard1@baylor.edu) (*)
• Jutta Leonhardt-Balzer (jutta.leonhardt-balzer@ekhn.de) (*)
• Luke Irwin (luke.irwin@covenant.edu) (*)
• Mary Coloe (marycoloe@presvic.org.au) (*)
• Christopher Blumhofer (chrisblumhofer@fuller.edu) (*)

Letter of invitation

The Enoch Seminar is organizing an online colloquium on the methodological and conceptual implications of a reading of the Gospel of John "within Judaism," as part of the broader trend of reading the texts of the NT (Paul, Mark, Matthew, Luke) as Second Temple Jewish literature. What does "within Judaism" mean? How does it interact with categories like sectarianism, anti-Judaism and supercessionism, often applied to the same texts? Benjamin Reynolds (chair), Wally Cirafesi and Adele Reinhartz will briefly introduce the discussion among a large panel of specialists, moderated by Gabriele Boccaccini. Joshua Scott is the secretary of the event.

As a specialist in the field, we would be very delighted if you would also agree to join the panel of discussants (no paper or response preparation is required).

Here is the official schedule of your colloquium on Tuesday March 7, 2023 (9am-11:30am EST)

9am EST -- Welcome (Benjamin Reynolds, chair) 9:05-9:15 - Wally Cirafesi 9:15-9:25 - Adele Reinhartz 9:25-10:25 - Discussion among a large panel of specialists on "John within Judaism: methods and implications" (moderated by Gabriele Boccaccini) 10:25-10:30 - Break (5m) 10:30-11:30 - Discussion among a large panel of specialists on "John within Judaism in the context of a "within-Judaism" reading of all NT texts." (moderated by Gabriele Boccaccini).

I would appreciate if you could confirm your participation at your earliest convenience.

Happy Holidays. Gabriele

As a rule, invited speakers at our events are required to be members of the Enoch Seminar. We are not enforcing the rule, but we would like warmly to invite those of you who are not Enoch Seminar members to subscribe for the 2023 membership. The "suggested" fee is $150+ (honored member), $100 (regular members), $50 (Discounted Members). However, Any contribution $10 or more counts for membership and is welcomed to cover the organizational expenses of our group which relies exclusively on the generosity of its members. Every year we need to collect at least $10,000 to "survive" and run our numerous activities.

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