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Thanks to the contribution of the Alessandro Nangeroni International Endowment, a series of seminars on Jewish, Christian and Muslim origins will be launched by the [[Enoch Seminar]], starting from the year 2012.
Thanks to the contribution of the Alessandro Nangeroni International Endowment, a series of seminars on Jewish, Christian and Muslim origins will be launched by the [[Enoch Seminar]], starting from the year 2012.
==First Nangeroni Meeting (Gazzada, Milan, Italy; 25-28 June 2012)==
[[Lester L. Grabbe]] and [[Gabriele Boccaccini]] chaired this first Nangeroni Meeting toward the end of June 2012 (June 25-28), with the theme: "The Seleucid and Hasmonean Periods and the Apocalyptic Worldview".
The aim of the 2012 conference was to give a historical and sociological analysis of apocalyptic literature and perspective during the Seleucid and Hasmonean periods (c. 200-63 BCE).  As usual, all papers circulated in advance and were not read by the writers. The time given were devoted primarily to discussion.  The main speakers, in addition to the chairs Lester Grabbe and Gabriele Boccaccini, included Pierluigi Piovanelli, Anathea Portier-Young, Kenneth Atkinson, etc. Michael Stone and Erich Gruen were the overall respondents.
====Basic Information====
Title: ''The Seleucid and Hasmonean Periods and the Apocalyptic Worldview''
Chair:  Lester L. Grabbe
Co-Chair: Gabriele Boccaccini
Secretary: Jason Zurawski
When and Where:  25-28 June 2012; Villa Cagnola (Gazzada, near Milan, Italy). 20 minutes from Malpensa Milan airport
Description of Topic:  The aim of the conference is to give a historical and sociological analysis of apocalyptic literature and perspective during the Seleucid and Hasmonean periods (c. 200-63 BCE).  Questions include
*How pervasive was the apocalyptic worldview?
*How typical was apocalyptic literature?
*What was the relationship between apocalyptic and society?
*How did different social groups and strata engage with apocalyptic thought and literature?
'''Registration'''
Participation in the First Nangeroni Meeting is by invitation only. If you have already secured your participation, please fill out the [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEd5QTFZOUdMT3BIcExxTEVzaEpIdnc6MA official online registration form] and pay your registration fee by '''January 15, 2012'''.
====Participants====
Maximum 35 (plus 1 secretary)
*2 chairs
*7 speakers:
**5 or 6 major papers
**1 or 2 major responses
*10 respondents (Registration fee [see below] + €200 contribution for lodging, including all meals)
*6 short papers selected among those who wish to submit a paper to the conference (Registration fee [see below] + €250 contribution for lodging, including all meals)
*10 attendees (Registration fee [see below] + €300 contribution for lodging, including all meals)
*1 secretary
NB:  all participants will need to provide for their own travel to and from Milan.
Registration fee schedule (to be paid by December 2011):
*$150 - Newcomers
*$125 - Attended 1 Enoch Seminar
*$100 - Attended 2 or 3 Enoch Seminars
*$75 - Attended 4 or 5 Enoch Seminars + all emeriti
*$0 - Attended 6 Enoch Seminars
====Participants====
*1. Lester L. Grabbe (University of Hull, UK), Chair +
*2. Gabriele Boccaccini (University of Michigan, USA), Co-Chair +
*3. Ory Amitay (University of Haifa, Israel) +
*4. Joseph Angel (Yeshiva University, USA) +
*5. Kenneth Atkinson (University of Northern Iowa, USA) +
*6. Albert I. Baumgarten (Bar Ilan University, Israel) +
*7. Giovanni Bazzana (Harvard University, USA) +
*8. Edward Dabrowa (University of Cracow, Poland) +
*9. Lorenzo DiTommaso (Concordia University Montreal, Canada) +
*10. Vicente Dobroruka (Universidade de Brasília, Brazil) +
*11. Torleif Elgvin (Evangelical Lutheran University College, Norway) +
*12. Sandra Gambetti (College of Staten Island-CUNY, USA) +
*13. Yonder Gillihan (Boston College, USA) +
*14. Eric Gruen (University of California, Berkely, USA) +
*15. Årstein Justnes (University of Agder, Norway) +
*16. John Kampen (Methodist Theological School in Ohio, USA) +
*17. Alexander Kulik (Hebrew University, Israel) +
*18. Daniel Machiela (McMaster University, Canada) +
*19. Paul Mandel (Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies, Israel)+
*20. Gerbern Oegema (McGill University, Canada) +
*21. Laura C. Paladino (Italy) +
*22. Pierluigi Piovanelli (University of Ottawa, Canada)
*23. Anathea Portier-Young (Duke University, USA) +
*24. Michael Stone (Hebrew University, Israel) +
*25. Jason Zurawski (University of Michigan, USA), Secretary +
===Schedule===
==== ''MONDAY, JUNE 25, 2012'' ====
Morning: Arrivals at Villa Cagnola
Conference begins with Monday lunch.
Monday afternoon, opening of conference:
* Opening and Greetings: 15:00-15:30
* Overview: Grabbe 15:30-16:00
'''Major Paper Session 1''' 16:00-17:00
* [[Gabriele Boccaccini]], "Non-Apocalytic Responses to Apocalyptic Events: Notes on the Sociology of Apocalypticism"
'''Major Paper Session 2''' 17:30-19:00
* [[Kenneth Atkinson]], "Understanding the Relationship Between the Apocalyptic Worldview and Jewish Sectarian Violence: The Case of the War Between Alexander Jannaeus and Demetrius III"
* Respondents: [[Albert I. Baumgarten]] and [[Sandra Gambetti]]
19:30 - Dinner
==== ''TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 2012'' ====
Tuesday morning:
'''Major Paper Session 3''' 9:00-10:30
* [[Gerbern S. Oegema]], "Was the Maccabean Revolt an Apocalyptic Movement?"
* Respondents: [[Lorenzo DiTommaso]] and [[John Kampen]]
'''Short Paper Session 1''' 11:00-12:30
* [[Daniel A. Machiela]], "The Aramaic Dead Sea Scrolls and the Historical Development of Jewish Apocalyptic Literature"
* [[Vicente Dobroruka]], "An unlikely mixture: Seleucids and Lagids in Daniel and in Persian apocalyptic"
* Respondent: [[Lester L. Grabbe]]
Tuesday afternoon:
*Outing 
==== ''WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2012'' ====
Wednesday morning:
'''Major Paper Session 4''' 9:00-10:30
* [[Anathea E. Portier-Young]], "Apocalyptic Worldviews - What they are and how they spread. Insights from the social sciences"
* Respondents: [[Edward Dabrowa]] and [[Torleif Elgvin]]
'''Short Paper Session 2''' 11:00-12:30
* [[Torleif Elgvin]], "Texts on Messianic Reign from the Hasmonean Period: 4Q521 as Interpretation of Daniel 7"
* [[Årstein Justnes]], "4QApocryphon of Daniel ar (4Q246) in Context"
* Respondent: [[Joseph L. Angel]]
Wednesday afternoon:
'''Major Paper Session 5''' 15:30-17:00
* [[Pierluigi Piovanelli]], "Odio humani generis: Apocalyptic Writers and Integrated Historians at the Time of the Judean Wars"
* Respondents: [[Giovanni Bazzana]] and [[Ory Amitay]]
'''Short Paper Session 3''' 17:30-19:00
* [[Paul Mandel]], "The Paradox of Midrash and the Apocalyptic Author: From Mesopotamian Divination to Rabbinic Midrash, through Qumran and Apocalypse"
* [[Yonder Gillihan]], "Apocalyptic Elements in Hasmonean Propaganda: Civic Ideology and the Struggle for Political Legitimation"
*Respondent: [[Kenneth Atkinson]]
19:30 - Dinner
==== ''THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 2012'' ====
Thursday morning (final session):
'''2 responses to conference'''  9:00-10:30
* [[Eric S. Gruen]] and [[Michael E. Stone]]
'''Plenary discussion'''  11:00-12:15
'''Summing up (Grabbe)'''  12:15-12:30
Conference ends with Thursday lunch
NOTE: All papers are published in advance on [http://www.enochseminar.org Enoch Seminar Online]
===Arrival Times at Malpensa Airport===
*'''Friday, June 22'''
11:00am  [mailto:vicente@unb.br Vicente Dobroruka] (TAP 0802)
*'''Sunday, June 24'''
8:25am    [mailto:yonder.gillihan@bc.edu Yonder Gillihan] (LH 246)
8:50am    [mailto:jasonzur@umich.edu Jason Zurawski] (United 44)
10:45    [mailto:ory.amitay@gmail.com Ory Amitay] (LY 381)
15:15    [mailto:apyoung@div.duke.edu Anathea and Sebastian Portier-Young] (Easy Jet 2784)
15:30    [mailto:L.L.Grabbe@hull.ac.uk Lester Grabbe]
17:35    [mailto:gruene@berkeley.edu Erich Gruen and Ann Hasse] (United 9220)
21:25    [mailto:albert.baumgarten@biu.ac.il Al and Rita Baumgarten] (LY 387)
21:25    [mailto:stone.michael.e@me.com Michael and Nira Stone]
--:--    [mailto:akulik@mscc.huji.ac.il Alexander Kulik] (Milano Centrale train station)
*'''Monday, June 25'''
7:30am    [mailto:jangel@yu.edu Joseph Angel] (Delta DL 0160)
8:20am    [mailto:gerbern.oegema@mcgill.ca Gerbern Oegema] (Brussels Airlines SN 3153)
8:35am    [mailto:pmandel@mscc.huji.ac.il Paul Mandel] (Austrian Airlines 511)
===Getting to the Seminar===
'''Villa Cagnola (main lodging and location of Seminar):'''
Istituto Superiore di Studi Religiosi “Villa Cagnola”
Via Cagnola, 17/19
21045 GAZZADA SCHIANNO (VA)
Tel. +39 0332 461304
fax +39 0332 870887
E-mail: reception@villacagnola.it
villacagnola@tin.it
[http://www.villacagnola.it www.villacagnola.it]
'''From Malpensa Airport'''
Taxi: 25-30 minutes; ~60 Euros (see above for sharing a taxi)
Train: ~1.5 hours; ~6 Euros (See [http://www.trenitalia.com trenitalia.com], Departure = "Malpensa Aeroporto" Arrival = "Gazzada-Schianno-Morazzone")
*Take bus from Malpensa to "Busto Arsizio” and from there take a train “Suburbano” to the stop “Gazzada-Schianno.”
*The station in Gazzada is about 1km from the Villa, or ~200m via the steps ([https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Villa+Cagnola,+Via+Cagnola,+Gazzada+Schianno,+Italy&hl=en&ll=45.778546,8.824221&spn=0.006398,0.016512&sll=41.581461,-83.587567&sspn=0.013723,0.033023&oq=villa+cagnola,+gaz&hq=Villa+Cagnola,+Via+Cagnola,+Gazzada+Schianno,+Italy&t=m&z=17 see map]).
'''From Milan via Train'''
There are no direct trips to Gazzada from Milano Centrale station (though it is usually a quick connection). Most of the direct trips from Milan are from the Milano Porta Girabaldi station (which is also in the center of town). Visit [http://www.trenitalia.com trenitalia.com] to find the best times for direct trips. For departure, select "Milano (all stations)," and for arrival, "Gazzada-Schianno-Morazzone." This will show you all of the trips to Gazzada from the Milan stations. The trip will take 1-1.5 hours and cost around 6 euros.


==External links==
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Revision as of 14:33, 22 October 2012

The Nangeroni Meetings (2012-) are a series of small-size international seminars promoted by the Enoch Seminar, in collaboration with the Department of Near Eastern Studies of the University of Michigan, the Alessandro Nangeroni International Endowment and the Michigan Center for Early Christian Studies

Overview

Thanks to the contribution of the Alessandro Nangeroni International Endowment, a series of seminars on Jewish, Christian and Muslim origins will be launched by the Enoch Seminar, starting from the year 2012.

External links

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