Nangeroni Meetings

The Nangeroni Meetings (2012-) are a series of small-size international seminars promoted by the Enoch Seminar.

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.

First Nangeroni Meeting (Gazzada, Milan, Italy; 25-29 June 2012)

Lester L. Grabbe and Gabriele Boccaccini will chair 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 is 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 will circulate in advance and will not be read by the writers. The time given will be devoted primarily to discussion. The main speakers at this moment, in addition to the chairs Lester Grabbe and Gabriele Boccaccini, include Pierluigi Piovanelli, Philip Davies, Anathea Portier-Young, and we hope Michael Stone, while Erich Gruen has agreed to be an overall respondent.

As these meetings are strictly limited to a maximum of 35 participants (including speakers), we invite all who are interested to contact the chair Professor Lester Grabbe (L.L.Grabbe@hull.ac.uk) and the secretary Jason Zurawski (jasonzur@umich.edu) as soon as possible, at the latest by December 15, 2011.

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?

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

List of Prospective Participants

• Lester L. Grabbe (University of Hull, UK), Chair
• Gabriele Boccaccini (University of Michigan, USA), Co-Chair

• Michael Stone (Hebrew University, Israel)
• Eric Gruen (University of California, Berkely, USA)
• Philip Davies (University of Sheffield, UK)
• Philip Alexander (University of Manchester, UK)
• Pierluigi Piovanelli (University of Ottawa, Canada)
• Anathea Portier-Young (Duke Divinity School, USA)
• Alexander Kulik (Hebrew University, Israel)
• Joseph Sievers (Pontifical Biblical Institute, Italy)
• Kenneth Atkinson (University of Northern Iowa, USA)
• John Kampen (Methodist Theological School in Ohio, USA)
• Joseph Angel (Yeshiva University, USA)
• Todd Hanneken (St. Mary's University, USA)
• Laura C. Paladino (Italy)
• Daniel Machiela (McMaster University, Canada)
• Lorenzo DiTommaso (Concordia University Montreal, Canada)
• Shane Berg (Princeton Theological Seminary, USA)
• Carol A. Newsom (Emory University, USA)
• Albert I. Baumgarten (Bar Ilan University, USA)
• Sandra Gambetti (College of Staten Island-CUNY, USA)

• Pierpaolo Bertalotto (Rice University, USA)
• Jason Zurawski (University of Michigan, USA)

Format/Timetable

MONDAY, JUNE 25, 2012

Conference begins with Monday lunch.

Monday afternoon:

• Opening and Overview (Grabbe) 15:30-17:00
• 1st paper 17:30-19:00

TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 2012

Tuesday morning:

• 2nd paper 9:00-10:30
• Short papers 11:00-12:30

Tuesday afternoon:

• Outing

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2012

Wednesday morning:

• 3rd paper 9:00-10:30
• 4th paper 11:00-12:30

Wednesday afternoon:

• 5th paper 15:30-17:00
• Short papers 17:30-19:00

THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 2012

Thursday morning (final session):

• 2 responses to conference (or 6th paper and 1 response) 9:00-10:30
• Plenary discussion 11:00-12:15
• Summing up (Grabbe) 12:15-12:30

• Conference ends with Thursday lunch

External links

• Enoch Seminar Website