John within Judaism (March 14, 2023)

John within Judaism

Tuesday, March 7, 2023 -- 9am-11:30am 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

• 9:00 -- Welcome (Ben Reynolds)
• 9:05-15 - Wally Cirafesi
• 9:15-25 - Adele Reinhartz
• 9:25-10:25 - Discussion among a large panel of specialists (chair Gabriele Boccacciin) on "John within Judaism: methods and implications"
• 10:25-10:30 - Break
• 10:30-11:30 - Discussion among a large panel of specialists (chair Gabriele Boccacciin) on "John within Judaism in the context of a "within-Judaism" reading of all NT texts."

Invited panelists

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

• Ben Reynolds (*) (#)
• Adele Reinhartz (*) (#)
• Wally Cirafesi (*) (#)
• Gabriele Boccaccini (*) (#)
• Joshua Scott (*) (#)
• Frantisek Abel (*) (#)

• Mark Kinker (*)
• Mark Nanos (*)
• Matthew Novenson (*)
• Isaac Oliver (*)
• John Kampen (*)
• Anders Runesson (*)
• John Van Maaren (*)
• Magnus Zetterholm (*)
• Kathy Ehrensperger (*)
• Amy-Jill Levine (*)
• Paula Fredriksen (*)
• Bill Loader (W.Loader@murdoch.edu.au) (*)
• Karin Zetterholm (*)
• Deborah Forger (*)
• Cecilia Wassen (*)
• Jocelyn McWhirter (*)
• Alan Culpepper
• Paul Anderson (*)

Prospective participants

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 Reinhardt 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 "Paul within Judaism" perspective, 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