Enoch Seminar (2001-), learned society

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First Enoch Seminar, at Palazzo Corsi Salviati, Florence, Italy (2001)
Second Enoch Seminar, at Palazzo Sullam, Venice, Italy (2003)
Third, Fourth, and Seventh Enoch Seminar, at the Monastery of Camaldoli, Italy (2005, 2007, 2013)
Fifth Enoch Seminar, at Cappella Cangiati, Naples, Italy (2009)
Sixth and Eighth Enoch Seminar, at Villa Cagnola, Gazzada, Milan, Italy (2011, 2015)
Gabriele Boccaccini, University of Michigan, Founder of the Enoch Seminar

The Enoch Seminar is an academic group of international specialists in Second Temple Judaism and Christian Origins, who share the results of their research in the field and biennially meet to discuss topics of common interest.

History

Founded in 2001 by Gabriele Boccaccini, the Enoch Seminar focuses on the period of Jewish history, culture and literature from the Babylonian Exile to the Bar-Kochba revolt—the period in which both Christianity and Rabbinic Judaism have their roots. The goal is to tear down the misleading walls of separation that still divide this field of research, recovering the unity and integrity of the period. Enoch is the symbol of this inter-canonical and inter-disciplinary effort, as he is present of each and all the canons that anachronistically divide sources from the period: Old Testament, Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, Dead Sea Scrolls, Jewish-Hellenistic literature, New Testament, Apostolic Fathers, etc.

Participation at the Enoch Seminar is by invitation only and is restricted to University professors and specialists in Second Temple Judaism and Christian Origins who have completed their PhD. To graduate students and PhD candidates, the Enoch Seminar offers a biennial meeting (the Enoch Graduate Seminar).

The Enoch Seminar is chaired by Gabriele Boccaccini (University of Michigan) and is made possible by fundings from the University of Michigan and from the Michigan Center for Early Christian Studies and the Alessandro Nangeroni International Endowment.

Meetings and Proceedings

Meetings of the Enoch Graduate Seminar (2006-)

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Enoch Seminar Nangeroni Meetings (2012-)

Enoch Seminar Receptions at the SBL (2012-)

  • 2012 (Chicago, IL) - SBL Annual Meeting
  • 2013 (Baltimore, MD) - SBL Annual Meeting
  • 2014 (San Diego, CA) - SBL Annual Meeting (Sunday Nov 23, 2014; Grand Hyatt-American's Cup Terrace; 8pm-9pm)

< Future Receptions: >

  • 2015 (Atlanta, GA) - SBL Annual Meeting
  • 2016 (San Antonio, TX) - SBL Annual Meeting

Publications from the Enoch Seminar

  • Gabriele Boccaccini (ed.), The Origins of Enochic Judaism (Turin: Zamorani, 2005) [=Henoch
  • Gabriele Boccaccini (ed.), Enoch and Qumran Origins: New Light on a Forgotten Connection (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2005)
  • Gabriele Boccaccini (ed.), Il messia tra memoria e attesa (Brescia: Morcelliana, 2005)
  • Gabriele Boccaccini (ed.), Enoch and the Messiah Son of Man: Revisiting the Book of Parables (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007)
  • Gabriele Boccaccini and John J. Collins (eds.), The Early Enoch Literature (Leiden: Brill, 2007)
  • Gabriele Boccaccini and Giovanni Ibba (eds.), Enoch and the Mosaic Torah: The Evidence of Jubilees (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2009)
  • Gabriele Boccaccini, Pierpaolo Bertalotto and Todd Hanneken (eds.), Enoch and Jubilees (Brescia: Morcelliana, 2009) [=Henoch 31.1 (2009)]
  • Gabriele Boccaccini and Jason M. Zurawski (eds.), Enochic Traditions and Mediatorial Figures in Second Temple Judaism (Brescia: Morcelliana, 2011) [=Henoch 331.1 (2011)]
  • Andrei A. Orlov and Gabriele Boccaccini (eds.), New Perspectives on 2 Enoch: No Longer Slavonic Only (Leiden: Brill, 2012)
  • Matthias Henze and Gabriele Boccaccini (eds.), 4 Ezra and 2 Baruch: Reconstruction after the Fall (Leiden: Brill, 2013)
  • Gabriele Boccaccini and Jason M. Zurawski (eds.), Interpreting 4 Ezra and 2 Baruch: International Studies (Leiden: Brill, 2014)

Participants

Veterans (5+)

  • Gabriele Boccaccini (2001-ES; 2003-ES; 2005-ES; 2006-GS; 2007-ES; 2008-GS; 2009-ES; 2010-GS; 2011-ES; 2012-NM)

(5x) Matthias Henze -- Lester L. Grabbe - Helge S. Kvanvig -- George W.E. Nickelsburg -- Benjamin G. Wright // Esther Eshel - {Hanan Eshel}



(4x) - Claudio Gianotto -- Daniel Assefa -- Kelley Coblentz Bautch -- Daniel Boyarin -- John J. Collins -- Lawrence H. Schiffman -- Loren T. Stuckenbruck // Ida Fröhlich - Paolo Sacchi

Members (2 to 4-time attendees)

(4x) - Claudio Gianotto -- Daniel Assefa -- Kelley Coblentz Bautch -- Daniel Boyarin -- John J. Collins -- Lawrence H. Schiffman -- Loren T. Stuckenbruck // Ida Fröhlich - Paolo Sacchi

(3x) - Darrell L. Bock -- Calum M. Carmichael -- Adela Yarbro Collins -- James R. Davila -- Devorah Dimant -- Lutz Doering -- Henryk Drawnel -- Robert A. Kraft -- Hindy Najman -- Stephen Pfann -- Jacques van Ruiten // Luca Arcari - Albert I. Baumgarten - Michael Daise - Charles A. Gieschen - Martha Himmelfarb - Michael A. Knibb - Klaus Koch - Andrei A. Orlov - Carlos A. Segovia - Eibert J.C. Tigchelaar - James C. VanderKam - Pieter Venter

(2x) - Jeff S. Anderson -- Christfried Böttrich -- Silviu Bunta -- Esther G. Chazon -- Daniel K. Falk -- Steven D. Fraade -- David R. Jackson -- John R. Levison -- William R.G. Loader -- Basil Lourié -- Jared W. Ludlow -- Eric F. Mason -- Rivka Nir -- Bilhah Nitzan -- Anders Klostergaard Petersen -- Alexander Toepel -- Johannes Tromp -- Megan Williams -- Azzan Yadin

Guidelines for Organizing an Enoch Seminar

The Enoch Seminar is meant to be a meeting of between 50-80 people (as compared to the Nangeroni Meetings which are designed to have 25-35 participants). It includes:

- 12 major paper authors - 12 major paper respondents - 24 short paper authors - Up to 6 reading sessions chairs

Organizing an Enoch Seminar is a 4-step process

  • First Step: An Enoch Seminar Member(s) proposes a topic, which then must be approved by the Enoch Seminar Board of Directors.
    • Timeframe: 2 years prior to date of proposed Enoch Seminar
  • Second Step: The appointed chair(s) of the Enoch Seminar should gather a group of at least 5-10 colleagues, who are committed to participate in the Meeting and collaborate on its organization. At this point, an email will be sent to the Enoch Seminar members, announcing the proposal and asking those who are particularly interested in the topic to join the organization of the Meeting.
    • Timeframe: 1.5 years prior to the date of the Enoch Seminar
  • Third Step: The appointed chair(s) must present the final schedule, including the major authors and paper topics to the Enoch Seminar Board of Directors for final approval.
    • Timeframe: 1 year prior to the date of the Enoch Seminar
  • Fourth Step: The Enoch Seminar Board of Directors will announce and advertise the program and registration for the Enoch Seminar until the maximum number of participants (50-80) is reached.
    • Timeframe: 8-6 months prior to the date of the Enoch Seminar

External links

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