2020 Enoch Seminar Colloquium
Every year the Enoch Colloquium in November is an opportunity for international specialists in Second Temple Judaism and Christian Origins to gather together and discuss topics of common interest.
The 2020 Enoch Seminar Colloquium (Nov 11-12) includes two major events:
- (a) a presentation (on Nov 11) of the book, A Guide to Early Jewish Texts and Traditions in Christian Transmission, edited by Alexander Kulik et al. (New York: Oxford University Press, 2019). The volume is a major contribution to the study of the reception of Second Temple Jewish literature in Christian context.
- (b) a seminar (on Nov 12) on the The Place of Matthew within the Diversity of Second Temple Judaism and the Jesus Movement. Specialists in Second Temple Judaism and Christian Origins will discuss the Jewishness of the Gospel of Matthew and its place in the diversity of Second Temple Judaism and early Christianity.
All are invited to register and attend these online events.
On Nov 11, the annual "Enoch Seminar Reception" will also be held.
Schedule
DAY 1 (11 November 2020) -- 10:30am-4:30pm EST Schedule
11:15 -- Informal gathering of participants
11:30am -- Welcome and Introduction
11:40am -- Presentation of the volume by the Editors (Alexander Kulik, Gabriele Boccaccini, Lorenzo DiTommaso, David Hamidovic, Michael Stone, Jason Zurawski)
12pm -- Review of the volume by 3 external panelists (15m each)
- James L. Kugel (Harvard University / Bar Ilan University)
- Hindy Najman (University of Oxford)
- Liv Ingeborg Lied (MF Norwegian School of Theology)
12:45pm -- Responses by 3 authors (5m each)
- Martha Himmelfarb
- Robert Kraft
- Gregory Sterling
1:00pm -- Discussion with the Editors, the authors and the audience.
2:00pm -- 30min break
2:30pm -- 9th Enoch Seminar Reception
3:30m -- Board of Directors Meeting
DAY 2 (12 November 2020) - 10am-4:30pm Theme: The Place of Matthew within the Diversity of Second Temple Judaism and the Jesus Movement
The Gospel of Matthew has often been dubbed the “most Jewish Gospel.” But what does this evaluation even mean? If it is so Jewish, how so? What about the Jewishness of other Gospel texts such as Mark, Luke, and John? And what does “Jewish,” in any case, mean in Matthew’s time? In this session, the Enoch Seminar continues to critically appreciate the Jewish context and texture of early Christianity by focusing on Matthew’s particular relationship with(in) Judaism. Invited specialists will discuss anew the distinctive character of Matthew’s Gospel as they seek to relate it to its Jewish milieu in all of its complexity.
Schedule
9:30am -- Informal Gathering of Participants
10:15am -- Welcome and Introduction: Status quaestionis and goals of the colloquium (Anders Runesson)
10:30am -- The Place of Matthew within the Diversity of Second Temple Judaism
- What are the major features of Matthew’s Judaism?
- What do we mean by “Jewish” in Matthew’s time?
- Which (other) kind of Judaism is Matthew most closely related to?
- What is the place of Matthew within Jewish Sectarianism?
Gabriele Boccaccini (Chair)
Albert Baumgarten Daniel Gurtner John Kampen A.-J. Levine
Discussion
12:00pm -- Break
1:00pm -- The Place of Matthew within the Diversity of the Jesus Movement
- What does it mean that Matthew is the most Jewish Gospel?
- Why Matthew, and not Luke or Mark or John?
- Is it proper to distinguish NT texts as “more” or “less” Jewish?
- What is the place of Matthew within the Jesus movement?
Gabriele Boccaccini (Chair)
Kathy Ehrensperger Gabriele Boccaccini Isaac W. Oliver Karin Zetterholm
Discussion
3:00pm -- Wrap-up session [Live on Facebook]
Confirmed Participants
- Albert Baumgarten (panelist)
- Laura Bizzarro
- Gabriele Boccaccini (panelist)
- Akiva Cohen
- Jason Comber
- Jim Davila
- Rachel Dryden
- Kathy Ehrensperger (panelist)
- Trenton R. Ferro
- Roy Fisher
- Jörg Frey
- Daniel Gurtner (panelist)
- Rebecca Harris
- Årstein Justnes
- John Kampen (panelist)
- Arie van der Kooij
- Ryan Lambert
- A.-J. Levine (panelist)
- Jocelyn McWhirter
- Eva-Charlotta Mebius
- Daniele Minisini
- Alastair Moodie
- Eric Noffke
- Isaac W. Oliver (panelist)
- Amy Richter
- Vernon Robbins
- Anders Runesson
- Timothy B. Sailors
- Lawrence Schiffman
- Joshua Scott
- David C. Sim
- David Andrews Smith
- Joel Wildermuth
- Karin Zetterholm (panelist)