2022 (Jan) Second Temple Judaism Conference

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TITLE -- The Diversity of Second Temple Judaism

January 10-13, 2022

The Frankel Institute for Advanced Studies and the Enoch Seminar invite scholars from all over the world to gather for a conversation about the past, the present and the future of studies in Second Temple Judaism.

The online conference (January 10-13, 2022) will focus on a retrospective and perspective analysis of the study of Second Temple Judaism.

It will be followed by a second online conference (March? 2022): "Reimagining the Study of Second Temple Judaism in the 21st century", a seminar with a group of invited participants.


DAY 1 (Monday, January 10, 2022)

8:15am -- Informal gathering of participants

8:30am -- Welcome & Introduction to the Conference

Session 1 : Italian Scholarship

  • 9:00am - 9:15am -- INTRODUCTION (15 min.)

The Contribution of Italian-speaking scholars to the Study of Second Temple Judaism, from the Reformation to the End of the 20th century.

  • 9:15am - 11:00am -- PANEL (4 speakers, 15 min. each + 45 min. discussion)

Current status and future prospects of research on Second Temple Judaism by Italian-speaking scholars for the 21st century.

Session 2 : German Scholarship

  • 11:30am - 11:45pm -- INTRODUCTION (15 min.)

The Contribution of German-speaking scholars to the Study of Second Temple Judaism, from the Reformation to the End of the 20th century.

  • 11:45pm - 1:30pm -- PANEL (4 speakers, 15 min. each + 45 min. discussion)

Current status and future prospects of research on Second Temple Judaism by German-speaking scholars for the 21st century.

-- 30 min. break --

Session 3 : French Scholarship

  • 2:00pm - 2:15pm -- INTRODUCTION (15 min.)

The Contribution of French-speaking scholars to the Study of Second Temple Judaism, from the Reformation to the End of the 20th century.

  • 2:15pm - 4:00pm -- PANEL (4 speakers, 15 min. each + 45 min. discussion)

Current status and future prospects of research on Second Temple Judaism by French-speaking scholars for the 21st century.

DAY 2 (Tuesday, January 11, 2022)

8:30am -- Informal gathering of participants

Session 4 : Anglo-American Scholarship

  • 9:00am - 9:15am -- INTRODUCTION (15 min.)

The Contribution of Anglo-American scholars to the Study of Second Temple Judaism, from the Reformation to the End of the 20th century.

  • 9:15am - 11:00am -- PANEL (4 speakers, 15 min. each + 45 min. discussion)

Current status and future prospects of research on Second Temple Judaism by Anglo-American scholars for the 21st century.

Session 5 : Spanish-Portuguese Scholarship

  • 11:30am - 11:45pm -- INTRODUCTION (15 min.)

The Contribution of Spanish-Portuguese speaking scholars to the Study of Second Temple Judaism, from the Reformation to the End of the 20th century.

  • 12:00pm - 1:30pm -- PANEL (4 speakers, 15 min. each + 45 min. discussion)

Current status and future prospects of research on Second Temple Judaism by Spanish-Portuguese speaking scholars for the 21st century.

Session 6 : Eastern-European Scholarship

  • 2:00pm - 2:15pm -- INTRODUCTION (15 min.)

The Contribution of Eastern-European scholars to the Study of Second Temple Judaism, from the Reformation to the End of the 20th century

  • 2:15pm - 4:00pm -- PANEL (4 speakers, 15 min. each + 45 min. discussion)

Current status and future prospects of research on Second Temple Judaism by Eastern-European scholars for the 21st century.

DAY 3 (Wednesday, January 12, 2022)

8:30am -- Informal gathering of participants

Session 7 : African and Asian Scholarship

  • 9:00am - 9:15am -- INTRODUCTION (15 min.)

The Study of Second Temple Judaism in Asia/Oceania (15 min.) -- The Study of Second Temple Judaism in Africa (15 min.)

  • 9:15am - 11:00am -- PANEL (4 speakers, 15 min. each + 45 min. discussion)

Current status and future prospects of research on Second Temple Judaism by scholars in Asia and Africa in the 21st century.

Session 8 : Women's Scholarship

  • 11:30am - 11:45pm -- INTRODUCTION (15 min.)

The Study of Second Temple Judaism by Women Scholars, from the Renaissance to the end of the 20th century.

  • 11:45pm - 1:30pm -- PANEL (4 speakers, 15 min. each + 45 min. discussion)

Current status and future prospects of research on Second Temple Judaism by women scholars for the 21st century.

Session 9 : Literature & the Arts

  • 2:00pm - 2:15pm -- INTRODUCTION (15 min.)

Portraits of Second Temple Judaism in Scholarship and the Arts, from the Renaissance to the present.

  • 2:15pm - 4:00pm -- PANEL (4 speakers, 15 min. each + 45 min. discussion)

Current status and future prospects of research on Second Temple Jewish Fiction for the 21st century.

DAY 4 (Thursday, January 13, 2022)

8:30am -- Informal gathering of participants

Session 10 : Archaeology

  • 9:00am - 9:15am -- INTRODUCTION (15 min.)

The Contribution of Archaeology to the Study of Second Temple Judaism.

  • 9:15am - 11:00am -- PANEL (4 speakers, 15 min. each + 45 min. discussion)

Current status and future prospects of research on Second Temple Judaism by archaeologists for the 21st century.

Session 11 : Jewish Scholarship

  • 11:30am - 11:45pm -- INTRODUCTION (15 min.)

The Study of Second Temple Judaism by Jewish Scholars and in modern Israel.

  • 11:45pm - 1:30pm -- PANEL (4 speakers, 15 min. each + 45 min. discussion)

Current status and future prospects of research on Second Temple Judaism by Jewish scholars for the 21st century.

Final Session : Conclusions

  • 2:00pm - 3:45pm -- Wrap-Up session (11+ panelists - 5 min each + 1 hour discussion)
  • 3:45pm - 4:00pm -- Conclusions (15 min.)