Enoch Seminar (2001-), learned society
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.
Sixth Meeting in Milan (in memory of Hanan Eshel)
Second Baruch and Fourth Ezra: Jewish Apocalypticism in Late First Century Israel
Promoted by the Department of Near Eastern Studies of the University of Michigan.
Sponsored by the Michigan Center for Early Christian Studies, the Fondo Alessandro Nangeroni, and the Dioceses of Milan
Date: June 26-30, 2011
Place: Villa Cagnola at Gazzada, near Milan, Italy http://www.villacagnola.it/
[Closest international airport Malpensa-Milano]
Registration fees (Enoch Seminar Membership) To be paid by January 2011:
- $200 - Newcomers
- $175 - Attended 1 Enoch Seminar
- $150 - Attended 2 Enoch Seminars
- $125 - Attended 3 Enoch Seminars
- $100 - Attended 4 Enoch Seminars / or emeriti
- $000 - Attended 5 Enoch Seminars
Contribution (4 nights lodging, including meals) To be paid in Milan at the Conference.
- 000 -- Authors of major papers
- 150 euros -- Respondents, authors of short papers, emeriti
- 250 euros -- Attendees, spouses, etc. (children [age 6-17]: 100 euros; under 5 years old: free)
Registration
Attendance at the Enoch Seminar is by invitation only. If you would like to be invited please contact either Gabriele Boccaccini or Matthias Henze.
If you have received an invitation and would like to register, you may do so online here: Sixth Enoch Seminar Registration
If you have any questions, please contact the secretary of the Seminar, Jason Zurawski.
Schedule
SUNDAY JUNE 26, 2011
Morning: Arrivals at Villa Cagnola, Gazzada (The members of the Seminar are welcome to arrive on the previous day, if they wish)
1:15pm - Lunch
- Plenary session
3:00pm-4:45pm – Opening of the Conference
Welcome by Gabriele Boccaccini and Mons. Luigi Misto’
Panel - In memory of Hanan Eshel
Key Address - Matthias Henze (Chair of the Conference): “2 Baruch and 4 Ezra: The status quaestionis”
Coffee Break and Refreshments (30min)
- Session #1: “Pre–70 Jewish Literature and 2B/4E”
Group A: Devorah Dimant, paper
Respondents: Martin Rösel and XXX
Group B: Hindy Najman, paper
Respondents: James R. Davila and Benjamin G. Wright
5:15pm-6:35pm - Plenary session Presentation and discussion of two papers: 10min presentation by Devorah Dimant + 30min Q&A – 10min presentation by Hindy Najman + 30min Q&A
6:45pm–8pm – Group discussion Two parallel groups (focusing on Dimant and Najman, respectively), introduced by two respondents for each paper - 10min presentation by each respondent + 55min discussion
8:15pm Dinner
MONDAY JUNE 27, 2011
8am Breakfast
- Session #2: “2B/4E and Apocalyptic/1 Enoch”
Group A: John J. Collins, paper
Respondents: Eibert J.C. Tigchelaar and Pierluigi Piovanelli
Group B: Gabriele Boccaccini, paper
Respondents: Kelley Coblentz Bautch and XXX
8:30am-9:50am - Plenary session Presentation and discussion of two papers: 10min presentation by John Collins + 30min Q&A – 10min presentation by Gabriele Boccaccini + 30min Q&A
10:00am-11:15am - Group discussion Two parallel groups (focusing on Collins and Boccaccini, respectively), introduced by two respondents for each paper - 10min presentation by each respondent + 55min discussion
Coffee Break and Refreshments (30min)
- First Reading Session/Exegetical Workshop
11:45am - 1pm - Four parallel groups, two on 2 Baruch and two on 4 Ezra, each led by two exegetes/readers in each group
(a) Text: 4 Ezra 7:28-34 (“My Son the Messiah”)
Reader #1: Gerbern S. Oegema / Reader #2: Benjamin G. Wright
(b) Text: 4 Ezra 13:25-45 (The Man from the Sea)
Reader #1: David W. Suter / Reader #2: Silviu Bunta
(c) Text: 2 Baruch 29:1-30:5 (“The Messiah Will Begin to be Revealed”)
Reader #1: Judith Newman / Reader #2: Azzan Yadin
(d) Text: 2 Baruch 39:1-40:4 (Four Kingdoms and the Messiah)
Reader #1: Michael Satlow / Reader #2: Eibert J.C. Tigchelaar
1:15pm Lunch
- Short papers
3:30pm-4:45pm – Parallel groups with three papers each – 10m presentations by each author +15m Q&A
Coffee Break and Refreshments (30min)
- Session #3: “A close reading of 2B/4E”
Group A: Lutz Doering, The Letter of Baruch and its Role in 2Baruch”
Respondents: XXX and XXX
Group B: Loren T. Stuckenbruck, The Letter of Baruch and its Role in 2Baruch
Respondents: Lester L. Grabbe and XXX
5:15pm-6:35pm - Plenary session Presentation and discussion of two papers: 10min presentation by Lutz Doering + 30min Q&A – 10min presentation by Loren Stuckenbruck + 30min Q&A
6:45pm–8pm – Group Discussion Two parallel groups (focusing of Doering and Stuckenbruck, respectively), introduced by two respondents for each paper – 10min presentation by each respondent + 55min discussion
8:05pm Dinner
TUESDAY JUNE 28, 2011
7:00am Breakfast
Trip to Milan
Morning
- 9:30am-1:30pm
Public session at the Catholic University of Milan
"End of Times: Fear or Hope" / "Fine dei tempi: tra paura e speranza"
9:30-11:45 - Panel
Marco Rizzi, James H. Charlesworth, Lawrence H. Schiffman, Giuseppe Visonà
12:00-1:30 - Discussion
1:30-2:30 -- Reception at the Catholic University
Visit of St. Ambrose (3-4pm) and the Cathedral of Milan
- 5:30-7:00pm – Session at the Ambrosian Library
Welcome of the authorities.
Luca Mazzinghi, President of the Italian Biblical Association (ABI)
Mauro Perani, Secratary of the Italian Association of Judaic Studies (AISG)
Key addresses:
- The 2 Baruch manuscript at the Ambrosiana Library (Gianantonio Borgonovo)
- 7:00-9:00pm - Visit of the Ambrosian Library and Art Museum
Reception
- 9:00pm - Back to Gazzada
WEDNESDAY JUNE 29, 2011
8am Breakfast
- Session #4: “2B/4E and Early Christian Literature”
Group A: Adela Yarbro Collins
Respondents: Adele Reinhartz and Luca Arcari
Group B: George W.E. Nickelsburg
Respondents: David W. Suter and Randall Chesnutt
8:35am-9:50am - Plenary session Presentation and discussion of two papers: 10min presentation by Adela Yarbo Collins + 30min Q&A – 10min presentation by George Nickelsburg + 30min Q&A
10:00am-11:15am - Group discussion Two parallel groups (focusing on Yarbro Collns and Nickelsburg, respectively), introduced by two respondents for each paper – 10min presentation by each respondent + 55min discussion
Coffee Break and Refreshments (30min)
- Second Reading Session/Exegetical Workshop
11:45am - 1pm - Four parallel groups, two on 2 Baruch and two on 4 Ezra, each led by two exegetes/readers in each group
(a) Text: 4 Ezra 10:25-28, 51-59 (The Vision of the Woman)
Reader #1: Esther Chazon / Reader #2: Carla Sulzbach
(b) Text: 4 Ezra 14:37-48 (The Ninety-Four Books)
Reader #1: Basil Lourié (Gregory) / Reader #2: Frances Flannery
(c) Text: 2 Baruch 49:1-51:6 (The Shape of the Resurrected)
Reader #1: Liv Ingeborg Lied / Reader #2: Kelley Coblentz Bautch
(d) Text: 2 Baruch 77:11-78:7, 87:1 (The Epistle of Baruch)
Reader #1: Shayna Sheinfeld / Reader #2: Martin Rösel
1:15pm Lunch
- Plenary session
3:30pm - 4:45pm – General Assembly The Future of the Enoch Seminar / the Enoch Graduate Seminar / 4 Enoch: The Online Encyclopedia of Second Temple Judaism and Christian Origins
Coffee Break and Refreshments (30min)
- Session #5: “2B/4E and Rabbinic Literature”
Group A: Daniel Boyarin
Respondents: Azzan Yadin and XXX
Group B: Steven D. Fraade
Respondents: Michael Satlow and XXX
5:15pm-6:35pm - Plenary session Presentation and discussion of two papers: 10min presentation by Daniel Boyarin + 30min Q&A – 10min presentation by Steven Fraade + 30min Q&A
6:45pm-8pm - Group discussion Two parallel groups (focusing on Boyarin and Fraade, respectively), introduced by two respondents for each paper – 10min presentation by each respondent + 55min discussion
8:15pm Dinner
THURSDAY JUNE 30, 2011
- Session #6: “The Nachleben of 2B/4E”
Group A: Liv Ingeborg Lied
Respondents: Jeff Anderson and XXX
Group B: Karina M. Hogan
Respondents: Lorenzo DiTommaso and XXX
8:30am-9:50am - Plenary session Presentation and discussion of two papers: 10min presentation by Liv Ingeborg Lied + 30min Q&A – 10min presentation by Karina Hogan + 30min Q&A
10:00am-11:15am - Group discussion Two parallel groups (focusing on Lied and Hogan, respectively), introduced by two respondents for each paper – 10min presentation by each respondent + 55min discussion
Coffee Break and Refreshments (30min)
- Plenary Session
11:45am-1pm - Wrap-up session and conclusions of the Seminar
1:15pm Lunch
End of the Conference
Afternoon: Bus tour-optional
8pm – Dinner
FRIDAY JULY 1, 2011
8am - Breakfast
Departures
Participants (2011 Milan)
- Jeff Anderson, Wayland Baptist University, USA (reg. 12/9/10)
- Luca Arcari, University of Naples 'Federico II', Italy (reg. 1/12/11)
- Daniel Assefa, Capuchin Institute of Philosophy and Theology, Ethiopia (reg. 12/30/10)
- Veronika Bachmann, University of Zurich, Switzerland (reg. 12/22/10)
- Kelley Coblentz Bautch, St. Edward's University, USA (reg. 1/3/11)
- Andreas Bedenbender, Dortmund, Germany (reg. 1/2/11)
- Shane Berg, Princeton Theological Seminary, USA (reg. 1/3/11)
- Gabriele Boccaccini, University of Michigan, USA (reg. 12/8/10)
- Darrell Bock, Dallas Theological Seminary, USA (reg. 12/9/10)
- Gianantonio Borgonovo, Ambrosian Library, Italy (ex officio)
- Christfried Böttrich, Greifswald University, Germany (reg. 1/10/11)
- Daniel Boyarin, University of California at Berkeley, USA (reg. 12/27/10)
- Silviu Bunta, University of Dayton, USA (reg. 12/30/10)
- Calum Carmichael, Cornell University, USA (reg. 1/4/11)
- James H. Charlesworth, Princeton Theological Seminary, USA (reg. 12/9/10)
- Esther G. Chazon, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel (reg. 1/5/11)
- Randall Chesnutt, Pepperdine University, USA (reg. 1/11/11)
- John J. Collins, Yale University, USA (reg. 1/9/11)
- Adela Yarbro Collins, Yale University, USA (reg. 1/9/11)
- Marianne Dacy, University of Sydney, Australia (reg. 12/19/10)
- James R. Davila, St. Andrews University, Scotland (reg. 1/9/11)
- Marcello Del Verme, University 'Federico II' of Naples, Italy (reg. 12/29/10)
- Devorah Dimant, University of Haifa, Israel (reg. 1/12/11)
- Lorenzo DiTommaso, Concordia University Montreal, Canada (reg. 1/5/11)
- Lutz Doering, Durham University, England (reg. 1/11/11)
- Henryk Drawnel, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland (reg. 12/26/10)
- Esther Eshel, Bar-Ilan University, Israel (reg. 12/9/10)
- Philip Francis Esler,St Mary's University College, England
- Daniel K. Falk, University of Oregon, USA
- Frances Flannery, James Madison University, USA (reg. 1/3/11)
- Steven D. Fraade, Yale University, USA (reg. 12/8/10)
- Ida Fröhlich, Catholic University of Budapest, Hungary
- Gabriella Gelardini, University of Basel, Switzerland
- Claudio Gianotto, Università di Torino, Italy (reg. 1/11/11)
- Lester L. Grabbe, University of Hull, England (reg. 1/11/11)
- Daniel Gurtner
- Joost Hagen, University of Leipzig, Germany (reg. 1/10/11)
- Todd Hanneken, St. Mary's University, USA (reg. 12/10/10)
- Matthias Henze, Rice University, USA (reg. 12/14/10)
- Karina M. Hogan, Fordham University, USA (reg. 12/29/10)
- David R. Jackson, University of Sydney, Australia (reg. 1/7/11)
- Helge S. Kvanvig, University of Oslo, Norway
- Peter Lanfer, Dartmouth College, USA (reg. 1/4/11)
- John R. Levison, Seattle Pacific University, USA (reg. 1/11/11)
- Liv Ingeborg Lied, University of Oslo, Norway (reg. 12/22/10)
- William R.G. Loader, Murdoch University, Australia (reg. 1/2/11)
- Basil Lourié, St Petersburg, Russia (reg. 12/18/10)
- Jared W. Ludlow, Brigham Young University, USA (reg. 1/7/11)
- Paul Mandel, Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies, Israel (reg. 1/2/11)
- Eric F. Mason, Judson University, USA (reg. 12/21/10)
- Hindy Najman, University of Toronto, Canada (reg. 12/30/10)
- Judith Newman, University of Toronto, Canada (reg. 1/5/11)
- Carol A. Newsom, Emory University, USA (reg. 12/26/10)
- George W.E. Nickelsburg, emeritus, University of Iowa, USA (reg. 11/9/10)
- Rivka Nir, Open University of Israel, Israel (reg. 12/28/10)
- Bilhah Nitzan, Tel-Aviv University, Israel (reg. 1/5/11)
- Gerbern S. Oegema, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
- Anders Klostergaard Petersen, Aarhus University, Denmark (reg. 12/31/10)
- Stephen Pfann
- Pierluigi Piovanelli, University of Ottawa, Canada (reg. 1/6/11)
- Adele Reinhartz, University of Ottawa, Canada (reg. 1/11/11)
- Benjamin E. Reynolds, Tyndale University College, Canada (reg. 1/10/11)
- Martin Rösel, University of Rostock, Germany (reg. 12/25/10)
- Jacques van Ruiten, University of Groningen, Netherlands (reg. 1/10/11)
- Michael Satlow
- Lawrence H. Schiffman, New York University, USA (reg. 12/30/10)
- Carlos A. Segovia, Camilo José Cela University in Madrid, Spain (reg. 12/20/10)
- Shayna Sheinfeld
- Loren T. Stuckenbruck, Princeton Theological Seminary, USA
- Carla Sulzbach, McGill University, Canada (reg. 1/11/11)
- David W. Suter, St Martin’s University, USA (reg. 12/9/10)
- Balazs Tamasi, National Szechenyi Library, Hungary (reg. 12/22/10)
- Eibert J.C. Tigchelaar, Catholic University Leuven, Belgium (reg. 12/10/10)
- Johannes Tromp, Leiden University, Netherlands (reg. 1/4/11)
- Giuseppe Visonà, Catholic University of Milan (ex officio)
- Mark Whitters, Eastern Michigan University, USA (reg. 1/10/11)
- Benjamin Wold, Trinity College, Ireland (reg. 12/9/10)
- Archie T. Wright, Regent University, USA (reg. 12/29/10)
- Benjamin G. Wright, Lehigh University, USA (reg. 12/25/10)
- Azzan Yadin, Rutgers University, USA (reg. 1/11/11)
- Ziony Zevit, American Jewish University, USA (reg. 12/29/10)
History
Founded in 2001, 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 Department of Near Eastern Studies of the University of Michigan and from the Michigan Center for Early Christian Studies.
Meetings and Proceedings
- 2001 (Florence, Italy) - First Enoch Seminar: The Origins of Enochic Judaism
- 2003 (Venice, Italy) - Second Enoch Seminar: Enoch and Qumran Origins
- 2005 (Camaldoli, Italy) - Third Enoch Seminar: Enoch and the Messiah Son of Man
- 2007 (Camaldoli, Italy) - Fourth Enoch Seminar: Qumran and the Mosaic Torah
- 2009 (Naples, Italy) - Fifth Enoch Seminar: Enoch, Adam, Melchisedek: Mediatorial Figures in 2 Enoch
- 2011 (Milan, Italy) - Sixth Enoch Seminar: 2 Baruch, 4 Ezra: Late First Century Apocalypticism
Meetings of the Enoch Graduate Seminar
- 2006 (Ann Arbor, MI) - First Enoch Graduate Seminar
- 2008 (Princeton, NJ) - Second Enoch Graduate Seminar
- 2010 (July 19-23; Budapest, Hungary) - Third Enoch Graduate Seminar