Gender and Second Temple Judaism / 10th Nangeroni Meeting (2018 Rome), conference

Gender and Second Temple Judaism (2018) is the topic of the tenth conference in the series of Nangeroni Meetings organised by the Enoch Seminar in Rome, Italy (June, 2018).

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Tenth Nangeroni Meeting (Rome, Italy; June 17 - June 21, 2018)

Conference Committee: Shayna Sheinfeld and Kathy Ehrensperger; Conference Secretary, Joshua Scott

Preliminary Information

When: June 17 - June 21, 2018

Location of Seminar: Rome, Italy

Purpose: While gender is discussed at other conferences and seminars on Second Temple Judaism, it is always as a peripheral topic: a presenter who discusses a text that includes women will usually touch on the subject; likewise, specific portrayals of masculinity may be noted in some texts. Gender as the focus, however, is rare. Our goal in this seminar is to bring into sharp focus the need for a discussion of women in particular and gender in general in light of Second Temple Judaism. Our ancient evidence is generally written and produced by and for men, creating specific challenges to modern interpreters in their quest for historical reconstruction of Second Temple Jewish communities. This seminar will focus on the methodological challenges of considering the ancient evidence and asking questions of gender, and the application of such methodologies to the ancient literary and material evidence.

We expect to have panels covering the following topics: 1) Methodological considerations, 2) Josephus and/or the Hasmonean Dynasty, 3) Material Evidence, 4) so-called Apocyrphal and Pseudepigraphic texts, 5) Dead Sea Scrolls, 6) Philo and/or Wisdom literature; and 7) Early Jesus movement. This seminar will be the first of two seminars on the topic. The second seminar will focus on Gender and Late Antiquity.

Confirmed Participants:

1. Gabriele Boccaccini, University of Michigan, USA
2. Francis Borchardt, Lutheran Theological Seminar, China
3. Daniel Boyarin, University of California, Berkeley, USA
4. Krista Dalton, Columbia University, USA
5. Kathy Ehrensperger, University of Potsdam, Germany
6. Betsy Halpern Amaru, Vassar College, USA
7. Andrew Higginbotham, Ivy Tech Community College, USA
8. Tal Ilan, Institut für Judaistik, Germany
9. Jessica M. Keady, University Of Chester, UK
10. Anders Klostergaard Petersen, Aarhus University, Denmark
11. A.-J. Levine, Vanderbilt University, USA
12. Kelly Murphy, Central Michigan University, USA
13. Kevin Osterloh, Oregon State University, USA
14. Sara Parks, McGill University, Canada
15. Annette Yoshiko Reed, New York University, USA
16. Adele Reinhartz, University of Ottawa, Canada
17. Alison Schofield, University of Denver, USA
18. Joshua Scott, University of Michigan, USA
19. Shayna Sheinfeld, Centre College, USA
20. Hanna Tervanotko, University of Helsinki, Finland
21. Jacqueline Vayntrub, Brandeis University, USA

Registration

Participation in the Ninth Nangeroni Meeting is by invitation only. If you are interested in joining the meeting, please contact the organizers. The registration fee is $0-225, based on level of past participation in Enoch Seminar events.

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Accommodations

The all-inclusive day rate for accommodations (17-21 June) at Casa per ferie Santa Lucia Filippini is as follows:

Major paper authors: 0 euros

Respondents: 300 euros

Short paper authors & attendees: 400 euros

Guests staying in the same room: 300 euros

Provisional Schedule

Sunday Evening · Welcome (Shayna & Kathy) · Gabriele Boccaccini “Contribution of women to Second Temple Studies, from Lucrezia Tornabuoni (in the 15th century) to the present” · Dinner

Monday:

Morning Session I: · Shayna Sheinfeld “Methodological Challenges in the Study of Gender & 2nd Temple Judaism”

Morning Session II: · Kathy Ehrensperger (Paul) · Tal Ilan “Women in the Pharisaic Movement”

Morning Breakout Sessions:

Afternoon Session: · Betsy Halpern Amaru (Jubilees)

Afternoon Breakout Sessions (x2)

Tuesday:

Morning Session: · Daniely Boyarin (Josephus)

Morning Breakout Sessions (x2)

Afternoon: FIELD TRIP (1 OF 2)

Wednesday:

Morning Session:

· AJ Levine (Women in the Gospels)

Morning Breakout Sessions (x2)

Afternoon Session: · Adele Reinhartz (gospel of John)

Afternoon Breakout Sessions (x2)

Thursday:

Morning Session: · Annette Reed (women and magic)

Morning Breakout Sessions (x2)

Lunch

Afternoon Closing Session (Kathy & Shayna)