2022 (Jan) Second Temple Judaism Conference
The Diversity of Second Temple Judaism
The Frankel Institute for Advance 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 Jewish Studies.
The first online conference (January 10-13, 2022) will focus on a retrospective and perspective analysis of the study of second Temple Judaism.
The second online conference (March? 2022) will be a seminar on "Reimagining the Study of Second Temple Judaism in the 21st century", 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 - 9:30am -- KEYNOTE ADDRESS (30 min.)
The Contribution of Italian-speaking scholars to the Study of Second Temple Judaism, from the Reformation to the End of the 20th century.
- 9:30am - 11:00am -- PANEL (3 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 - 12:00pm -- KEYNOTE ADDRESS (30 min.)
The Contribution of German-speaking scholars to the Study of Second Temple Judaism, from the Reformation to the End of the 20th century.
- 12:00pm - 1:30pm -- PANEL (3 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 - 2:30pm -- KEYNOTE ADDRESS (30 min.)
The Contribution of French-speaking scholars to the Study of Second Temple Judaism, from the Reformation to the End of the 20th century.
- 2:30pm - 4:00pm -- PANEL (3 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)
Session 4 : Anglo-American Scholarship
- 9:00am - 9:30am -- KEYNOTE ADDRESS (30 min.)
The Contribution of Anglo-American scholars to the Study of Second Temple Judaism, from the Reformation to the End of the 20th century.
- 9:30am - 11:00am -- PANEL (3 speakers, 15 min. each + 45 min. discussion)
Current status and future prospects of research on Second Temple Judaism by Spanish-speaking scholars in the 21st century.
Session 5 : Spanish Scholarship
- 11:30am - 12:00pm -- KEYNOTE ADDRESS
The Contribution of Spanish-speaking scholars to the Study of Second Temple Judaism, from the Reformation to the End of the 20th century.
- 12:00pm - 1:30pm -- PANEL (3 speakers, 15 min. each + 45 min. discussion)
Current status and future prospects of research on Second Temple Judaism by Spanish-speaking scholars for the 21st century.
Session 6 : Eastern-European Scholarship
- 2:00pm - 2:30pm -- KEYNOTE ADDRESS (30 min.)
The Contribution of Eastern-European scholars to the Study of Second Temple Judaism, from the Reformation to the End of the 20th century
- 2:30pm - 4:00pm -- PANEL (3 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)
Session 7 : African and Asian Scholarship
- 9:00am - 9:30am -- KEYNOTE ADDRESS (30 min.)
The Study of Second Temple Judaism in Asia/Oceania (15 min.) -- The Study of Second Temple Judaism in Africa (15 min.)
- 9:30am - 11:00am -- PANEL (3 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 - 12:00pm -- KEYNOTE ADDRESS (30 min.)
The Study of Second Temple Judaism by Women Scholars, from the Renaissance to the end of the 20th century.
- 12:00pm - 1:30pm -- PANEL (3 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 - 2:30pm -- KEYNOTE ADDRESS (30 min.)
Portraits of Second Temple Judaism in Scholarship and the Arts, from the Renaissance to the present.
- 2:30pm - 4:00pm -- PANEL (3 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)
Session 10 : Archaeology
- 9:00am - 9:30am -- KEYNOTE ADDRESS (30 min.)
The Contribution of Archaeology to the Study of Second Temple Judaism.
- 9:30am - 11:00am -- PANEL (3 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 - 12:00pm -- KEYNOTE ADDRESS (30 min.)
The Study of Second Temple Judaism by Jewish Scholars and in modern Israel.
- 12:00pm - 1:30pm -- PANEL (3 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.)