Welcome to Enoch Seminar Online International Scholarship on Second Temple Judaism.- Christian, Rabbinic and Islamic Origins

Organized by the Institute of Biblical Studies (KUL, Lublin, Poland) in cooperation with The Enoch Seminar. Date: 21-22 October 2020 Location: John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (Poland) From the Books of Enoch to Genesis Apocryphon: Aramaic Manuscripts of 1 Enoch and Related Aramaic Traditions from Qumran The 1947 Qumran discovery of the Aramaic fragments of early Jewish apocalyptic traditions ascribed ...

“Paul the Jew: A Discussion with Mark Nanos and Gabriele Boccaccini” The goal of the meeting (chaired by Isaac Oliver) is to have a conversation between Pauline scholars and Second Temple specialists on how to read Paul as a Second Temple author within the diversity of 1st century Judaism. Articles selected for the basis of conversation will be distributed prior to the ...

Papers from the 7^ (2016) Enoch Seminar Nangeroni Meeting in Rome, Italy. Paul’s relationship to Christianity-as a Pharisaic Jew whose moment of revelation on the road to Damascus has made him the most famous early Christian-is still a topic of great interest to scholars of early Christianity and Judaism. This collection of essays from world-renowned scholars examines how Christians of ...

Papers from the 6^ (2016) Enoch Seminar Nangeroni Meeting at Camaldoli, Italy. The essays in Reading the Gospel of John’s Christology as Jewish Messianism: Royal, Prophetic, and Divine Messiahs seek to interpret John’s Jesus as part of Second Temple Jewish messianic expectations. The Fourth Gospel is rarely considered part of the world of early Judaism. While many have noted John’s Jewishness, ...

ACADEMIC YEAR: 2021-2022 THEME: Second Temple Judaism: The Challenge of Diversity The Frankel Institute for Advanced Judaic Studies at the University of Michigan seeks scholars for a residential fellowship in 2021-2022 to explore the challenges of diversity in Second Temple Judaism. Diversity of ethnicity, religion, social status, gender, age, and ability was as much a feature of the ancient Mediterranean ...

We were deeply saddened to learn that our friend and colleague Géza Xeravits passed away on September 27. Géza was a Hungarian scholar and one of the most important European specialists in Second Temple Judaism, known especially for his scholarship on Qumran and the OT Apocrypha. He led the rebirth of Biblical Studies in Hungary, making Budapest the center of many ...

It is with great sorrow that we announce that our dear friend and colleague Michael Bonner has passed away. The news came completely unexpected. Michael had joined with great enthusiasm our seminars in early Islamic Studies, becoming one of the leading voices in the group. We were expecting him in Italy in a few weeks to present a paper at ...

An Interdisciplinary Seminar Date: 7-11 April 2019 Location: Hotel Neve Ilan, Israel Please see the Seminar flyer for more information.

International Conference on Jesus and the Pharisees at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome Date: 7-9 May 2019 For information on speakers and registration, follow this link.

We wish all of our friends and colleagues another year of happiness and success. May we continue to pursue a spirit of friendship and collegiality in 2019 as we work together to promote and advance the study of Jewish, Christian, and Islamic origins.