Studies in Second Temple Judaism and Christian Origins

Ann Arbor, 2 – 4 May 2006
University of Michigan

  • Chairs
    • Gabriele Boccaccini, University of Michigan, USA
    • James C. VanderKam, Notre Dame University, USA

The First Enoch Seminar was organized by the University of Michigan.

Fourteen papers were discussed by twenty-six participants from 10 countries (Canada, Finland, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America).

Five papers (by Ariel Feldman, Todd Hanneken, Dorothy Peters, Chad Pierce, and Mladen Popovic) were published in the Journal HENOCH (2006.2, and 2007.1), along with a report by Ian Werrett (2006.2).

Session 1: Enoch in Context

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    Angels and Demons in the Book of Jubilees and Contemporary Apocalypses

    Todd R. Hanneken - University of Notre Dame - USA

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    Sabbath Worship in the Parables of Enoch (I Enoch 37-71)

    David Kudan - Harvard University - USA

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    Polemics with Enochic Traditions in the Exagoge of Ezekiel the Tragedian

    Kristine Ruffatto - Marquette University - USA

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    The Moon in the Astronomical Book of Enoch: The 364-Day Calendar and the “Proper” Lunar Year – Identification of a Forgotten Connection?

    Stephane Saulnier - Newman Theological College Edmonton - Canada

Sessions 2 & 3: Enoch and Qumran

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    Mikra and Aggada in the Flood Story according to 4Q370

    Ariel Feldman - University of Haifa - Israel

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    The Tension Between Enoch and Noah in the Aramaic Enoch Texts at Qumran

    Dorothy Peters - Trinity Western University - Canada

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    4QZodiacal Physiognomy (4Q186) and the Cultural Locus of Physiognomics and Astrology in Second Temple Period Judaism

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    The Meaning of Ruah in 1QS 3:13-4:26

    Kamilla Skarström - University of Umeå - Sweden

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    Covenantal Motives in 4QMMT

    Hanne von Weissenberg - University of Helsinki - Finland

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    Multiple Meanings: The Myth of the Watchers in the Damascus Document

    Ian Werrett - University of St Andrews - Scotland

Session 4: Enoch and the New Testament

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    The «Pauperistic» Theology in the Gospel Luke’s Sources, Qumrân and 1Enoch

    Matteo Silvestrini - University of Lausanne - Switzerland

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    Adam, Enoch and Paul: Merging Intellectual Traditions of Early Christology

    James Waddell - University of Toledo - USA

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    The Superhuman Melchizedek: A Qumranic Response to the Enochic Son of Man

    Pierpaolo Bertalotto - Rice University - USA

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    Reexamining Christ’s Proclamation to the Spirits in Prison: Punishment Traditions in the Book of Watchers and their Influence on 1 Peter 3:18-22

    Chad Pierce - University of Durham - England

Paper Presenters

  • Pierpaolo Bertalotto, Rice University, USA
  • Ariel Feldman, University of Haifa, Israel
  • Todd R. Hanneken, University of Notre Dame, USA
  • David Kudan, Harvard University, USA
  • Dorothy Peters, Trinity Western University, Canada
  • Chad Pierce, University of Durham, England
  • Mladen Popovic, University of Groningen, Netherlands
  • Kristine Ruffatto, Marquette University, USA
  • Stephane Saulnier, Newman Theological College Edmonton, Canada
  • Matteo Silvestrini, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
  • Kamilla Skarström, University of Umeå, Sweden
  • James Waddell, University of Toledo, USA
  • Ian Werrett, University of St Andrews, Scotland
  • Hanne von Weissenberg, University of Helsinki, Finland

Attendees

  • Stephanie Bolz, University of Michigan, USA
  • J. Harold Ellens, University of Michigan, USA
  • Jason von Ehrenkrook, University of Michigan, USA
  • Anne Kreps, University of Michigan, USA
  • Ingrid E. Lilly, Emory University, USA
  • Matthew Neujahr, Yale University, USA
  • Ronald Ruark, University of Michigan, USA
  • Ryan Stokes, Yale University, USA
  • Justin Winger, University of Michigan, USA
  • Molly Zahn, University of Notre Dame, USA