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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05/04/06
Angels and Demons in the Book of Jubilees and Contemporary Apocalypses
Todd R. Hanneken - University of Notre Dame - USA
Todd R. Hanneken - University of Notre Dame - USA
05/04/06
05/04/06
Sabbath Worship in the Parables of Enoch (I Enoch 37-71)
David Kudan - Harvard University - USA
David Kudan - Harvard University - USA
05/04/06
05/04/06
Polemics with Enochic Traditions in the Exagoge of Ezekiel the Tragedian
Kristine Ruffatto - Marquette University - USA
Kristine Ruffatto - Marquette University - USA
05/04/06
05/04/06
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
Stephane Saulnier - Newman Theological College Edmonton - Canada
05/04/06
Sessions 2 & 3: Enoch and Qumran
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05/04/06
Mikra and Aggada in the Flood Story according to 4Q370
Ariel Feldman - University of Haifa - Israel
Ariel Feldman - University of Haifa - Israel
05/04/06
05/04/06
The Tension Between Enoch and Noah in the Aramaic Enoch Texts at Qumran
Dorothy Peters - Trinity Western University - Canada
Dorothy Peters - Trinity Western University - Canada
05/04/06
05/04/06
4QZodiacal Physiognomy (4Q186) and the Cultural Locus of Physiognomics and Astrology in Second Temple Period Judaism
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05/04/06
The Meaning of Ruah in 1QS 3:13-4:26
Kamilla Skarström - University of Umeå - Sweden
Kamilla Skarström - University of Umeå - Sweden
05/04/06
05/04/06
Covenantal Motives in 4QMMT
Hanne von Weissenberg - University of Helsinki - Finland
Hanne von Weissenberg - University of Helsinki - Finland
05/04/06
05/04/06
Multiple Meanings: The Myth of the Watchers in the Damascus Document
Ian Werrett - University of St Andrews - Scotland
Ian Werrett - University of St Andrews - Scotland
05/04/06
Session 4: Enoch and the New Testament
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05/04/06
The Superhuman Melchizedek: A Qumranic Response to the Enochic Son of Man
Pierpaolo Bertalotto - Rice University - USA
Pierpaolo Bertalotto - Rice University - USA
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05/04/06
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
Chad Pierce - University of Durham - England
05/04/06
05/04/06
The «Pauperistic» Theology in the Gospel Luke’s Sources, Qumrân and 1Enoch
Matteo Silvestrini - University of Lausanne - Switzerland
Matteo Silvestrini - University of Lausanne - Switzerland
05/04/06
05/04/06
Adam, Enoch and Paul: Merging Intellectual Traditions of Early Christology
James Waddell - University of Toledo - USA
James Waddell - University of Toledo - USA
05/04/06
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
