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Meet the Author: Gabriele Boccaccini presents James McGrath (1pm-3pm ET, 18 December)

For many, John the Baptist is a footnote in the gospels—Jesus’s unkempt forerunner. But if we look closer, John emerges as a fascinating and influential religious leader in his own right. James F. McGrath turns his critical eye...

Meet the Authors: Kelley Coblentz Bautch presents Matthias Henze and David Lincicum (11am-1pm ET, 25 Sept)

Use, misuse, appropriation, citation, allusion, inspiration—how do we characterize the manifold images, paraphrases, and quotations of the Jewish Scriptures that pervade the New Testament? Over the past few decades, scholars...

Was Luke a Christian or a Jew? Reclaiming the Jewishness of Luke-Acts (June 12)

Was Luke a Christian or a Jew? In his recent publication, Dr. Joshua Paul Smith challenges the long-held belief that the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles were written by a gentile Christian. Instead, Smith argues that...

1. Boston 2017

The Sense(s) of History: Ancient Apocalypses and Their Temporalities Boston, 16 – 17 November 2017 Harvard Co-Chair: Giovanni B. Bazzana (HDS) and Gabriele Boccaccini (Enoch Seminar) Secretary: Joshua Scott (Univ. Michigan) This...

5. Naples 2015

Second Temple Jewish Paideia in its Ancient Near Eastern and Hellenistic Contexts (2015) Naples, Italy (June 30 – July 4, 2015). Conference Committee: Gabriele Boccaccini, Luca Arcari, and Jason M. Zurawski Location of...

1. Milan 2012

The Seleucid and Hasmonean Periods and the Apocalyptic Worldview Gazzada (Milan), 25 – 29 June 2012 Chair: Lester L. Grabbe, University of Hull, England Co-Chair: Gabriele Boccaccini, University of Michigan, USA The aim...

Robert Kraft (1934-2023)

It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of Robert Kraft (1934-2023), a dear...

2023-2024 Membership

Enoch Seminar Membership 2023-2024 Annual membership is an important sign of support, sharing and belonging to the Enoch Seminar community, which we warmly ask of all who participate in our activities. It will give...

16. Gazzada

God’s Body: Divine Embodiment Gazzada, 23-26 June 2025 We are looking to hold the conference, titled “God’s Body: Divine Embodiment in the Hebrew Bible, Second Temple Judaism, and Early Christianity,” on June 23-26 of 2025....

9. Enoch Graduate Seminar – Montreal

FollowFollowFollow Login About Welcome Bylaws Copyright Governance Leadership Donate Members In Memoriam ES Publications Newsletter Become a Member 2023-2024 Members Seminars 13. Enoch Beyond the Synoptics 12. Enoch Studies in...