Despite the impressive strides made in the past century in the understanding of Second Temple Jewish history and the strong scholarly interest in paideia within ancient Greek, Hellenistic, Roman, and late antique Christian cultures, the nature of Jewish paideia during the period has, until recently, received surprisingly little attention. The essays collected here were first offered for discussion at the Fifth Enoch Seminar Nangeroni Meeting, held in Naples, Italy, from June 30 – July 4, 2015, the purpose of which was to gain greater insight into the diversity of views of Jewish education during the period, both in Judea and Diaspora communities, by viewing them in light of their contemporary Greco-Roman backgrounds and Ancient Near Eastern influences. Together, they represent the broad array of approaches and specialties required to comprehend this complex and multi-faceted subject, and they demonstrate the fundamental importance of the topic for a fuller understanding of the period. The volume will be of particular interest to students and scholars of the history and culture of the Jewish people during the Hellenistic and Roman periods, ancient education, and Greek and Roman history.
4Enoch offers a comprehensive survey of the character of Nero in scholarship and the arts, from the Renaissance to the present. Dozens of works of art, music, literature, and cinema have been devoted to the Roman Emperor. These works had a tremendous impact in the understanding of Second Temple Judaism and Christianity in popular culture.
This entry is the most detailed analysis of the history of research freely available online. Click on 4Enoch Nero to explore this rich repository of material.
1st Enoch Colloquium
The Sense(s) of History: Ancient Apocalypses and their Temporalities
The main aim of the colloquium is to explore the varying historicities and temporalities present in ancient apocalyptic literature as a means to enhance our understanding of its historical and religious significance in terms of ontologies, epistemologies, and socio-political imaginations. To achieve this goal the colloquium will feature not only papers dealing with the better-known Jewish and Christian apocalypses of the Second Temple period and of Late Antiquity. Other ancient religious and cultural traditions will be part of the conversation and specific attention will be paid to the current and very lively debates that are taking place within anthropology of history. The 6th Enoch Seminar Reception at the SBL, held on the evening of November 18, will include a concluding panel of the colloquium.
Chair: Giovanni Bazzana (Harvard) Date:November 16-18, 2017 Location: Harvard University, Cambridge MA
Major speakers include Judith Newman (University of Toronto), Loren Stuckenbruck (University of München), among many others. A provisional schedule and slate of speakers is available on the Colloquium webpage.
