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The 10^th Enoch Nangeroni meeting on “Gender and Second Temple Judaism” took place on 17-21 June in Rome, Italy. Participants met in Casa Schwarz where they analyzed and discussed topics related to gender and Second Temple Judaism, broadly conceived. While all topics led to productive conversation, of particular emphasis were discussions on women as portrayed in texts such as Jubilees, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Josephus, the Sibylline Oracles, and the early Jesus movement, as well as a variety of discussions around the construction of both masculinities and femininities.

Some papers and resulting discussions focused on topics relating to the theory/ies utilized in gender studies and how they relate to antiquity, to methodologies for the reconstruction ancient gender, and to arbitrary and anachronistic categorization. Productive conversations among the wide range of participants showcased different generational and methodological perspectives which at times intersected.

It is clear that this topic generated fruitful conversation and critical research; this indicates that the future meetings planned (e.g. Gender and Late Antiquity) will yield further exciting directions in this field.

Shayna Sheinfeld, co-chair

Date: July 26-29, 2018
Location: Université de Lausanne, Switzerland
Chair: David Hamidovic (Prof. of Jewish apocryphal literature and History of Judaism in Antiquity)

The Enoch Graduate Seminar is an international convening of doctoral students where the goal is to share innovative research ideas in a collegial environment. Participants will gather for three days to present and discuss papers on a variety of topics related to their field of research. Each participant is expected to read the papers beforehand for maximum conversational engagement. Individual sessions will be held daily where each presenter will have the opportunity to share his/her research and receive constructive and supportive feedback.

The seminar welcomes doctoral students and post-doctoral researchers to present papers and participate in general discussion. Participants from various fields related to and including Hebrew Bible, Pseudepigrapha, Apocrypha, Qumran Scrolls, as well as Christian and Rabbinic literature are invited to attend.

In addition to paper presentations by participants, there will also be keynote addresses offered by Thomas Römer on Hebrew Bible, David Hamidovic on Apocryphal Literature, and Jörg Frey on the New Testament as well as a panel discussion led by other distinguished faculty members.

See the meeting webpage for more information.