Networking and Continuing Education on 1 Enoch

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From September 7–10, 2027, two international workshops on 1 Enoch took place in Munich, in which Dr. Nicole Oesterreich, head of the research unit, participated with two papers. These were organized by David Cielontko (Prague) and Loren Stuckenbruck (Munich), as well as Ted Erho (Munich/Hamburg) and Loren Stuckenbruck (Munich). Participants included, among others, Jonathan Ben-Dov, Martin Heide, Eshbal Ratzon, James Hamrick, Veronika Bachmann, and Fiodar Litvinau.

The first workshop focused on a surprisingly under-researched book of the Enochic corpus: the Book of Parables (1 Enoch 37–71):

  • David Cielontko (Prague): "Noah the Fictional Editor of the Book of Parables. Thoughts on the Literary Function of the 'Noachic Redaction'"
  • Loren Stuckenbruck (Munich): "Thoughts on the Identification of Enoch with the Son of Man in 1 Enoch 71: The Ge'ez Manuscript Tradition in Tewahedo Christian and Beta Israel Jewish Circles"
  • Nicole Oesterreich (Leipzig): "The Dwellings of the Righteous. Angelic Presence/Existence in the Book of Parables, the Dead Sea Scrolls and Some Christian Writings?"
  • Jonathan Ben-Dov (Tel Aviv): "The Negative Value of Writing in 1 En 69:9–10"
  • Fiodar Litvinau (Munich): "Why the Three Parables? An Inquiry into the Composition, Redaction, and Provenance of the Parables of Enoch"
  • Final extended discussion (Cielontko and Stuckenbruck) – Review and Outlining Issues for Further Research

The second workshop was devoted to an intensive discussion of the forthcoming new critical edition of the Ethiopic text by Ted Erho and Loren Stuckenbruck, addressing methodology, textual variants, and, not least, questions of layout and typesetting. The group began by focusing on the Book of the Watchers.

During the breaks, participants exchanged updates on the latest research projects in the field of Early Judaism and discussed various approaches to the texts. All in all, it was a highly substantive and intensive week.

Nicole Oesterreich

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