Apocalyptic as a Literary Phenomenon in Judaism, Christianity and Islam Event
- Time:
- 10:30 - 18:30
- Date:
- 13 - 14 September 2021
- Venue:
- Online Event
Event details
This online two-day workshop is the first from a consortium that brings together scholars from different disciplines to encourage innovative discussion about the nature of apocalyptic writings, interrelationships between Jewish, Christian and Islamic apocalyptic traditions and their contribution to Jewish-Christian-Muslim relations. The focus of the first workshop is to explore apocalyptic as a literary phenomenon up to Late Antiquity and to highlight trends and distinctive elements within the apocalyptic literary world of Jews, Christians and Muslims.
Workshop Programme
All session times are CEST (Central European Summer Time) or UTC+2
Monday 13th September
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 10:30-10:50 | Welcome: Karin Zetterholm and Helen Spurling |
| 11:00-12:30 |
Chair: James Palmer Helen Spurling : ‘Crisis in Jewish Apocalyptic Writings at the Emergence of Islam’ Emmanouela Grypeou : ‘The reception of the Book of Daniel in Christian Post-Islamic Apocalyptic Literature’ |
| 12:30-13:00 | Informal Conversation |
| Break | |
| 14:00-15:30 |
Chair: Philip Alexander Emiliano Fiori : ‘A Literary Symbol of Late Antique Egypt: The Apocalypse of Paul’ Katharina Keim : ‘Pirqei de Rabbi Eliezer and Apocalyptic’ |
| 15:30-16:00 | Infromal Conversation |
| 17:00-18:30 |
Chair: Guy Stroumsa Michael Marx : ‘The 6th century as the century of disasters and the origins of Islam’ Angelika Neuwirth : ‘How to evaluate traces of apocalypticism in the Qur'an’ |
| 18:30-19:00 | Informal Conversation |
Tuesday 14th September
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 11:00-12:30 |
Chair: Katharina Keim Philip Alexander : ‘Commentary Dressed up as Apocalyptic: The Concept of Apocalyptic as a Literary Genre in the Writings of the Apocalyptic Revival’ James Palme r : ‘Sin and Solace: The Appeal of Apocalypse in the Latin West c.650-c.775’ |
| 12:30-13:00 | Informal Conversation |
| Break | |
| 14:00-15:30 |
Chair: Karin Zetterholm Hindy Najman : ‘Time, Wisdom and Prophecy – Deconstructing Categories’ Guy Stroumsa : ‘Shapes of Time in the Abrahamic Religions: A Phenomenological Sketch’ |
| 15:30-16:00 | Informal Conversation |
| 17:00-18:30 |
Plenary Chairs: Emmanouela Grypeou and Helen Spurling Plenary Discussion |
The deadline for registration is 18.00 CEST September 8th 2021. The workshop will be held on Zoom and registered participants will be sent the Zoom link ahead of the workshop. If you have any queries about the workshop, please contact both Helen Spurling (h.spurling@soton.ac.uk) and Katharina Keim (katharina.keim@ctr.lu.se)
