medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Here is a rundown of the current state of plans for the 40th year of the
Philadelphia Seminar on Christian Origins. Note that the initial meeting
will be on 10 October in the 2nd floor Logan Hall lounge at UPenn. For
more details, please see the web site at
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/psco/
> PSCO in its 40th year: "Parabiblical Literature"
>
> co-chaired by Robert A. Kraft (University of Pennsylvania) and
> Annette Yoshiko Reed (Princeton University)
>
> For 2002-2003, the PSCO hopes to generate an ongoing conversation
> involving scholars of early Christianity, scholars of early Judaism, and
> other students of late antiquity in an examination of the role of
> "parabiblical" literatures in antiquity, and especially in early Judaism
> and Christianity.
>
> The term "parabiblical" itself is of recent coinage, and is itself
> problematic. It is used to designate at least two distinguishable aspects
> of authoritative literature, (1) material that is selfconsciously
> derivitive from existing authoritative "biblical/scriptural" models, and
> (2) material that itself existed alongside of or even prior to what
> became "biblical/scriptural" and may itself have influenced the latter
> developments. One of the tasks of the seminar will be to attempt to
> provide clearer terminology for dealing with these phenomena and criteria
> for distinguishing them. The Religious Studies 735 advanced workgroup at
> Penn will be exploring the same issues during the year and is collecting
> relevant materials on its web page (see
> http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/rs/rak/courses/735/Parabiblical/intro.htm ).
>
> This topic is especially appropriate in 2002-2003, which has been
> designated by our primary sponsor, the Penn Humanities Forum, as "The Year
> of the Book." (see
> http://humanities.sas.upenn.edu/ ) We expect to be exploring various
> attitudes to special books and their impacts in the development of our
> western religious traditions.
>
> Tentative Schedule of meetings:
>
> 10 October 2002 (at the University of Pennsylvania):
>
> "What is it and What shall we call it? Method and Context" or, "From
> 'Extracanonical' to 'Rewritten Bible' to 'Parabiblical' and Beyond: In
> Search of Appropriate Terminology and Conceptualization"
>
> (1) Robert Kraft, University of Pennsylvania (co-chair)
> "Scriptures that Fell by the Wayside: Challenges of Finding and Labelling"
>
> (2) Annette Reed, Princeton University (co-chair)
> "Apocrypha, Outside Books, and Pseudepigrapha: Ancient Categories and
> Modern Perceptions of Parabiblical Literature"
>
> 22 November 2002 (8-10 pm, at the annual SBL/AAR conference in Toronto):
>
> Panel of specialists in relevant areas such as Jewish "Pseudepigrapha"
> (James Davila, St. Andrews, Scotland), Christian "New Testament
> Apocrypha," Samaritan literature and traditions (Ingrid Hjelm, Copenhagen,
> Denmark), Manichaean scriptures (John Reeves, UNC Chapel Hill), and the
> like (still under construction!)
>
> January 2003:
>
> "The Dead Sea Scrolls, Parabiblical Literature, and Post-70 Judaism"
> (under construction)
>
> 13 March 2003 (at Princeton University):
>
> "Reception History of the Book of Jubilees: a Prime Example"
> William Adler, North Carolina State (further details forthcoming)
>
> April/May 2003:
>
> "Selecting Scriptures and Creating Scriptures: Early Christian
> Contributions and Contestations" (under construction)
--
Robert A. Kraft, Religious Studies, University of Pennsylvania
227 Logan Hall (Philadelphia PA 19104-6304); tel. 215 898-5827
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http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/rs/rak/kraft.html
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