Apocalyptic Thinking

Centre for the Study of the Bible, Oriel College

The workshop rethinks the philological, historical and theo-political implications for apocalyptic thinking. Considering both textual sources and visual arts, the papers will explore the limitations of the category of apocalyptic across multiple traditions and cultural contexts. In our discussions we will look for new frameworks and categories to address the depth and breadth of phenomena that the concept of apocalyptic has drawn together.

Programme of Events
Monday, 15 February, 2021
9:00 - 13:30 Morning Session
Chair: Jenn Strawbridge, Mansfield College, University of Oxford
9:00 - 9:45 Loren Stuckenbruck, LMU Munich
Rethinking Temporality Structures in Apocalyptic: Focusing on the Recent Past
9:45 - 10:30 Elizabeth Stell, Oriel College, University of Oxford
States of Dream, Vision, and Fear: An Exploration of Fear and Apocalyptic
10:30 - 11:15 Bruno Currie, Oriel College, University of Oxford
Hesiod’s Apocalypse (Works and Days, lines 174-201)
11:15 - 11:30 Short Break11:30 - 12:15 Philip Alexander, University of Manchester
The “World to Come” as a Postmortem Disembodied State v. the “World to Come” as a Post-Resurrection Embodied state at the End of History: A Conundrum of
 Apocalyptic Thinking
12:15 - 13:00 Mark Edwards, Christ Church College, University of Oxford
Where is the New Jerusalem?
13:00- 13:30 Long Break13:30- 16:30 Afternoon Session
Chair: Hindy Najman, Oriel College, University of Oxford
13:30 - 14:15 Olivia Stewart Lester, Loyola University
“For there are all sorts of seasons…”: Periodization, Eschatology, and Apocalyptic Uncertainty in the Sibylline Oracles
14:15 - 15:00 Judith Newman, Emmanuel College, University of Toronto
Overcoming Dualisms in the Study of Apocalyptic
15:00 - 15:45 Arjen Bakker, University of Groningen
Rethinking Wisdom and Apocalyptic
15:45- 16: 30 Reflections and ResponsesReflections Responses
Chair: Loren Stuckenbruck, LMU Munich
John Collins, Yale University 
Jenn Strawbridge, Mansfield College, University of Oxford
 Hindy Najman, Oriel College, University of Oxford

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