Mandaeans and Traditions of Eastern Late Antiquity at #AARSBL19

This session includes three papers each of which focuses on the eastern form of one of the three major Abrahamic traditions, and each of which explores points of intersection between that tradition and others in that time and place.

A session that includes book review panels as well as papers.

Book Review: Michael Stone, Secret Groups in Ancient Judaism (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017)
Kelley Coblentz Bautch, St. Edward’s University, Panelist (10 min)

James Davila, University of St. Andrews, Panelist (10 min)

Written Reflections from Michael Stone
Discussion (15 min)

Papers
Christian H. Bull, University of Oslo
Stobaeus and Hermes Trismegistus in the Neoplatonic Tradition (25 min)
Tag(s): Comparative Religion / History of Religion (Comparative Religion / History of Religion)

Discussion (5 min)

Papers Continued
Tuomas Rasimus, Helsingin Yliopisto – Helsingfors Universitet
Holy of Holies in Late Antique Jewish and Christian Imagination (25 min)
Tag(s): Nag Hammadi codices (Early Christian Literature – Gnostic Literature), Early Christian Literature (Early Christian Literature – Other), Biblical Interpretations (Early Jewish Literature – Dead Sea Scrolls)

Discussion (5 min)

Book Review: Charles Häberl and James McGrath, The Mandaean Book of John (De Gruyter 2019)
Charles Haberl, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Panelist (5 min)

James McGrath, Butler University, Panelist (5 min)

Jorunn Buckley, Bowdoin College, Panelist (10 min)

Edmondo Lupieri, Loyola University of Chicago, Panelist (10 min)

Discussion (15 min)

This session explores the movement of people, texts, and ideas along the Silk Road, with particular attention both to local cultural exchange and to the long-distance influences facilitated by this vital trade route.