Interpreting 4 Ezra and 2 Baruch : International Studies

Introduction: Perspectives on 4 Ezra and 2 Baruch from the Sixth Enoch Seminar – Gabriele Boccaccini (University of Michigan, USA) and Jason M. Zurawski (University of Michigan, USA) Part I: 4 Ezra in the Apocalyptic Tradition 1. More than the Present: Perspectives on World History in 4 Ezra and the Book of the Watchers – Veronika Bachmann (University of Zurich, Switzerland) 2. Apocalyptic Ideas in 4 Ezra in Comparison with the Dead Sea Scrolls -Bilhah Nitzan (Tel-Aviv University, Israel) 3. The "Meaning of History" in the Fifth Vision of 4 Ezra – Laura Bizzarro (Universidad Catolica, Argentina) Part II: Ezra 2, Baruch, and Early Christian Literature 4. The Woman Who Anoints Jesus for his Burial (Mark 14) and the Woman Who Laments her Dead Son (4 Ezra9-10) – Twice the Same Person? – Andreas Bedenbender (University of Dortmund, Germany) 5. Days of Creation in 4 Ezra 6:38-59 and John 1-5 – Calum Carmichael (Cornell University, USA) 6. 2 Baruch, 4 Ezra, and the Epistle to the Hebrews:Three Approaches to the Interpretation of Ps 104:4 – Eric F. Mason (Judson University, USA) 7. "Good Tidings" of Baruch to the Christian Faithful (The Epistle of 2 Baruch78-87) – Rivka Nir (Open University of Israel, Israel) Part III: Close Readings of 4 Ezra and 2 Baruch 8. The Two Worlds and Adam's Sin: The Problem of 4 Ezra 7:10-14 -Jason M. Zurawski (University of Michigan, USA) 9. Eschatological Rewards for the Righteous in Second Baruch – Daniel M. Gurtner (Bethel Seminary,USA) 10. Death and the Afterlife in 2 Baruch – Jared Ludlow (Brigham Young University, USA) 11. The Calendar Implied in 2 Baruch and 4 Ezra:Two Modifications of the One Scheme – Basil Lourie (St Petersburg State University, Russia) 12. The Fate of Jerusalem in 2 Baruch and 4 Ezra: From Earth to Heaven and Back? – Carla Sulzbach (McGill University,Canada) Part IV: 4 Ezra and 2 Baruch in their Social and Historical Settings 13. 4 Ezra and 2 Baruch:Archaeology and Elusive Answers to Our Perennial Questions – James Hamilton Charlesworth (Princeton Theological Seminary, USA) 14. The Use of Cryptographic and Esoteric Scripts in Second Temple Judaism and the Surrounding Cultures – Stephen Pfann (University of the Holy Land, Israel) 15. Apocalyptic as Delusion: A Psychoanalytic Approach – J. Harold Ellens (University of Michigan, USA)