Papers

2023

Oegema, Albertina. “Age Dynamics in the Fables of Babrius and Early Christian and Rabbinic Parables.” Paper presented at the international workshop “Mit neuer Muse – Babrios: Grundlagen, Zugänge, Perspektiven / With new Muse – Babrius: Basics, Approaches, Perspectives.” Graz, May 12, 2023.
Oegema, Albertina. “Vader-zoon relaties in parabels.” Monday evening lecture for Beit Ha’Chidush. Online, March 27, 2023.
Strong, Justin David. “On Good Samaritans and Hedgehogs: Characterization, Plot, and Affect after the Animal Turn.” Animals and the Bible Section at the European Association of Biblical Studies. Syracuse, Italy. July.
Strong, Justin David. “A.I.s Thinking about the ‘Parables’ of Jesus: What It Tells Us about the Process of Reception in the Past, the Present, and the Future.” The Bible and Its Influence Section at the Annual Meeting of the International Society of Biblical Literature. Pretoria, SA. July.
Strong, Justin David. “Animals, Humans, and Gods in Early Christian Imagination.” Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg. Heidelberg, Germany. April.
Strong, Justin David. “Parabole without Parables?: Making a Comparison in Ancient Rhetoric.” Paper presented at the conference, “Parables as Persuasive Narratives.” University of Eastern Finland. Joensuu, Finland. March.

2022

Zimmermann, Ruben: Paper “Let both of them grow. The Parable of the Weeds among the Wheats?” auf der internationalen Tagung „Parables and their Reception“, University Oslo, Norway (Organisation: M. Kartzow u.a.)
Zimmermann, Ruben: Paper ‘Biodiversity in Matthew? An Ecohermeneutical Reading of Matt 13:24– 30), in der Section “Ecohermeneutics” auf dem Annual Meeting der Society of Biblical Literature, Denver, USA (18.-22.11.2022)
Oegema, Albertina. “The Injuries and Disabilities of Children in Early Rabbinic Parables.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature. Denver, November 21, 2022.
Oegema, Albertina. “Processes of Elderly Marginalization in Early Rabbinic Literature.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Overseas Research. Online, October 20, 2022; Boston, November 18, 2022.
Oegema, Albertina. “Filial Masculinities in Tannaitic Parables.” Paper presented at the conference “Parables and Their Reception: Towards a New Paradigm for Interpreting the Parables.” Oslo, September 28, 2022.
Oegema, Albertina. “The Emotions of Sons in Early Rabbinic Parables.” Paper presented at the World Congress of Jewish Studies. Jerusalem, August 10, 2022.
Oegema, Albertina. “The Marginalisation of the Elderly in Early Rabbinic Literature.” Paper presented at the conference “Conceptualizing Old Age in Ancient Jewish and Early Christian Contexts.” Amsterdam, June 2, 2022.
Oegema, Albertina. “Ageing and the Elderly in Early Christianity and Early Rabbinic Judaism: Luke’s Account of Zechariah and Elisabeth as a Case Study.” Paper presented at the Amsterdam New Testament Colloquium. Amsterdam, May 20, 2022.
Oegema, Albertina. “Taking Care of One’s Ageing Father: Crisis in the Household in Early Rabbinic Parables.” Paper presented at the PThU International Conference. Amsterdam, April 5, 2022.
Oegema, Albertina. “Vaders en zoons in vroegrabbijnse parabels.” Paper presented at the Utrecht Religion Forum. Utrecht, March 16, 2022 (online).
Oegema, Albertina. “De parabel van de verloren zoon.” Presentation & Discussion for Radboud Reflects. Nijmegen, February 21, 2022. Link: https://www.ru.nl/radboudreflects/terugblik/ terugblik-2022/terugblik-2022/22-02-21-verloren-zoon-familieperikelen-bijbel/.
Oegema, Albertina. “Cultivating a Marginalized Masculinity: The Construction and Function of Filial Masculinities in Early Rabbinic Parables.” Paper presented at the STCC Seminar of the Radboud University. Nijmegen, February 11, 2022 (online).
Strong, Justin David. “From East to West and Back Again: From Ahiqar and Aesop to the Bible and the Rabbis.” Paper presented at the conference, “La favola tra Oriente e Occidente/The Fable between East and West.” University of Trento. Trento, Italy. Oct.
Strong, Justin David. “The Past, Present, and Future of ‘Parables’ in the Fable Context.” Paper presented at the conference, “The Parables and Their Reception.” University of Oslo and Oslo Metropolitan University. Oslo, Norway. Sept.
Strong, Justin David. Respondent to Albertina Oegema, Jonathan Pater, and Martijn Stoutjesdijk, eds., Overcoming Dichotomies: Parables, Fables, and Similes in the Graeco-Roman World, WUNT 1/483 (Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2022). Protestantse Theologische Universiteit. Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Sept.
Strong, Justin David. “Situating the Fables of Jesus between the Prophet Nathan, Aristotle, and Josephus.” University of Groningen. Groningen, The Netherlands. July.
Strong, Justin David. “Embedding Fables into the Gospels: Composition Techniques and Rhetorical Functions.” Paper presented at the conference, “Et in cothurnis prodit Aesopus nouis. On the Interaction between Ancient Fable and Literary Genres.” University of Graz. Graz, Austria. June.

2021

Oegema, Albertina. “Un-men, Potential Men, or Deviant Men? The Intersection of Masculinity and Social Age in Early Rabbinic Parables.” Paper presented at the SBL Annual Meeting. San Antonio, TX, November 20, 2021 (online).
Oegema, Albertina. “Moving Identities: The Masculinity of Sons in Early Rabbinic Parables.” Paper presented at the lunch meeting of the research program Moving Identities at the Protestant Theological University. Amsterdam, April 19, 2021 (online).

2019

Oegema, Albertina. “Negotiating Filial Agency and Paternal Authority: Misbehaving Sons in Early Rabbinic Parables.” Paper presented at the SBL International Meeting. Rome, July 3, 2019.
Oegema, Albertina. “On Angry and Depraved Sons: Processes of Social and Religious Othering in Early Rabbinic and New Testament Parables.” Paper presented at the conference “Power of Parables.” Utrecht, June 24, 2019.
Power of Parables, Intern. Parabelkonferenz 24.-26. Juni 2019, Utrecht/NL: „Social Identity Theory and the Parable of Growths”
Zimmermann, Ruben: “Manyfold Yields by Polyvalent Interpretation. The Parable of the Mustard Seed in Synoptic tradition” SBL-International in Rom (Section: Parables in the Synoptic Gospels, 1.-4. Juli 2019):

2018

Zimmermann, Ruben: “Form und Funktion von τίς ἐξ ὑμῶν-und anderer Frageparabeln des erinnerten Jesus“, Gleichnis-Parabel-Tagung, ev.-theol. Fakultät, Humboldt-Universität Berlin:
Zimmermann Ruben, „Moralempfinden. Emotion und Ethik in neutestamentlichen Parabeln“, Jahrestagung der Fachgruppe NT, Wiss. Gesellschaft für Theologie, Berlin:
Oegema, Albertina. “De vader-zoonrelatie in vroegrabbijnse parabels.” Paper presented at the NOSTER PhD Seminar Biblical Studies 2018/2019. Amsterdam, November 14, 2018.
Oegema, Albertina. “Nurturing Children: The Role of Child Provision in the Child-Parent Relationship.” Paper presented at the UU / TiU Parable Group Masterclass with Prof. Catherine Hezser. Utrecht, June 8, 2018.
Oegema, Albertina. “Children ‘Talking Back’ in Early Rabbinic Parables: The Construction of ‘Talking Back’ in the Context of Child Provision.” Paper presented at the lunch meeting of the Religious Studies research group at Utrecht University. Utrecht, April 18, 2018.
Oegema, Albertina. “The Child-Parent Relationship in Early Rabbinic and New Testament Parables.” Paper presented at the NOSTER Spring Conference. Driebergen, April 16, 2018.
Oegema, Albertina. “The Father as Provider of His Children in Early Rabbinic and New Testament Parables.” Paper presented at the Amsterdam New Testament Research Colloquium. Amsterdam, February 23, 2018.

2017

Oegema, Albertina. “Gender en antropologie bij Philo: De verleiding van Jozef door Potifar’s vrouw als casus (De Iosepho 40–53).” Paper presented at a meeting of Jonge Judaici. Amsterdam, November 8, 2017.
Oegema, Albertina. “Children in Early Christian and Early Rabbinic Parables.” Paper presented at the NOSTER PhD Seminar Biblical Studies 2017/2018. Nijmegen, September 22, 2017.
Oegema, Albertina. “Workshop Hebreeuws.” Workshop during the meeting “Laila Tov” of student association Aladdin. Utrecht, March 1, 2017.
Oegema, Albertina, and Martijn Stoutjesdijk. “Philo en de Alexandrijnse diaspora: Nobelheid en slavernij bij Philo en Seneca.” Paper presented at a meeting of Jonge Judaici. Amsterdam, February 28, 2017.

2016

Oegema, Albertina, Jonathan Pater, and Martijn Stoutjesdijk. “Fictional Women in Early Christian and Early Rabbinic Parables.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Association of Biblical Studies. Leuven, July 20, 2016.
Oegema, Albertina. “Family Relations in Jewish and Christian Parables.” Paper presented at the NOSTER PhD Seminar Biblical Studies 2015/2016. Amsterdam, June 2, 2016.
Oegema, Albertina, Jonathan Pater, and Martijn Stoutjesdijk. “Textual Criticism in Rabbinic Parables.” Paper presented at the NOSTER PhD Seminar “Methodology: How to Apply Textual Criticism in Biblical Studies?” with Prof. Emanuel Tov. Amsterdam, April 26, 2016.
Oegema, Albertina. “Family Relations in Jewish and Christian Parables.” Paper presented at the research colloquium of the Religious Studies research group at Utrecht University. Utrecht, March 14, 2016.
Oegema, Albertina. “Familierelaties in joodse en christelijke parabels.” Paper presented at the “Nieuw Onderzoek Dag” of the Nederlands Genootschap voor Joodse Studiën. Amsterdam, January 21, 2016.

2015

Oegema, Albertina. “Comparing Early Christian and Early Rabbinic Parables: Matthew 21:28–32 as a Case Study.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Association of Biblical Studies. Cordoba, July 15, 2015.
Oegema, Albertina. “Family Relations in Jewish and Christian Parables.” Paper presented at the NOSTER Spring Conference. Soesterberg, May 13, 2015.
Oegema, Albertina. “The Rabbinic Appreciation of the Births of Sons and Daughters: The Parable of Mekh. R. Ishm. Pisha 16:65–67 as a Case Study.” Paper presented at the UU / TiU Parable Group Masterclass with Prof. Tal Ilan. Utrecht, May 8, 2015.
Oegema, Albertina, and Martijn Stoutjesdijk. “Family Relations and Slavery in Jewish and Christian Parables.” Paper presented at the NOSTER PhD Seminar Biblical Studies 2014/2015. Amsterdam, May 7, 2015.