Presentations

Presentations (* invited)

  • Oegema, Albertina. “On Angry Fathers and Distressed Sons: Emotional Rhetoric in Tannaitic Parables.” Paper presented at the Twelfth Congress of the European Association for Jewish Studies. Frankfurt, July 17, 2023.
  • Oegema, Albertina. “Marriage, Age, and Sexuality in Babrius’s Fables and in Early Christian and Rabbinic Parables.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Association of Biblical Studies. Siracusa, July 13, 2023.
  • *Oegema, Albertina. “Comparing Babrius’ Fables and Early Christian and Rabbinic Parables: Age as a Factor of Power and Marginalization.” Paper presented at the NT Sozietät at the Faculty of Protestant Theology at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. Mainz, June 20, 2023.
  • *Oegema, Albertina. “De rabbijnse geschriften als context van het Nieuwe Testament” [“Rabbinic Literature as a Context of the New Testament”]. Paper presented at the symposium “Contexten van het Nieuwe Testament” [“Contexts of the New Testament”] of the Studiosorum Novi Testamenti Conventus. Utrecht, June 12, 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” at the University of Graz. Graz, May 12, 2023.
  • *Oegema, Albertina. “Vaders en zoons in rabbijnse parabels” [“Fathers and Sons in Rabbinic Parables”]. Paper presented for the giyur-group of the liberal Jewish community Beit Ha’Chidush. Online, March 27, 2023.
  • 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” [“Fathers and Sons in Early Rabbinic Parables”]. Paper presented at the Utrecht Religion Forum. Utrecht, March 16, 2022 (online).
  • *Oegema, Albertina. “De parabel van de verloren zoon” [“The Parable of the Prodigal Son”]. Presentation & Discussion for Radboud Reflects. Nijmegen, February 21, 2022. Link: https://www.ru.nl/radboudreflects/terugblik/terugblik-2022/terugblik-2022/22-02-21-verlo ren-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).
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • Oegema, Albertina. “De vader-zoonrelatie in vroegrabbijnse parabels” [“The Father-Son Relationship in Early Rabbinic Parables”]. 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.
  • Oegema, Albertina. “Gender en antropologie bij Philo: De verleiding van Jozef door Potifar’s vrouw als casus (De Iosepho 40–53)” [“Gender and Anthropology in Philo: The Seduction of Joseph by Potiphar’s Wife as a Case Study (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 Hebrew”]. 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” [“Philo and the Alexandrian Diaspora: Nobility and Slavery in Philo and Seneca”]. Paper presented at a meeting of Jonge Judaici. Amsterdam, February 28, 2017.
  • 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” [“Family Relations in Jewish and Christian Parables”]. Paper presented at the “Nieuw Onderzoek Dag” [“New Research Day”] of the Dutch Association for Jewish Studies. Amsterdam, January 21, 2016.
  • 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.
  • Oegema, Albertina. “The Visionary as a Central and Intermediary Figure in Early Jewish Apocalypses.” Paper presented at the CRASIS Masterclass on Cultures of Networks in the Ancient Mediterranean. Groningen, February 10, 2012.
  • Oegema, Albertina. “The Reception of Isa 40:15 in 4 Ezra, 2 Baruch, and Pseudo-Philo.” Paper presented at the 1st St Andrews Graduate Conference for Biblical and Early Christian Studies. St. Andrews, Scotland, June 16, 2011.