“The Pleasures of Pseudepigraphy" Conference

“The Pleasures of Pseudepigraphy" Conference

March 30–31, 2025 
Loyola University Chicago

 How should we understand fakes and forgeries, and what happens when they find their way into scriptural collections? This conference will examine the ancient and widespread practice of writing letters in the names of others (i.e., epistolary pseudepigraphy). Beginning with a graduate student symposium (made up of students from Loyola University Chicago and the University of Notre Dame), the conference will welcome scholars of Greek, Roman, Jewish, and Christian literatures to analyze fictional letters. This conference is sponsored by the Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage, the Department of Classical Studies, and the Theology Department at Loyola University Chicago.  

All are especially welcome for the plenary lecture on Sunday, March 30, at 4:00pm. Patricia Rosenmeyer, George L. Paddison Professor of Classics, UNC Chapel Hill, will give a lecture entitled, "Ancient Pilgrim or Armchair Traveler: the Curious Case of P. Lond. III 854." 

Registration is free, and all are welcome! More information can be found on the conference website.