A brief review of the original aims of the unit prompted several questions for me: how much have the sessions addressed these questions? what has not been addressed? what else has been addressed? and with what results?
Read MoreAlterity in Late Antiquity: Disrupting Binaries
Jewish Dance" by Alexandr Onishenko, 1999
Jewish Dance" by Alexandr Onishenko, 1999
What are the "relations" in early Jewish Christian relations? The term "relations" is neutral enough to encompass a variety of relationships, from enemy to friend to anywhere in between.
Read MoreJews and Christians: Embracing the Wide Spectrum
In my comments today, I would like to offer my reflections on three trends I perceive in the study of early Jewish/Christian relations, both here at the SBL and more broadly.
Read MoreThe Jewishness of Christianity: the Straddling of Two Eras
Much has changed since 1989: our understanding of when, how, and why Christianity emerged from early Judaism has been shaken – “destabilized” is the post-modern term that comes to mind.
Read MoreJewish/Christian Relations at 25: Retrospect & Prospect
Marc Chagall, The Yellow Crucifixion
Marc Chagall, The Yellow Crucifixion
Twenty-five years ago I was a fresh eager newly minted Ph.D. who had recently completed a dissertation on an aspect of Jewish/Christian relations in the first two centuries CE.
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