A program at Ƶ's Numen Lumen Pavilion will bring together scholars to discuss the history and future of the relationship between the world’s Jewish and Christian communities.
A dozen leading scholars of religious studies will visit Ƶ in November for the inaugural Ƶ Conference on Jewish-Christian Relations.
The program, which is open to the public, takes place from 1-6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 17, in the Numen Lumen Pavilion in Ƶ’s Academic Village.
Sponsored by the Ƶ College Fund for Excellence, the Eric and Lori Sklut Emerging Scholar in Jewish Studies Program, Ƶ’s Department of Religious Studies, the Department of History and Geography, the Women’s/Gender Studies program, the Ƶ Center for the Study of Religion, Culture, and Society, and the Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life, the program is free and open to the public. , but not required.
Refreshments will be available throughout the day.
Schedule:
1 p.m.: Welcoming Remarks
– Dr. Leo M. Lambert (President, Ƶ)
– Dr. Geoffrey Claussen (Ƶ)
1:05-2 p.m.: Reading Genesis
– Dr. Marc Bregman (UNC-Greensboro) – “Jewish and Christian Perspectives on the Sacrifice of Isaac”
– Dr. Ellen Haskell (UNC-Greensboro) – “Contesting the Kingdom of Heaven: Rachel as Counterpart to Christ in Medieval Jewish Mysticism”
– Dr. Malachi Hacohen (Duke University) – “Jacob and Esau, Isaac and Ishmael: The Future of Jewish-Christian-Muslim Relations”
2:15-3 p.m.: Defining Jewish Identity
– Dr. Lynn Huber (Ƶ) – “‘Those Who Say That They Are Jews and Are Not’: The Function of Jewish Identity in the Book of Revelation”
– Dr. James Tabor (UNC-Charlotte) – “Who is a Jew?: A Modern Conundrum with Ancient Roots”
3:15-4:15 p.m.: Evangelical-Jewish Relations
– Dr. Shalom Goldman (Duke University), “The Use of Hebrew and Yiddish by British and American Christian Missionaries to Jews: 1870-1970”
– Dr. Yaakov Ariel (UNC-Chapel Hill) – “The Rise of Messianic Judaism”
– Dr. Motti Inbari (UNC-Pembroke) – “The Christian Zionist Response to Israeli Land for Peace Solutions”
4:30-5:15 p.m.: Jewish and Christian Feminist Ritual Innovation
– Dr. Vanessa Ochs (University of Virginia)
– Dr. Diann Neu (Women’s Alliance for Theology, Ethics and Ritual)
5:30-6:30 p.m: The Future of Jewish-Christian Dialogue
– Dr. Stanley Hauerwas (Duke University)
– Dr. Peter Ochs (University of Virginia)
Closing Remarks: Dr. Jeffrey Pugh (Ƶ)