Paul in His Jewish Matrix (2009 Rome), conference
Paul in His Jewish Matrix (2009) is an international symposium held at the Pontifical Gregorian University and the Pontifical Biblical institute in Rome, italy (May 20-29, 2009). The meeting was organized by the Cardinal Bea Centre for Judaic Studies, in collaboration with: The Pontifical Biblical Institute, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The Catholic University of Leuven and The Papal Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls.
Program
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20
 Aula Paulina ‐ Pontifical Biblical Institute
15:00 -- Welcome and Introduction: Joseph Sievers, The Pontifical Biblical Institute & The Pontifical Gregorian University
Moderator: Scott Brodeur, SJ, The Pontifical Gregorian University
15:15 -- Paulʹs Stance on the Torah Revisited: Gentile Addressees and Jewish Setting
- Serge Ruzer, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Paul the Pharisee and the Law
- Antonio Pitta, The Pontifical Lateran University 17:00 Coffee break
17:00 -- Coffee Break
Aula Magna ‐ Pontifical Biblical Institute
18:00 Greetings by Rev. Fr. José María Abrego De Lacy, SJ, Rector of the Pontifical Biblical Institute
PUBLIC LECTURE -- Paul’s Jewishness
- E. P. Sanders, Duke University, USA
THURSDAY, MAY 21
Aula Paulina ‐ Pontifical Biblical Institute
Moderator: David Satran, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
09:00 -- Paul and the gezerah shawah. A Judaic Method in the Service of Justification by Faith
- Pasquale Basta, The Pontifical Biblical Institute
The Heavenly Journey of Paul (2 Cor 12,1‐4): A Judaic ʺTraditionʺ or a Roman Hellenistic Religious Practice?
- Adriana Destro & Mauro Pesce, University of Bologna
11:00 Paul, Moses, and the Veil: Paulʹs Perspective on Judaism in Light of 2 Corinthians 3 Reimund Bieringer & Emmanuel Nathan, The Catholic University of Leuven Paul, deicide and the wrath of God: a hermeneutical approach to 1 Thes 2:14‐16 Didier Pollefeyt & David Bolton, The Catholic University of Leuven
12:30 -- Lunch break
Aula Paulina ‐ Pontifical Biblical Institute
Moderator: Joseph Levi, The Pontifical Gregorian University
From Permission to Prohibition: Paul and the Early Church on Mixed Marriage
- Shaye J. D. Cohen, Harvard University
“He who considers anything impure, for him it is impureʺ (Romans 14:14) ‐‐ Law or Good Manners?
- Daniel R. Schwartz, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
16:30 -- General Discussion
17:00 -- Coffee break
Aula Magna ‐ Pontifical Gregorian University
Greetings by Rev. Fr. Gianfranco Ghirlanda, SJ, Rector of the Pontifical Gregorian University
BRENNINKMEIJER‐WERHAHN PUBLIC LECTURE*
The Septuagint between Judaism and Christianity
- Emanuel Tov, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem & the Pontifical Gregorian University
Atrium ‐ Pontifical Gregorian University
Reception (light refreshments)
FRIDAY, MAY 22
Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls ‐ Sala Barbo
09:00 Greetings by His Em. Card. Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, and Abbot Edmund Power, OSB
Judaizing the Nations: The Ritual Demands of Paul’s Gospel
- Paula Fredriksen, Boston University & The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Paul and the Jewish Leaders at Rome: Acts 28:17‐31
- Justin Taylor, SM, École Biblique et Archéologique Française, Jerusalem
Coffee break
Concluding discussion
- Opening remarks by David Satran and Reimund Bieringer
Tour of the Basilica with His Em. Card. Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo