Paul in His Jewish Matrix (2009 Rome), conference

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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