Reading the New Testament Within Judaism

Reading the New Testament Within Judaism?

The New Testament within Judaism Conference has generated so much interest that we have decided to split the conference into two parts. Part I will focus on Paul, Mark, and Revelation “within Judaism,” and will take place from June 10-12. Part II will take place from September 15-17 and will focus on the remaining New Testament/early Christian works (Matthew, Luke/Acts, John, James, Hebrews, and other works).

Both parts of the conference will discuss the following questions: Why do you think that text x should or should not be within Judaism? What are the criteria for determining that text x is or is not within Judaism? What changes when text x is read within Judaism?

Prologue (Jan 7, 2025)

(1) Mine (attached to the previous email) (2) Magnus Zetterholm, "The 'Within Judaism' Perspective--Why Does It Matter" (3) Anders Runesson, What Does 'Within Judaism' Mean? (4) Adele Reinhartz, What's in the Label? Jews, Judaism and Jewish in the Study of Antiquity.

READING THE NEW TESTAMENT WITHIN JUDAISM

Online Meeting - Jan 7, 2025

8:45am (EST) - Welcome 9am-9:20am - Introduction to the Topic (Gabriele Boccaccini)

9:20am-11:15am - (1) "What Does within Judaism Mean? Why Does It Matter?"

• Paula Fredriksen
• Karin Zetterholm
• Magnus Zetterholm,
• John Barclay
• Anders Runesson
• Kathy Ehrensperger

11:30am-1:55pm : (2) "What Are the Implications of the WJP for the Study of the New Testament? And What Are the Implications of the Study of the New Testament for the WJP?"

• Amy Jill Levine
• Adele Reinhartz
• Paul Anderson
• Matthew Thiessen
• Isaac Oliver
• Craig M. Morrison
• Deborah Forger
• Pierluigi Piovanelli

3-4:55pm : (3) "What Are the Implications of the WJP for the Study of Second Temple Judaism? And What Are the Implications of the Study of Second Temple Judaism for the WJP?

• Rodney Caruthers
• John Collins
• Loren Stuckenbruck
• Jason Staples
• Nora David
• Jonathan Kaplan

Reading the New Testament within Judaism? Part I (June 10-12, 2025)

Tuesday June 10, 2025

9:30am-10.00am - Informal gathering and Introduction

10:00am-1:00pm : "Paul within Judaism"

• Mark Nanos (*) {Intr.}
• Pirluigi Piovanelli (*) {Intr} | EPHE; University of Ottawa
• Crispin Fletcher-Louis (*) {Intro}
• Kathy Ehrensperger (*) | University of Basel
• Jason Staples (*) | NC State University
• Jakub Pogonowski (*) | University of Warsaw
• Robert B. Foster (*) | Madonna University
• Janelle Peters (*) | Loyola Marymount University
• Yael Fisch (*) | Hebrew University of Jerusalem
• Paul Sloan (*) | Houston Christian University
• Giulio Mariotti (*) | Foundation for Religious Sciences FSCIRE, Italy

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

9:30am-10.00am - Informal gathering and Introduction

10:00am-1:00pm : "Mark within Judaism"

• John Van Maaren (Intro) | ESPRIT Postdoctoral Fellow | University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
• Helen Bond (panelist) | Professor of Christian Origins | University of Edinburgh School of Divinity, Scotland
• Jeremiah Coogan (panelist) | Assistant Professor of New Testament | Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University | Berkeley, CA, USA
• Elizabeth Shively (panelist) | Professor of Christian Scriptures, Baylor University, TX, USA
• Laura Bizarro (discussant) | Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Neil Elliott (discussant) | Senior Acquisitions Editor Fortress Press (retired)
• Sarah Emanuel (discussant) | Assistant Professor of Theological Studies | Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA, USA
• Margaret Froelich (discussant) | Assistant Professor of New Testament & Early Christian Identity | Claremont School of Theology, Los Angeles, CA, USA
• Heidrun Mader (discussant) | Professor for Biblical Literature and Its Reception | University of Köln, Köln, Germany
• Jacob Mortensen (discussant) | Associate Professor of New Testament | Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

• Nathanael Vette (discussant) | Lecturer in Bible, Gender, and the Arts | King’s College, London, UK
• Paul D. Wheatley (discussant) | Assistant Professor of New Testament | Nashotah House, Delafield, WI, USA
• Juan Carlos Ossandón Widow | Pontificia Università della Santa Croce, Rome, Italy

June 12

Thursday June 12, 2025

9:30am-10.00am - Informal gathering and Introduction

10:00am-1:00pm : "Revelation within Judaism"

• Ralph Korner (*) | Kairos University | ralph.korner@taylor-edu.ca | Author of Reading Revelation After Supersessionism (2020)
• Daniel C. Smith (*) | Whitman College | Assistant Professor
• Kelley Coblentz Bautch (*) | St. Edward's University
• Rebekah J. Haigh (*) | Princeton University
• Sarah Emanuel (*) | Loyola Marymount University
• Leslie Baynes (*) | Missouri State University
• John W. Marshall (*) | University of Toronto
• David Frankfurter (*) | Boston University

Reading the New Testament within Judaism? Part II (September 15-17)

Monday, September 15

Introduction/Opening (8:30-9:00 am ET)

Matthew within Judaism (9:00-11:15 am ET)

• John Kampen (*) | Methodist Theological Union in Ohio, US {presenter}
• Andrew Bowden (*) | Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz {presenter}
• Celia Deutsch (*)| Barnard College, US {presenter}
• Daniel Gurtner (*)| Gateway Seminary, US {presenter}
• Susan Rieske (*) | Moody Bible Institute, US {presenter}
• Wayne Baxter (*)| Heritage College & Seminary, Canada {presenter}
• John Van Maaren (*)| ESPRIT Postdoctoral Fellow | University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria {discussant}
• Federico Adinolfi (*)| PhD, University of Bologna, Italy {discussant}

James and 1 Peter within Judaism (11:30 am - 1:45 pm ET)

• Matt A. Jackson-McCabe (*) | Cleveland State University, US (Letter of James)
• Mariam Kovalishyn (*)| Regent College, Canada (Letter of James)
• Gabriele Boccaccini (*) | University of Michigan, US (Letter of James)
• Joshua Brumbach (*) | The King's University, US (Letter of James)
• Alicia Batten (*)| Conrad Grebel University College, University of Waterloo, Canada (Letter of James) {discussant}
• Sofanit T. Abebe (*) | Tutor in New Testament, Lead Tutor for Potential Theological Educators Track, Trinity College Bristol, UK (1 Peter)
• Marcie Lenk (*)| | Vice-chair, IJCIR (1 Peter)
• Katie Marcar (*) | University of Otago, New Zealnd (1 Peter)
• Kelly Liebengood | LeTourneau University, USA (1 Peter)

Tuesday, September 16

Recap (8:30 am - 9:00 am ET)

Luke and Acts within Judaism (9:00 - 11:15 am ET)

Chair, Isaac Oliver

• Jocelyn McWhirter (*) | Albion College {presenter}
• Paul Sloan (*) | Houston Christian University {presenter}
• Eyal Regev (*)| Bar-Ilan University {presenter}
• Jin Young Kim (*) | Oklahoma State University (*) {presenter}
• Fady Atef Mekhael (*) | PhD, McMaster {presenter}
• Jason Wendel (*) | University of Cambridge {discussant}
• Jason Staples (?) | NC State University {discussant?}
• Jason Moraff (*) | The King's University (*) {discussant}
• Joshua Jipp (*) | Trinity Evangelical Divinity School {discussant}
• Adrián Taranzano | Faculty of Theology in Valencia {discussant}

Hebrews within Judaism (11:30 am - 1:45 pm ET)

• Madison Pierce (*) | University of St. Andrews, Scotland {presenter}
• Amy Peeler (*) | Wheaton College, USA {presenter}
• Eric Noffke (*) | Facoltà Valdese, Italy {presenter}
• Jean-Claude Verrecchia (*) | Newbold College, UK {presenter}
• John Goodrich (*)| Compass Bible Institute, USA {presenter}
• Simon J. Joseph (*) | UCLA, USA {presenter}
• Gabriella Gelardini (*)| Nord University, Norway {discussant}
• Eric F. Mason (*)| Saint Xavier University, Chicago, USA {discussant}
• David deSilva (*)| Ashland Theological Seminary, USA {discussant}

Wednesday, September 17

Recap (8:30 am - 9:00 am)

John within Judaism (9:00 - 11:15 am ET)

• Jörg Frey, University of Zurich, Switzerland {presenter}
• Wally Cirafesi (*)| Lund University, Sweden {presenter}
• Hugo Mendez (*) | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill {presenter}
• Douglas Estes (*) | New College of Florida, US {presenter}
• Catrin Williams (*) | University of Edinburgh, Scotland {presenter}
• Laura Hunt (*)| University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Wales {presenter}

Other Texts within Judaism? (11:30 - 1:45 pm)

• Gavin McDowell (*) | EPHE, France (1 Clement & Barnabas)
• Jason Moraff (*) | The King's University, US (Epistle of Barnabas/Ignatius)
• Lutz Doering (*)| University of Münster, Germany (Didache)
• Angela Kim Harkins (*)| Boston College, US (Shepherd of Hermas)
• Lily Vuong (*)| University of Oregon, US (Protoevangelium of James)
• Eunyung Lim (*) | Middlebury College, US (Gospel of Thomas)
• Katja Kujanpää | University of Helsinki, Finland (Justin Martyr)
• Kimberly Stratton (*)| Carleton University, Canada (Justin Martyr)

Wrap-Up Session (1:45-2:15 pm)