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The Bible with and without Jesus

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About the The Bible with and without Jesus course

Jews and Christians are separated by a common Bible! Based on The Bible with and without Jesus by Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Zvi Brettler, this day course will explore the rich, multi-faceted traditions of biblical interpretation in both faith communities. Professor Amy-Jill Levine will join us online for the early afternoon session.

We will be challenged to look at familiar biblical passages in a new light, as we discover how very differently the same stories have been understood by Jews and Christians. The aim is to get beyond the old polemics, and develop a greater understanding and respect for the two interpretative traditions. Opportunities will also be provided to reflect on our own relationships with the Bible.

Participants may like to read The Bible with and without Jesus beforehand, but it is not essential. Do, however, bring a Bible.

About the Tutors
Ann Conway-Jones is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham and a Visiting Scholar at Sarum. She specialises in biblical interpretation, early Jewish–Christian relations, and the development of Christian mysticism, combining up-to-date scholarship with over twenty years’ experience of teaching adults. She is passionate about making academic research accessible and relevant.

Ann is actively involved in Jewish–Christian dialogue. She is Chair of the Birmingham Council of Christians and Jews, and has published articles in The Expository Times and Theology on the language and imagery used by Christian preachers when talking about Jews and Judaism.

She is an Accredited Lay Worker of the Church of England and on the ministry team of Old Church, Smethwick, and preaches on an occasional basis.

Amy-Jill Levine is the Rabbi Stanley M. Kessler Distinguished Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies at Hartford International University for Religion and Peace. She is also University Professor of New Testament Studies Emerita and Mary Jane Werthan Professor of Jewish Studies Emerita at Vanderbilt.

Her books include The Misunderstood Jew: The Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus; Short Stories by Jesus: The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi; The Meaning of the Bible: What the Jewish Scriptures and the Christian Old Testament Can Teach Us (with Douglas Knight); and The Gospel of Luke (with Ben Witherington III; the first full-length biblical commentary co-authored by a Jew and an Evangelical). She is co-editor (with Marc Zvi Brettler) of The Jewish Annotated New Testament.

Professor Levine has given close to 1000 lectures on the Bible, Christian-Jewish relations, and religion, gender, and sexuality across the globe.

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In Person Ticket #2822 £60

This course will be held onsite at Sarum College. The course fee includes lunch and refreshments.

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In person ticket # 2822 with B&B the night before £115

This course will be held onsite at Sarum College. The course fee includes lunch and refreshments. The extra B&B on 2nd October 2023 includes accommodation in an en-suite room and breakfast the morning of the course. If the ticket you wish to purchase is showing as not available, please contact me on bclover@sarum.ac.uk, as we may be able to accommodate your request.

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Dates & Times

03 Oct 2023
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Category

Bible & Sacred Texts

Tutor(s)

Dr Ann Conway-Jones

Course code

2822

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This course will be held onsite at Sarum College. The course fee (£60) includes lunch and refreshments.

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