About the Series: Agreeing to Disagree: How Jews and Christians Read
Scripture Differently with Dr. Amy-Jill Levine Although Jews and
Christians share common books the Jewish Tanakh and the Christian Old
Testament differences in translation, punctuation, definitions,
theology, emphasis and even canonical order all lead to differences
in community self-definition. What prompts these differences, and what
do they suggest about Jewish and Christian priorities? Join us as we
see how and why Jews and Christians have disagreed over biblical
interpretation in the past, and how, with knowledge of history and
theology, we can today better appreciate each others
interpretations. Dr. Amy-Jill Levine, University Professor of New
Testament and Jewish Studies and Mary Jane Werthan Professor of Jewish
Studies at Vanderbilt Divinity School and Department of Jewish
Studies, is a self-described Yankee Jewish feminist who teaches
biblical studies in Nashville, the buckle of the Bible Belt. Her most
recent book, coauthored with Marc Z. Brettler, is The Bible With and
Without Jesus. Watch our Jesus and the Jews lecture from spring 2020.
Co-Presented with Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church. Sponsored by
Barbara Ritchin. Night 1: Virginal Conception or A Pregnant Young
Woman: Jewish and Christian Readings of Isaiah 7:14 Tuesday, October
13 6:00 PM EDT A virtual series Free How do context and translation
impact biblical interpretation? How does the Gospel of Matthews claim
that Jesuss mother, Mary, was a virgin at the time he was conceived
fit into first-century Jewish thought? Who is Isaiahs Immanuel, and
where can he be found today? Night 2: The Suffering Servant: Jewish
and Christian Readings of Isaiah 52:14 53:12 Tuesday, October 20 6:00
PM EDT A virtual series Free Is the servant an individual or a symbol
for the nation of Israel? Is he a prediction of Jesus, or is he the
Messiah, who according to some rabbinic texts sits at the gates of
Rome? Who was the servant for Isaiahs original audience, and who might
be the servant today? Night 3: The Book of Jonah: How Anti-Jewish
Readings Are Created Tuesday, October 27 6:00 PM EDT A virtual
series Free Is the Book of Jonah a warning about divine wrath or an
assurance ofdivine mercy? A book about repentance or a prophecy of
resurrection? A hymn to Jewish inclusivity, or a condemnation of
Jewish ethnocentrism? How are Jewish texts turned against Jews, and
where can better readings be found? Night 4: The Creation (Genesis 13)
Tuesday, November 3 6:00 PM EST A virtual series Free Do the first
three chapters of Genesis affirm monotheism or describe the Trinity?
Is creation egalitarian or hierarchical? Do Adam and Eve face original
sin, or original opportunity? We are happy to offer these
webinars free of charge in these challenging times and hope you enjoy
them. Any contribution to support our efforts is appreciated.
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