Jesus and Judaism: The Connection Still Matters

Dr. Amy-Jill Levine

The 2007 Harvey Lecture

April 12 in Knapp Auditorium at 6:30pm

Text of Professor Levine's 2007 Harvey Lecture on April 12

Text of Professor Levine's 2007 Harvey Lecture Chapel Talk on April 12

Photos of Lecture and Chapel Talk

Jesus of Nazareth followed the Torah of Moses, found inspiration in the Prophets of Israel, and offered teachings that some Jewish men and women found compelling.

Yet too often today Christians and Jews incorrectly regard Jesus as rejecting Judaism.

Understanding Jesus in his Jewish context brings new meaning to his parables, his politics, and his piety, and it offers as well a new path for Jewish-Christian relations.

The Harvey Lecturer

Dr. Amy-Jill Levine, prominent Jewish New Testament scholar, is E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Professor of New Testament Studies at Vanderbilt University Divinity School, Department of Religious Studies, and Graduate Department of Religion.

Holding a B.A. from Smith College, an M.A. and Ph.D. from Duke University, and an honorary Doctor of Ministry from the University of Richmond, Levine has been awarded grants from the Mellon Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the American Council of Learned Societies.

She has held office in the Society of Biblical Literature, the Catholic Biblical Association, and the Association for Jewish Studies. Her most recent publication is The Misunderstood Jew: The Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus (HarperSanFrancisco, 2006). Details about this book.

Dr. Levine's faculty page at Vanderbilt

"Misusing Jesus -- How the church divorces Jesus from Judaism," an article by Dr. Levine, published in the December 26, 2006 edition of Christian Century.

While admission is free, seating is limited in Knapp Auditorium

To ensure a seat, please RSVP to Stacy Stringer

Dr. Levine will also speak during the Thursday, April 12, 11:15am service of morning prayer in Christ Chapel.

Visitors parking is at the southeast corner of Duval and East 32nd Street. Access to the lot is off East 32nd Street