An evening with renowned New Testament scholar Amy-Jill Levine. Professor Levine will deliver Luther Seminary’s 2024 Fretheim Lecture in Biblical Theology, “The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector: Why Knowledge of Jewish History Matters for Christian Preaching and Teaching.”
Event Details
Fretheim Lecture in Biblical Theology with Amy-Jill Levine
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
7 p.m.
Location:
Chapel of the Incarnation, Olson Campus Center
1490 Fulham Street, St. Paul, MN 55108
Prior to the public lecture, Professor Levine will offer a free workshop for area clergy and seminary students from 3:30–5 p.m.: “Understanding Jesus and Paul Means Understanding Jewish Practice and Belief.” This workshop details the reasons why anti-Jewish preaching and teaching continue, details the popular misconceptions about the Jewish context of Jesus and Paul found in sermons and church-based curricula, and offers alternatives for reading the texts on which they are based.
Both events are free and open to the public, with no registration required. The lecture will be livestreamed at youtube.com/lutherseminary for those unable to attend in person.
About Amy-Jill Levine
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 as well as the University Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies Emerita and the Mary Jane Werthan Professor of Jewish Studies Emerita at Vanderbilt University.