11/19/2021
3:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Room: Conference Room 11 - Marriott Rivercenter
Theme: Heresy, Orthodoxy, and the Forming of the Ways
This group examines the diverse ways in which Jews embraced Jesus from the lifetime of Jesus until the rise of Islam. We will distribute the papers in advance to our group email list. To be added to the list, sign up here: https://mailchi.mp/5b4dfc49a2f4/early-christian-judaism. For more information, see https://ibr-bbr.org/annual-meeting/research-groups. 2021
Suzanne Nicholson, Asbury University, Presiding
Timothy A. Gabrielson, Sterling College
Canonization and the Forming of the Ways in 1–2 Clement: Hints of Core and Peripheral Canonical Works via the Citation Formulae? (20 min)
Jeremiah Bailey, Baylor University, Respondent (10 min)
Discussion (10 min)
David B. Sloan, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
The "Parting of the Ways" in Light of Patristic Use of the Gospel According to the Hebrews (20 min)
Jason A. Staples, North Carolina State University, Respondent (10 min)
Discussion (10 min)
Benjamin E. Castaneda, University of St. Andrews
Boundary Construction in Barnabas: Rereading an Adversus Judaeos Text (20 min)
Jason Staples, North Carolina State University, Respondent (10 min)
Discussion (10 min)
2020 Theme: Is Hindsight Really 20/20?
The act of looking backward through church history to confirm contemporary practices and beliefs is a methodological decision that carries with it numerous assumptions that influence our interpretation of the New Testament and later literature.
This year’s papers identify problematic assumptions that have been barriers to reading the New Testament “within Judaism.” Papers will be distributed to our mailing list during the first week of November so that participants can read them in advance.
- David Sloan, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Presiding
- Jason A. Staples, North Carolina State University
Righteousness, the τέλος νόμου, and Israel’s Restoration: Reevaluating Romans 10:1–13 in an Early Jewish Context (20 min)
- Discussion (15 min)
- Charles Cisco, University of Edinburgh
Can Anything Good Come Out of Works of the Law? (20 min)
- Discussion (15 min)
- Gregory E. Lamb, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
The Reception History of Phil 3:2–3a in Dialogue with Mark D. Nanos (20 min)
- Discussion (15 min)
Our 2019 theme is “The New Testament within Judaism.” We will distribute the papers in advance to our group email list. To be added to the list, click here. During our meeting each presenter will summarize his/her paper in fifteen minutes to allow fifteen minutes for discussion. Attendees are encouraged to read the papers in advance, though drop-ins are welcome.
- Benjamin Snyder, Asbury Theological Seminary, Presiding
- David Smith, Duke Divinity School
The Jewishness of Luke: Reconsidering Luke-Acts in the ‘Parting of the Ways’ (30 min)
- Kelly D. Liebengood, LeTourneau University
Reconsidering the Ethnic Identity of 1 Peter’s ‘Elect Sojourners’ (30 min)
- Hannah K. Harrington, Patten University
The Metaphor of Body=Sanctuary in Second Temple Judaism (30 min)
- Carl E. Pace, Ohio Wesleyan University and David B. Sloan, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
The Jewishness of Early Christian Trinitarianism (30 min)
Our 2018 theme is "Gospels and the Partings of the Ways." We will discuss four papers touching on the Historical Jesus and the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and John in their relation to Judaism. Copies of the four papers will be sent in advance to those on the group email list.
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Benjamin J. Snyder, Asbury Theological Seminary, Presiding
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Michael F. Bird, Ridley College
The Historical Jesus and the Parting of the Ways Revisited (30 min)
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John VanMaaren, McMaster University
No Early Parting of the Ways: The Gospel of Mark within the Boundaries of Jewishness (30 min)
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Wally V. Cirafesi, University of Oslo
Jewishness as Genealogy in the Fourth Gospel: Situating John's loudaioi within Debates over Ancestry and Merit in Ancient Judaism (30 min)
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Gregory S. Thellman, Evangelical Theological Seminary in Osijek, Croatia
Two Competing Visions of Restoration: Matthew 28:18-20 and 2 Chronicles 36:23 (30 min)
