'What actually 'makes' Jesus divine, and where and when did this belief come about?' Join us tomorrow for RES Virtual Review panel of Ruben Bühner's new book 'Messianic High Christology: New Testament Variants of Second Temple Judaism' from 10am-12pm EDT.
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What recent publications are you reading/excited for?

So excited to see our book on Scot McKnight's bookshelf during the Enoch Seminar's 'Speaking of the Pharisees' dialogue! Dr Meredith ‘Land Back’ Warren @DrSaraParks

Join us LIVE right now for 'Speaking of the Pharisees': facebook.com/groups/2928259…

I have to pick four recent (last 10ish years) monographs in religious studies for our seniors to read next year. Do you have one to recommend?

Easter tweet: May Easter no longer be an opportunity to spread anti-Jewish stereotypes and prejudices. Is that too much to wish for? Enoch Seminar

Not only preachers but also scholars such as Wellhausen, Bousset and Harnack characterized the Pharisees as agents of hypocrisy and legalism, thus reinforcing popular prejudice and antisemitism. This cycle of intolerance must stop, once and for all. Enoch Seminar

'Second Temple Judaism: The Challenge of Diversity' (Apr 12-13, 2022): The Frankel Institute Fellows met with G Boccaccini, AJ Levine and J Collins in a hybrid conference. Enoch Seminar

'I don't believe in cancel culture, I believe in correcting with kindness.' - Amy Jill Levine, right now, in her lecture, 'When the Bible becomes weaponized: Detecting and disarming Jew-hatred' Enoch Seminar #enochseminar

Ontem traduzi um texto da Amy Jill Levine e hoje estou ouvindo ela contar a sua história pouco antes de apresentar seu paper: Jesus and the Liberal Academy: From First Century Jew to Twenty-First Century Anti-Fascist.

Isso logo após uma apresentação do grande John Collins.

Great conversation going on right now regarding the provenance of the so-called Similitudes of Enoch (1 Enoch 37–71). Enoch Seminar #enochseminar

If you don't follow Enoch Seminar, you should!

You really don't want to miss tonight's public lecture! (that's a teaser to register lolz)

Joshua Alfaro So interesting! Thank you for the reference. Our meeting today reminded me of a visit to the Villa Randanini catacombs in 2018 with Enoch Seminar. Tal Ilan indicated the term 'grammateus' in one of the inscriptions.

Don't miss the two public lectures that John Collins and Amy-Jill Levine will offer (Apr 12-13) in person at the University of Michigan and in streaming. Enoch Seminar lsa.umich.edu/judaic/news-ev…

'Second Temple Judaism and Christian Origins: Retrospect and Prospects' (April 12-13)

Unfortunately, there are many people who seem to think that religious freedom is not the freedom to profess and practice one's faith but the freedom to hate and speak ill of others.

'For almost two millennia, various Christian churches have erroneously presented the Pharisees as legalistic, elite, money loving, xenophobic, hypocrites.' The Enoch Seminar is at the forefront in the fight against prejudice.

As scholars we have the responsibility to debunk prejudice any time the past is maliciously used to foster intolerance and hatred. Enoch Seminar