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The Ecumenical Theological Research Fraternity in Israel held a webinar in the 2023-24 series,
The Messiah Confrontation
Professor Israel Knohl
Hebrew University Jerusalem
Wednesday 17 April 2024
at 20:00 Israel time, 13:00 New York time, 19:00 Paris time
VIA ZOOM
Being the Yehezkel Kaufmann Professor of Biblical Studies at the Hebrew University Israel Knohl has frequently presented his innovative research on the interface of Jewish and Christian thought at the Ecumenical Fraternity. This time was no exception. In 2022, Professor Knohl published his study, The Messiah Confrontation: Pharisees versus Sadducees and the Death of Jesus. This meticulous research views and weighs the Jewish scholarly debates in Jerusalem of the Second Temple about messianic expectations which put Jesus in its crosshairs. Two strands of biblical thought developed over a millennium and found a culmination in the trial of a Jew, Jesus of Nazareth. His investigation suggests that from its inception, the messianic debate lies at the center of the Jewish faith and, not infrequently, shows political corollaries. Professor Knohl deliberated this study which has potentially far-reaching significance for the relationship between Christians and Jews.
To receive a link to the webinar on VIMEO contact: [email protected]
The Messiah Confrontation
Professor Israel Knohl
Hebrew University Jerusalem
Wednesday 17 April 2024
at 20:00 Israel time, 13:00 New York time, 19:00 Paris time
VIA ZOOM
Being the Yehezkel Kaufmann Professor of Biblical Studies at the Hebrew University Israel Knohl has frequently presented his innovative research on the interface of Jewish and Christian thought at the Ecumenical Fraternity. This time was no exception. In 2022, Professor Knohl published his study, The Messiah Confrontation: Pharisees versus Sadducees and the Death of Jesus. This meticulous research views and weighs the Jewish scholarly debates in Jerusalem of the Second Temple about messianic expectations which put Jesus in its crosshairs. Two strands of biblical thought developed over a millennium and found a culmination in the trial of a Jew, Jesus of Nazareth. His investigation suggests that from its inception, the messianic debate lies at the center of the Jewish faith and, not infrequently, shows political corollaries. Professor Knohl deliberated this study which has potentially far-reaching significance for the relationship between Christians and Jews.
To receive a link to the webinar on VIMEO contact: [email protected]