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Press Releases
2-29-2004
- "The Death of Jesus and Anti-Semitism"
"THE DEATH OF JESUS AND ANTI-SEMITISM"
IS THE TOPIC OF A SEMINAR ON MARCH 14 AT THE HOUSE
OF THE REDEEMER IN MANHATTAN
Participants include Bruce Chilton, Peter Feinman,
and Jacob Neusner
ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. - A symposium "The
Death of Jesus and Anti-Semitism," will be
presented at Manhattan's House of the Redeemer
on Sunday, March 14. Sponsored by Auburn Theological
Seminary, the Ecumenical Commission of the Episcopal
Diocese of New York, House of the Redeemer, and
Institute of Advanced Theology at Bard College,
the seminar will begin at 3:00 p.m. Admission is
$10 or $5 for members of sponsoring organizations.
"From the time of the Gospels, the portrayal
of Jesus' execution has involved the assertion
of Jewish guilt in his death," says Bruce
Chilton, organizer of the seminar and executive
director of the Institute of Advanced Theology
at Bard College. "Christians commemorate the
crucifixion during the season of Passover, but
what could become a moment for common reflection
over the link of a common feast has instead been
a traditional occasion for mutual suspicion and
hostility. In this symposium, three speakers will
deal with the crucifixion in historical, literary,
and theological context, and engage participants
in an open discussion of the issues."
Presenters include Jacob Neusner, Research Professor
of Religion and Theology and fellow of the Institute
of Advanced Theology at Bard College, who will
speak about "Good Friday and Easter, or how,
in the Mishnah, the Death Penalty Is Merciful."
Chilton, Bernard Iddings Bell Professor of Philosophy
and Religion and chaplain of Bard College, will
speak on "Pilate, the Politics of Rome, and
Evangelical Politics." And Peter Feinman,
director of the Institute of History, Archaeology,
and Education of Purchase, NY, will address "What
Can the Archaeology of Masada Teach Us about the
Death of Jesus?" Following each presentation,
ample time for discussion will be allowed, and
the seminar will conclude with a reception and
book signing.
The House of the Redeemer is located at 7 East
95th Street in Manhattan. For further information,
call 212-289-0399, e-mail info@houseoftheredeemer.org,
or visit the website www.houseoftheredeemer.org.
About the Presenters:
Bruce Chilton is a scholar of early Christianity
and Judaism and the author of the first critical
translation of the Aramaic version of Isaiah (The
Isaiah Targum, 1987). He has written academic studies
that put Jesus in his Jewish context (Rabbi Jesus:
An Intimate Biography, 2000; Pure Kingdom, 1996;
The Temple of Jesus, 1992; and The Galilean Rabbi
and His Bible, 1984). Chilton has taught in Europe
at the universities of Cambridge, Sheffield, and
M|nster, and in the United States at Yale University
(as the first Lillian Claus Professor of New Testament)
and at Bard College. Throughout his career he has
been active in the pastoral ministry of the Anglican
Church; he is currently rector of the Church of
St. John the Evangelist in Barrytown, New York.
Peter Feinman received a B.A. in history from
the University of Pennsylvania, a M.Ed. from New
York University, and an Ed.D. from Teachers College,
Columbia University. He is president of the Archaeological
Institute of America (AIA) Westchester Society,
serves on the education outreach committees of
the AlA and the American Schools of Oriental Research,
and is on the advisory boards of the proposed Westchester
Children's Museum and Dig magazine. Feinman is
the New York State coordinator for the Bureau of
Land Management's Project Archaeology. He is the
founder and president of the Institute of History,
Archaeology and Education and his forthcoming book
is William Foxwell Albright and the Origins of
Biblical Archaeology, 18911913.
Jacob Neusner, senior fellow of Bards Institute
of Advanced Theology, received a Ph.D. in religion
from Columbia University and Union Theological
Seminary and his rabbinical degree from the Jewish
Theological Seminary. He also holds seven honorary
doctorates and numerous other academic honors.
He has published more than 800 books and articles.
He has taught at Dartmouth College, Brown University,
and the University of South Florida, among others.
He is a member of the Institute for Advanced Study,
Princeton, New Jersey, and life member of Clare
Hall, Cambridge University, in England. Neusner
was president of the American Academy of Religion,
a member of the founding committee of the Association
for Jewish Studies, and founder of the European
Association of Jewish Studies. He served on the
National Council on the Humanities under President
Carter and National Council on the Arts under President
Reagan. Neusner's research professorship at Bard
College is supported, in part, by a grant from
the Tisch Family Foundation of New York City.
For more information contact:
Bard College
Press Contact: Emily M. Darrow
845.758.7512
darrow@bard.edu
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