Candler School of Theology, Rita Anne Rollins Building, Room 252, 1531 Dickey Drive, Atlanta, GA 30322
Thursday, April 4, 2013, 7 – 9pm
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John G. Gager, Jr., William H. Danforth Professor of Religion, Emeritus, at Princeton University, will deliver "The Apostle Paul in Jewish Eyes: Heretic or Hero" as part of the American Lectures in the History of Religions series.
The apostle Paul has played a central role among Jewish thinkers in the past two centuries – and earlier. Some have seen him as an apostate from Judaism, who turned his back on his faith and became the father of Christian anti-Judaism. Others have adopted him as an ally in their resistance to what they take to be unacceptably legalistic forms of Judaism. Others have come to understand him as a loyal Jew, misunderstood by Jews and Christians alike. This repatriation of a Jewish heretic has taken some surprising forms. Some controversies stem from Paul’s own lifetime; early on, he was an avid persecutor of Jesus-followers. Later, after his “conversion” or commissioning, he stirred up angry opposition to his preaching in synagogues. And yet, in the end, by his inclusion in the Christian New Testament, he became “a domesticated apostle.”
University Event Topic: Lectures & Meetings
Department/Organization: Candler School of Theology Religion and Education
Event Open To: All
Presenter: John G. Gager, Jr., Princeton University
Series: American Lectures in the History of Religions
Cost: Free
Building/Room: CST 252
Contact Name: Robert Puckett
Contact Email: rpuckett@aarweb.org
More info: www.aarweb.org…
Thursday, April 4, 2013, 7 – 9pm
John G. Gager, Jr., William H. Danforth Professor of Religion, Emeritus, at Princeton University, will deliver "The Apostle Paul in Jewish Eyes: Heretic or Hero" as part of the American Lectures in the History of Religions series.
The apostle Paul has played a central role among Jewish thinkers in the past two centuries – and earlier. Some have seen him as an apostate from Judaism, who turned his back on his faith and became the father of Christian anti-Judaism. Others have adopted him as an ally in their resistance to what they take to be unacceptably legalistic forms of Judaism. Others have come to understand him as a loyal Jew, misunderstood by Jews and Christians alike. This repatriation of a Jewish heretic has taken some surprising forms. Some controversies stem from Paul’s own lifetime; early on, he was an avid persecutor of Jesus-followers. Later, after his “conversion” or commissioning, he stirred up angry opposition to his preaching in synagogues. And yet, in the end, by his inclusion in the Christian New Testament, he became “a domesticated apostle.”
University Event Topic: Lectures & Meetings
Department/Organization: Candler School of Theology Religion and Education
Event Open To: All
Presenter: John G. Gager, Jr., Princeton University
Series: American Lectures in the History of Religions
Cost: Free
Building/Room: CST 252
Contact Name: Robert Puckett
Contact Email: rpuckett@aarweb.org
More info: www.aarweb.org…