Jesus and the Pharisees
An Interdisciplinary Reappraisal
On the Occasion of the 110th Anniversary of the Biblical Institute's Founding, May 7, 1909
The international conference Jesus and the Pharisees: An Interdisciplinary Reappraisal brings together Jewish, Protestant, Catholic, and other scholars from Argentina, Austria, Canada, Colombia, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, and the United States.
The conference first deals with the possible origins and meanings of the name “Pharisee” in different languages. It then examines the various ancient sources about the Pharisees (Josephus, Qumran, archaeological data, the New Testament, and Rabbinic Literature).
After a round table discussion of the results concerning the “historical” Pharisees, the second part of the conference will be devoted to the Wirkungsgeschichte (history of interpretation and its effects), from Patristic Literature, to Medieval Jewish interpretations, to Passion Plays, the Movies, Religion Text Books, and Homiletics. In the end, we will look at possible ways to represent the Pharisees less inadequately in the future.
Prof. Joseph Sievers, Pontifical Biblical Institute
The Results of the 2019 Conference
The Pharisees
Joseph Sievers and Amy-Jill Levine, editors
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
HARDCOVER; Published: 12/2/2021
ISBN: 978-0-8028-7929-5
Price: $ 54.99
506 Pages
Trim Size, in inches: 6 x 9
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Speakers
Polemic against the Pharisees in Matthew 23
07 May - 15.45
The Pharisees on Film
09 May - 15.45Adele Reinhartz
University of Ottawa
Preaching the Pharisees: History, Liturgy, and Ethics
09 May - 18.10Amy-Jill Levine
Vanderbilt University
Presentation of the Exhibit: "The Pharisees in Art"
07 May - 15.00Angela La Delfa
University of Maryland University College
Pharisees in the Passion Play of Oberammergau
09 May - 15.00Christian Stückl
Artistic Director of Münchner Volkstheater & Oberammergau Passion Play
What's in a Name? Interpreting the Name "Pharisee" Through the Centuries
07 May - 09.15Craig Morrison
Pontifical Biblical Institute
Pharisees: Purity Concerns and Common Judaism in Light of Archaeology
07 May - 12.00Eric Meyers
Duke University
The Pharisees and the Rabbis: How much continuity?
08 May - 11.45Günter Stemberger
Universität Wien
Jesus, Nicodemus and the other Pharisees in the Gospel of John
08 May - 09.00Harold Attridge
Yale University
Does Matthew make enemies friends? Pharisees and Sadducees together in Matthew
07 May - 17.00Henry Pattarumadathil
Pontifical Biblical Institute
Luke/Acts as a Source for the History of the Pharisees
07 May - 17.45Hermut Löhr
Universität Bonn
The Historical Jesus and the Pharisees: What can we know about their mutual relationships?
08 May - 09.45Jens Schröter
Humboldt-Universität Berlin
Paul, an Anomalous Pharisee: Some Remarks on Philippians 3:5
07 May - 15.15Juan Manuel Granados
Pontifical Biblical Institute
Quale futuro per i farisei?/What Future for the Pharisees?
09 May - 18.40Massimo Grilli
Pontifical Gregorian University
The Patristic Reinterpretation of the 'Pharisees': Literary forms and Theological Intentions
08 May - 17.00Matthias Skeb
Pontifical Gregorian University
Panel discussion: Will the Real Pharisees Please Stand Up?
08 May - 15.00Michael Kolarcik
Pontifical Biblical Institute
The Pharisees as a Textbook Case
09 May - 16.30Philip Cunningham
St. Joseph's University
The Pharisees as Seen by Medieval Rabbis
08 May - 17.45Rabbi Abraham Skorka
St. Joseph's University
Panel discussion: Will the Real Pharisees Please Stand Up?
08 May - 15.00Rabbi David Rosen
American Jewish Committee
Josephus' Pharisees: Sketches by a Close Observer
07 May - 10.00Steve Mason
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Pharisaic Halakha as Emerging from 4QMMT
07 May - 11.15Vered Noam
Tel Aviv Unversity
The Law of the Pharisees between the Gospels and Rabbinic Tradition
08 May - 11.00Yair Furstenberg
Hebrew University, Jerusalem
Venue
The International Conference was organized by the Pontifical Biblical Institute, but most sessions were held in the
Aula Magna of the Pontifical Gregorian University,
Piazza della Pilotta, 4.
Map
Organisers
The conference is organized by the Pontifical Biblical Institute in collaboration with the Pontifical Gregorian University, especially its Cardinal Bea Centre for Judaic Studies
.Sponsors
Generous support has been provided by AJC – American Jewish Committee, CEI – Conferenza Episcopale Italiana, Gregorian University Foundation and Verbum
