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
Event Schedule
You may register for the entire conference or just for the closing session.
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Tuesday
08.00-8.45
Pick up badges and conference material
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Tuesday
09.00
Greetings and Introduction
Michael F. Kolarcik, S.J.
Rector, Pontifical Biblical Institute
Rabbi David Rosen
American Jewish Committee
Joseph Sievers
Pontifical Biblical Institute
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Tuesday
09.15
What's in a Name? Interpreting the Name "Pharisee" Through the Centuries
Craig Morrison
Pontifical Biblical Institute
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Tuesday
10.00
Esteem and Criticism of Pharisees in Josephus, the Synoptics, and Acts
Steve Mason
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
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Tuesday
10.45
Break
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Tuesday
11.15
Pharisaic Halakha as Emerging from 4QMMT
Vered Noam
Tel Aviv Unversity
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Tuesday
12.00
Pharisees: Purity Concerns and Common Judaism in Light of Archaeology
Eric Meyers
Duke University
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Tuesday
12.45
Lunch break
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Tuesday
15.00
Presentation of the Exhibit: "The Pharisees in Art" (in the Aula Magna)
Yvonne Dohna Schlobitten
Pontifical Gregorian University
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Tuesday
15.15
Paul, an Anomalous Pharisee: Some Remarks on Philippians 3:5
Juan Manuel Granados
Pontifical Biblical Institute
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Tuesday
15.45
Polemic against the Pharisees in Matthew 23
Adela Yarbro Collins
Yale University
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Tuesday
16.30
Break
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Tuesday
17.00
Does Matthew make enemies friends? Pharisees and Sadducees together in Matthew
Henry Pattarumadathil
Pontifical Biblical Institute
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Tuesday
17.45
Luke/Acts as a Source for the History of the Pharisees
Hermut Löhr
Universität Bonn
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Wednesday
09.00
Jesus, Nicodemus and the other Pharisees in the Gospel of John
Harold Attridge
Yale University
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Wednesday
09.45
The Historical Jesus and the Pharisees: What can we know about their mutual relationships?
Jens Schröter
Humboldt-Universität Berlin
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Wednesday
10.30
Break
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Wednesday
11.00
The Law of the Pharisees between the Gospels and Rabbinic Tradition
Yair Furstenberg
Hebrew University, Jerusalem
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Wednesday
11.45
The Pharisees and the Rabbis: How much continuity?
Günter Stemberger
Universität Wien
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Wednesday
12.30
Lunch break
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Wednesday
14.00-14.45
Poster Sessions (Posters will be exhibited throughout the conference)
* In Search of the Origins of the Pharisees
Vasile Babota, Pontifical Gregorian University
* What does the Fourth Gospel add to our knowledge about the historical Pharisees?
Tyler Smith, University of Ottawa
* Pharisaios and pharisaikos in the Greek Fathers: A Statistical Approach
Luca Angelelli, Pontifical Gregorian University -
Wednesday
15.00
Panel discussion: Will the Real Pharisees Please Stand Up?
Michael Kolarcik, S.J. (Mod.) - Pontifical Biblical Institute
Steve Mason - Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Adela Yarbro Collins - Yale University
Jens Schröter - Humboldt-Universität Berlin
Yair Furstenberg - Hebrew University, Jerusalem
Rabbi David Rosen - American Jewish Committee -
Wednesday
16.30
Break
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Wednesday
17.00
The Patristic Reinterpretation of the 'Pharisees': Literary forms and Theological Intentions
Matthias Skeb
Pontifical Gregorian University
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Wednesday
17.45
The Pharisees as Seen by Medieval Rabbis
Abraham Skorka
St. Joseph's University
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Thursday
Morning
Papal Audience
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Thursday
15.00
Pharisees in the Passion Play of Oberammergau
Christian Stückl
Artistic Director of Münchner Volkstheater & Oberammergau Passion Play
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Thursday
15.45
The Pharisees on Film
Adele Reinhartz
University of Ottawa
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Thursday
16.30
The Pharisees as a Textbook Case
Philip Cunningham
St. Joseph's University
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Thursday
17.15
Break
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Thursday
18.00
Greetings and Introduction
Nuno Da Silva Gonçalves, S.J.
Rector of the PontificalGregorian University
Bp. Ambrogio Spreafico
President of the Italian Bishops Conference's Commission for Ecumenism and Dialogue
Rabbi Riccardo S. Di Segni
Chief Rabbi of the Jewish Community of Rome
Joseph Sievers
Pontifical Biblical Institute
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Thursday
18.10
Preaching the Pharisees: History, Liturgy, and Ethics
Amy-Jill Levine
Vanderbilt University
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Thursday
18.40
Quale futuro per i farisei?/What Future for the Pharisees?
Massimo Grilli
Pontifical Gregorian University
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Thursday
19.10
Discussion
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Thursday
19.30
Refreshments
Speakers
The Pharisees as Seen by Medieval Rabbis
08 May - 17.45
Polemic against the Pharisees in Matthew 23
07 May - 15.45Adela Yarbro Collins
Yale University
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
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, S.J.
Pontifical Biblical Institute
The Pharisees as a Textbook Case
09 May - 16.30Philip Cunningham
St. Joseph's University
Panel discussion: Will the Real Pharisees Please Stand Up?
08 May - 15.00Rabbi David Rosen
American Jewish Committee
Esteem and Criticism of Pharisees in Josephus, the Synoptics, and Acts
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
Presentation of the Exhibit: "The Pharisees in Art" (in the Aula Magna)
07 May - 15.00Yvonne Dohna Schlobitten
Pontifical Gregorian University
Venue
The International Conference is organized by the Pontifical Biblical Institute, but most sessions will be 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
