The ICCJ is hosting this webinar on Wednesday, April 15, 7 pm UTC, featuring two prominent biblical scholars - Amy-Jill Levine and Scot McKnight
Antisemitism in the New Testament: A Needed Conversation
The question of whether the New Testament is antisemitic is central to Jewish-Christian relations.
Discussions become complicated by matters such as definitions antisemitism, distinguishing antisemitism from anti-Judaism, translating terms such as Ioudaioi and Israel, separating authorial intent from reception history, claims regarding the Jewish identities of authors and audiences, and the place of supersessionism.
This webinar will feature two prominent biblical scholars – Amy-Jill Levine and Scot McKnight – who will explore the nuances of this fraught topic in the light of the most recent New Testament scholarship, with special attention to its implications for Jewish-Christian relations. .
Join us on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 7 pm UTC
Speakers:
Dr Amy-Jill Levine
“Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies, spouse and mom, author and knitter, best friend of Morey the labradoodle, and annoyed by biblical interpretations that exclude and oppress.”
Her books include: The Misunderstood Jew: The Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus; Short Stories by Jesus: The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi; with Marc Brettler, she co-edited The Jewish Annotated New Testament; and The Pharisees (co-edited with Joseph Sievers), to which Pope Francis contributed an essay.
Dr Scot McKnight
“Professor of New Testament for more than four decades; author and Substacker. Serious baseball, basketball, and golf fan. My son and I played the Old Course at St Andrews last September.”
His books include: The Jesus Creed: Loving God, Loving Others; A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing (with Laura Barringer); Five Things Biblical Scholars Wish Theologians Knew; and the forthcoming Jesus, People, Pharisees: Exploring the Conflict in Galilee
Moderator:
Rabbi Shmuel Szteinhendler
Member of the ICCJ Executive Board
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