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Paul in Two Worlds
A Jew and a Christian Talk about the Apostle
Pamela Eisenbaum & Stephen Patterson
The Apostle Paul was the first Christian theologian but he was not a Christian. He was a Jew. Christians revere (and sometimes revile) him but do they really know this figure who stands in two worlds? Pamela Eisenbaum will examine how placing Paul in his own Jewish world makes a difference in how one understands him. Stephen Patterson will ask how insights like Eisenbaum’s change the way Christians view the apostle, and maybe even their faith.
LECTURE
Stephen Patterson
The Jesus Seminar Takes on Paul
Patterson will introduce the work of the Jesus Seminar on Christian Origins, and some of the big ideas that have changed the way scholars look at Paul. Can we find something new in this ancient, enigmatic apostle?
Friday, 7:30–9 P.M.
WORKSHOPS
Pamela Eisenbaum
The Paul I Know: A Jewish Evaluation
Eisenbaum will draw from her new book, Paul Was Not a Christian, to show how getting early Judaism right can help us get the apostle right.
Saturday, 9:30–10:30 A.M
Stephen Patterson
The Paul I Know: A Protestant Lament
Patterson reflects on how Christians, especially Protestant Christians, came to misread Paul so badly.
Saturday, 11 A.M.–NOON
Eisenbaum/Patterson
Can We Talk About Paul: Paul in a Pluralistic Age
Eisenbaum and Patterson talk about what a new understanding of Paul might mean for Jews and Christians living in a religiously plural age.
Saturday, 1:30–2:30 P.M.
Eisenbaum/Patterson
Your Turn: Q/A on Paul
Our scholars take your questions and go deeper.
Saturday, 3–4 P.M.
FACULTY
Pamela Eisenbaum is Associate Professor of Biblical Studies and Christian Origins at Iliff School of Theology in Denver. One of four Jewish New Testament scholars teaching in Christian theological schools, she is pioneering a new Jewish look at Paul. Her latest book is Paul Was Not a Christian (Harper, 2010).
Stephen Patterson is the Atkinson Professor of Religious and Ethical Studies at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon and chair of the Jesus Seminar on Christian Origins. He has published widely on the Gospel of Thomas, including the Q-Thomas reader from Polebridge. His latest book is Beyond the Passion: Rethinking the Death and Life of Jesus (2004).
ALL EVENTS AT
Bishop Angie Smith Chapel
Oklahoma City University
2501 N. Blackwelder
Oklahoma City, OK 73106
FEES & REGISTRATION
All Sessions Pre-registration (by Apr 27) Registration (after Apr 27) Additional Family Member Single Sessions Friday Evening Lecture Saturday Morning Workshop Saturday Afternoon Workshop
Register by mail using the printable registration form.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT
Westar Institute
Willamette University
900 State Street
Salem, Oregon 97301
877-523-3545, 503-375-5324 fax
email usSharon Betsworth
sbetsworth@okcu.edu