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Workshop and Lecture with Amy-Jill Levine, Luther Seminary - Tuesday, January 9

December 4, 2023

Please join Luther Seminary to hear renowned biblical scholar Amy-Jill Levine deliver the 2024 Fretheim Lecture in Biblical Theology. This annual public lecture honors the legacy of the late Professor Terry Fretheim in making biblical-theological scholarship available to Luther Seminary students and their surrounding communities.

Prior to the public lecture, Professor Levine will offer a free workshop for area clergy and seminary students that discusses the reasons why anti-Jewish preaching and teaching continue, details the popular misconceptions about the Jewish context of Jesus and Paul found in sermons and church-based curricula, and offers alternatives for reading the texts on which they are based.

Tuesday, January 9, Chapel of the Incarnation, Olson Campus Center
1490 Fulham Street, St. Paul, MN 55108 or on YouTube

3:30 – 5:00 pm Clergy Workshop: “Understanding Jesus and Paul Means Understanding Jewish Practice and Belief”
7:00 pm Public Lecture: “The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector: Why Knowledge of Jewish History Matters for Christian Preaching and Teaching”

Learn more here!

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