BIBLE, CHRISTIANITY AND ANTISEMITISM

This panel focuses on antisemitic aspects as reflected in the Bible and in Christianity over all.

Chair: Karin FINSTERBUSCH and Armin LANGE

Venue: University Campus, Institute for Jewish Studies, H1 & H2

Plenary Talk - Mon, 19 Februrary 2018

TIMECODEUniversity Campus, Lecture Hall C1
9.10 - 9.40 a.m.BIB Plenary

"Jews and Judaism between Bedevilment and Source of Salvation: Christianity as a Cause of and a Cure against Anti-Semitism"

Maxine GROSSMAN and Armin LANGE

Mon, 19 February 2018

TIMECODEUniversity Campus, Institute for Jewish Studies H1
2.30 - 3.00 p.m.BIB 1

"Antisemitic Positions in Christian Holy Scriptures: the Idea of Israel’s Election and its Challenge for New Testament Authors and for their Readership"

Karin FINSTERBUSCH

3.00 - 3.30 p.m.BIB 2

"Children of the Devil: John 8:44 and its Patristic Reception"

Adele REINHARTZ

3.30 - 4.00 p.m.BIB 3

"Anti-Semitism in Patristic Literature"

Agnethe SIQUANS

4.00 - 4.30 p.m.BIB 4

"Anti-Semitic Readings of the Jewish Scriptures in Late Ancient Anti-Semitic Legislation"

Armin LANGE

COFFEE BREAK

TIMECODEUniversity Campus, Institute for Jewish Studies H1
5.00 - 5.30 p.m.BIB 5

"The Medieval Transition from Anti-Judaism to Antisemitism"

Robert CHAZAN

5.30 - 6.00 p.m.BIB Discussion

DISCUSSION OF POLICIES TO FIGHT ANTISEMITISM I

Chair: Karin FINSTERBUSCH / Armin LANGE

Tue, 20 February 2018

TIMECODEUniversity Campus, Institute for Jewish Studies, H1
2.30 - 3.00 p.m.BIB 6

"The Political Dimensions of Theology: Christianity and Antisemitism in the Modern Period"

Christian WIESE

3.00 - 3.30 p.m.BIB 7

"The Theological Legitimation of Antisemitism. The Case of German Biblical Studies from the Dawn of Modernity to the Shoah"

Anders GERDMAR

3.30 - 4.00 p.m.BIB 8

"Anti-Semitism, Christianity and the Churches in Europe"

Wolfgang TREITLER

4.00 - 4.30 p.m.BIB 9

"American Christianity, Jews and Israel: Antisemitism and Faith"

Yaakov ARIEL

COFFEE BREAK

TIMECODEUniversity Campus, Institute for Jewish Studies, H1
5.00 - 6.00 p.m.BIB Discussion

DISCUSSION OF POLICIES TO FIGHT ANTI-SEMITISM II

Chair: Maxine GROSSMAN

Wed, 21 February 2018

TIMECODEUniversity Campus, Institute for Jewish Studies, H2
2.30 - 3.00 p.m.BIB 10

"Christian Antisemitism in Biblical Studies: The Continuation of Supersession in the Academic Study of the Hebrew Bible"

Russell FULLER

3.00 - 3.30 p.m.BIB 11

"From a Designer God to Palestinism; From Zionism to the State of Israel as a Role Model: Contemporary Christian Church Attitudes Toward the State of Israel. Strategies Against Anti-Semitism"

Petra HELDT

3.30 - 4.00 p.m.BIB 12

"The Contemporary Revival Of The Ritual Murder And Religious Violence Accusations Against Jews In The Orthodox Church And Its Link To The New Antisemitism"

David GUREVICH

4.00 - 4.30 p.m.BIB 13

"A Quest for Jewish Conspiracy in Russia's Past: The "Ritual Murder" of Nicholas II"

Gennady ESTRAIKH

COFFEE BREAK

TIMECODEUniversity Campus, Institute for Jewish Studies, H2
5.00 - 6.00 p.m.BIB Discussion

DISCUSSION OF POLICIES TO FIGHT ANTISEMITISM III

Chair: Karin FINSTERBUSCH / Armin LANGE


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